The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-16

| III tue beTtuau department SlOU wa
paid out for the instruction Of a.
pupils, Of whom iS9 are OF Gerulau pa
rcntase aud l45 other than German
parentage, The Committee on Ac.
counts reported bills amounting 10 $50
50, were ordered paid.
Tho Committee on Public Library
reported bills amounting to 500 l3, and
recommended the election OF Mrs. Carrie
Crawford ~ assistant librarian at a mi
ary OF $40 n month; Miss NJ. J. Bailey
as second assistant, at tho same sala
ry, and Harry Phillips rs janitor at $50
n month. Tho recommendations wert
complied with.
Tie Committee on Buildings and
Grounds recommended that the Wheel.
ing Mining and Manufacturing Company
should be paid S507 Us on account of work
on the new school building. The commit.
tee also reported that it had selected
Joseph Leiner to superintend the work
on the Island building in place Of MIR. y.
| Wells, deceased. The committees &C.
ton was ratified. The special commit.
tee appointed 10 look into tho matter OF
inadequate gas supply in tho school
buildings, reported that tho gas COM
pany had been doing its best to yet a
sufficient supply Of gas for the city, and
that the Secretary thought the heating
apparatus in the buildings might be i'm.
proved go rs to give more heat, The
matter was referred to the Commits.
sioners OF each district with power to act.
Tho Public Librarian reported that i 400
books had been Issued in the month,
an average Of 1872 per day; also the collec.
tion Of IS in fines, duea, etc.
The matter of Introducing manual
training into the schools was brought up
by resolution by Mr.. Irwin to inyesti.
gate the various methods OF instruction
III that line in vogue elsewhere.
DR.. Jepson thought there was no need
to make an investigation OF tho matter
while the Board is so far in debt that II
will be unable to do anything with it for
several years ut least.
Mr.. Bloch thought it should be inves.
tigated, because it is growing question.
The resolution was lost, ayes 5, noes 0.
A communication was received from
Pri cipal Gwynn, of Webster school,
asking for staff for the new flag award.
ed to the school by the Youths Compan-
ion. The request was complied with,
and the matter Of placing flags on ali
the schools was brought up.
DR.. Dickey moved that the Committee
on Buildings and Grounds procure flags
und poles for each building.
Dr.. Jepson thought that out Of cour-
tesy to the Jf. Q. U. A. NJ, which order
some time since wac granted per-
mission to place flags on all the
buildings, the molion should be
amended so as to instruct the
committee to erect the poles and appli-
ances ut once, and ii flags are not put
up by anyone else before the beginning
Of the next school year, the committee
then finish the job. The amended res
olution passed unanimously.
A resolution by DR.. Jepson, that the
two graduates from each school who
have the highest averages shall be Sc.
lected as performers at the commence
ment exercises, prevailed.
Mr.. Irwin stated that the members OF
Sheridan Post, G. A. r., had requested
that Wednesday afternoon, June 81, be
made a holiday, so that the children
may 20 to sec "The Drummer Boy Of
Shilob." On motion of Dr.. Pipes the
holiday was granted, and the Board ad-
iourned, ....z