Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-17
eEsnan DEPARTMENT
~ sollesiss sssrits ls'sdis:

Superintendent Birch furtnef rePof'eu ~
follows: r.
o an State Superintendent Of Free Schools,
Communication under date OF June rs,
1875 giving notice that the amount OF dis
.,;hntsble school fund to the credit OF the
ei,y of wheeling for the year beginning
IL 1855 and ending June 80, 1866. is
s1 37ts3 the basis .of distribution being
~ .nn merat;on of 1884, which gave as the
total number Of youth Of school sse In the
,ity Of WheeIng l0,469.
RESIGNATION.
lowing to my appoinsmenr % Gopsui q
Nsxassh, japan i hereby offer 70 the board
nv re,;gnation as Superintendent OF the
City Schools. A retrospect of the four years
dining which have been m off1eer OF me
Road can but afford qualification to nae O.
account Of the rsady acgpiessenee 80 ~
hearty cooperation Of the members IN tne
measures proposed to advances the insetess
of the schools. 1t 10 q sorfce OF Macn
Measure also, that 80 large aegfee OF mar
mony sntf good will Lss existed between the
teachers and MYSELF l therefore MAKE
grateful acknowledgements to tie members
Of the Board, the teachers and the peopteo OF
the com nunity for their confidence ana
snnnort in an efforts to enhance tho proe
perity and we'll being OF the schools OF tins
city. ,.r,.;,, - ,sur,bE..
library is herewith presented: .y
"joHY NJ BIRCH, Supt."
LBRARIANs REPORT.
Asummary of Librariss Pendletone-re.
mort shows total of 1857 books taken
rom the library during the month"; while
there was q reading room circulation OF
3s3. The average daily circulation was
l68. The amount received for firee1 de-,
was sl2.
The report -es adopted, as was also .
resolution, offered by Mr. Wilson; returning
sincere thanks to Superintendent Birch TO,
the very efficient manner in which he haa
performed the dsties of his Office during hrs
incumbency.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The bids for stationery werersferred to-
the Committee On Text Books without be-
ing opened. =,
The Commissioners from the several dis
tricts presented the names of teachers for
the ensuing year, and the nominees were
confirmed in every case.
Election. IL superintendents
The Board then proceeded to 20 into an
election for Superintendent vice Pfof. John
NJ Birch, resigned.
The clerk read the names and addressed
of the following applicants. Profs. j. Nc.
Martin. Athens, O.; F. N. Englishs Green
wicb, N. j.; c. g.. White, Lake Linden,
Mich; J. E. Shut Pottsville. Px.; o: r,
Thombs, Lake City, Mimi; j.. r: Speigel,
Greensburg, Pa; C. c. Davidson, New Lis
bon O.; q. F. Nixon, Louisville, o.; d. F.
Fleisher, Newport, Pa; A. D. Sslby. Hun
tingtop, W. Va; Harry H0Rck, Al
toona, Pa; M. T. Goodwin, Lex
ipeton, KY T. A. Carpenter, EsseI
Junction, Vt; Ira II. Lanton, Hnenville, N
Y; j. A. Zaller. Richmond, Ind; j. j.
Alliscn, GslIpelis, o.; Webster Cooke,
Manistee, Mich; W. c. Frickett, Bridge
water. Mass 7. B. Comstock, Cleveland,
o ALLEN Ssultz, Normal Parh ILL.,; Il. 2.
Gilletis, Ithaca, N. Y; A. Nj Kowe. Stsu-
benville, o.; M. Rogers, Bethany, W. Va
Profs. Crsgo. Cooke, Sheppard, Steven
son, Gwinn and Anderson, Principals OF the
city SCHOOLS, were then paced IN nominRnoo,
and With thirty candidates before il, the
Board proceeded TO ballot, which resulted
in tia eighteen votes cast being divided
up among the candidates from this
city, no one having over three. The second
ballot sbowed no material chsngebut on the
third Prof Crsgo ran up. to seven votes.
Before the fourth baiot was started Mr.
Wilson nominated sx-Superiatendent of
Schools Butcher who received three votes
on this ballot. Balloting then proceeded
until the ninth, wksn Prof Anderson had
total of eight votes, and on the next .
break occurred in his favor, which resulted
in o total of twelve for Anderson to six for
Crsgo, thus electing the former gentle
man.
The Board then proceeded to consider
some other business Of no special import
snce, and soen after adjourned.