The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-20

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The Librarians report for the month
OF February showed that the average cir
culation OF books per day was PA, read
ing room circulation 1,O67, aad amount
OF cash received from fines Sl5.
Clerk Hall called attention to the fac
that bill had been presented in the las
Legislature changing the time Of taking
the animal census enumeration OF the
school district to the last sixteen days In
April, instead Of the sixteen days aitel
July 4. he did not know whether the
bill had passed, and suggested that the
matter be investigated prior to the nexI
meeting.
Mr.. Bloch presented the following:
ReSOlUed, That a special committee
consisting OF the President, ]. A. Miller,
F. ]. Park and the Superintendent viait
one or more cities that have had the
manual training system in operation
three or more years, with instructions
to report at the next regular meeting the
result OF their investigations.
DR.. Ulrich hoped the resolution would
be adopted, Hs the question OF manual
training had been occupying the minds
Of intellirent people for some time.
Mr.. Miller was rather opposed to the
resolution, as he thought the majority
OF the Board did not think the district
was prepared 10 go into the matter at
present. He also thought that the ex.
pense should be limited to a certain
amount. Mr.. Bloch proposed that the
expense be.limited to 500, some friends
Of the system having offered TO provide
futher funds.
Mr.. Miller was in favor OF each mem.
ber Of the Board constituting himself
committee OF one TO visit various cities,
especially those approximating Wheel
ing in size, and investigate the matter,
without expense to the Board.
DR.. Dickey took the chair and DR..
Jepson spoke on the matter. He was
OF the opinion that the question Of
manual training should await move
ment in favor OF high school. The
establishment OF a manual training
school would involve the erection OF q
building and the pupils would be
obliged to come together from a long dis
tance. After the establishment OF a high
school the manual training system could
be instituted at the high school, where
the pupils would already be gathered.
Mr.. Bloch argued in favor Of the es-
tablishment Of high school in connec.
tion with manual training on the score
OF economy, claiming an annual saving
OF $500 over the present school ex.
penses.
DR.. Ulrich agreed with Mr.. Bloch, be-
lieving that the manual training system
should be investigated, in order that
definite information about 1t be OBJ.
tanned.
Mr.. Ebelipg thought that manual
training, to be OF any account, should be
taught children while young. 1t would
be inadvisable to instruct them in man
ual training after they had entered the
high school, having reached the age Of
from sixteen to eighteen years.
DR.. Jepson moved that Mr.. Bloch's
resolution be referred 10 the Committee
on Teachers and Schools, and this
motion was carried.
Miss Annie Hall was confirmed as
substitute teacher in Madison district.
DR.. Dickey proposed the introduction
into the schools Of "Black Beauty" q
treatise on the treatment OF the horse,
saying that 100000 copies had been
sold in this country, and 100. 900 in Eng.
land.
A motion, instructing the clerk to pur.
chase two books for each school, at cost
Of about $40 so, was carried.