The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-20

each showed O strong front. Mr.. Nhel-
daffer said q pupil could study book
keeping oil through the grammar school
and then through the high school course.
and yet would have to begin, all over
when the pupil secured a position in;a
mercantile house. He said he could
teach q "greenhorn" more practical
bookkeeping In three weeks than q
student gets in three years at a school.
Other members didn't want book
keeping taken out OF the ward schools,
arguing against n tendency to sacrifice
these schools for the high school. The
discussion ranged over considerable
ground and continued for over an hour.
It started out with the high school and,
on Mr.. Maxwell's motion, had landed In
the ward schools. Finally, after the
question Of being in order was raised,
the member from Madison withdrew his
motion, and moved to lay the whole
matter on the table. His motion was
supported only, by himself. Mesrs. STAN
ton and R%iheldaffer.
Mr.. Maxwell came forward with an
other similar motion. which was ruled
out Of order. He didn't give up his guns
without another struggle, and he.
Messrs. Stanton and Riheldafter lined up
against the adoption Of the final DISPOSE
ton Of the question, which made book
keeping an elective study. to be intro
duced In the first year Of the high school
course. This concluded the committees
report.
Bookkeeping was destined for, an
other brush. Mr.. McNash moved to
strike It from the grammar school
course. His motion Was Ibid on the
table, the nays being Mr.. McNash and
the anti-book-keeping trio, Messrs.
Maxwell, Stanton and Riheldaffer,
Ate this vote was counted, Mr.. Hub
bard caused q ripple OF merriment by
moving chat the board get down to
business" There was no second to the
motion. @
The commissioners Of Madison school.
Messrs. Maxwell and Hubbard, offered
O resolution, which provided that the
superintendent be instructed to aScer-
tain the names Of Island children at
tending the Lincoln or high school, and
to issue orders to their parents for the
amount OF money required to cross the
bridges guing to and from school, The
resolution was referred to tho finance
committee.
Mr.. Noble offered a resolution chang
ing from July to June, the time when
the selection OF teachers is confirmed by
the board. He said that July was too
late, and stated that Professors Work
and Turner had already received calls
to other schools. and that the present
system was a handicap on teachers.
The resolution went to tho committee On
rules.
MIR. Rlreldaffer offered a resolution to
fpay j%anitors by the year and allow them
Pho extra compensation for cleaning the
schools during vacation; referredtto
committee on. salaries.
On motion of Mr.. Stanton. the sum Of
s225 was appropriated for the expenses
Of the teachers instotute. Mr.. Noble
wanted to amend the rules 50 as to hold
the institute beginning the first Monday
in August. This brought up the usual
rules of the board" controversy. during
which Mr.. Maxwell created a mild SEN
sation by stating that the present book
of rules had not been adopted, as was
generally supposed. He said that the
printer had used copies of resolutions
which had been rescindei in the mean
time, and that the. minutes containing
the resolutions had never been read.
Therefore, he claimed there wereno new
rules in existence.
The muddle was Strengthened out by
the adoption OF Mr.. Milllgan's motion
that the sum of 1925 be expended for
the teachers institute, to be held as
usual in September.
The board adjourned at ~1o:aO.o.ctock