The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-17
a OF ~EDUcATIOS.

John ~. Birch Of the Ltnhly lnAtiiuiP,
the MAn-M. q. PeudletOD, Esq, Elteled
Secretary Of the ROaFd.
The Board OF Education held its regular
mountaineering atthsir Office on Market
street last night, President Wilpon in the
chair. The following membsrs OF the
Board answered to their names, Msssrs.
ACksr, Arkle, BlnRsll, Caldwell, Collier,
Criswell, Ebeling, Hildreth, Hoge, Max.
we'll, McCully, Miller ]. A., Miller ]. O.,
Pipes, Todd, Wait, Whally, Wilson W. A.
Wilson A.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and signed.
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills amounting to 1928 90, which were
ordered paid.
The President announced that the rssig.
nation Of DR.. NJ. F. Hullihen, clerk Of the
Board, was in his hands, The document
was then read aud the resignation &C.
copied.
DR.. Hildreth made a motion that the
election for q Superintendent and clerk be
gene into at once.
Col. Alex Updegraf, who was acting
secretary in the absence OF DR.. Hulliheu,
then read the following applications:
George K. Scott, OF Richie county, a
graduate OF Washington College, class Of
1854 Had Taught school for twenty-five
years, and has had q wide experience in
the line OF teaching, BE came recommend.
ed by DR., Logan and others.
Mr., j. S. Rodgers, OF Brooke county, 0
graduate oil Bethany College, backed by q
letter from Prof. Pendleton, was the next
applicant,
h. Maxwell Bogga, from the classic hills
OF Monroe county, Ohio, was the next
victim. He was fortified behind a score
Of written testimonials and q pamphlet OF
printed ones "TsaChipg," he said lis
my chosen lifs-work, and | would like
|, very much to remove my family to your
!, enterpTibing city and become identified
with its interests" &c,
The members Of the Board by this time
began to get interested in the proceedings,
hut were hardly quite prepared Tor the
, letter from Mr.. GRntz, OF New Castle, Pa,
] pa city" began Mr. Gantz, "of the size
and Importance OF Wheeling should have
q Superintendent Of Schools, aud | thought
some little Of applying for the position
myself, but 81, 100 cannot tempt me, Say,
. now, make 1t $1,000 and I'll come, am
. surprised that my old friend Hervey, q
man Of splendid attaiuments, consented
to accept such a responsible position at
that figure"
The above letter was to the Secretary,
! and 1t was backed by another to the Board
1 itself, which berated the Secretary for not
, answering his former epistle. Mr., GAntz
said he had been superintendent Of the
schools OF New Castle for twenty years;
had two commissions as such In his pocket,
q diploma from Washington College 10
another one, and TWO certificates from the
State 10 his hat and other paris Of his
C'oi hes furnished proportionately.
Q r. R, Bane, OF Jackson county, wanted
. to be, Let city superintendent, failing IN
b which he would like to DO q principal oil
Q a ward school, and II that didn't "pan
| ont he would accept the eec%Telaryship Oi
8 the Board. Mr.. Done has just completed
Q the frat quarter Of q century Of bis exist.
Q ence and is married.
!. The application offs. Winans Boyd was
Q next read.
4 Miss Annie u. Williams, OF Springfield,
1 Mass, had had q lie long desire to leave
Q the rugged hills and unkindiy climate oil
, the Bay State and seek the genial climate
8 OF some Southern State, and wished tho
Board to assist her in her cherished plan.
!. The application oil Mr.. j. @. Orr follow.
/ ed ne /, after which Alfred Caldwell
nominated Prof. John N, Birch, Of the
3 Linsly Institute, Ga a man who needed no
recommendation, ga his work in this city
/ had demonstrated bis fitness, and also the
fact that no better man existed Tor the
! position.
/ The roll was called with the following
result:
i Messrp, Acker, Ankle, Blpgell, Caldwell,
Maxwell, MCOplly, Miller, ]. A., Todd,
Wait and Wilson, A 10, voted for Mr.,
!. Birch. Messrs. Collier, OriSwell, Ebeling
, and Pipes voted for Mr.. Orr. MeeBrs.
Hildrelh, Hoge, Miller, j.. o, Whally and
Wilson, W. A., voted for Mr.. Boyd.
:. Mr.. Birch was declared elected 10 gil
out the unexpired term Of Prof. Hervey,
! CLERK or II BOARD.
The following applications were re-.
ceived: Joseph L. Wilde, q. A. schsefIer,
, W. +. Butler, Jr., ]. MCCluney, J.. T..
Miller, L. D. Bloomfield and A. Q. Eoff.
Denis O'KeeGe was nominated by Mr.,
Biugel', J.. M. Todd by Dr.. Pipes, Fear.
, gus Whally by Mr.. Collier, and II. H.
Pendleton by Mr.. Hoge.
Before 9 vote was taken Mr.. Maxwell
said he was Of the opinion that the salary
paid the CLERK for the amount Of labor
performed was too large. He thought
The Offices OF the Superintendent and
Clerk could he consolidated and the salary
thus reduced considerably, and moved
that II be reduced to $500 per annum.
Mr.. Caldwell opposed such reduction
and thought II DE- Hullihen had been
worth 5000 to the Board his successor Ger.
tainly would be.
DR.. Pipes opposed a present reduction
and also Mr.. Ankle, but Mesars. Hildreth,
Maxwell, Ebeling and others favored lis
reduction TO $500, and this prevailed by a
vote Of 10 yeas 10 9 noes.
FIRST BALLOT.
On this ballot Messrs. ACker and Girls.
well voted for Bloomfield; Messrs. Cald.
well, Hoge, MCCully, Wilson, W. A., and
Wilson, A., voted for Mr.. pendleton.
MessrB. Aingell and Pipes voted Tor Mr..
Todd. Mr.. Wsit for 0'KeeFe and EbeliDg
and Collier for Whally.
A second, third and fourth ballot "a.
suited similarly and ON the fifth ballot Mr..
PendletOn received the votes OF Messts.
Bipgell, Caldwell, Hildreth, Hoge, Max.
well, McOnlly, Miller j.. O. and WILSON
Andrew. Before the vote was announced
Mr.. !. A. Miller changed bis vote from
updpgtalf to pendleton, aud this vote waa
followed In rapid succession by those oil
MessrS. Ankle, Wait, Whally, Collier,
Ebeling, Criswell and ACker, thus giving
| him the nnauimnna vnia nj Ihnua nSnaant