The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-16
THE CITY SCHOOLS.
BOARD OF EDUCATION NETTING.
Tho Fable library to a.rs New C.llIss.sss.
and sew BOoE.-cOlOrsd ruplls q. the Com.
msue.nsnt MKT Ysar-sta.lstlss for the
Pat HOnth-rhs Coming IAltituts.

Considerable business OF interest and I'm.
portance was presented ct the regular
monthly meeting OF the Board Of Education
held at the Board rooms last evening. Pnsi'
dent Collier presided and all the members
were present except Metsts. Acker, Esch.
strutb, Hcge, whally and A. Wilson After
the reading OF the minutes, business was
taken up In the following order: Bills
amounting to $40 90 were presented by the
Committee on Accounts and ordered paid.
A resolution presented by the Committee
on Finance, ordering the clerk 70 draw Two
orders In favor OF Sutan Miller for 81 0S. and
OF Robert Crawford for IS IL, refund Of taxes,
was adopted.
PUBLIC LIBRARY M4TrKIs.
The Public Library Committee reported
that it had caused to be made list OF books
aggregate price OF th,ss books, as they APP
PEA ed on the list, was 81 sol 10. The com.
miltse reported not yet having had time
to srev.se the list thoroughly that proba.
bly, some substitutions would have to be
made and other numbers stricken out alto.
gether. The committee was authorized 10
expend 81, 800 for such new books as 1t might
deem nece ssary, and the sum OF SIS for new
casing. The committee also reported that
the catalogues were alb out exhausted and thai
new ones would bs necessary when the new
books were purchase and placed on the
shelves, together with about 500 that have beer
purchased since the catalogues were pub
llshed. Toe committee asked that S20C
be appropriated for the purchase OF 6Ot
catalogues. In this Connection letter Wal
t. I In NPht
made sayersl valuable suggestions regarding
tue getting up Of a convenient catalogue
and asked the privilege OF getting the SAINT
up. The Letter was little too vague for def
nile action. Mr.. Wilson stated that Mr. Cal
| lin had told him that he would furnish 00C
catalogues free, II allowed certain advertising
privileges The matter wBs referred 10 the
committee, II to exercise 5 discretion, and
II necessary, to expend 500.
The Librarian Of the Public Library re,
ported that during the month OF October
the circulation OF books IVES 2.60l. In the
reading room the circulation was Ill. Az
erage circulation, ll5 per day. Fines re-
ceiYed amounted to $l5.
o;LoRED SCHOOL GRADUATES.
The Committee on Teachers and Schools
reported that II had considered the propriety
OF limiting the number Of graduates TO take
part In the ANNUAL Commencement exercises,
and recommended the adoption OF resolu'
ton that the number OF graduates perform
| ing at the Commencement exercises be lin
tied to those who have attained grade Of al
least IS per cent.
Mr.. ". A. Wilson said that he thought II
probable that at the next Commencement
there would be one or two colored school
graduates. II such thould be the case ht
s4ould very much dislike TO see then
shut out from participating, by the IS pei
cent limit, as he did not think 1t likely that
thty would reach that per cent. Consider
able discussion followed. DR.. Jepson pre-
dicted tina. the per cent that would be reach
ed by the colored scholars would surprise
sons OF the members. DR.. Pipes thought
,hst the distinction should not be made
that 1t would hardly be received kindly
Every one that spoke expressed himself Al
| wanting 10 see the cOlored graduates take
part In The Commencement The resolution
was adopted by inserting the word white
before the word graduates"
This committee also recommended that S7s
be expended for the purchase OF apparatus
for the coloFed school such 40 has been SUP
piled TO The other schools OF the city. Thil
Recommendation was adopted. -.
The c7mpittee reported thst 1t deemed II
inexpedent at The present time TO accept the
proposition OF Prof. MSl3se to teach the srt
Of penmanship in the Grammar schools. |,
also reported that it hsd been informed that
former graduates were now attending some
Of the schools as regular pupils. This the
committee did not think proper, provided
these pupils were allowed to enter into com
petition with the other scholars for prizss
ito, aud recommended that this hs not OIL
lowed. The reRor. Of tue committee was
adopted. an
THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
Prof. Birch, City superintendent, submit
ten his report for 0ctober, which WIS re-
ceiyed and glsd. The tabulaled statement
/ was as follows,