Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-21
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT LAST EVENINGS
NETTING.
Nothing Of Unusual Importance Comes Up-An In
crease Of PA in the Enrolment
This Over Last Year.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Board of Education was held last evening,
in the room of the Board in the Public
Library Building, the following members
being present: Messrs. Davis, Eoeling,
Eschtrutb, Hannah, Harrell, Isett, Nc
Coy, Miller, Pipes, whally, White and
Naylor. Dr.. Pipes stated that President
Dobbins WA i'll, and upon his motion Col.
Miller was called to the chair. There was
nothing of especial Importance before the
meeting, except the naming of the colored
school, which will now be known as Lincoln
school, and business was rushed through
with commendable rapidity. After roll
call and the reading and approval of the
minutes of the previous meeting, the fol-
lowing BUSINESS was transacted:
The report OF the Committee on Ae-
commits showed that bills amounting 10
1851, O2 had been examined and found cor
rect. and they were ordered paid.
The Committee on Public Library re-
ported bills amounting in the aggregate to
SlO3 SO, which we're ordered paid. Ii also
reported the purchase OF q caligraph ane
the report was adopted.
Superintendent Anderson reported that
he had received from the several princi-
pals the enrolment of our schools, taken
on Tuesday, the 11th lust, "a follows:
| Washington, 545; Madison, SIS; Clay,
57s: Uuion, 542; Centre, 497; Webster,
ST.; Richie, s58; colored, $50; total,
1922. Comparing this with the CORES
bonding report Of September IL, 1887,
shows an increase OF 2l4. The report was
received and ordered filed.
Librarian Wilson'S report for the month
of August showed the total circulation OF
books to Re 5,O72, of which 4,55S were
fiction, 1875 Photography. IL politics and
commerce., l pbilology, IL poetry and
drama, 81 history, so biography, 81 geog-
raphy and travel, AZ science and art, 10
philosophy and education, IA theology;
average daily circulation, 1873; circulation
in readipg room, 915; amount received from
6ues, etc, $40. The report was received
and ordered filed.
The Committee on Finance reported
that upon examination of certificate n
receipts found the following persons enti-
tied 10 a refund of taxes on romeo as
sessments: Charlotte Rodgers, 81 80; Eliz-
abeth A. Wright, 81 AZ; Kraus Bros. d
Beer, $l3. so; Elizabeth Bsltzer, 81; Z.
Muhlemsn, rs cents. Upon recommends.
ton the Clerk was authorized to draw Or
ders in favor of the said persons for the
amounts opposite their names.
Mr.. Harrell stated that the appropria-
ton for Washington district had been ex-
hausted, and he asked that a sum be set
aside to pay the janitress for cleaning the
new school building, and upon motion OF
Mr.. Hannah $50 was set aside for that
purpose.
Mr.. Hannah stated that the report OF
the euumeratOrs showed an increase in the
total population this year over that oil last
of ], $50 and decrease of 1893 in the num-
Der of children Of school age, while the re-
port of the Superintendent showed an
increase Of pa in the school enrolment.
He said be merely called the attention Of
the Board to the apparent discrepancy,
but nothing was done regarding it.
Clerk Hall reported that two notes - one
for $500 in tho Mutual Savings Bank and
one for 81 GAS so in the Dollar Bank-and
the balance due Klieves, Kraft & Co.,
So, 3s7. so, fall due before the next meeting
OF the Board. Clerk Hall stated that
there were fluids enough on hand to pay
the first note.
Ga motion of DR.. Pipes the matter of
the accounts maturing before the next
meeting of the Board he left to the Com-
mittee on Finance with power 10 act.
DIR. Pipes said that all the white schools
had names and the colored school had
none, aud he moved that the school he
called Lincoln School, which was carried,
The colored school will therefore hereafter
be known as Lincoln School.
The bill of the German paper for print
ing the yearly statement was presented,
and ordered paid.
The matter of dispo4ing Of the old
benches of Washington School was left 10
the hands of the Committee on Buildings
and Grounds, after which the Board nd
iourned.