The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-18
BOARD OF EDUCATION !;
Hold. /. Regular Meeting and Transact

Holds a Regular Meeting and Transact.
Much Basines.-- A "we.t virginia.,
Battlssh.p Recitation Passed .Un.nlm-
on.iy. 49, So
Last evening a regular, meeting OF the
city board Of education was held. Pres
ident Jefferson in the; chair The fol-
lowing members were present: Birney.
Bowers. Dudley, Hubbard, Jepson,,
Maxwell, afcNash, Mi!iIean. Nesb!tt,
Noble, Riheldaffer, Schaub, Water
house, We!dner and Jefferson.
The committee on accounts reported
bills aggregatirg s75l. Is: ordered paid
The committee on public library re-
ported bills s203.55; ordered paid. Books
at cost Of s6l.43 were ordered pur-
chased for the library. An additional
index cabinet was authorized.
MISS A. b. Wilson, public librarian,
reported on circulation OF books as fol-
lows: Biography. 81; fiction, 6,407: gem
eral works, 30: philosophy, is: religion,
81; sociology, %; philology. 8; natural
science, As; useful arts, cS;; fine arts, 81;
literature, 235; history. 30i; total, ,3l2;
average per day, 31A; reading room cir
cu!ation, 1.125; fines paid, SIS.
Superintendent Anderson's report was
as follows:
Enrollment-High school, 2;9: Wash
ington, $50; Madison, I'll: Clay, 5s5;
Union iSS; Centre. 44o; Webster. 643:
Rltch.c, SSI; Lincoln, Sc; total, 1853.
Average attendance. 3,Ss5.
Percentage OF attendance = High
school, Sc; Washington 90; Madison,
IS: Clay, %: UNion, SO; Centre, 90; Web
ster. %; Richie, 81; Lincoln, 90; aver
age, 49, ii rs
The communities or teachers and schols
recommended tina. 150 copies OF nrith-
metics be purchased for the high scho!,
The report was adopted unanimously.
Superintendent Anderson stated TO
the board that there are Indications Of
an enrolment OF 365. plp!i5 at the high
schools, with a seating capacity Of 80. (
DR.. Jepson moved that this part Of the
superintendeRt's report he referred, to
the committee on teachers ard schools. \
In a letter to Superintendent Ander-S
son, State Superintendent Trotter sug-
gestcd the annual enumeration here be
made earlier. 90 that Wheeling would
receive her full proportion Of the state
school fund. As matters are now, the
enumeration Is taken In June and July;
IL taken In May the current years flg-
ures would be received blythe state au-.
.thorltles In time for use in their an
nual estimate and appropriation. No
action was taken. there being a state
law that prevents the, enumeration be-
Ing taken in May. Sc =
AFR. Schaub's resolution. making hook-s
Keeping an elective study In the high
school, was referred 10 the committee
on teuchcrs: and schools q $3.50
mn \ ~ 20
the boards rules, providing that diplo-
mas give standing Of the graduate for
the last year, Only: The amendment
was referred to the committee on rules +
and regulations PIE. I635i
d. Mr.: NHGlgan introduced a resolution
for the spring vacation, making It from
March 81 to April II.
Mr.. James. B. fancy offered to the
high school a section OF basalt from the
famous Giants Causeway..i A vote Of
thanks was extended to Mr.. fancy by
the board, on motion OF Mr.. Milligan.;
why didn't he bring us tho Barney
Stonc?" inquired a member. ) n \.
The Webster commissioners, Mcssrs.
Dudley Weidner and tAIcNash, Eimtro-3
iduccd the following resolution, which
was numerousiy seconded and passed
unanimously: 8 3 4 y.
Whereas, Tic war horn state. of West
Virginia In her rcmn rNnble career, OF pro-,
gross, Is n notable instance of tho great
strides America Is making in the march OF
jclv!lizhtl ton. and ~,
y Whereas The name OF West Virginia
has never been represented IN tho navy OF
t.het United States. which Ii now becoming
worthy OF this grcnt milton, and ,{3s2s y.gs
& Whereas. 1t Ia the dcaire OF the ell izens
Of West Virginia that her name bcr given
II place In our navy therefore tbe 1T q
,Sl Resolved, by the board Of education OF the