Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-20
BOARD Of EDUCATION.
Business Transacted at the Regular
Monthly Meeting
Held Last Night-The Clay Annex
School Property and Building
Under Observation-Disclosures on
Revision Of Rules Presented Its
Report-Monthly Reports Read.

The regular monthly meeting Of
the Board Of Education was held
last evening. There was a good at
! tendance of members. Accounts were
submitted with favorable recommended
lions and ordered paid. as follows; public
library. $l65.O7; accounts, $Sl6.43. The pub
lie library committee was authorized to
purchase books to the amount of S6O.76.
The committee on buildings and
grounds reported that after an investiga-
ton of the kind of labor employed by j.
J. Koehniine * Son. they found that the
firm complied with the orders of the Board
in that they employ none but union labor.
The contract for furnishing coal was
therefore closed at their bid. The COM
mittee also submitted a deed from the
Central Glass Works to the Board OF
Education for land adjoining Clay annex
property, upon which it is proposed to
erect a school building. The recommen-
dation that the clerk be authorized TO
draw an order for $500 in payment for
same, was generally discussed. with a
view to remedying any probable defects
in the deed of transfer. Several members
wanted to insist upon the company remov-
ing the present buildings on the property,
and favored delaying action until the next
meeting of the Board. This action was
taken.
The report of Supt. Anderson for the
month was read by the clerk. 1t showed
the following totals Enrolment for the
month. 4.703; average daily attendance,
4,1gl; average daily absence. 235; cases of
hardness. teachers 9. pupils 1896; perfect in
attendance ! $50; paid for instruction, &c.
19l. In the German department, the en-
rollment was 1872; classes, 81; pupils Of
German parentage, 261; not Of German
parentage, 231; teachers, 3; paid for in
struction, $780,
The report of Librarian Wilson showed
a total circulation of books for the month
of 5.759, of which number 5,2S2 were works
of fiction; average daily circulation 2l3;
circulation i'm reading room, LOIS; received
from fines, $l3.
The request from the Commissioners Of
Webster for authority 10 change Division
d. Grade 1. to Division c. Grade 4. and to
appoint Miss Agnes Carpenter as teacher
in that room, was referred to the commit
tee on teachers AMI schools.
a resolution offered by Mr.. jefferson was
adopted. It insuucts the committee on
buildings and grounds to advertise for
plans for a new school building i'm Clay
district to Dee used as an annex the build
ing TO contain not more than eight rooms
and the cost not TO exceed $1,000 COL
Miller called attention to the misunder-
standings which have heretofore resulted
from the competition Of foreign architects.
If the Board desired to condne the compe-
tition to resident architects. it should say
so. and not treat outsiders unfairly. one
member suggested that the Board might
save some money by adopting the plan
of one of the present buildings. The Lin
coin and Ritchie annex buildings were
mentioned. Mr. Stanton thought the
Washington district school a model build
ing. and suggested that it's general plan
might be adopted If it could Doe reduced in
size.
Mr.. Maxwell called attention TO another
evil with reference TO competition among
architects lie mentioned the TACT that
architects very frequently give estimates
which fail far below the actual cost Of
building. The proper way would be to adj
vertise for plans and contract together.
Mr.. Jefferson's resolution was adopted
Mr. Maxwell submitted the report of the
special committee appointed to revise the
rules of the Board. The report covered
Gfty-one printed pages. Mr.. Maxwell
asked that special meeting bee called for
the consideration of the report. The dis
cussion developed the fact that the move
ment to revise the rules was started about
six years ago. and the present committee
was appointed more than year ago, and
has worked upon the matter al different
times since. The report goes over one
month. and printed copies will be given
TO the members.
The Board decided to close the schools
on the eve of Thanksgiving, and TO remain
closed until Monday.
Adjourned.