Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-18
eoARp OF EDUCATION.
The Regular Monthly Meeting of La,'
kight-Reports. etc

The Regular Monthly Meeting of Las,
E,ght-Reports. etc.
Last evening being the third Thurs
dry OF the month and the regular meet
ing of the Board OF Education being set
for such nights, q reporter wended his
way TO the office OF School Superiptend-
emit Heryey last evening, and found the
room filed with members and contract
ors talking over the new Fifth ward
school building and various school mat
tiers.
Shortly after s o'clock quorum was
found to be present and President Viii
son called the body to order, the follow
ing members answering to their names
when Clerk Hullihen called the roll:
Messrs. Bingell, Caldwell, Collier, Ebel-
ing, Jepson, McCully, Miller, ]. G +,
Pipes, I odd and Wilson, w. A. The
minutes OF the three previous meetings
were read, approved and signed.
The first regular business was the
reading Of the contract and bond OF
Klevis, Kraft 4 Co, for the erection OF
the Fifth ward school house, which was
approved and signed, together with the
specifications y: ). NJ. Howard, archi-
tect.
The report OF the Committee on Ac-
counts recommended the payment OF
bills amounting to S3ll.59. The amount
was ordered paid in resolution
adopted.
THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
was received and filed. 1t Vas as fol-
lows:
WHEELING, February IL.
To the Board Of Education:
GEyTLRNEN-From the reports OF the
schools OF the District for the month OF
January, 1881, we obtain the following
items OF general interest:
Enrolment for the month, 1925; av-
erage attendance, 3,ll3; average absence,
4l2; per cent. of attendance on enroll
ment, SS; enrolment since September J.,
4,Sii.
Cases Of tardiness-W Washington, l54;
Madison, 81; Clay, 2s2; Union, 1863;
Centre, 40; Webster, l05; Richie, IA;
colored. "a. Total, 1850.
Pupils perfect in Observation-Disclosures
ington, 1873; Madison, ll3; Clay, 2l0;
Union, l24; Centre, 81, Webster, l04;
Richie. l9l, colored, 90. Total, 995.
Enrolment in each schoo.-Washing-
ton, 467; Madison, 40l; Clay, Sal;
Union, SOB; Centre, S6i; Webster, 49S;
Richie, 667; colored, 81.
Percent OF Observation-Disclosures.
SO; Madison, 81; Clay, 81; Union, 81;
Centre, 81. Webster, s.; Richie, 30;
colored, 81.
Pupils in the several branches-Or-
biography 34S9, reading 3,34S, writing
2.574, mental arithmetic 1876, written
arithmetic l ,7Sl, geography l,l24, Eng.
lish grammar 365. history 260, physiol-
ogy al, natural philosophy l0i, chemis-
try Al, astronomy 80, algebra l39, geom-
etry 90, constitution and science OF gov
eminent, 81, rhetoric So, physical geog-
raphy l07, Ger nan language 297, draw
ing sos.
Amount paid for instruction, includ-
ing German, 81 .O5l.
GERMAN DEPARTMENT.
Enrolment in Washington,
10; Madison, %; Clay, 60; Union, 81;
Centre, 80; Webster, 80; Richie, 81.
Total, 297.
Number OF classes, So; number OF pu-
pills OF German parentage, 1913; number
OF pupils OF other than German parent
age, l04 number of pupils in Grammar
School, 81; number OF pupils in Division
A, l42; number Of pupils in Division
3, los.
Amount paid for instruction in Ger
man, Slb4.
Respectfully submitted.
JonS G. HERvEY,
Superintendent.
THE CLERKS REPORT
was also received and fled. The totals
were: INDECENT pupils, SAL So; teachers,
s24 SO; schools, Sl4 s.. Grand total,
SSl 81.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following was offered by Mr..
Caldwell
Rsolud, That the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds be, and they are
hereby, authorized to have an eight.inch
crock sewer put In on Chapline street from
the Centre district school property to
the Twenty-third street sewer SO as to
drain said property; the work to be
done ss soon rs possible.
The Commissioners OF Clay district
reported the appointment OF Miss Matte
Stout to take the place OF Miss Eta
Dillon and the promotion Of Mrs. Mary
Dean to Miss Stout's former position.
The Commissioners OF Webster dis
trict reported the appointment of Miss
Lizzie Clohan to the Grammer room in
place Of Miss Crumbacker resigned.
w. A. Wilson was granted reduc-
ton OF SOC erroneous assessment on
property.
On motion OF Mr.. Miller the Board ad-
iOurned at 8 o'clock.
When the minutes were being read,
there was some little discussion over
the change in the heating apparatus.
1t will cost somewhat more TO have the
fues than the pipes, and the members
were warned to move carefully and eau
tiously by Mr.. Todd. An explanation
was made by Architect Howard that
was apparently satisfactory, as no fur