Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-17

schools, to whom was referred the res
olution relating to High School books,
| offered the following:
Resolved, That the Board procure
books to be used in the High School
direct from the publishers, so that pu-
pills may have the benefit of the intro
duction price, this to continue for
thirty days after October list, books
to be handled by the Superintendent
of Schools and the Clerk of the
Board, and that the publishers be re-
quired to take back books now in the
! hands of the dealers.
Resolved, That the Clerk be author
lied to advertise for bids for books
for INDECENT pupils, for use in the
High School.
The first resolution was amended to
give pupils the benefit Of the intro
duction and exchange price. The
amendment was adopted after a short
discussion, in which Mr.. Stanton stat
ed that the dealers would furnish the
books at the same price as the Board
will furnish them. DR.. Jepson could
see no necessity, under the circum
stances, of the Board going into the
school book business, and another
| member pointed out the danger of the
Board having a dead stock on it's
hands The first resolution was
| adopted.
The second resolution was amended
| by Mr.. Maxwell to provide for a sup
| ply of all books to be used in the public
| schools, to be carried by the Board to
| be furnished free to INDECENT pupils
! and at cost price to all Others Mr..
| Stanton favored trying the experiment
on the High School books first, as he
| felt that if the Board goes into the
book business it will impose addition
| al burdens upon the superintendent
| and principals. The ayes and noes
| were called upon the amendment, re-
sulting in Messrs. Maxwell, Milligan
original resolution was then adopted.
! The committee on German language
| presented a course of study for the
German department in the public
! schools. Col Miller inquired what
authority the committee had for Sc
| Letting the text books, and Mr.. Schaub
replied that the committee was under
the impression that the matter had
| been referred to them. Col. Miller
thought the matter should be consid-
cred in regular manner, and that the
Board should have full knowledge of
it The report was referred back to
the committee.
An amendment to the rules govern
| ing the high school was offered. pro-
: viding for the admission of non-resi-
/ dent pupils upon payment of So per
! month for tuition. Col. Miller object
ed to changing the tuition from SIS to
SO. He asserted that the building will
not be of sufficient size to accommo-
date all the Wheeling children, and he
charged that some members had yield
ed to outside pressure which was
| brought to bear~to induce the Board
to allow outsiders the advantages of
the high school. He favored extending
the advantages Of the new school to
| Wheeling children only. Messrs. Bow
ers, Milligan, Maxwell and others
favored the change. DR.. Jepson oppos-
| ed the change. He called attention to
the fact that heretofore nonresident
| pupils were paying SIS year, while
the Board was expanding SIS year on
| each. The High School expense will
be greater than in any other depart
sment. Il don't see how we, who pro-
| pose to give better education than is
| furnished in any private school in the
| city can afford to bid for a country
patronage which we do not want, and
cannot accommodate.
Mr.. Maxwell agreed with DR.. Jepson
| that the city does not want any out
siders. 4'but let us bar them by rule
of the Board and mt nv nlacinQ II hirh