Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-18
bDIaD EDUCATION.
Proceedings Of the Regular Monthly
Meeting Last Night.

Meeting Last Night.
PROPOSED REVISION OF THE Law
GOVERNING THE INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WHEELING.
OPPOSITION TO PAYING TUITION
FOR WHEELING PUPILS OF Full
TON SCHOOL-A BLACK EYE CIV
EN- THE PROPOSITION TO PAY
TOLLS OF ISLAND PUPILS-OTHER
BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board of Education was held last
night. There was bare quorum
present. Several matters of interest
and Importance were up for considera-
ton. Judge Cranmer submitted
legal opinion pertaining to the right of
the Board to pay tolls of Island pupils,
which members thought would also
prevent the payment of tuition for
Wheeling pupils in Fulton. These
matters were discussed at considerable
length.
The monthly report of Supt. Ander-
son, read by the clerk, showed total
enrolment for the month of 1921;
average daily absence 275; percentage
of attendance 95, High school 81,
Washington "a, Madison SO, Clay SO,
Union "a, Centre SO, Webster "a,
Richie SO, Lincoln So; hardness,
teachers 8; pupils Ali; perfect in at
tendance 1872; paid for instruction,
S6,418.
In the German department, the en-
rollment for the month was 571;
classes, So; pupils of German parent
age, 2S4; pupils not of German parent
age, 2S7; teachers 5; paid for instruc-
ton $2O6.
The committee appointed at the Sep
TENDER meeting to suggest changes to
the school law governing the indie
pendent district of Wheeling, suggest
ed changes in substance as follows:
% changing the time of meeting for
organization by the Board of Educa-
ton from to 1880 o'clock; (2) chang
ing the month of taking school enum-
Grafton from July to May; CD pro-
viding that the funds collected for
school purposes shall be placed in
depository to be named by the Board
of Education, thus taking these funds
| out of the custody of the City Collec
tor; (D providing compensation for
| the collector not to exceed three per
cent of the amount collected, to be fixed
by the Board; 60 changing the time
| for fixing salaries from July to June.
The changes were approved.
Bills were approved and ordered paid
as follows: Accounts, $758.94; public
library, $254.65. The public library
committee was authorized to purchase
books TO the amount of $65.S7.
The finance committee recommend
ed that the Fulton Board of Education
| be paid the $18S60 demanded for tut
| ton of children living in Wheeling.
| The committee also submitted the
opinion of Judge Cranmer with regard
to the legality of paying bridge tolls
| for Island children attending Lincoln
and High schools. 1t was accompanied
bv quotations from authorities bearing
on the subject. Judge Cranmer held
| that the State law, neither expressly
nor by implication, grants the Board
| the right to take the course indicated.
! The powers of Board are not legisla-
tive, in other words it is the creature
of the law and not the maker. He
also held that the proposition implies
discrimination in favor of residents of
| one section of the city.
With regard to payment to the Full
| ton Board, there was considerable dis
cussion. Messrs. Maxwell, Bowers
| Schaub thought the Board had no right,
| under the opinion of Judge Cranmer,
! to pay any sum for the tuition of chill
! dren from the Wheeling district in an
| other corporation or community. Mr..
| Schaub thought it would establish a
| bad precedent, and he pointed out that
some other class might come forward
and ask for money for the tuition OF
| children of school age. Mr.. Noble de-
| Tended the claim of the Fulton Board
| He moved to substitute 1878, the
| amount asked by the Fulton Board
| Lost. Col Miller moved to refer the
| matter to the committee on teachers
and schools. Adopted. The opinion
of Judge Cranmer was received and
filed. Mr.. Maxwell tried to get con-
| sideration of the original resolution
providing for payment of bridge tolls
/ Col. Miller moved to lay Mr.. Maxwell $
motion on the table. Adopted by a
vote Of 6 to s.
The appointment Of Bertha M. Fette
| as teacher in Richie school was con-
| frmed.
Promotions in Clay district were
confirmed.