The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-18
The total enrolment since September

has been 4,O5l.
In tho German department the total
enrolment since September ! has
been S6S. For the month Of December
the enrolment was 345 divided as fol-
lowsl Washington, 45l Madison, %;
Clay, rs; Union, AZ; Centre, AZ; Web.
ster, 62; Richie, 81. Forty classes were
conducted, five In each school except In
Clay, where ten were maintained. The
number OF pupils OF German parentage
Is 100; of other than German parentage
4bG, Four teachers at nootRly salary
OF $50 each were employed.
Accompanying this report was that OF
Librarian Wilson for the month OF De-
Cember 1888. The circulation OF books
in the library during that time was 6,4SS
volumes, an average Of 2l5 per dry, In
the reading room the circulation was
1874, The amount received Us fines etc.
was SID.
Both OF these reports wcro received
and ordered filed.
President Miller announced the stand.
ing committees as appointed by him.
They are US follows:
Finance = Messrs. Harrell, Jefferson
and Ellingham.
AcGounts-MeGsrs. Acker, Hannah and
Irwin.
salaries-Nlessrs. Mccoy, Waterhouse
and Menkemeller.
Buildings and Grounds-Messrs. ELL
ingham, Ebeling, Jefferson, Harrell,
Davis, Pipes and Bloch.
Text Rooks4Messrs. pickey, Pipes
and Park.
Rulesand observation-disclosures. White,
Waterhouse and Whally.
Teachers and Schools Messrs. Jepson,
White, Irwin, Acker, Davis, ShatIer and
Eschstruth.
German Language Messrs. Eschs.
truth, Ebeling and Dickey.
Public Library-Messrs. Hannah, Jep-
son, Park, Mccoy, Irwin, Menkemeller
and President Miller.
Mr.. dillingham; called the attention Of
the Board to the worn.out and very poor
condition OF the roof OF Union school !;
the time had come when something
must DO done To this roof or the build
ingwill be irretrievably ruined the est.
mated cost OF necessary repairs was about
1000. Mr.. Ellingham asked that the
matter be referred to the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds for o report as
10 what is necessary TO be done; this
report to be made at the next meeting.
The matter was so referred.
Mr.. Bloch asked that there also be re-
ferred to the Committee on Buildings
and Grounds,t the matter OF new school
house for Madison district, as an addi-
ton to the present Island school house;
there are now six rooms outside OF the
school building occupied by tho smaller
children; several OF these rooms are
badly overcrowded; nearly one-half Of
the pupils attending the Island school
are taught outside Of the buildingi the
outside rooms ARC poorly ventilated and
lighted for some time past II has been
apparent that the time was not far dis.
tant when a new building on the Island
would have TO be had; that time has
now arrived. Mr.. Bloch at first moved
that the committee procure plans and
specifications for a new building, but
alter his remarks, and some incidental
remarks on the part Of some oi the other
members, the matter was referred for
The several districts drew lots for
desks and the members shifted them.
selves into their new positions. This
was followed by an amusing debate on a
motion TO provide two cuspidores for
each district, In the course Of which II
was deYeloped that the board numbers
among It's acknowledgement very clever
wits,