The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-16
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In :aIonthiy sesslon-The New Committee
Renarts. Etc.

In Monthly session4The New committccs,
Reports, Etc.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board Of Education was held last even
ing. President Collier presided. The
absentees were: Mrsss. Acker, Miller, ].
O., Naylor, shaier, and W. A. Wilson.
The minutes of the three last meetings
were read and approved.
Bills to the amount OF S65S OF were pre-
sented by the Committee on Accounts in
It's report and ordered paid.
Superintendent j. IL. Birch presented
his report Of the schools for december,
which was received and fled. An abstract
OF the same is as follows. The enroll.
ment in the various schools shows the fol-
lowing totals: Grammer rooms, 1858; Div.
a, gr. /, 246; Div. A, gr. 9. l91; Div. B,
or. 1, 1888; Div B, or. 2, 24S; Div. B, or. 8,
20; Div. O, gr. ], 2SS; Div. ., or. 2, 307;
Div. @, gr. s, 226; Div. B, gr. l, S4S; Div.
ID, 81. 2, 355; gr. 8, 37S; gr. 4, 1858; gr. 8,
IS IN. 0, So q. Z, 80. Total, 500. Thetotai
enrolment by schools is as follows:
| Washington, Asa; Madison, ass; Clay,
b2S; Union, 555; Centre, 457; Webster,
462; Richie, G6l; Colored, l5s. Total
number Of teachers, 102; amount paid fol
instruction, 1881. In the German de.
partment, the enrolment is as follows;
Washington, IS; Madison, 20; Clay, so;
Union, SO; Centre, so; Webster, 30i
Ritcnie, GO; total, $50. Numbered teach
ers in German department, 4; amount
paid them fer instruction, Sl54.
Accompanying this report was that Of
the Librarian for the FIVE weeks ending
December 30, 1884. During that time
0,0S3 books were taken from tho Library
and 7G6 were read in the reading room
Average circulation per day, 244; amount
received from fines, etc., SIS 80. This wa.
also received and filed.
The Commissioners OF Madison distric
reported that Miss Tappan had been up
Ipointed a teacher in the Island schoo
and she was confirmed. r.s..s
Mr.. Maxwell, referring to the death o
his colleague, Mr.. Seidler, placed in nom
ination Mr.. George G. Hannah, who wa
unanimously elected.
The Committee on Text Books reported
that sixty copies OF "0ral Lessons il
Numbers" had been presented to th,
Board by Messrs. Van Antwerp, Bragg 4
Co., OF Cincinnati, through the Snperin
tersdent, and that these books were o
great value to the teachers OF the O and ]
divisions, for whom they were intended
The thanks Of the Board were EXTENDED
TO the firm.
On motion Of Mr.. Dobbins, the penalt,
in Clerk Pendleton's bond was fixed a
$1,000.
President Collier reported that he hat
prepared the following list of committee
for the ensuing term.
Finance-Dobbins, Naylor and A. vii
son.
Accounts-Acker, Maxwell and Mccoy
salaries-Ellingham, Pipes and 1sett.
Building and Grounds-W. A. Wilson
Whally, Dobbins, Ellingham, Maxwell
Work. and Pipes.
3 Text Books-J. A. Miller, Work and A
: Wilson.
Rules and Regulations-lsett, Acke
and Dickey.
: Teachers and schools-Jepson, ]. A
Miller, Shaier, Eschstruth, White, Naylo
: and Harmon. III
German Language. @. Miller, Esch
struth and Dickey.
Public I.ibrary-STaxwell, w. AlWil
!. son, Jepson,J j. A. Miller, ]. @. Miller
Pipes. Whally and President Collier
Ats o'clock the Board adjourned.