The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-20

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MEETING OF TnR BOARD or EDUCATION
The monthly meeting Of the Board
OF Education was held. LAST night
Present at r~oll.call; DR.. Baird, Presis
dent, in the chair, and MessfB. Collier,
lOriswell, Ebeling Hess, Maxwell, Miller
IL. A.. Miller J. o., Wait, wilson A., VIII
son W. A.-1l. Messrs. Hoge, Pipes and
Arkle subsequently appeared.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read andappfoved.
The report Of the Committee on Ac-
counts, ordering the payment OF bills
amounting TO 1927 AZ, was adopted.
The report Of Superintendent Hervey
was read by President Baird (Mr. Hervey
being absent in Washington City, and on
motion was received and ordered filed.
sUPERrNTRNDRNT's REPORT.
WHEElISo, February 10, 1880.
TO Le Board Of Education:
GENTLEMEN: The following is the sum-
mary Of the reports of the schools Of the
district for the month OF January, 1880:
Enrolment OF the month, 3,5l9; aver
age attendance, 300; average absence,
40; per cent of attendance on enrolment,
SO; enrolment since September !, 1925.
Gases OF Observation-Disclosures, 90;
Madison, q; Clay, 143; Union, $50; Cen
tire, 143; Webster, 20, Richie, 02; Col
ored, 78. Total, SS3.
Pupils perfect in MISUNDERSTANDING
ton, 1875; Madison, 100; Clay, 269; Union,
HISS; Centre, So: Webster, 1888; Richie,
295; Colored, IA. Total, 1,149.
Enrolment in each school-Washing-
ton, 451; Madison, 373; Clay, $40; Union,
5l2; Centre, S5S; Webster, 525; Richie,
csc; Colored, II.
Per cent Of Observation-Disclosures IS,
Madison 93. Clay 90, Union So, Centre So,
Webster 81, Richie 50, colored 70.
Pupils in the several branches-Read-
ing 3,349, photography 1880, writing q
54S, mental arithmetic 1,545. written
arithmetic 1917, geography 1897, English
grammar 406, history 305, physiology l22,
natural philosophy n, chemistry So,
astronomy IS, algebra 1856, Geometry 40,
constitution and science OF government O.
physical geography 100, rhetoric %, draw.
ing AL, German Language 295.
Amount paid for instruction, including
German, S3,94050
German department: Enrolment In
! lGerman-Washington 81, Madison 90
OIhyNLt OutOu So SouEG Ott UopobCL ~
Richie 90; total 295. Number Of classes
S4.
Number OF pupils of German parentage
1876; other than German ~psrentage 100;.in
German rooms 6S; division A, 122; division
B, l05. Amount paid for instruction in
German Sl54.
Hon. Joseph s. Miller, Auditor of State
under date of February l, 1880, advised
: this Office that the amount ottaxes assess
ed against the several railroad companies
/ for district purposes, within the city limits
for the year 1879 had been paid into the
treasury 1.-THE State, as required by law
That is to say:
i BALTIC. & Ohio \. r. ..............-S 81 q
Wheels, PITTS. & Baltic. Il. L. C9....~..,....". 10 i
Pits Wheepg. d Ky. r. Il. Co.......".......... l2si s
ola y
/ The necessary requisition has beer
drawn upon the Auditor in favor Of JameI
B. fancy, Collector, and this sum O
$51S7 20 has been transferred to the treas
ury Of the Board. The communication
. of the Auditor is herewith laid before thu
Board. Respectfully submitted,
! john @. HERvRY, Sup't,
The communication OF the Auditor i
. merely q detailed statement Of the ta1
items referred to in the superintendent
report.
On motion Of Mr.. j. O., Miller, Mis-
! Lena Zimmerman was confirmed as teache.
!, Of German In the Second and Third Ware
ON motion ihe Roard adiournad