The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-22

... ANhtNlNes ..
The Committee on Teachers and
Schools presented a report covering two
typewriter pages. With regard tc
the introduction Of the manual training
feature into the schools, the committee
deems manual training a good thing
but Is OF the opinion that to get the besi
results the system should only be up.
piled to the larger pupils, aud that II
should be taught In a building separate
from the regular school buildings. Since
these conditions caunot well exist, the
committee Is Of the opinion that the
time for taking definite action Inns moi
arrived. The committee says further
III at any time Il High School be es.
tablished in Wheeling, provision should
be made for adopting and using the in.
dustrial system therein"
With regard to the natural gas supply
the committee asked permission to EN-.
ploying counsel to instruct il with re-
gard to its powers in the premises.
With regard to the matter OF revising
the course Of study, the committee re
ported having referred the matter to -.
meeting OF the Superintendent, Princi
pals and Grammar room teachers, will
instructions to report back the result O.
its deliberations. ..
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY.
The report was accepted, except tina
instead Of empowering the employing o
an attorney the gas supply matter wa
taken out Of the committees hands ant
referred to a committee consisting o
Messrs. Hannah, Jepson and Bloch
with instructions to make the best DOS
sible terms with the gas company.
The Committee on Accounts presented
corrected bills amounting to Sl43 70
which were ordered paid.
The Committee on Public Library pre-
scented bills amounting to S94 50 ant
also recommended the reelection O
Miss A. 3. Wilson as Librarian at a sal
airy OF $50 n month. Both recommends
tions were adopted,
~ TIE LIBRARY,
The Librarians report of books in til,
Public Library was as follows: Tota
number Of hooks in library, ll,l53
number added during 1850, 12l3, as fol
lows: worn out books replaced, 200
bound magazines, Il; Governmental
reports, ZIG; donations, 1o, returned
from old library, |; reported lost ant
afterwards found, 3; new cards issue
during the year, 5o3; number Of card
now in use, 3.70S.
The report for the month shows tina,
the total circulation was ASH, pivin,
IN average Of 2222 per day. The %clrcula
ton in the library was l,240.
Fifteen dollars was received for fines
etc.
The local commissioners from Webste,
district reported that they had appointed
Miss Emma Westwood a teauLer, yics
Miss 1mogenc Slrobel, resigned, and
also that Miss Annie Seabright had beer
made second substitute,
The commissioners OF Clay district re
ported the appointment OF Miss Emm1
J. Hervey to fill a vacancy caused by The
resignation Of Miss Ella Hervey.
The commissioners from Richie dis
trict reported the appointment of Mis-.
Amelia Spect to take charge Of a new
room.
All these appointments were con.
irmed. s@ :.
Dr.. Pipes reported that in Richie dis
trlct a new room has been fitted up in
the basement OF the old building, and
that torty.eight pupils had been trans,
ierred from a room formerly containing
l02. leaving fity-four in the old room,
Clerk Hall reported that he had re.
newed a note for SIS, 400 on the building
fund at the Dollar bank, which action
was c%oncnrred in,by the Board. A bill
for 50 from l.. A.. Lihdetmuth for photo.
graphs Of the school buildings to be Used
in a Government work on education,
was ordered paid. 7a nv ~,
The question whether the new Madi.
son building should be insured in its
present incomplete stale WIS discussed,
and was allowed to remain in the hands
Grounds. =. ~. $500