Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-18
RULES FINALLY ADOPTED
At Last Nights Meeting Of the Board
of Education.
The Report Of Superintendent and
Other Officers - Annual Appro-
priations and Estimates OF Num-
Der of Teachers Required-Pre-
parations for Commencement.
Routine Business Considered.

Routine Business Considered.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board of Education was held last night.
After the reading and approval OF the
minutes the public library committee
reported bills amounting to $3.50, and
the committee on accounts bills aggre-
eating $2O949, all of which were order
ed paid. The former committee was
authorized to purchase books to the
amount of $5O.69.
The buildings and grounds committee
recommended that the following num-
Der of teachers be employed during the
coming year: Washington II, Madison
20. Clay II, Union 16, Centre IA, Web
ster 10. Richie %, Lincoln Z, total lS3.
The accompanying resolution was
adopted. also the resolution providing
for the appointment of supervisor Of
music for the coming year.
The committee on buildings and
grounds recommended an appropriation
Of SS.616 for annual improvements, dis
tributed as follows: Washington $5l4,
Madison, including Lincoln, $1,1OO, Clay
$4,000. Union S4S5, Centre $1,S25, Web
ster $500, Richie, including annex,
$3.50. Bills amounting to $1,776 were
ordered paid, also the bill Of Johnson
Electrical Service Company for $1,000
for heat regulating apparatus for Mad
ison school. A supplementary report
was made by the committee with regard
to the placing of insurance on property
of the Board, which was approved. The
total insurance is 100000, premiums
S2.5O7.5S. The German, Franklin and
Peabody each receive 100000, the Stand
ard $4,000 and the Equitable $4,000,
with $4,000 each among all the foreign
agencies here.
The report of the superintendent of
Schools showed the following totals:
enrolment, 4,445; average daily abb
sence, 296; per cent. of attendance, .
Washington 9S, Madison 81, Clay 81,
Union 80, Centre "a, Webster 81,
Richie 80, Lincoln 80; cases Of tardi-
ness, teachers Is. pupils 26S; pupils
perfect in attendance, 1854; paid for
instruction, $6,2O6.
In the German department, the total
enrolment was 45O; pupils of German
parentage, 2S9; not of German pa
rentage, 211; teachers, 5; paid for in
struction, $195.
In the public library the total circu-
larion of books was 1850, of which A.
S6S were works of fiction; average daily
circulation, 1873; circulation in reading
room. 941: received from fines, IS.
The Superintendent recommended
names of pupils entitled to diplomas,
which was approved. Commencement
exercises will be held at the Grand
Opera House Thursday and Friday eve
nings. oath and 25th inst. Two seats
have been reserved for each member
of the Board. The Superintendent also
stated that a citizen offered a gold
medal of original design, to be given to
the member of the senior class secur-
ing the highest grade in science of gov
eminent. He did this to encourage pa
triotism in the public schools. The
authority to present the medal was
granted by the Board.
The Board took up the election of
school enumerators under suspension
of the rules. Applications were read
bv the clerk as follows: Lena E. Hardie,
second district; C. l.. Tut, first dis
trict: Miss Emma Beall, Mrs. Jennie
Ankle. any district; w. c. Young, first
district: Mrs. Eliza Kletzly, second dis
trict: w. J. Richie, second district;
Samuel S. Brilles, first district. The
voting resulted as follows:
First district-Beall l, Tut y, Young
2, Brilles 4.
Second district-Ritchie 10, Kletzly Z.
Third district-Nrr Hall and Roy
Crago we're nominated, and Mr.. Hall
was chosen by a vote of IA to 2.
Fourth district-Wm. Schaub was
$1,000 81 oloo+ad without OnnOSi-
ton.
A communication was read from Miss
Parsons. teacher of drawing, and filed.
Mr.. Maxwell took the floor and stated
that one of the teachers in Madison
was married June LIST, and he asked
that the substitute who has since filled
her place be granted pay since that
time. Granted.
The following changes in Centre
school were approved: Fannie Camp
bell promoted from second to first as
sistant grammar teacher; Miss Nina
Comerford. from division A, grade 2,
IN second assistant grammar teacher;
Miss Alma Higgins to fin vacancy;
Miss Emma Muldrew as janitress after
July LIST.
The Board took up the new rules
offered by DID. Jepson. He moved that
the rules be suspended, in order to
take up the rules seriatim. There was