Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-21
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
TIE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING HELE
LAST MIGHT.
A Large Amount Of Routine Business Transacted
Bids for Coal to be Advertised For.
Other Matters.

night in regular session, with good
attendance of members. The first bust
ness considered after the reading OF the
minutes OF the previous meeting,
vast he report of the Com
mittee on Accounts, recommend
ing payment of bills aggresating
S342 10, which were approved by the
Board. Mr.. Stanton called attention TO
discrepanc in the gas bills in Wash
ington district, tor which he was I'M
able TO account. He thought the bill
should not be paid until Investigated.
A motion embracing his views in the
matter was adopted.
Bills amounting to SIPS IS approved
by the Com mittee on Public Library,
were ordered paid. The Committee on
Teachers and Schools recommended
that Division b grade l, in Richie
school, be made c grade. Adopted.
The Building and, Grounds COMMITTEES
approved bills amounting TO 81, SS7. so
which were ordered paid. The Com
mittee asked for instructions re-
garding the receipt of bids
for furnishing heat In the schools
during the winter-whether to make it
free competition for coal, and whether
TO consider any proposition that may be
presented blythe Natural Gas Co. OF w.
Va. Mr.. Elllngham called attention to
the trouble In this regard last year, and
stated that the Com mittee waited in
structions as TO whether TO limit COM
petition 10 home companies. Mr..
Menkemiler thought separate bids
should be received for the schools sep
arately. Mr.. Jefferson moved that the
com mittee be instructed TO advertise
for bids without specifying home or
foreign coal. Mr.. Maxwell moved to
amend by adding, "the contract TO be
awarded 10 the lowest responsible bid
der" He was Of the opinion that ii a
fight was to be made between home and
foreign coal, it should be made now,
and not after the bids are submitted.
The question developed the fact that
the coal furnished last year was very
satisfactory, and there was an unanimi-
~ Of sentiment that the matter should
be settled finally at last
nights meeting. The motion as amend
ed, was unanimously adopted.
The question Of using gas arose, and
the members generally expressed them
selves as iavoring coal, especially in
view OF the fact that the last bid for
furnishing gas was considerably higher
than the bid for coal. No action was
taken with regard TO gas.
Superintendent Anderson presented
a report with reference TO the recent
Institute, stating that the attendance
OF teachers was almost perfect, and the
work very satisfactory. The expense
TO the Board amounted to sos. The
enrolment of the several schools in Sep
tember, was as follows: Washington,
552; Madison, 749; Clay, 57l; Union,
5l3; Centre, AIS; Webster, Cos; Richie.
9l2; Lincoln 172; total, 4,649, an in
crease OF 103 over the enrolment in
1898.
The report of the Librarian showed
the following totals: Average circula-
tlon per day, 227; circulation in reading
room, 99s; amount received from fines,
50.
A communication, signed by two
members of the senior class Of the pub
lie schools, was read by the clerk. The
petitioners asked the Board for permits
sion to finish their studies in the school
in which they were begun. They
argued that the teachers and plans
of work are so arranged that it Is an
undeniable advantage TO pupils to finish
their studies when begun; that it is a
disadvantage to change schools; that
the pupils are DESTROYS OF belonging TO
the alumni associations in which their
schoolmates and classmates are gather
ed. There was division OF sentiment
In the Board regarding the ACCESSIBILITY
OF granting the prayer OF the petitioners,
and it was argued at some length. The
ayes and noes were demanded, and the
vote resulted as follows:
Ayes-Buckman, Echstruth, Jeffer-
sou, Medick, Milligan, Menkemiller,
Stanton, Ulrich, WaIford, and Widener
10.
Noes-Csmpbell. Ellingham, Max
well, .Menkemilier, c., Park, and Mr..
President-6.
Mr.. Jefferson then offered the follow
ing amendment to the rules governing
the Board:
Resolved, That the following be inserted
after the word Board" in Article 4, OF
General Rules:
Provided. however, that the pupils be-
longing to the junior class during the last
term thereof, and pupils belonging TO the
senior class, removing to another sub-dts-
trict. shall have the option as TO whether
they will finish their course in the school