Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-21

s,ns,s,us needed in the schools, and
recommend that the following be pur-
chased: Seven microscopes, six air
pnmps and apparatus, six electrical
plate machines, six sets apparatus ior
experiments, apparatus Tor melting
gases and outfit for experiments Tor the
seven grammar schools; seven mortars
and pe stiles, one telluriem, eight John.
sons maps, full set; eight mineral
frames, eight sets cube blocks, eight
sets forms and solids, eight sets reading
charts.
The report was adopted, and the Sup
eriutendent and Text Book Committee,
Messrs. l. A. Miller, Arkle and Collier,
ordered to make the purchases.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT Birch made the
following report:
WHEELING, October 10, 1881.
To the Board OF Education:
GKSrLEMkN-The following is sum-
mary of the reports CT the schools OF the
District for the month of September,
1881:
Enrolled for the month, 3 1872; Aver
age attendance, 1856; average absence,
20S; per ent. OF tendance on
enrolment, 49,, cases of tar
diness: Washington, 95; Madi-
son 81; Clay PIG; Union so; Webster
40; Richie 40; colored 50. Total $40.
Pupils perfect in attendance: Washing
ton 1877: Madison 1873; Clay 1879; Union
III; Webster 100; Richie 242; colored
81. Total ga. Enrolment in each
school: Washington 504; Madison 4l0;
CLAW 524; Union 54S; Webster 5l3;
Richie Tic; colored lO7. Per cent. oil
attendance: Washington 81; Madison
81; Clay 80; Union SO; Webster 50;
Richie SO; colored school 76. Pupils
in the several branches. Or
biography, 3,299; reading, 3O92;
writing, S6i5; mental arithmetic, 1898;
written arithmetic, 1896; geography
s45; physical geography. ~; English
grammar, 1856; history, 1872; physiology,
Il; natural philosophy, s; chemistry,
81; rhetoric, 81; algebra, IA; geometry,
60; German LANGUAGE e, 237 defamation,
44O ans composition, 32l. Amount
paid for instruction including German
S3,7ll.H.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment in German, Washington
IS, Madison 90, Clay 60, Union 80
Webster %, Richie 81; total 237. Mum
Der OF classes 81; number OF pupils oil
German parentage l49; number OF 9th
than German parentage So. AmouL,
paid for instruction in German Sl34 40
would recommend the changing Of
Grade No. l, Division G, to Grade No
8, Division B, in Union district 30 that
the school may be graded in accordance
with the plan of study adopted by the
Board. Hon. B. l.. Butcher, State Su
perintendent OF schools, has offered tc
the teachers of Wheeling an ia
stitute similar to those held
in the various counties OF the
State during the past summer, and pro
poses to hold it the 23d, oath, 25th anG
26th OF November. ! would recommend
therefore, that the Board permit the
teachers OF the district &c
dismiss their schools on Wednes
day and Friday of Thanksgiving
week in order that they may attend the
exercises, on condition that they attend
sail institute on Thursday and Satur
day OF the same week, which are schoo
holidays. In accordance with the res
olution of the Board, passed at the last
meeting, | spent some days visiting the
schools OF Cincinnati and am confident
that the introduction Of their system
and methods OF study into our SCHOOL,
will be OF great ben bit to the pupils and
will tend to the securing OF that uni
formity which is n, cessary to perma
nj mt Efficiency.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN NJ. BIRCH,
Superintendent