Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
pRCgEDINGS AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
Amendments and Changes In the Corps Of Teachers
Routine Business Transacted.

The Board of Education held its regular
meeting last night. Present at roll call 4;
Messrs. Dobbins, Eschtruth, Hannah, Jep-
son, Mccoy, Miller j. A., MillerJ. e., Nay
lor, Pipes, Wilson, W. A. and MI. President
The minutes of the last two meetings
were read and approved.
The Committee on Accounts reported
for payment bills amounting to 1897, 10
They were ordered to be paid.
The Committee on Finance submitted a
statement of the Collectors Annual Settle
ment showing on July 3lst. the following
balances in favor of the Board: School
Fund So, 9s2.5 3 Building Fund $685. AZ,
Library Fund $81. SO. The statement was
ordered to be received and spread upon the
minutes.
The Committee on Public Library re-
ported for confirmation the following aP-
poiptments: To be Librarian Of Public
Library, Miss Annie p. Wilson; to be
first Assistant, Miss Carrie b. Shafer; to
be second Assistant, Miss Annie V. Sage,
The appointments were confirmed.
The Superintendent reported the follow
ING attendance in the different schools OF
the District: Washington, 5l4; Madison
sol; Clay GIG; Union 56S; Centre 4oo;
Webster sos; Richie 748; COlOred School
155. Total, 4,065.
The Librarian reported the circulation IN
the Library for the month of July at 4, OS".
Amount received from fines, etc, $3.50.
Mr.. Miller J. c., called the attention oil
the Board to the fact that the ianitress OF
Webster school was getting the same salary
she had been receiving for years, though
two large rooms had been recently added
to the building. On motion OF MIR. Wilson
W. A., the Committee on Salaries was dl-
rected to consider and report generally up
Oh the subject of salaries of janitOrs.
A communication from Potter, Aims
worth & Co, IN reference to introducing
arithmetic and language tablets III the
schools was received and referred TO the
Committee on Text Books for report.
The commissioner of Centre reported the
following appointments and changes IN
their corps of teachers Miss Jeanne
Brady to be assistant grammar teacherln
place of Miss Drake resigned. Miss Carrie
NJ. Reed to be teacher in Division ID, grade
4, Miss Lizzie +. Brakeman, to be Substl-
tute in place of Miss Reed promoted. Miss
Julia d. Wilson to Division A, grade :.
Miss Lizzie G. Woods to Division ID,
grade 3.
The matter of putting q class room III
the COlOred School building, and enlaTg-
ing q room in the SheppOrd House on the
Island, was referred to the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds with power to act.
The appointment OF Miss Ella Nerlth as
an additional teacher in Washington
school was confirmed.
The Commissioners of Clay were author
lied to appoint an additional teacher ON
the annex on 18th Street.
The Commissioners Of Union were
authorized to divide one room into two or
rent an outside room. and to employ an
additional teacher. They reported the APP
pointment of Miss Kate Myers As the al
ditiOnal teacher, and Miss Emma Budke
to be substitute in Miss Belah Boyd re-
signed, in bOthi appointments OF DIR.
JepsOn. The clerk was authorized TO pay
Mrs. Ada WoOdmansee as substitute II
the II tn street annex.
Mr.. John q. Hoffman, ST., sent in his
resignation as member Of the Board from
Centre Sub-diStrict. The resignation WAS
accepted, and on motion OF Mr.. Hannah,
Mr.. John Warehouse was elected To fill
the vacancy.
On motion of Mr.. DObbinS, the schools
were directed TO nave 4 holiday ON the 23d
inst, the day Ofthe Tri-State Reunion.
The Board then adjourned.