Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-17

AAoH compensation.
Inc regular monthly meeting of the
Board OF Education, the last during the
present school year. was held last night
No business of great Importance was
transacted, although several interest
ing matters were up for consideration.
The absentees at roll call were Messrs.
Buchanan, Kasley and Riheldaffer.
The monthly report of the superin-
tendent of schools showed the following
totals: Enrolment for the month, A.
554; average daily attendance, 1907;
average daily absence, 3O4; percentage
OF attendance, High school, So; Wash
ington, 81; Madison, 95; Clay, 80;
Union, SO; Centre, SO; Webster. ~;
Ritchie, 90; Lincoln, "a; city, 90; cases
of hardness, teachers, q; pupils, go;
paid for instruction, $6,210.
In the German department the en-
rollment was 539; classes, 81; pupils of
German parentage, 293; not Of Ger
man parentage, 246; teachers, 5; paid
for instruction, s2O6.
The superintendent submitted the
names of pupils entitled to graduate
from the High school, all having al
tanned an average Of rs per CEN and
not less than 60 per cent in any study.
The Lincoln school graduates viii be
Lulu Doffmeyer, Mamie E. Walker,
Annie Redman and Pernolia Gardner.
Commencement exercises will be held
in the Grand Opera House on Thurs
day and Friday evenings, June 23d and
oath, the colored school on the latter
date. The sum Of $3.50 was appropriat-
ed for commencement expenses
The committee on buildings ard
grounds reported bills aggregating
$343.S7, and the committee On putl;c
library, ILLS amounting to S24339,
which were ordered pcid. Tn, library
committee was authorized to purchase
books selected to the amount CT S6319.
The committee on buildings and
grounds found repairs necessary as fol-
lows: Washington, $500; Madison
and Lincoln, $1,000; Clay, s525; Union
$575; Centre, $3.50; Webster, $500;
Richie and annex, S1,100; High school,
500; total, Sc, $50. An inquiry as to
whether the estimates included fire es-
capes brought a negative answer from
Chairman Milligan, of the committee
The report of the committee on teach
ers and schools, recommending employ
ment of teachers, was adopted as fol-
lows: Washington, IS; Madison, 10;
Clay, 16; Union, IA; Centre, II; Web
ster, IS; Richie, 81; Lincoln, s; High
school, 8; total 131. Salaries are as fol-
lows: Grammar department, $50 and
$43, A grade SAB, B grade SAP, c grade
$40, D grade, s39.
One or two changes were offered in
the rules for the Board. One provided
that hereafter the substitute teacher
first appointed shall be required to re-
port to the principal each day. and shall
attend school regularly, receiving as
compensation SIG a month. Mr.. Nc
Nash explained some of the evils Of
The present substitute system. Mr..
Noble mentioned the project to make
members of the pedagogy class in the
High school substitute teachers.
Col. Miller made few remarks about
the tinkering with the rules for the
past two years which has developed
some of the symptoms of mania
among members of the Board. He said
the rules were in worse shape now than
two years ago. The rule in relation to
substitute teachers was of long stand
ing and had never been found faulty.
He defended it and opposed the propos-
ed amendment.
The amendment was referred back
to the committee on rules and regula-
lions for report.
A new rule provides that all High
school pupils who fail to secure
grade of 65 per cent during the first
term of any year shall at the beginning
OF the next term be classified together
in a separate class, and if the principal
deem it necessary, be required to re-
view the work of the first term In such
study.
The report of the librarian showed a
total circulation for the month of 4,933;
circulation in the reading room, 956;
amount received from fines, $3.50;
average daily circulation, 1877.
MIR. James A. Henry, in communi-
cation to the clerk of the Board de-
clined to accept $25 as compensation
for occurring ontiOnS on High school