The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-16

IOEs Of BUSINESS
Eraasaotsa " dc hoard Or Rdasa4oa
a ~ Regular Monthly Nssting Last
slight.
Last night was lifetime for the regular
meeting Of the Board Of Education. AT roll
call the following member answered to their
names: Messrs. Arkle, Bingell, Caldwell, Col
lieF, Criswell, Ebelins, JePson, Miller, ]. A.,
schoCkey, Whalley aad President Wilson,
The minutes Of the previous meeting were
read and approved,
The first paper taken up was the report of
the Committee on Accounts, with bills
amounting to $40 II, which were ordered
paid,
The Committee on Text Books recon,
mended that the contract for furnishing
books and supplies be awarded Stanton &
Davenport, which was done,
1t was reported that the contract for fur
nishiug heavier standard Of iron pipes for
flues had been awarded to Klevis, Kraft & Co,
at $500. Mr.. Arkle made a motion that this
matter be referred back again TO the Com.
mittee on Buildings and Grounds, A long
fight ensued, Mr., Arkle being supported BY
Mr., Whalley, He made the point that the
awarding Of extras to contracts was o very
bad precedent His motion was lost,
AT this point OF the proceedings Mr.. Ankle
made the point Of order that'nO quorum was
present. Mr., Whally having left A recess Of
half III hour was taken, ut the end OF which
tin,n AInagHs Hil1Fath and ACknR uOOpnFnI
On reassembling, Chairman 1epson, Of the
Committee on Revision Of Studies in the
public schools, submitted the following re-
port:
WHEELING, W, Va, September 10, 1881.
TO he Board Of Education.
GEYTLEMEN;-At the July meeting Of the
Board, u special committee consisting Of
MesSrs. Collier, Caldwell and myself, was ap-
pointed to act In connection with Superin-
tendent Birch In revising the course Of study
In Our public schools, Your committee has
had numerous meetings, and the fullest OK.
animation and discussion OF the subjeCt. We
have consulted the published reports Of the
SuperintendentsOt the public schools Of Cin-
cinnati, Cleveland, Washington ID. C., Provl-
dence and other cities. We have had the
counsel aud advice Of every principal Of our
own schools, and the revised course of study
herewith presented Is the final result OF our
deliberations, and We believe II meets with
the approval Of our principals,
In arranging the new course your commit
tee was compelled to recognize the fact that
ours Is a manufacturing city and that the
large majority of the children, and especially
the male pupils, are compelled to leave their
studies before reaching the grammar rooms.
We have therefore introduced certain new
methods OF study In the primary departments
with the view Of better preparing such pupils
for the business Oflife. WehaYe e%ndeayOred
also to arrange the studies In such u way as
10 secure uniformity in the different schools
Of the city, sc that when q pupil removes
from one ward into another he may be put
into one equally advanced with the. one
whiClrhe has left,
II Is the unanimous opinion Of our prin-
Cipals, as well as OF your committee, that the
grammar course Of study, as ut present ar
ranged, Is too difficult for pupils OF average
mental capacity. Your committee has
therefore 'madO 0 few changes In
tho course, In tho effort to tighten
the labor Of the pupil, and secure
greater %thorOughnCss. We have also arranged
the studies Of tho grammar course with re-
ference to the three school terms OF each
| year, lDh VIII hlu III btGuEIlb bEc3ApeE uIHs
iOrmity In the instruction In the different
schools -.
III combustion your committee would
respectfully ask TINT Tho O0tFap Of study here
with presented DO now referred to tho Com
mittee On Rules, In accordance with the re-
Quirement Of rule one.
Respectfully submitted,
s. L. JEPsOS, Chairman.
Accompanying this was the plan prepared
by the committee, which was read by Super
lntendent BlrGhh, and ppMabnN relsFFpd to
Committee on Rules, which reported as fol-
lows,
WHEELING, W. Va, saptOmber Is.
To he Hoard Of EtlcattOnt
GENTLEMEN Your Committee on Rules
and Regulations, to which was referred the
revised course Of study, respectfully report
that they have examined the course and find
u In mdny respects ~ impToynWent 90 the
course now pursued. your CqNmittee, there
fore, recommend It's adoption, and would ask
'RitsoiSsd,' that lhor plsn n oFganlsaIIon and
course OF study now In force be abolished and
the plan Of organization and course Of study
herewith presented be s.A.onted asa suGc....
tute.
heOlred, That five hundred copies Of the
revised course be printed for the use Of the
schools,
This report was adopted with the proviso
suggesed by Mr.. Caldwell that no action DO
taken IN relation to the supplementary read.
ing, stch aS'newspapers and magazines, rec
commended by the Revision Committee until
the Committee on Text Books specify what
the reading shall DO, sH
Tho above action was The result Of long
discussion on this point. In the course OF
study recommended by the Revision Com.
nittee for the primary departments the use
OF ne%wspapersan and magazines Is recommended
understanding as to what this meant. Some
thought that the teachers were 10 llsg their
own discretion In the selection Of such mat.
tor, and Others that the Board was to recon.
mend a certain magazine, the cost for the en-.
tire CITY not 10 be over $50 per year.
Superintendent Birch reported as follows;
WHEELING, W. Va, September 10, 1881.
70 The Board Of Education:
0ENrLENES;e-Tlle schools with the excep.
ton OF the Centre sub-district opened Monday,
September 8, 1881, and from partial reports
received at this office the chrollmcnti Is larger
than at the opening last year. The work in
tile grammar department Of the Webster sub.
district would be more effective II an assist.
ant grammar room teacher was added to the
corps Of instructors.
have received from the Clerk OF the Board
Of Education the census and enummeratlon
Of the youth betweon six and tyenty-one
years In the School DISTRICT of Wheeling
for the yeAr 1881, which Is herewith present..
ed. Respectfully submitted,
JoHN NJ. BiRcH, Supt.
Clerk PetidletOr's census report was as fol.
lows, "a
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