Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Proceedings of Last Evenings neg
uIar Monthly Session.
The Several Committees Make Their
Usual Reports Which Were Adopt
ed---Seyeral Resolutions
Presented.

The Board of Education met last evening
in regular monthly session, at thelr rooe'
in the Public Library building. Inc p1 n.
lowing members were present at ron can
MessIs, Dickey, Dobbins, Dillingham; Mille:'
J. C., Whally, White, Work and mr. rfe''
dent. ua..;,o
were read and adopted, aud the regeisf
business of the Board was proceeded Wlln;
The Committee on Accounts reporter
hills TO the amount OF 1888 70, WHICH ""'
read and the bills ordered paid.
The Board of Education made Its report
Giving a list Of the furniture and belongings
to the Public Library April 3, 1888. Inc
furniture added during the year was 2io teet
of hook shelving. Number OF books on the
shelves April 3, 1884, 7,l4S. Number OF
hooks in library at beginning OF session,
& 449;n number added during the year o.ei
nnuber of volumes worn out during u,
Gear l66; number of volumes missing Aprl
! 1885, u; number of volumes on shelves
Anil 3, 1885, 7,l49; number OF volumes
hound and rebound during tne
vesr 1876; circulation OF 0
Ior 4ome use during the yer, 52,IoS;
increese in circulation. Of present over las1
rear 1910 number of books read in read
inc room during the year, 4,273. The CON,
mittee having been required BY the boaio
10 report a suitable person for librarian ior
he ensuing year and the salary to be PAID,
recommended that the salary be placed az
5000 for the year and that Henry fendieton
be appointed to fill the position. Inc re
mort and recommendations were adopted oy
the Board. ..
The SUPERINTENDENT report was submitted
and read, of which the following Is an ex
tract:
ment in the several schools of the district:
Washington, 442; Madison, 4l6; Clay 493;
Union, 535; Center, 42S; Webster, ioo;
Richie, 659; Colored, 1913; Total, 1852.
There were l03 teachers, and the amount
maid for instruction was 1851.
The German department showed an en-,
rollment Of 307, with 1 teachers, and Sl5l
paid for instruction.
The report of the librarian showed the
circulation of books for four weeks ending
| March 26, to be 1880; circulation in read
| ing room, 593; average circulation per day,
228; amount received from fines, &c, SlO,
Both reports were adopted.
A letter was received from j. II. Butler,
| OF Philadelphia, asking the consideration OF
the Board for Scudder's History OF the
United States. The letter was read, ordered
| filed and answered. Each member OF the
| Board was presented with one of the his
| tories, which are very fine books.
A bill of 81 was presented by DR.. Pipes
for repairs to the Eighth ward school house,
which was ordered paid to Il. l.. Schraeder,
who made such repairs. .
The chairman of the committee appointed
At the last meeting of the Board to consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of erecting another building
| to accommodate the Public Library aud a
grammar school, stated that the committee
was not ready TO report.
Dr.. Jepson, on behalf Of q number OF Pc
| titioners. presented a resolution asking
| that the Committee on Rules be instructed
! to report to the Board Article 2 of the Gen
| eral Rules so amended as to provide that
| during the months of May and June the
| schools shall be in session from $50 q. m.
until ll:3O, and from 1890 p. m. until 2
o'clock, the lower rooms to be in session
| one hour shorter time
A motion was made by DR.. Mccoy to lay
| the resolution on the table, which was with
| drawn after a little discussion, when Mr..
Maxwell made the same motion, which was
carried.
The following was also submitted BY DR..
Jepson:
Resolved, That written examinations for
promotion Of pupils be hereafter dispensed
with in all except the grammar rooms, and
! that fitness for promotion shall be deter
mined by the pupils average daily recita'
tons.
On motion of Mr.. Maxwell the resolution
was referred to the Committee on Teachers
and Schools.
The following was offered by Mr.. White;
Resolved, That it is the opinion Of this
Board that section 20 Of the school law OF
| the independent school district Of Wheeling,
precludes the mixing Of white and colored
graduates upon the occasion Of the annual
school commandments.
Mr.. Maxwell suggested that each school
have its own graduating class and hold its
| commencement in its own school house, but
after some discussion the original resolution
was voted upon by the Board and was lost.
On motion the Board then adjourned.