The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-18
SCHOOL BOARD.
Monthly Meeting OF Board of>Ed.
lIeation Last Night.
MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
A Nrrised Course OF study for the CRANE
mar neutrality-suspicious. Confirmed
ny the Hoard Union Mined Coal to bc
Used ms Fuel this ycar-Mr, Maxwell
Defends hsti0n Of tho Madison Commits
slontrs In itsmoving u Teacher.

The city board Of education met In
regular session last night. with PreSl-
dent ulrIch and Clerk Halt In their
respective places. The following men,
bdrs were present: Birch. Birney. buck
man, Dlckey, Dudley. Hubbard. Max
well, Mcconnell, Medkk. Miller. Mill.
gan, NcSbitt, stanton. Waltord. and
the President. The abscntees were:
Boyd, Jefferson. I'LL. Schultz, und
WcIduor.
The minutes Of the Inst meeting were
read md approved. On motion OF Mr.
MillIgan, the report Of the committee
on accounts. totalling Si3S As. was filed
and tho bills ordered paid.
The committee on public library sub
mIttcd Its report OF expenditures,
amounting to 1924 90. This report on
motion OF Mr.. Maxwell was received,
filed, and bills ordered paid. Tho
committee recommended the purchase
OF some new books. The recommen-
dalton was granted. The librarians
report was received and flied.
rho report OF the special committee
to r~c-arrapgc the course Of study,
In the grammar schools, after
discussion by Messrs. Stanton, Max
well and Superintendent Anderson. was
adopted. Below Is given the course aH
sanctioned BY the board:
First Year.
First term.-Sicography, completed;
history, completed; grammar and or
thOg,: arithmetic. Written and Mental.
Second term.-Physlology, literature,
grammar, arithmetic, Written and Men
tai.
Third term-Physiology, literature,
grammar, arithmetic, Written and
Mental.
Second Year.
First tcrm.-Grammar, arithmetic,
physics. algebra.
Second term.-Grammnr. arithmetic,
physics. algebra.
Third ternL-Grammar. completcd;
arithmetic, physics, algebra.
THIRD Year.
FIRST term.-l&hetoric. civil govern
ment, geometry, chemistry. arithmetic.
Second term.-Clvll government, ge-
'AilIAlF : NlFEEillNkhS ! W. ~ ltkllIIlCIlGs
Third term.-RhctorG. civil govern
mGnt, geometry, chemistry, arithmetic.
Fonrth Year.
First crm.-Geogrnphy. gramr1r' and
photography. history. arithmetic, spell
ing.
Second term.-Physlology. literature.
physics. algebra.
Third term.-Rhetoric, clvN govern
nent, chemistry. geometry.
The commissioners OF Centre dis
trIct asked confirmation OF the appoint
mcnt OF Miss Fannie Campbell as
second assistant grammar teacher, and
OF Miss Anna Moran. Tor division a,
grade !. The board confirmed these ap-
poiItmentS as they did Of the Rltchle
commissioners. who asked that Miss
Bertha thinner be appointed teacher
In place Of Miss Meta Graebe, resign
ed. Miss Nina Gould vas selected as
substitute.
The board also granted the request
Of Madison district for an additional
teacher In Lincoln school. Upon mo-
ton Of Mr.. Hubbard. Miss Oriska
Beasley was selected.
Tho commissioners OF Webster dis
trct asked that Miss Laura Shields
he appointed as substitute In Webster
school, This request was granted.
The question Of fuel for the schools
was introduced by Mr.. Hubbard, He
wanted the local commissioners to Sc
lect bids, and made a motion TO that
efrect, which he afterwards withdrew.
Mr.. buchanan moved that the commit
tee on buildings and grounds receive
bids with full power to act. Mr. Mill
gan moved in amendment that no bids
be received from any but those en-
pl0ylng unitn labor, and that It be so
advertised. The amendment carried,
only three voting nay. The motion
was also carried.
The sum OF S25 was ordered paid on
the motion of AIR. Birch, to the Y. NJ.
c. A. for the use OF the building dur
Ing the city teachers institute.
There being no further business, Mr..
Maxwell read Il defense Of the Madi-
son commissioners In their late action
Of retiring a teacher from the Madi-
son school. He referred 10 statements
made against them by people who
were ignorant of the Jurisdiction vested
In the commissioners. He scatk;ngly
denounced thase who had so harshly
criticized them. ard referred to some
statements made by the president OF
the board In an address TO the city
teachers.
Upon the conclusion OF his paper, DR..
ulrich arose, evidently ln2anscd and
denied the statements referring to him
in toto. He said that 1t was a lie that
he had publicly criticized tho commits
s%ioners, and Furthermore, IL the board
sanctioned the destinations made by
Mr.. Maxwell, h. would resign.
Mr.. Maxwell said he Intended making
no impeachment OF the president. but
wanted 10 express his opinions. A
warm discussion being threatened. Mr..
Neshitt moved that the board adjourn,
which was accordingly DONE
WHEELING CONSERVATORY OF