Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-22
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED At LAST EVENINGS
ADJOURNED SESSION.
The Committee on Text Books and Schools Reports
on the Manual Training School Question
Other Matters Disposed OF.

The Board OF Education met at the
Boards rooms last evening in adjourned
session. the absentees being Mccoy, Park,
Shafer, Waterhouse, Whauy White and
Harrell No business of especial import
ance was transacted, except perhaps the
report of the Committee on Text Books
and Schools, in reference 10 the manual
training question. its report being favor
able as far as it goes. After the reading Of
the minutes Of the previous meeting, the
following business was disposed Of
The Committee on Accounts reported
bills amounting to Sli3.63, which were or
dered paid
The Committee on Public Library pre-
scented bills aggregating SgA.93, ana also
recommended the reelection Of Miss A. b.
Wilson to the position of Librarian for the
ensuing year. az a salary of 500 per month,
an advance of - per month. The report
was adopted.
The Committee on Teachers and Schools,
10 which had been referred the matter OF
the ACCESSIBILITY of introducing manual
training in the public schools, reported the
results Of its investigation as follows
your committee is thoroughly impress
ed with the belief that manual training IS a
good thing, but that it should be taught to
pupils of the higher grades only.
.ln order that the system of manual tram
inc should bear the best fruits and yield
the best results, there should be separate
building. centrally located devoted eX-
clusively TO instructions in the different
branches usually taught in the said system;
but Wheeling, having no one building Tor
the education of pupils Of the higher grades
into which the manual training could be IN
troduced. YOUR committee is Of the opinion
that the time has not yet come for taking
definite action on this subject.
If at any time, however, a high school
be established in Wheeling. your commit
tee is of the opinion that provision should
then be- made for adopting and using the
system in connection Herewith. Or II
might be advisable, after the school build
ings now in course OF construction, as
well as the ones that must be built within
the next few years. are completed, that
steps be taken looking TO the erection OF a
separate building for manual training.
with respect 10 the matter of natural
gas supply, referred 10 this committee at
the last meeting Of your honorable body.
YOUR committee would state that being in
doubt as TO the Boards rights IN the mat
ter. il would request that authority be CIV
en- il 10 employ counsel TO advise your com
mittee on this subject.
In the matter Of revising the course Of
study. your committee would say that il
referred the matter TO the meeting Of
Superintendent, Principals and Grammar
Room teachers held on Friday, April
18th. with instructions to report back TO
your committee the results Of their delib-
crations Your committee would there
fore report progress in this matter, making
a report in full at the May meeting.
The report was adopted as whole.
Superintendent Anders0n's report for
the month showed the following totals