The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-18
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ana ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS t~NAA-A 49,
Coming IRstitnte.
Ths regular monthlg meeting Of the Wheel,
ing City Board Of Education was called 70
order at 7:SO last evening in the ONCE Of the
Board, by Capt Wilson, the following MEM
bers being present: MeSsFs. Acker, Caldwell,
CrisWell, Ebeling Jepson, Maxwell, McCully,
Miller ]. A., Miller ], C., Todd and W, A.
Wilson, The minutes Of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The Committee on Accounts asked the pay
ment Of bills amounting to 1852 50. which
was granted; also, that the bills Of Hanes 8
Wilson and G. H. Miller for repairs on the
First ward building, amounting to $SSI7s, be
referred to Buildings and Grounds, MI.
Maxwell amended by bringing IL before the
Board and the bills were then ordered paid,
The contract OF P, L. Kimberly for fur
nishing coal for the year with Col, VIM,
Exlsy as surety in the sum OF Sl,OOO, was re-
Ceived and filed,
The Committee on Buildings and Grounds,
to which was referred the matter Of fences,
outhOuses, ETC.. for the Fifth ward school,
with instructions to receive bids, reported
the matter as having been attended TO and
offered for adoption the following resolutions,
which were taken up separately and adopted.
Resolrtd, That the building for water closets
be erected in accordance with the accom-
uanyipg diagram and measurements, except
that the walls between the two compart.
ments Of the building shall be nine instead
OF thirteen inches thick; each compartment
shall be OF the same length, and the floor Of
both shall be paved with brick laid In
cement,
ResOlrsd, That the Committee on Buildings
and Grounds Is hereby authorized 10 receive
bids and award the contract for constructing
Resoired, That the bid of sehuelc & Lotz
for excavations and stone work for fence wall
at $4SG 20 be accepted, the copingot the stone
to be OF Bellaire stone.
RcsOlred, That the bid OF Redman 4 Go.
for putting up iron fence atSl IS per foot be
Rtsoiral, That the bid of Geo. McCully to
build wall In rear OF building for 900, and to
lay pavement in front Of building at 81 per
yard, be accepted.
ReSolred, That the Clerk OF the Board shall
pay for this work at the named prices, when
the same shall be completed to the commit
tees satisfaction. ,,,
The Clerk submitted his report OF books
and supplies furnished TEACHERS schools and
INDECENT pupils, the amounts being o. FOL
lows; Washington, y 80; Madison, S2 a;
Clay, $2s q; Union, 80 So Webster, - ~
The report was received and filed.
The Superintendent submitted the follow
ing which was received and filed:
WHEELING, W, Va, Nov. II, 1881.
To me BOafd % Eaaed'IO"'
GgNrLEMEN-The following Is summary
of the FeDOrts of the schools Uf the district for
the month OF October, 1881:
Enrolment for the month, 2g7
Average Attendance lg6
Average absence; ~
Percent oil attendance 0" enfOs'.h'n'''''"',"', %
Cases OF Washington ioji MAI
son, 90; Clay, 3o2 Union, lO0i webster, o.
Iitchle, III; ColOred, ". Total, OIL:
Pupils Perfect IN Attendance1Washlng'
ton, LAO; Madison, 100; Clay, l34i Union iOSi
Webster, l2S; Richie, l0o; Colored, lSg' 10
tai, 900.
Enrolment IN Each schO0l-M aShlIEIon'
sos; Madison, $40; Clay, ADS Union. Doll Web
ster, 900 Richie, G'IS, CoIOred, W. an
Per Cent OF AttendanGe-WaShinEton, W
Madison. 81 Clay, sd Union, "; webster
50; Richie, So Colored, ~.
Pupils IN the Several Branches.orthogra
ply, ,lW. Keading, 3,l4oi MFi!lng, !,SEo
Mental Arithmetic, l,eOii written ArlIh'
metic, 1885, Composition, 90; Ge
ogaphy, i,Oloi Grammar, Shoi History
100; Physiology, ~ Chemistry, IVY Knetorlc
6I General Exercises ana Lessons III IN English,
,3?9i Algebra, I'D, Geometry, WI Beclanla
14O. Amount Paid for Instruction, including
German, 1892 75
German observation-disclosures wash
ington, 10; Madison q; Clay, W; Union, 3li
Webster, 3O Ritchie, 69 Total, ~ Num-
Der OF classes, 81; number OF pupils Of Ger
man parentage, lSO; number OF other than
German 'parentage, 90. Amount paid foI
German instruction, $l3+ 10.
The above figures show over those OF the
month OF September decrease IN enrolment
OF O3, and a decrease IN average attendance
OF 100, decrease OF "a In those perfect IN
attendance, an increase OF 223 In average ab'
Ssnce, q decrease OF 2 In the per cent OF attend.
anCe, and All increase OF 202 In cases OF tardi'
ness. --
The prevalence Of diphtheria and typhoid
fever In some portions OF the city during the
month OF October materially reduced the
attendance at the schools. The diseases are
passing away and the health OF the district Is
improving to such an extent that we may
expect an increased attendance for the month
OF November.
again call the attention Of the Board to
the West Virginia Superintendent Conyen.
ton and Teachers Institute TO be held In The
| Hall Of the House Of Delegates at the Capitol,
November %, p, % and 20. The instructors
are Prof. f. V. DeGrafT, OF New Jersey Hon.
James II. Stuart, OF Indiana; John II. PeaSlee,
Phi. D., OF Cincinnati; lion. ]. j. Burns, OF
Ohio, and Prof. A. L. Wade, Of MorgantOwn,
". Va. Tho music will be furnished by the
pupils OF our city schools. A spelling match
between chosen scholars OF the Grammar
schools ls also 10 be feature OF the Institute.
A prize or two will DO offered for the best
spoilers, 10 be awarded by committee OF
disinterested persons. A cordial invitation
Is extended to the Board to be present at the
sessions both day and evening.
Respectfully submitted,
john NJ. BfRcH, Supi.
On motion The invitation was accepted and
the Board resolved to attend all the meetings
II possibly could.
The action OF the Washington district
teachers In appointing Miss Mary Ryan, as.
sstant grammar room teacher In the school
OF that district, In lieu OF Miss Ada B. Greer