Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-19
ALL TOGETHER
will The White and COiore1 Hea1'
yates Say Their PisC5s.
Tie Much Discussed Question al Last Set
tied After Hard BIt Amusing
Wrang!e--.0thec 0oiags
of the Board Last
Might.

and ssain. air ost upon the verge OF al "
;n,,rran, the trouble that has agitate
,Sa To.,4f, several meetings past Wi
",,acbed and much discussion resulted
Itch was snan settled by Mr.. W; A. vi
son claim = req, olution to the effect thu
~, ccnrr.rcsTna, 1t exercises of all III
srnenates WIRES an d colored, be held Il
lerher whieh wa, 70 ed upon as iotG Ey'
A,cg, Mtsers. Whale. ', Wilson, W; A., WI
or, A, Miller. J. 4. Nsylor, Escntrnti
Hammer, Work, Miller, >. C., J,epson, Dicke..
| President. Noes, White, EIlinghar
and Acker. The speeches an
opiniop1 were, Goa. aicting indeed
and telling speeches weTr made in favor G
The resolution by Aessrs. u oos, j. G. Mile
and Mr.. Collier, tie lattev st, ling that Will
he law did not allow the ~ti tie and coloret
scholars attending echool and beng classi
fed together, yet after they h I'd been grad
uated by the. Superintendent and vote 0
the Eoard, the law did net apply to tn
commencement exercises.
After the reading OF the nxntra . the reg
ulsr business OF the Board Was ! proceeded
with.
THE ST 1ERINTENBENT R8Poi T
was then read, submitted and ordert d filed
of which the following isan extract:
Enrolment by Washingto 5O4
Mad son 1853, Clay.497, Union $50, Center
i65 Webster 4l8, Richie 679, Color ed Us;
total number enrolled, 3,744; total number
of teachers, lO3. Amount paid for insttuc
rion-Washington $6l+50, Madison
$3.50, Clay S6ll.50, Union 800, Center
1851 Webster $57S 80, Richie $722.j0,
Colored Sl93; total, $4.j2t. German de-
partment-1'otal enrolment 300, number
of teachers f. tota, amount paid for instrnc-
ton $ljl.
He also reported that during the past
year thirtyseven pupils Of the grammar
department completed the course OF study
prescribed by your rules. TIE insure a fair
test examination The questions prepared in
he several branches were compared with
the published list Of questions found in the
reports of superintendent Of other cities,
and we're fully up 10 the standard. The
character Of the examination was such, as
not 10 embarrass anyone but only to ascer'
ain he degree Of accuracy Of the pupils
scholarship. The candidates for graduation
stood the test very creditably and have es
ablished their right TO receive the diplomas
awarded by the Board. The class repre-
.enls several schools as follows; Washing
.rg school, Wm. Stanley, Mary
Z. Stifel, Amelia ID. Wincher
Clay school, Louis Gutman. MadIe l..
Johnson, Addie C. Brown. Union, Matte
Shields, Minnie Acker. Centre, Matte
PAUL Sallie Handy. Webster, Annie FL.
smith Jennie McGown, Jennie S. Allen
Emma b. Lancaster. Madison. May c.
Kraft, Moilie F. Mrrdock, Jennie \. Giles
Rosa Collier, VIM. Il. Stevenson, Clara
Turvey. Richie, Lizzie j. Bickertou,
MolIie c. Wellington, LAURA W. Ford,
Robt l. Leighton, Harry V. Ankle, Emma
Klein, Emma W. Steinbecker, Erven f.
Bowman, Nora Bowman, Edward +. kur.
ner, Annie Honecker, Virginia +. Kurner,
Charles G. Crago. Colored school, John
Il. Turner, Theophilus Thompson, Annie
P. Gardner, Henry Norris According to
he resolution Of the Board, passed June 10,
1852, the
FIRST HONOR or THE CLASS
is awarded to Louis Gutman, of Clay school,
and the second honor TO Annie II. Smith, OF
Webster school. The frat honor in each
school is awarded as follows: Washington,
school, Amelia d Wincher; Clay school,
Louis Gutmau; Union school, Minnie
Ackcr: Centre school, Matte PAUL. Web
ster school, Annie II. Smith; Madison
school, VIM. r. Stevenson, Richie school,
Edward L. Kurner; Colored school, Henry
Norris. In accordance with resolution OF
the Board, the Banner OF the Board OF Edu-
cation, to be given to the school taking the
highest average is awarded to the Clay
school. | am pleased 10 be able to state
that the class is above the average and II
we consider the most accomplished and the
results obtained as evidenced by the exami.
nation papers On file in my office, gratitica'
ton must be afforded to all who are inter
ested in the pu bic schools Of the city.
Appended was the Librarian report, OF
which the following is an abstract: Circula-
ton ofbooks for the month of May, outside,
36Sl: circulation in reading ROOM BIG;
average circulation per day, l6I; amount
received from fines, etc, SlO2j.
Clerk Pendleton asked leave until the
next meeting Of the Board, which was
granted.
The report Of the special committee in
resp,c to establishing high school was
received and read, and
CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION
as 10 the ACCESSIBILITY aud non advisability
of considering such step at the present
time was INDUCED in. Action was deferred
upon the report until the next regular meet.
ing OF the Board The report will be found
elsewhere.
A petition signed by Messrs. W. A. Viii.
son, W. A. Isett and James NJ, White, ask
ing that holiday be granted the scholars
of Washington school on Thursday, June
18th Granted. They also reported that
Hrs Mary Drake had been selected as
isnitress of Washington sub-district schoo!.
| Confirmed.
A motion WAS made by DR.. Pipes to close
| all the schools on next Wednesday evening
which was carried.
A resolution granting Superintendent
Birch power and allowing him Sl5O to get
| up creditable commencement exercises was
unanimously passed. ,,u
| The Committee on Accounts reported bills
! % TIE amount Of $62.2O, which were ordeT'
I'd paid.
On recommendation of the Committee on
Finance, a temporary loan of 5000 was
ordered by the Board to pay June salaries,
and to meet current expenses. The Coz,
mittee also reported resolution in answer
10 TIE Fulton Board Of Education, in refer
ence 10 The amount Of money 10 be allowed
i for tuition Of certain school youths OF that
district, and the petition Of John Il. Hobbs
and Mrs. Caroline Norton in relation to re-
funding taxes paid on erro1e assess,
ments. The resolution suggeste! that the
clerk draw an order in favor Of the Fdlton
Board Of Education for S34l2. An order
in favor OF John II. Hobb3 for &j.jl, aud
one foT Mrs Norton for S22i0.
Resolutions Of respect in regard to the
death CT Mr.. James Maxwell a deceased
member Of the Board, were read and the
resolutions ordered spread on the minutes
Of the Board and published in the daily
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