Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-22
BOARD OF EDUcArIoN.
An Interesting sers,on-Discussion o
Centre District Matters.

Centre District Matters.
The Board met in regular session
last evening, the following members
answering the rcll: Messrs. Bingell,
Caldwell, Collier, Ebeling, Hildreth,
Jepson, Maxwell, McCully, Miller,
Todd, Wait and Whally. Capt. Wilson
occupied the chair.
The regular routine business OF min
utes, etc, was transacted.
The COmmitte on Accounts reported
bills aggregating s2l052, which were
ordered paid.
The Principal Of the Fulton schools
handed in paper setting forth that
fifteen children OF Wheeling attended the
Fulton school, owing to the inconven-
fence Of climbing the hill, and asking a
division OF the taxes. The paper was
referred to the Committee on Finance.
The graduating class Of Centre school
offered petition, asking to be allowed
the privilege OF continuing their studies
until the end Of the term, under Prof.
Sheppard, Principal, as they were fami.
liar with his method.
In this connection, Mr.. Max we'll Of
iered a resolution, stating that the
school must be closed on the last day OF
April, to allow the contractors to go to
work, and therefore transferring the
graduating class TO the Sixth ward.
Mr.. Caldwell said his vote upon this
question was contingent upon whether
this would cut the teachers out OF two
months salary. Ii it did, he proposed
to vote against it. The teachers were
salared for the year, and were paid lit
tie enough. They were employed
by the year. and could have legal
recourse upon the Board for their
salaries for. these two months. OF
course, he said, the Board could coerce
the teachers into agreeing, by threaten
ing them with dismissal, but he imagin-
ed the Board wouli be more just than
that Further than that, the school
law contemplated that there should be
school al least nine months in the year,
and The pupils might demand it.
DR.. Hildreth endorsed what Mr..
Caldwell had said and Mr.. Maxwell
rather opposed.
DR.. Jepson championed the same side
and thought the resolution involved all
of these questions. He thought the
teachers should be paid for this time, by
all means, and world so vote. And he
thought all means should be employed
to obtain rooms in which the tuition
should 20 on.
DIR. HiIdreth read the law upon the
subject, saying 1t was very direct and
specific.
Mr. Ebeling said the Parker Hall
might be had, but Mr.. Maxwell thought
it would be entirely inadequate.
Mr.. Caldwell moved, rs substitute
for the pending resolution, that the
petition OF the graduating class be grant
ed He thought the request was emf
nently proper aud wound up by saying
the Board had employed the teachers
tor one year, and in honor and principle
| the Board was bound TO pay them.
Mr.. Maxwell then amended his own
resolution, SO as TO have it simply close
the school house so that the contractors
might 90 to work.
Mr.. Caldwell's substitute was adopted
by the following vote:
Aye-Acker, Arkle, Bingell, Caldwell,
Collier, Criswell, Ebeliug, Hildreth, Jep'
son, McCully, Schockey and Wnally-
II.
No-Maxwell. Miller, Pipes, Todd,
Wait and President-5.
Mr.. Bingell offered resolution which
DR.. Jepson amended so as to instruct
the Ceatro Commissioners to obtain
suitable rooms to. conduct the school,
or as many OF the higher classes as pos
sible, beginning at the upper end.
A rambling discussion ensued, in
which Capt. Wilson made rather im-
FASHIONED speech, rejecting upon the
teachers, whom he charged with &, ting
the thing up. Then the resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. CaldwelPs motion, that when the
Board adjourn, it adjourn to meet April
%, was adopted.
A communication was received from
John Il. Miller, applying for the posi-
ton OF Clerk of the Board. As there is
yet no vacancy, the application was, with
some merriment, laid on the table.
Mr.. Collier moved to cancel all poll
cies on the Centre School, after the lst
OF May, as it would then belong to the
contractors. ADOPTED.
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