Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-16
OF EDUCATION.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Business Transacted Mt the Regular
Monthly Meeting-Report OF City SUI
perintendent Birch.
The Board of Education held their regu-
lar monthly meeting at their Office last
evening. The following gentlemen were
in attendance: Drs. Pipes and Jepson {;
Messrs. Acker,{ Collier, Ebeling, Maxwell,
McCully, J. A. Miller, Schockey, Todd and
the President.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and signed.
The report of the Committee on Accounts
was read The various bills mentioned
therein amounted to S376.42. The accounts
were ordered paid.
THE Committee on Buildings and
Grounds reported bid of Kleyis, Kraft &c
Co. 10 nut Gaping on wall in rear of build
in Centre sub-district and put gate In the
same for the sum of SIS, and recommended
that the bid he accepted, which was done.
This committee also reported bill OF ). NJ:
Howard for $3.50 on account ofdrawings and
specifications for the building mentioned,
which was ordered paid.
The Committee on German reported that
Mrs. Marie Mursett had resigned her posi-
ton as teacher of German in Union sub,
district, and that Miss Edda Bingell had
been temporarily appointed in her place.
The appointment was confirmed. ,
The Committee on Text Books ofered
the following resolutions:
PcsoIred. That sufficient number OF cop
les of the different grades OF McGufcys
Readers be purchased by the Clerk and Su-
perintendent for the use of the various
schools, at a cost not exceeding $50.
PsaIred, further, That Westlake's Com
mon School Literature be adopted as text
book in the German Department the same
being called for in the revised course OF
study"
These resolutions were adopted
The report of City Superintendent
Birch was next read. and is as follows:
Report Of superintendent Birch.
To the Board of Education:
WHEELING, December ., 1881.
GESTLEMEN-The reports OF the schools
of the Districts for November, 1881. are
placed before YOU. Your attention is in
vited to the following abstract:
Enrolment for the month, 3, ISL; average
attendance, $500; average absence, 81;
per cent. of attendance for the month, IS;
total enrolment since September 9TH, 3,'29.
Cases of hardness: Washington, ISL;
Madison, 80; Clay. T49; Union, 81, Web
ster, 81 Richie, 90; colored, I'll. Total
754.
Pupils perfect in attendance: Washing
ton, 40; Madison, l47; Clay, lS3; Union,
149; Webster, l3l; Richie, 2lO; colored,
SO. Total, 903.
Enrolment in each school: Washing
ton, 49S; Madison, 354; Clay, 40; Union,
54s; Webster, 7l2; Richie, 6SS; coiored,
Per cent. OF attendance: Washington,
Sc: Madison, so; Clay, 81: Union, 81;
Webster, So: Richie 50; colOred, 81.
Pupils in the several branches: Orthog-
raphy 3,l2l, reading 1929 writing 2,S5l,
mental arithmetic 900, written arithme-
tic 1858, geography l,649, grammar POI,
history $50, philosophy q, physiology 30,
chemistry 60, lessons i'll English Lilo,
general exercises, including object and Ian
guage lessons, 1924, algebra Ia, geometry
IS, rhetoric 81. German language 10, draw
ing 1901, defamation 1904, composition
$3.50.
Amount paid for instruction, $3,SS5.'5.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Observation-Disclosures Is: Madison
"a: Clay 90; Union So; Webster %; Richie
As. Number of classes 81. Number of pu-
pills of German percentage 135. Number OF
pupils Of other than German parentage 40.
Amount paid for instruction in German
$l34.75.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
Enrolment October 1927. November
3,lSl. Average attendance October 2,I9j.
Decrease rs. Average attendance Novem-
Der 2,S07. Increase l3. Number perfect i'll
attendance October 800, November 993. In
crease 81. Average absence October All,
November 372. Decrease 80. Per cent. of
attendance October So, November SO. In
crease .. Number Of cases of hardness,
October Sal, November 754. Decrease 81.
This comparative statement shows quite
an improvement in the condition Of the
schools this month compared with what
they were in October, although diphtheria
and typhoid fever are still prevalent in
some portions of the city and the attend
ance is thereby materially reduced from
what it should be during this month. The
pupils regular in attendance are doing
hard work and much of it, and so far the
revised course OF study adopted by your
body has done much towards systematizing
and making the schools uniform. In car
rying out the rules and plans of the Board.
have met with tho hearty corporation OF
both principals and teachers.
and Teachers Institute which, held
its sessions in this city last
month, was attended by all the
teachers, and the methods OF teaching and
theories of school government there adj
yanced received their earnest and thought
full attention.
In article md OF the General Rules it
says There shall be a recess of II mini
uteS in the middle of each session, that is,
according to the time table now in vogue,
at 80 4. VI. and 2:45 p. NJ. At the request
of the Principals of the various schools
recommend TO the Board that the recess be
changed to Is minutes later than the mid
die of each session, thereby enabling the
Principals to enforce in a more efficient
manner the regulations of the Board with
reference to the discipline of the schools
Respectfully submitted,
JONI NJ. BIRCH,
Superintendent
Mr.. Maxwell moved that rule No. , be
suspended until the next regular meeting
of the Board, for the purpose of allowing
the City Superintendent to carry out the
recommendation contained in his report in
regard to the changing of the time of giving
recesSes in the schools. The remainder of
the report was adopted
1t was moved by Mr.. Acker and carried
that the Clerk be authorized TO pay the gas
bills before the 10th proXimo and save 10
per cent thereby.
Mr.. Ebeling moved that the Clerk be
authorized to sign for meter for the Sixth
Ward School House. Carried
Mr.. J. A. Miller moved that the schools
be clOsed on Monday, New Years day. in
addition to the regular week of holiday.
Carried.
Mr.. Ebeling offereda motion to apprOpri-
ate five dollars To pay the expenses to he
incurred in examining teachers of German
next week. Adopted.
Mr.. Maxwell moved that the Committee
on Building and Grounds be authorized to
advertise for bids to make changes in the
Out-buildingS of the Central district school
and report. Carried.
There being no further business before
the Board it adjourned.
PERUNA is the greatest and best remedy /
ever, used. Am well. JAS. FITZGERALD,
Pittsburg, Pa.
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