The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-26
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Last Thursday evening was the time for
tue regular monthly meeting Of the Board OF
Edutalion, but there vas no quorum and
the Hoard was obliged to nd journ until last
| evening. At 8 O'Clock President Wilson
called the body TO order. and the following
! lnembers answered TO their names: : Messrs.
Acker, Caldwell, Collier, Criswell Ebelirg,
hildretll, McCuily. J, A. Miller, ]. G. Miller,
l!pes, Todd, Jepson and Whally. On nc
t.on, the reading OF the minutes OF the pre-
vloMs meeting were dispensed with. :
The report OF the Committee on Accounts
was read and the bills accompanying the
same. amounting 10 s 9O9j ordered paid.
Inc Committee on Rules and Regulations
reported that It deemed It inexpediont 10
make any change in the methods OF I'd Uniting
nonresident pupils to the schools OF the dis
irict, or In the method Of furnishing books
to INDECENT pupils. The committee recon-
mendcd the adoption off, rule making 1t the
duty OF principals to keep list Of books
loaned INDECENT pupils and 10 collect the
books at the end Of each term. Also, that
rule under general dRlies Of lls snpcriu-
tehdcnt, be amended 80 ag 10 make the
teachers meetings as follows, General
meeting OF principals and teachers, the
llrst Friday after each vacation. PRINCIPALS
once month. Teachers in Division and e
IN September, November, January, March
and May. Teachers III Division u and A in
October. December February, April and
June. Teachers III the Grammar and German
Departments at such times US the Superin-
.enden. may deem advisable, which shall be
at least once In two month. The remainder
OF the rule is the SAME as the one now in use,
and does not debar the Superintendent from
calling the teachers or any part of them, to.
gether. when he please. The report was
adopted. ,i r7 ''Nrpl' u III
The Committee on Teachers and Schools
rep. adant ts following resolutions which
LssOired, Tint we deem it mex pedcnt at
the present time 10 Introduce music as n
study In the public schools. NF''e7h
Sccond-That We deem 1t ine1pcdicnt to
combine the grammar departments OF the
public schools In one or more buildings.
Third-That the Comm ssioners OF Web
ster sul'.districL be authorized to titup new
room in their school building. M 4, SO
Fnurth-That the Commissioners OF Madi-
son suh.district be authorized to fit up an i'd
Fiith-Tliat m additional TEACHER be grant.
ed to the ColFcd school III pivision d. d,
axth=TLat srithv,etia he alJea to tho
Grammar room course OF study In tho second
and third terms OF tho third year,
Tho renort Of tho Superintendent which
was published last week WIS received and
filed. a,zIslzlf5. s. 81. - a. ~. {. lls5i
The Committee on Public Library submit
ted lengthy report, and the following action
was taken: The clerk was authorized 10 draw
All order on the City Collector in favor of
Stephen Mccullough for the sun, Of $50 so
for shelving; also an order iii favor OF tho
Eite and Marine and the Peabody Insurance
companies respectively each for $40, in pny.
ment Of " 900 INSURANCE placed oh the libra
~ and office furniture; also $1,000 on tile
leasehola Of the board and Library rooms,
was asked for and granted. The ri, 900 was
plnced for two years at . per. cent. The
clerk was also authorized 10 tlrav IN order
on the City Collector Tor slTs 10 In favor OF
Stanton A. Davenport for books, etc, pur.
chnset for the library" .Sg'
The commissioners OF the Union sub.dis..
trict were empowered to hire Mrs. Gallagher
rs Jailitrcks OF the nav room, anil her SALARY
made pei, month with iillty cents per
month for supplies. w., .''a;'
A few other matters OF minor Importance
were disposed Of, and The report Of the Fl
| nance Committee found elsewhere 'consid.
cred, and the Board adjourned. vs. . <':l71