The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
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There is In the custody of Or. John
L. Dlckey, the secretary OF the board of
trustees OF the Linsly Institute, book
of record, which, considering the fact
thatltis older than most people who will
read this article, Is very respectable
looking volume. Were It In It's orig
inal dress, however, 1t would no doubt
show age, but It has been rebound with
in recent years In order to better pre-
serve the records OF an institution
which has for more than eighty years
educated the youth of this community.
This interesting volume is the minute
book of the board of trustees of the
Linsly Institute and on its pages are
spread the minutes OF the first as We'll
as those OF the last meeting n the
trustees,
1t is large volume, thTt,An inches
in length and eight in width, and con-
tains perhaps three hundred pages,
more than half OF which being stlll
blank, may be used for many years to
come. l.
SO much for a genera! exterior view,
Now for the kernal within the shell,
and to be orderly let us begin at the
very beginning.
Attached to the first pages Is a. copy
of the will OF Noah Llnsly, dated March
%, 1914. and reading, in part, as fol-
lows:
II devise to samI sprigg and Noah
Zane, or the survivors Of them or their
exeeuto.s, my farm in the county of
Ohio and state OF Virginia, wherein
Ignatlus Gadd now lives, also my farm
in said county, whereon Abel Molten
now lives, together with all my stock
and farming utensils thereon to the said
SAINT Sprlgg and Noah Zane. or the
survivor OF them or their executors for
ever, in trust, for the use. benefit and
advantage of the Laucastrian school
TO be established In the town of Wheel
ing as hereinafter mentioned"
Thrn follow the directions as to APP
pitcation for incorporation and manner
in which the estate Is to be disno- ed
of. together with other necessary par
ticulars, the enumeration OF VIII h
would be embarrassing.
Under the name of the Wheeling Lam
castrian Academy, the institution was
Incorporated by act of the as emily Of
Virginia on October 10, 1914, and the
first meeting of the trustees was held
May Is, 1916. There were present at
this meeting Daniel Smith, John Good,
Noah Zane, Samuel sprlgg, George
Knox, Joseph Caldwell, James II. Role,
Josiah Uplegraff and VIM. Chapline,
Jr. An organization was effected by
electing Noah Zane president, VIM,
Chapllne secretary, and Thomas Woods
treasurer. which last officer was res
CURED to give bond in the hinotint OF
one thousand dollars (0f the faithful
performance OF his duties After apI
Ynntptffer a Nae IA a .
port as to the size, plan and probable
expense Of the academy the first
meeting of the board waa adjourned
At the next meeting u committee tgdd
appointed "to receive subscriptions for
the benefit of the institution" but the
citizens OF Wheeling We're evidently not
very enthusiastic over the school. for
although the board agreed that should
subscription of at Ieast a thousand
dollars be received. to allow the prin-
cipal room TO be used occasionally as a
place OF divine worship, still the COM
mlttee at subsequent meeting report
ed that It could not obtain any MONEY,
aud on motion the comm, zee wes dis
charged
The members OF the board were ap-
parentiy somewhat irregular in thei-
meetings. on juno IL. 1916, the day be-
fore Waterloo. by the way, the adjourn
ed to meet on the third Monday OF July
following, but they did not meet until
March 20, 1916, from which time the
record goes on, totally Ignoring she
blank OF almost a year
Other trustees have been elected from
time to time, though why and in what
manner forme.' members have severed
their connection with the board is not
always stated. New names appearing
rA n AInwu (fu1JtUat1
william Irwin, j. Edglngton. Thomas
Woods. Benjamin McMechen. John
Mcclure, Archibald Woods and Peter
Yarnell. In 1918 Alexander Caldwell
became the second president OF the
board in place of Noah Zane, who re-
signed.
New members were added at almost
every meeting to take the places OF
those who died, resigned or were re-
moved. 80 that hereafter or at least
until names become more familiar, new
trustees will be mentioned only as they
are connected with some point Of the
history. The name OF Lawrence a.
Washington IS made an exception to
this resolution. for whether or not n
klnsman Of the immortal George Wnsh-
ington. that name should never be pass
ed over lightly or ignored by an Ameri-
can.
II school had been held nt all during
the past four years II must have been
in some rented room for the record
speaks OF plans, proposals, terms. etc,
but no building had yet been erected.
and not until late in the yeaG. 1890 is
mention made Of q teacher, when
committee was appointed to contract
with teacher FOR one hundred dollars
quarter" and at the same time the
tuition was fixed at "One dollar per
quarter, to be paid In advance to the
treasurer" About n year later the
teacher made his report and II was re
solved that the printer OF the N. w.
Gazette be invited to give the same
publicity"
Girls as well as boys were originally
admitted to the school, though when
this gallantry was discontinued Is not
stated. In one place only are the young
ladies mentioned, when committee
was appointed to cause fence to be-
buff TO separate the yard used by the
boys from that used by the girls.
Mr.. John II. Truax Ia the nrst teacher
mentioned By name although there IA
some doubt ns 10 whether he was the
original teacher mentioned two years
before.
Daniel Deadly bocnmc teacher In 1927
ht q salary Of $3.50 per annum. besides
the amount collected from the pupils
for tuition, namely zone dollar per
quarter for each scholar" but Mr..
Deady had 10 teaoh Without csmBeHHa-
ton such poor children Hs tho hoard