Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The Proceedings Of the Regular
Monthly Meeting, Last Night.
An Inquiry to be Made Into the AL
legged Violation Of Rules Regard
ing the Number Of Scholars
Taught - Other Business Trans
acted.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Board of Education was held last night,
and very little business out OF the or
binary channel was transacted. After
the reading and approval OF the min
utes of the previous meeting, bills were
reported. and ordered paid as follows:
Accounts, 1898; public library, S353.OS.
The Public Library Committee was au-
thorized to purchase books TO the
amount of S546O The report Of the
Superintendent was as follows:
Washington-Enro for the
month. SAP; average daily attendance,
AIS; average daily absence, A; per cent.
of attendance for month, "a; number
cases of hardness: teachers, 0, pupils,
As: number perfect in attendance, 253;
amount paid for instruction, $751;.
Madison-Enrollment for the month,
71S: average daily attendance, 629;
average daily absence, 2S; per cent. of
attendance for month, 90; number cases
Of hardness: teachers, 0, pupils 30; num-
Der perfect in attendance, 6S1; amount
paid out for instruction, $99.
Clay-Enrollment for the month, 500;
average daily attendance, All; average
daily absence, ,36; per cent of attend
ance for the month, SO; number cases OF
hardness: teachers. 0, pupils, 40; num-
Der perfect in attendance, 225; amount
paid for instruction, S76S.
Union-Enrollment for the month,
472: average daily attendance, 42O;
average daily absence, %; per cent of
attendance for month, "a; number cases
of hardness: teachers, l, pupils, Is;
number perfect in attendance. 21l;
amount paid for instruction, S731.
Centre-E Enrolment for the month,
433; average daily attendance, 1888; aver
age daily absence, &c; per cent of al
tendance for the month, 90; number
cases of tardiness: teachers, 2, pupils,
10: number perfect in attendance, 191
amount paid for instruction. S69S.
Webster Enrolment for the month,
$50: average daily attendance, 1873;
average daily absence, A; per cent. of
attendance for month, 90; number cases
of tardiness: teachers, l, pupils, 81;
number perfect in attendance, 1873;
amount paid for instruction, SS2S.
Ritchie-Enrollmen for the month,
S57: average daily attendance, 746;
average daily absence, 60; per cent Of
attendance for month, 90; number cases
Of hardness: teachers, l, pupils, SO;
number perfect in attendance. 305;
amount paid for instruction, 81 ,049.
LincOln-Enrollmen for the month,
16S; average daily attendance. 147;
average daily absence, IA; per cent. of
attendance for month, 81; number cases
of tardiness: teachers, 0, pupils, %;
number perfect in attendance, 70;
amount paid for instruction, 1924.
TOtals-Enrollment for the month,
1881; average daily attendance, 3,77S;
average daily absence, 276; per cent. of
attendance for month, SO; number cases
of hardness: teachers, 5, pupils, 2S6;
number perfect in attendance, 1,S43;
amount paid for instruction, S6,052.
In the German department, the total
enrolment for the month was sol; en-
rolled since September LIST, 500; classes,
Go: pupils Of German parentage. 270;
not of German parentage, 231; teachers,
5; paid for instruction, 1885,
From the report of Librarian Wilson,
the following abstract is taken: Circu-
lation for the month, 5,757, Of which
5,167 were works of fiction; circulation
Pc day 230; circulation in reading
room, !, 256: received from fines. s..
The report of the superintendent of
Music, Miss Lucy Robinson, showed the
following totals: Number in fifth read
or. 437: third, 1896; second, 429 first,
46S; primer, 1,072; chart, 1885; classes,
rs; total 1881.
The Commissioners from Centre dis
trict asked confirmation of the promo
ton of Miss Annie Moran from Divis-
ion 2. Grade B. to assistant grammar
room teacher, and the appointment Of
Miss Nina Commerford to fill the va
cancy. The request was granted.
Mr.. Maxwell offered the following:
Resolved, That the Superintendent
be instructed to investigate the studies
pursued by the pupils in the grammar
| schools and A grade. and report at the
next meeting of the Board il a greater
number of studies are pursued than are
I allowed under the rules. and to recon-
mend a reconstruction of time tables in
conformity with rules governing the
same.
Mr.. Maxwell brought this matter TO
the attention of the Board some time
ago. Mr.. jefferson stated that the mat
ter was brought home to him quite re-
Gently by the example Of his son, whom
he thought had more study assigned to
him than should be required of a pupil
of tender years. He made a partial in
vestigation. in other cases, which re-
vealed the necessity for the adoption of
such a resolution. Col Miller thought
there should be an investigation. if for
no other purpose than to settle the
doubts which appear to exist in the
minds of some of the members. He
thought, however, that the inveStiga-
ton should properly be made by a
committee of the Board. Mr.. Maxwell
assumed that the schools should be
conducted according to the rules OF
the Board. He opposed Col. NIillers
idea with reference TO the appointment
of a committee, taking the position that
a committee might consider the mat
ter after the Superintendent makes his
| report. Mr.. Stanton thought the seat OF
the trouble was the fact that many
studies which have been finished are
reviewed in the junior and senior years,
and the studies multiplied in this man
ner
Mr.. Jefferson stated what IS expected
of the pupil daily in the year preceding
the junior year. viz: twenty examples
in algebra. the same number in arith-
metic. in addition to physics, grammar
rhetoric, literature, music, spelling and
writing
The following appointments in Madi-
son school were confirmed: Miss Belle
McGranahan, division D, grade (;
Lenora Krauter, substitute.