The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-16

In tho German department the en-
rollment for the month was sci pupils,
2G3 OF whom were not OF German par
entagc, and o5S OF whom were OF Ger
man %parcntage.
The following reports were adopted:
That OF the committee on public
library, recommending payment Of
bills asgregating Sl02 81; OF the COM
mittee on finance, recommending the
payment Of S2,446 12 on the work on
tho Fourth ward school building, and OF
the committee on accounts, to pay bills
aggregating 1888 81.
The committee on buildings and
grounds Wal authorized to procure tif-
teen desks for Centre school.
The librarians report showed that
during the month Of September 1894
books had circulated; the average cir
culation per day vas 15l; the circula-
ton in reading room GS5, and the
amount received from fines Sl5.
no HIGH SCHOOL REPORT.
The committee on teachers and
schools asked for further time in which
to prepare a report on the question OF
the cost Of n high school, which had
been referred to it. The request was
granted.
The committee on finance reported
in favor OF refunding taxes, on erroneous
assessment, to the following persons:
Elias iahrling, 81 cents; Robert Yahr-
ling. 81 cents; G. H. Tracy, Is cents; J.
Neidcrt, 81 cents; Maria Winters, 81 IS;
Julia NJ. Lasch, seas; Butchers Asso-
citation, S24 80.
When the superintendent's report
was read, Col. Miller called attention to
the unusual number Of cases OF tardi-
ness in the report, there being 1854 cases
reported, and wanted to know if there
was any reason for it. No reason was
given.
A petition from teachers of the A
grade, asking that their salary
be put back to the old figure,
81 per month moro than they get
at present, was read. DR.. Pipes
explained that the salary of the B
grade teachers had been raised, and
that OF tho 4 teachers reduced, be-
cause the latter had less work to do;
that the pupils OF B grade were more
numerous, and that it was harder
work to maintain discipline among
them. DR.. Pipes stated that both
grades received the same salary, sIs
per month. DR.. Dickey asked Superin-
tendent Anderson. ii higher branches
were not taught,by the A.grade teachers,
to which Superintendent Anderson re-
piled in the affirmative. The doctor
stated that the A teachers had not been
notified OF the reduction in their salar-
les. President Jcpson explained that
the board had no regular channel OF
communication with tho teachers, and
that the teachers usually learned of
their appointment from friends or
from the newspapers. BY accepting
the appointment the teachers wore
naturally supposed to BIO satisfied with
the salary.
SALARIES RESTORED.
Mr.. Bloch spoke in favor OF giving the
A teachers their former salary, and Mr..
Cowden moved that they get it. At
this point Mr.. Ellingham sprung a com.
munication upon the board in the shape
OF a letter from n B teacher, who claimed
that the teachers of that grade should
get at least as large q salary rs those OF
the A grade. DR.. Pipes agreed with tho
spirit of the communication, and re-
peated his assertion that the B grade
teachers did as hard, or harder, work
than the A teachers. On motion, the
salary OF A grade teachers was put back
to the old figure, $43. without affecting
the present salary Of the teachers in i
grade.
Mr.. Jefferson moved that Miss Carrie
Evans be confirmed as teacher in the D
grade, in Clay district school. MI. JEFF
ferson stated that at the beginning of
the school year n teacher was dis
pensed with, but that since then the pu-
pills have increased SO fast that the SER
vices OF another teacher were absolutely
necessary. The appointment of Miss
Evans wa confirmed.
The commissioners of Webster school
asked thatthcqucstion OF erecting m adj
ditional school building in the district be
referred to the committee on buildings
and grounds. That committee was au-
thorizcd to wrestlc with the subject.
DR.. Campbell asked why the salary
OF Miss Lucy Robinson, tho musical
instructress, had been reduced. The
president stated hat there was no
communication before the Board, and
in order to bring the matter up, Mr.,
Jefferson moved that tho salary DO
placed back at the old figure. Mr..
Ackcr thought $1,000 was too much to
pay amusic teacher. DR.. Dickey agreed
with Mr.. Jefferson, and eaid that Miss
Robinson had expended money Tor fur
ther instruction in Boston, surprising
that her salary would remain ut the
same figure. lie did not think it was
just 10 reduce the salary.
DR.. Pipes acknowledged that Miss
Robinson did her work well, but claimed
that the salary OF $500 she was now get
ting was an absurdity, in the faco OF a
5000 salary to a grammar teacher. II
the superintendent OF music got more
salary, the doctor was in favor of in
creasing the salaries OF teachers all
along tho line.
Col. Miller was in favor of paying the
ladyya good salary; ho did not agree
with statement made by a member OF
tho Board, that music should not be-
taught in tho public schools, but as
serted, on the contrary, that it was ono
OF the most popular studies, and that it
induced pHpils to come to tho school.
DR.. Campbell seemed to be opposed To