Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-21
BOARD O. EDUCATION.
Regular Monthly Meeting Of the Body
Last Night.

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Last Night.
A New Copy Book Substituted for
the Swishers System - School
Census Enumerators Appointed
in the Four Districts - Routine
Business Transacted.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board Of Education, the last until Sep
TENDER, was helG last evening. A large
amount of routine business was trans
acted. After the reading and approval
of the minutes of the previous meet
Ing, bills reported by the committees
with favorable recommendation, were
ordered paid as follows: Accounts
S323.65; Public Library S163.52.
The committee CT buildings and
grounds presented its report, relative
to its annual visit to the different
school buildings, recommending appro-
priations for minor repairs aggregating
$4,000. The accompanying resolution
was adopted, after some discussion
about minor de-ails.
The committee On teachers and
school reported that the following
number of teachers will be required in
the different schools during the coming
year: Washington 1G, Madison 10,
Clay 16 Union Is, Centre 10, Webster
II, Richie %, Lincoln 6, total 125. The
committee also recommended the ap-
pointment Of teacher Of music in the
public schools. Adopted.
The committee on text books recon-
mended the introduction of Prang's
drawing charts into the schools, at
cost not to exceed $125. Adopted.
The monthly report Of Superinten-
dent Anderson was read. Following
Is an abstract:
Enrolment for the month-Washing-
ton, 513; Madison III; Clay, 532;
Union, 4S5; Centre. 444; Webster, 5S7;
Richie, $50; Lincoln, 14S; total, 4,312.
ton, 426; Madison, 621; Clay, 492;
Union. 3s7; Centre, 36G; Webster, 451;
Richie, 716; Lincoln, 100; total, 9,475.
Average daily absence - Washing
ton. Go; Madison. %; Clay, 45; Union,
%: Centre. 50: Webster, 81: Richie, so;
Lincoln. 20; total, $40.
Per cent of attendance for month
Washington, 50; Madison, SO; Clay, IS;
Union, 81: Centre, 81; Webster, SO;
Richie, 90: Lincoln, IS; total, 80.
Number cases Of tardiness-Teach-
ers, Washington. 0; Madison, 1; Clay p
Union 0; Centre, 2; Webster, 0; Richie
/; Lincoln, 0; total 6.
Number cases of tardiness-Pupils
Washington, 27; Madison, %; Clay, 49,
Union. C; Centre. 10; Webster, II;
Richie. So; Lincoln, 8; total 1876
Number perfect in attendance-Wash-
ington, 1913; Madison, 1858, Clay, 1S1;
Union 1913: Centre, 40; Webster. 146;
Richie, 242; Lincoln, &c; total 1884.
Amount paid for instruction.
ington, 1854; Madison, SS93 Clay. S76S;
Union, Sis; Centre, 1927; Webster,
$751;; Richie, $1,CGS; Lincoln, $315;
total, 1921.
In the German department the en-
rollment for the month was 4S7; en-
rolled since September 566; pupils Of
German parentage 273; not Of German
parentage Oh; amount paid for in
structiCn Sl95.
The Superintendent's recommends
ton of pupils for graduation was con
Cured in, and the Board will award
diplomas to each and medals to those
who attained the highest averages in
the examinations. in the city and in the
respective schools.
The report Of Librarian Wilson show
ed an average daily circulation per day
Of 1915: circulation in reading room S34
circulation for the month 3,106.
Prof. J. II. Birch was placed on the
Committee on Rules and Regulations
vice A. J. Schultze resigned, and Mr..
Schultze was placed on the Committee
on German.
A communication was read from A.
!. Dreamer. whose copybooks were dis
continued last year, stating that he
had renewed I'll Objectionable features
and proposed to furnish the new books
TO be IeldllcU al tlEuL CtutS tdCl, "
take I'D all the Swisher books now in
the hands Of the dealers and replace
with the new books. Mr. Stanton took
the position that any action Of the
Board in the matter would be a dis
courtesy to the committee on text
books. where the subject properly be-
lonqed. Re favored the Swisher copy
book. and objected tc a change being
made at this time Mr.. Maxwell de-
Tended the Dreamer c0pybook. Mr.
Stantons motion to refer was lost. Mr..
Maxwell moved to ADOPT The vote re-
suited: ayes. BOvd Buckman. Camp
bell Dickey. Dudley. Hubbard, Jeffer-
son, Maxwell, Mcconnell. Medick. Mil
Ter. Milliean, Menkemiller. Nesbitt.
Weidncr. Mr.. President-16. Noes,
Birney. Birch. Stanton.
Census enumerators in the different
sub-districts We're appointed as fol-
lows: First. north Of Tenth street and
Island. Miss Jennie Wilson; second. be
tween Tenth street and the creek, Mrs.
Ella Kletzley: third. between the creek
and Twenty-sixth street, !. H. Devries;
fourth. Twonty-sixth street to the Mar
shall county line, Harry N. Bowers.
The compensation viii be the same as
last year. 60 cents per hundred names.
Adjourned.