The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-30

The board OF education held special
meeting last night to consider the revls-
ion OF the rules of the board. and hear
the report OF the committee on build
ings and grounds anent the erection Of
clny annex.
A quorum was secured at $40 p. m.
Those present were-Brock, Birney,
Bowers Hubbard, Jcpson, Kasley
Maxwell. Miller, Mnllgan, NesbItt, No
BILE, Riheldaner, schaub, Stanton. Wa
terhouse, weldner. Dudley and Mr..
President. The absentees We're
Buckman, Mcconnell and McNash.
In Introducing the question OF the
rules, President jefferson hoped that
the work would be completed In one SER
sion Clerk Hall then began the read
Ing VI the report Of the committee on
rules, which dealt with those that had
not previously been before the board
since II began Its work OF revision.
Clerk Halls reading began with the
course OF study In the grammar de-
pRrtment The first amendment was
offered by Mr.. Bowers, who wanted the
teachers examined annually for the
grades in which they expected to teach.
Some members thought such an amends
ment would conflict with the state law
regarding teachers who have No or
certificates. Mr. Stanton championed
the cause OF the teachers in general,
than which as profession few are
harder taxed. To examine them yearly
would be unnecessary and uncalled FOR.
Mr. Bowers amendment was lost.
To the rules on the German depart'
ment. Or. Blrney moved to amend by
striking out grades A and Il. which
would permit German TO be taught only
In the grammar department.
This raised a storm OF objections
from Messrs. Bowers ard Riheldafer.
The latter said he had studied German
In the public schools. and knew a pupil
couldn't learn German in the last three
yenrs at school.
do they learn 1t now" interrupted
Mr. stanton.
wei. II they don't learn TO speak 1t,
they learn to read H." was Mr.. Rlhel-
daffer's answer.
Mr. Stanton. the secOnder to DR.. Bir-
ney's motion, said that German is pure
ly side study like Greek or Latin.
There Is large German population In
Wheeling. but It is an English speaking
people. III is true that pupils at pres
ent don't learn TO speak German. they
are not capable Of learning II as litera-
ture in the lower branches. II they
study II purely as literature. even after
they leave the grammar department,
they would be compelled to attend co.'s
leRes or boarding schools to carry out
their plans,
DR.. Birney's motion suffered defeat,
the ayes belnE-Birney. Maxwell, stan
ton. Hubbard; noes-Bowers, Brock,
Mill
gan. Nesbitt. Noble. Riheldaffer. Water
gan, Sesbtt, Noble, RiheidRffer. Wa
terhouse, weldner and Mr.. President
No change was made In the rules re-
latIng TO music.
The board then went back TO consId-
Grafton OF the rules regulating the
hours OF opening and closing thespub-
lie library. The hours had been fixed
on u motion OF Col Miller some time
ago, but his amendment to the rules
had since been found TO be Illegal, IL not
having the necessary two-thirds ma.
jority.
in favor OF his amendment. He said
there appeared to be tendency To close
the library on Sundays, and stronger
tendency to cut down the hours It is
open. He said that greater percent-
age OF Wheeling's population use the
library than that OF any other city In
proportion to population.
Or. Jepson moved to substitute the
old hours on Sunday: that the library
be open from TO s p. m. ON vote, the
old hours advocates, led by DR.. Jepson,
rallied ten Of their forces, TO Col NIL
ler's seven. Mr.. Maxwell objected to
the adoption Of DR. .Jepson's motion on
the grounds that Col. Miller's had been
that had FnrntNNN lWO-
thirds vote Mr.. Hubbard supported
Mr.. Maxwell's stand, repeating the
statement that two-thirds vote was
necessary to revise any rules.
The chair ruled otherwise, and the IL
brary will be open on Sundays as here-
tofore from TO p. m.
DR. Jepson inquired whether now that
the rules had all been gone over in pre-
vious meetings, II consideration OF any
special rules would be In order. The
chair ruled that the report OF the CONS
mittee on rules should be considered as
n whole Col Miller appealed from this
decision, but the ruling OF the chair was
sustained by n vote Of II TO 5.
After some general discussion, Slr.
MillIgan moved the adoption as n whole
OF the committees report. He claimed
that this would settle the matter. luti-
mating that amendments might be Of
fcred after the success or failure Of his
motion. As II afterwards proved,
amendments could be offered. but
wouId not be considered for the success
Of his scheme killed them.
Or Jepson aud Mr. Hubbard smoke
against the motion. they wanting some
alterations in the phrasing OF the rules
first
opposed the motion. As being new
members they did not to vote on rules
passcd by the board without their hav-
ing q chance TO discuss some OF the
rules.
whole was lost on tie vote tos.
AS soon as the vote was announced
Mr.. Mllligan threw bOmb.shell In the
camp. by asking II the loss OF his mo-
tIon did not kill the new rules The
chair replied In the affirmative.
Then we're under the old rules
nraln - said Mr. Stanton, and every
body laughed SO the work OF months,
the immense amount OF discussion pro
and con on various rules goes for moth
lnr. and the new rules OF the board
met n sudden and unexpected demise, \
The committee on buildings ana
grounds reported that NIL bids for the
CLAY annex exceeded the stipulated
ann allotted by the board, $4,000. The
committee did not recommend the Sc
lection OF any bid
Mr.. RlheldRffer, member OF the
committee. moved that the committee
an hnIidlngs and grounds be authorized
,n ciose n contract with Slsson and
Erebh M their bid OF fi5.93i. for the
- -. h,,ttJipy Their hid InpttiN-