The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-18

Teacher.
The board of education met IN regular
session last night and transacted much
business. The hoard Was called 10 or
der D; the usual hour by President u
hch. and Secretary Hall read the min
u;cs Or the previous meeting,
The superintendent reported the totl!
enrolment for The month. 4,70j, average
daily attendance. +.26j: average daily
absence. 80: average daily non-ncn-
bers, ls6; per cent: OF attendance for
month. 81; number Of cases OF hardness.
teachers. 10; pupils. 367. number perfec;
In attendance. 20i. amount paid for In
structi0n. S6.l6".
German Observation-Disclosures for
muath. lgl: number Of classes. IS. nun-
Der cf pupils al German percentage. 49,
humber Of pupils not Of German p4rcn:-
age. 80: number D! teachers. !. amount
paid Tor instruction. Sl9j.
The public librarians rcpJr; for the
month OF November WAS presented a.
follows: TuiIi circulation. G.ISi: avcr-
age daily ciTcularI5I. rs; circulation IN
reading room. l.UIl: amount received
from fines. 81.
Inc committee or accounts repartcd
expenditures, Si3i2.
The cJmm.;itr. on teachers and schools
recommended that toe highest grade OF
division y In Webster sCnoDl be made u
c grade. and also that 4 synchr0n!z@d
clock b. placed In each OF the school
buildings. Bu;h recommendations were
StOpt=d.
The comm!Ite. on pubic library re-
ported bills amounting Ia $50 - LAG
asked tina i he authorized 10 pUrChasc
books amounting 10 So 30. The report
was adopted.
The ~fpilo"!ng appointments were re-
commended hy IN" commissioners o. the
various schools: Webster district. con-
firnatioE u Miss Sophie Irwin vice Miss
Annie SCS,Hr!ShI. resigned. and appoint
mcni ~ Miss Maggie Hathaway rs SUBJ
rtiiute. Richie district commissioners
Recommended tina: owing to the resigna-
ton -: MISS Emmg Soudrrmln az teach
er at Richie annex. III" following ChLn-
yes. which were confirmed. Miss Jennie
NCtiOwn. division +. S-udc |. Miss Cad
de Watt, division G. Gradr |. and that
Mis- Josephine Maurer l." appointed to
Ill the vacancy IN division c. grade ;.
The commissioners Of CcItrc district re-
commended the appointment OF Miss
Minnie !.1hse 20 III Inc vacancy caused
bv the resignation N Miss Clara F0rney,
ard the appointment; u! Misses Annie
Carnahan and Bessie Higgins as su5s;i-
tItcs.
\. motion wle made to take iU the re-
ylscd rules pnc hy one and discuss or re-
jaCt. Ak the board Uic4irCd. Mr.. Hubbard
moved nm Amendment that only the rules
which had been changed be read and
considered. TIN amendment WAS sec
Ondcd and carried.
Mr.. Maxwell s4id that before the rules
were read he would like to answer come
etatcncnt1 made by Colonel Miller. The
gentleman stated that he was nOt the
chairman ~ the rules committee and
had only reported y rules Ia the board
in the absence oE the chairman. The
clerk then proceeded 20 read IN" rules.
Colonel Miller said that he thought roll
call should be inserted In the first rule
and made n motion TO that effect. which
was carried. Tn" clause regarding mis-
celia neO business VS. struck nut.
one OF the rules substituted ten min
u.pg 10 he allowed for debate Instead %
five minutes. Colonel Miller said he OBJ
jccted 60 his as he would hate t. stay
and hear SOM" ~ the members talk Tor
ten minutes on any subject. II" moved
20 amend the rule by making 1t five min
utC6: carried.
4 new rub. 4 adopted that M mem
hcr at tn" hoard shall b" employed hg IT,.
and that tn" members are not allowed to
accept contracts al p"Cuni..ry COmprn-
futIom for any work done.
Colonel Miller Wnvci that tn" rule
referring To- the duties of the commit
tee on buildings and grounds be
amended 90 that u now insurance
to be- placed on buildings he referred
10 the buIrh hrfurr being placed.
adopted. The gnWr gentleman als0
moved that the committee on teachers
and schools hc required to report an
nuaIly I'm the UIpnth Of Julr the naincS
or a teacher Of drawing and sIprrTis-
0. Of music. instead Of June, which
waE also adopted.
CniOncl Miller asked that a rule bo
nd0ptcd making II unlawful for n
principal to take any active part In
politics. Mr.. i:uckmau amended this by
making II any paid cmplOyr OF tlc
board. Tho motion n9 amended was
carried.
The new rules made II necessary
for teachers To Uivc four weeks Notice
before they resign their position. MIR.
Mcdick gnid h" didn't gee how II could
be enforced and iuOv"d To strik" It out.
Colonel Miller agreed with him and
said h" wtq not fIvOrnbly Impressed
with the rule, iuagInuch HS /, stated
the requirements were that trnChOrd
Shail BE- "Rnp"rlOr" In professional at
tuInmcnts. l!v ls adoption tn" board
could ~" NJ an excuse to Dismiss .
teacher. that she wnS not "supcrIor' I'm
professional attalnmGntS. After come