Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-19

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mended the payment of the same sal
aries as were in force last year. as fol-
! lows: Principal, Except Lincoln), 81
! 200; principal OF Lincoln school, $I,1yJ
grammar room teachers, $50 and $50
other teachers ranging from S39 to S43
music teachers, 81 Geo; superintendent
Richie annex, $500 per year The JAM
tors salaries range from SIS to $50.
The committee on finance submitted It's
estimates Of expenditures for be en-
suing year as follows School funds
$97 $50; library fund, $1,000; total, SiO4,-
$50. The valuation Of real and personal
property as returned for city taxation
was reported as about S22,000,0OO. The
school fund portion Of the State distri-
! butable school fund will be $13,91180
In order to meet the appropriated eX-
penditures. the committee recommended
that the levy for school purposes be tx
ed at 3S cents on the 500 valuation, and
for building and library fund 8 cents
each on S100 valuation, making a total
for all school purposes of A cents. A
resolution embodying this recommends
! ton was unanimously adopted.
The commissioners from each sub
district presented reports Of their APP
pOintments Of teachers for the next
school year, all of which were confirmed
There are very few changes since last
year. and no teachers have been re-
moved for cause There were no con-
tests. and the different reports went
through without a single objection.
Enrolment for the month-Washing-
ton, AIS; Madison, 675; Clay, 495; Union,
449: Centre, 423; Webster. $50; Richie,
S53: Lincoln. 169. Total, 4,09S.
Average daily MISUNDERSTANDING
ton 406; Madison, COZ; Clay, 3S9; Union,
1856; Centre, 351; Webster, 467; Richie,
74G; Lincoln, 115. Total, 1852.
Average daily absence Washington,
80; Madison 10; Clay, 27; Union, 50;
Centre, 43; Webster, A; Richie, 81;
Lincoln. y. Total, 297.
Per cent. of attendance for month
Washington, 81; Madison, 81; Clay, "a;
Union. SO: Centre, 49, Webster, 81;
Richie. 81: Lincoln, SO. Total, %.
No. different pupils enrolled since 1st
Septembcr-W Washington, no; Madison,
SS1: Clay, ESQ; Union, 630; Centre, 6l5;
Webster, S5S: Richie, 1856; Lincoln,
211. Total 1921.
No. cases Of tardiness-Teachers-
Washington. . Madison, O: Clay, .;
Union. 0: Centre, 0; Webster, 3; Richie,
o: Lincoln, 0. Total. 7. Pupils
Washington, 80; Madison, %; Clay, u;
Union. / Centre, 5; Webster, Al; Rit-
chic. y; Lincoln IS Total, POP.
No. perfect in misunderstanding
ION, 142; Madison, 374; Clay, IFS; Union,
2G9: Centre. 1853; Webster, 1i9; Richie,
277; Lincoln, IS. Total. 1,600.
Amount paid for Observation-Disclosures
ingon. S754: Madison, $500 Clay, $76S;
Union. sos; Centre, s627; Webster,
$751;. Richie, $I062; Lincoln, S3l5.
Total S5,912
In the German department the en-
rollment for the month was l59; classes
IS; pupils of German parcntage 2Gl; not
of German parentaee 1873; teachers 3;
paid for instruction Sl95.
The Superintendent further reported
that one year ago Mitchells Geography
was adopted FOR one wear. He recon-
mended that Mitchells Primary and
Intermediate Biographies, and Butler s
Physical Geography be discontinued,
ana in their stead Buffers Elementary
Geography and Buffers Complete Ge-
| 0graphy be adopted.
The report of the librarian for the
month of June showed total circulation
for the month cf 1856; average circula-
ton per day. IT'S; circulation in read
ing room 599; amount of fines collect
ed, $40
The question of text books was dis
cusscd at length That portion or the
Superintedent's report referring to But
| ler's GeOgraOhies was referred to the
Committee on Text Books. Z. II. But
Ter & Co.. through their representative
Mr. O. J. Smith, submitted a PROPOSE
ton to furnish books TO the schools
! The publishers proposed to furnish
without q five year contract, Butler
! Elementary Geography for Al cents re-
tail price 81 cents: Complete Geography
90 cents. retail price S120; with five
year contract. the Elementary was Of
fered Tor SO cents and the Complete foi
70 cents. The publishers further
agreed TO accept cid Biographies in eX-
| change The Committee on Text Books
| submitted a resolution, providing fol
the acceptance Of the offer Of q. II
Butler & Co.
Col. Miller moved to refer back to the
committee with instructions TO invite
bids from other firms. for a term Of five
years. for all school books that tn,
! Board does not now receive under con
tract Inasmuch as the Board has M
contract with any publishing house fol
school books, this means. in effect tina
there will be a school book fight be
tween this time and the next meeting
of the Board Col. Miller's motion wa
! discussed freely and adopted, and th'
Clerk was instructed to write to all th;
publishers and ask for bids.
The bond of the City Collector was
ordered accepted when the signatures o
the signers are acknowledged before
Notary Public.
Upon Col. Miller's motion, Miss Lucy
| Robinson was reelected instructor OF
music for the ensuing year.
The school enumeratOrs were ordered
paid for their work, at the rate OF o,
| cents per one hundred names.
DR.. Campbell moved to reconsider th'
action of the Board al its last meeting
| in adopting Creamer's cOpybooks. Mr.
| Milligan called for the ayes and noes
and the motion was lost by vote of
70 7. II appears that Prof. Swisher ha.
been calling upon members Of thc
Board since last month, stating that his
COOKBOOK has been misrepresented