The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-16


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City Of Wheeling gas, 10 "
Stamps and carrying S So
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The Committee on Buildings and Grounds
made the following recommendation IN their
report, which was approved by the Board:
| First, That the proposal OF kleyis, KRAFT q
Co. to put coping on rear wall OF Centre sub
district school house lot and double gate
in the same for SIS Second. That the bill
OF S, NJ. Howard for $3.50 20 on account oil
drawings and specifications for buildings in
Centre sub-district
The Board sanctioned the action OF the
Committee on German Language In appoint
ing Miss Edda Bingell US teacher Of German
in Union sub-distriCt school, vice Miss Marie
Mussett, resigned,
Considerable discussion was indulged In on
the subject OF Textbook, when the snperin'
tendent was called upon to explain the ma,
ture OF the books and as 70 the necessity oil
purchasing the same, which he dld, aIteI
which the Board adopted the following reso'
buttons in the report:
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of the different grades OF MEG ufiey's Reader'
be purchased by the Clerk and superintend
ent for the use Of various schools at cost moi
exceeding $S5.
Rssolred, That Westlake's Common School
Literature DO adopted as a text book IN thG
Grammar Department, the same being called
for In the revised course OF study.
The following report from Superintendent
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WHEELING, W. Va, December Is,
To he Board Of Education:
GENTLEMEN The reports Of the schools o.
the district for November, 1881, are placed
before you and your attention called TO the
following abstract; ,,s,
Enrolment for tho ~
Average 80 ~
Average absence o.
Per rcnl Of attendance Tor the month....""' o-SI
Total enrolment since september bIh"'''''''' SIE
Cases OF ardinea-washlngton 1870, MGdi
son 80, Clay $50, Union 50, Webster 81, litchi'
%, ColorGd Oh total 7A.
Pupils Perfect in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
40, Madison l47, Clay 1888, Union l4o Web
ster 1871, Richie 2lO Colored u.s. total 993'
Enrolment In Each SchOol-Washington
iOS, Madison 1854, Clay 40, Union 64S, Web
ster 5l2, Richie GSs, Colored l02.
Per cent Of Observation-Disclosures W
Madison 90, Clay OIL, Union 81, Webster SO
Richie 90, Colored IS.
Pupils In the several Branches-Orthogra'
ply 1921, Reading s, 02O, Writing $50, Men
tai Arithmetic 9,O70, Written Arithmetic
| ,Ga3, Geography 1910, Grammar 2Oi, History
$50, Philosophy q, Physiology 10, Chemistry
90; Lessons In English l,l16, General Exer'
cses (inCluding object and Language lessons
2,02I, Algebra Ia, Geometry &c. Rhetoric b.,
German Language 30, Drawing 1901, DecIa.
nation /, 00l, CompositiOn605. Amountpaid
for instruction, $3,ss5 70.
German department MISUNDERSTANDING
ton, 10; Madison, "a Clay 02 Union, S5i
Webster, 2S; Richie, 49,. Number oil classes
81. Number Of pupils Of German parentage
1856. Number, other than German. parsntage,
70. Amount paid for instruction In German,
$l3I IS.
The following comparative figures are sub
mitted:. Enrolment October, 1927; Noyem-
her, 3,lsl; decrease, 40. Average attendance
October, 700; November, 2S09; increase, ID.
Number perfect In attendance October, 900;
| November, 0O3 increase, O3. Average alb
sence October, 43l November, 3I2; decrease,
80. Per cent Of attendance October, SO; No.
yember, IS; increase, 2. Number OF cases Of
tardinesS October, Sill November, 75i; de-
crease, 50
This comparative statement shows quite
an Improvement In the condition Of the
schools this month as compared with that Of
October, although diphtheria and typhoid
fever are still prevalent In some portions OF
the city and the attendance Is thereby ma
terially reduced from what II should be dur
Ing November The pupils regular In at.
tendance are doing hard work and much Of
II, and SO far, the revised course OF study
adopted by your body has done much
towards syStematizing and.making the school
uniform.
In carrying out the plans and rules OF the
ton OF both principals and teachers. The
State SuperintendentS' Convention 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 advanced
received their earnest and thoughtful atten'
ton.
In article 2 Of the General Rules, II says
"Therc shall be recess Of fifteen minutes
In the middle OF each session. that Is, aC'
cording TO the time table now In vogue, al
1880 A. 81. and 245 r. NJ. At the request oil
tie principals OF the various schools,
recommend to the Board that the recess be
changed TO fifteen minutes later than the
middle OF each session, thereby enabling the
principals TO enforce In more efficient man
ner the regulations Of the Board with refer
ence to the discipline Of the schools.
Respectfully submitted,
JonN NJ. DtRcn,
Superintendent.
Article Q OF the rules Of the Board was sus.
pended by q unanimous vote In order that
The Superintendent might carry out the rec
concentrations In his report.
On motion OF Mr.. Acker, the Clerk was
authorized 10 pay the gas bills prior TO the
10th OF the month and save the 10 per cent
discount.
Mr.. Ebeling moved that the clerk sign for
q meter to be placed In the Sixth ward school
building. Carried.
On motion OF Mr.. Miller II was ordered
that when the schools close for the holiday
vacation that they DO opened on the first
Tuesday following the New Year.
On motion OF Mr. Ebeling five dollars was
placed at the disposal OF the Committee on
German for the purpose OF examining appli-
cans for positions as teachers In the German
department.
On motion OF Mr.. Maxwell the Committee
on Buildings and Grounds was authorized to
advertise for proposals for the erection Of
the necessary Outbuildlngs for Centre dis.
trlct schools. Adjourned.
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