Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-16
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CITY ana Their Distribution in the
Wards.
The Board Of Education met in regu-
lar monthly session last night, President
Wilson in the chair. The following mem
bers were present: Acker, Arkle, Bingell,
Caldwell, Collier, Crisvell, Ebeling, Hill
dreth, Jepson, Miller, ]. A., Sho"key,
| Whally, Wilson, A.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read INT signed. 49,,
The Committee on Accounts reTortea
bills amounting to STAG II, which were
ordered paid.
The Committee on Text BOOKS re-
ported in favor OF awarding the contract
| Tor furnishing supplies for The SCHOOLS
to Stanton & Davenport.
Mr.. Ankle made q motion that .he
matter OF the contract for furnishing the
pipe for the Fifth ward school mouse DC
referred back again TO the Committee 90
Buildings and Grounds. 1he contract
mad been awarded TO kleyis. Kraft 20;
AZ $500 and Mr.. ATkle took the ground
that the awarding OF extras to contrac'
tors was a bad precedent. bis motion
was lost.
Al this iuncture the point OF order
was raised that there was no quorum
present and a hiatus Of half an hour
resulted until the arrival OF Messrs.
Hildreth and AcSer. ~
The Committee on Revision OF Studies
through chairman Jepson reported a.
follows: 100,
WHEELING, September, 10, 1881.
To The Board OF Education: .
GENrLEMgY-At the July meeting oil
the Board a special committee consist
ing of Messrs. Collier, Caldwell end
Jepsou, was appointed IN connection
with superintendent Birch IN revising
the course OF study in our publlcschools.
Your committee has had numerous
meetings and the fullest examination
and discussion OF the subject We nave
consulted the published reports OF the
superintendents of the public schools OF
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Providence, Wash
ington, ID. &, and other cities. We rave
| had the advice and counsel OF every
! Principal Of our schools, and the revised
course of study herewith presented ls
the final result OF our deliberations, and
We believe it meets with the approval
of our Principals.
In arranging the new course your
committee was careful to RECOGNIZE the
fact that ours is a manufacturing CITY,
and that the large majority OF the chill
dren, and especially the male pupils,
are compelled to leave their studies be-
fore reaching the grammar rooms. we
have therefore introduced certain new
methods OF study in the primary de-
partments with the view OF betteI pre-.
pairing such pupils for the business OF
life.
We have endeavored also to arrange
the studies in such a way as to secure
uniformity in the different schools OF
the city, so that when a pupil removes
from one ward into another, he may 6e
put into a class equally advanced with
the one ne has left. 1t is the unanl-
nous opinion OF all OF our principals,
as well as of your committee, that the
grammar course OF study, as at present
arranged, is too difficult for the pupil Of
average mental capacity, and your com
mittee has therefore made a few changes
in this course in the effort 10 tighten
| the labor Of the pupil and secure greater
| ,horoughness. We have also arranged
the studies OF the grammar course with
reference to the three school terms OF
the year. This will aid in securing
greater uniformity in the instruction in
the different schools.
In conclusion, your committee would
respectfully ask that the course oil study
herewith presented be now referred to
| the Committee on Rules In accordance
with the requirement OF Rule l.
S. L. JEpsoS,
c. II. COLLIER,
ALFRED Caldwell.
Accompanying this report was the
report Of the committee with the change
made, which same will appear to-mor-
row. The report was referred TO the
Committee on Rules. which reported as
follows:
Your Committee on Rules and Regu-
l%ations, to which was referred the re-
vised course OF study, respectfully report
that they have examined the course
and find it in many respects q great
improvement on the course now pur-
sued. Your committee therefore rec.
ommend its adoption and ask the adop-
| ton Of the following resolutions:
Resoiccd, That the plan OF organize
ton and course OF study now in force
be abolished aud the plan OF organiza-
ton and course Of study herewith
presented be adopted as a substitute.
Resolved, That 500 copies OF the re-
vised course be printed for the use Of
schools.
This report was adopted, with the
| ..,-,.N ar,,cuNal hv Mr. lfolA wall that
no action be taken in relation to the
supplementary reading, such as news.
papers and magazines recommended by
the Revision Committee until the Com
mittee on Text Books specify what the
reading shall be. Tue above action WAS
the result OF a heated discussion on this
point. In the course OF study recon-
mended by the committee for the pri-
mary departments, TIE use OF newspa-
pers and magazines is recommended tor
reading purposes. 1t was finally agreed
| that the matter of the selection oil said
supplementary reading be lett TO the
Committee on Text Books.
Superintendent Birch submitted the
FOLLOWING REPORT
WHEELING, September IL, 1881.
To the Bocrd Of Eiucd.ioR:
GRNTLsNEN-The schools, with the ex-
ception OF the Centre sub-dlstrict, open
ed Monday, September 9TH, 1881, and
from partial reports received at this
office, the enrolment is larger than at
the opening last year. The work IN the
grammar department OF the Webster
sub-district could be more effective II an
assistant grammar zoe teacher Vas
added to the corps OF instructors. have
received from the Clerk Of the Board OF
Education the census and enumeration
Of the youth between 6 aud 81 years in
the school district OF Wheeling for the
year 1881 which ia herewith presented:
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