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

The superintendent report showed.
in the German department a total en-
rollment OF 557, Of German parentaSe
295; not OF German parentaSe, 262; cost,
Of instruction, S206.
Miss Wilson, librarian, submitted the
monthly report of the library, which
showed: total circulation, 1896, OF which
ALSO was fiction; daily circulation, 201,
amount received from fines, IS.
The committee on public library rec
commended for payment bills auditing
s172 SO. 1t was recommended that Mrs.
c. NJ. Crawford, be r%eappointed first as
sistant librarian, at q salary Of SIS per
month, Miss Netde Wilde reappolnted
second assistant, at a salary of s45 per
month, and Harvey Phillips reappointed
as ~janitor. at $40 per month. Mrs.
Emma Gardner was recommended for.
substitute at the library. The board
adopted the report
The committee on rules and regula-
lions changed DR.. Jepson's amendment
to the rules, suggesting so per cent for
Is per cent, for average grade, and G5.
per cent instead OF 60 as minimum in any
branch, of study. The board refused to
confirm, and decided on the original
grades.
The committee on accounts recon-
mended bills, auditing $500 81: adopted.
The committee on buildings and
grounds recommended that two rooms
be made out Of the high school assembly
rooms, by means of partitions. This
recommendation Is in line with the reso-
lutlons introduced in the board a month
ago, and is the result of the increased
enrolment next year. The recommend
dalton was adopted.
Mr.. Maxwell then moved that the
| committee be instructed to proceed with
the work as soon as the present school
term ends. The motion was amended
by Mr.. Stanton to provide that the par
titions be movable, so as to allow the
| room to be used as an assembly room, as
at present. This amendment received
an additional proviso "if practicable,
as some members suggested that nova
bic partitions might Interfere with the
school work, so the committee will in
vcstigate. The motion and amendment
| were adopted.
Mr.. Mobiles resolution barring out i'm
beetles from the schools vas adopted.
After some debate, bookkeeping was
made an elective study in the high
\ school. Further debate followed on the
question of inserting the study in the
course, either In the first or fourth year.
Mr.. Dudley opposed the fourth year by
making the argument that many pupils
boys especially, would not finish the
course, therefore more would be able to
study bookkeeping in the first than in
the fourth year. To this Mr.. Rlheldaf-
fer added, that the first year would DO
right In line with the last year in the
grammar schools, where the study Is
taught.
Messrs. Riheldaffcr, Stanton and Max
well opposed bookkeeping, however. In
any form, and the latter moved that 1t
be dropped altogether. Referring to the
question of the. first year, Mr.. We!dman
said that he had always commended that
the high school wasn't for the poor man.
He favored the first year, az working
men couldn't afford to send their chill
dren to the school for four years. Mr..
Sohaub said the high school would be
unpopular II bookkeeping wasn't taught
there. y
Mr.. Miflignn moved to refer the whole
matter, including Mr.. Maxwell's motion,
to the committee on teachers and
schools, which has wrestled with the
bookkeeping problem for two months.
More discussion followed. and the tan
gle became 80 intricate that the chair
confessed It hardly knew whcro It was
| ut.
Mr.. Mil1ignn Withdrew hts motion, Mr..
| Maxwell did likewise. Then q vote
was taken to put book Excepting In the
fourth yenr, and the motion was lost.
1t was finally adopted that book keeping
be introduced In the first year. Mr..
Noble wanted It to alternate with
studies In English. Mr.. Maxwell want
ed 1t dropped from the grammar school
course. and his motion to that effect
provoked more discussion. In which the
b~ook-kccpcrs and antl-book- keepers