Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The First Regular Meeting Of the
New Body Last Night
A Great Deal OF Time Consumed
in the Consideration Of Points OF
Order-The Committees Appoint
ed for the Ensuing Year-Reports
ofOf1cers-Other Business Trans
acted.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board of Education was held last night.
The new members put in an appearance
early, and there was large attendance
the only absentees being Messrs. Boyd
Buchanan and Walford. The clerk read
the minutes of the three previous meet
ings. after which the President announced
the following named committees to serve
the ensuing year:
Finance-Messrs. Hubbard, Milligan and
Riheldaffer.
Accounts-Messrs. walford, Kasley and
McNash.
salaries-Messrs. Birney, Miller and Nc
Council.
Text Books-1lessrs. Boyd, Maxwell and
Jepson.
Rules and Observation-Disclosures. Stan
ton. Dudley and Nesbitt.
German Language-Messrs. Buchanan,
Schaub and Weidner.
Teachers and schools-Messrs. Miller
Jepson. Dudley, Waterhouse, Buchanan,
Schaub and Noble.
Buildings and Grounds-Messrs Milli-
gan. Birney. Riheldaffer Hubbard, Boyd,
Weidner and Walford.
Public Library-Messrs. Maxwell. Stan
ton. Nesbitt. Kasley. Mcconnell, McNash
and Mr.. President.
The Board then took a recess for five
minutes. to enable the committees on
library and accounts to act upon some
bills
Accounts were submitted by COM
mittees and ordered paid as follows;
Accounts, S56IO7; public library, $202.62.
A bill for newspapers and periodicals
from c. II. Qumby was referred TO the
committee on public library to report at
the next meeting.
The monthly report of the Superinten-
dent was read and approved. From the
report the following abstract IS taken:
Enrolment for the month. 4637: average
daily attendance. 4057; per centage Of at
tendance 9i-Washington "a, Madison 96.
Clay a. Union 90. Center %. Webster q,
Richie 90. Lincoln %; hardness of teach
ers 70. pupils 4Ol; paid for instruction,
$3.50
In the German department the enroll
ment was 4s9; classes 66: pupils OF Ger
man parentage 262: not Of German parent
age 227; teachers ); paid for instruction,
Sl95.
Music. Miss Lucy Robinson. showed
f-I
second ~; first Al; primer 1892 chart
1.253; classes So; total 4.637
The report of the Librarian showed
total circulation for the month of 6.dn
books of which :, AS were works of fiction;
average daily circulation 234; circulation
in reading room 1,127; received from fines
SIG
Mr. Riheldaffer called attention to the
fact that the new rules provide for UNI
finished business as the first order OF
business after reading of the minutes.
He thought that this was improper, in
asmuch as an entire evening might be
consumed in considering unfinished bust
ness. without taking up any new business.
Col. Miller said the Board has very sell
dom had any unfinished business. and
when it has. it is usually OF such import
ance that it should be attended TO while
all the members are present
Mr. Hubbard moved that the further
consideration Of the report of the COM
mittee on rules be deferred until the April
meeting. and that the Superintendent be
instructed to have a sufficient number
printed to place a copy in the hands of
each member. Mr.. Maxwell made the
point of order that a portion Of the new
rules have already been adopted. Mr..
Hubbard asked if the rules already
adopted are operative He was of the
opinion that the consideration OF the
new rules is unfinished business, and that
they are not in force until adopted as
whole. The chair took the same view of
the matter Mr. Stanton also asked
whether it required a majority vote OF
the members present. or a majority of all
the members. to adopt the new rules.
The chair ruled that a majority Of all the
members are necessary.
Col. Miller thought it would facilitate
matters to consider the remainder of the
report of the committee on rules. then If
it was the wish of the Board the entire
matter might go over until the April
meeting DR. Jepson made another point,
that since the ruling of the chair on Mr..
Stantons polnt.it was apparent that the
rules had been adopted illegally, since
the minutes show that eleven members
were present. and the vote was six in
the affirmative and five in the negative.
Col. Miller replied that the vote referred
to was on one rule, and that there
We're no negatives in the final vote.
Col Miller moved to amend Mr.. Hub
bards motion. by concluding the con-
sideration of the remainder of the report
Of the committee on rules. Col. Miller's
amendment was lost by vote of to :,
and Mr.. Hubbbards motion was adopted
by vote of 9 to 6.
Adjourned.