Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-16
BOARD Of EDUCATION.
The Regular Monthly Meeting Field
Last Evening.

A NUMBER OF MATTERS OF INTER
! EST UNDER CONSIDERATION.
COMPLAINT ABOUT AWARD OF
THE BOOK CONTRACT-THE FREE
| TOLL QUESTION UP AGAIN-MR.
| RIHELDAFFER RESIGNED, AND
| JUDGE CRANMER SUCCEEDS HIM
AS COMMISSIONER TOR CLAY
! DISTRICT.
There was a very brief session Of the
Board of Education last night, and no
| matter of especial Importance was I'M
| der consideration. Messrs. Bowers and
! Buchanan were the only absentees. Bills
reported with favorable recommended
| ton were ordered paid, as follows: ac-
counts, $12442; public library, s539.26.
| The committee on public library was
| authorized to purchase books to the
amount of $3.50. The committees
recommendation that an additional So
| coo insurance be placed on the public
library, anu tudI AuuiHS ioI Va WV
public library be placed in all the
| schools from the B grades up, were
| adopted.
The committee On teachers and
| schools recommended that W. L. CAL
| Inns proposition to furnish the Board
| with engravings of the different school
| buildings be adopted, in which the
| Board concurred The contract for
| printing the annual report OF the
! superintendent was awarded to the
| West Virginia Printing Company. Ac-
| ton was deferred on the matter OF en-
| blowing a teacher of drawing and pen
! manship.
| The finance committee reported IA
| vorably on Mr.. Maxwells resolution
asking the Board to pay the toll or Is
| land children attending the High
| School and Lincoln school. Mr.. BROCK
thought all the children already have
| tickets. and the adoption of the finance
J committees report would mean that
the Board will pay the toll for the
children every time they come to the
city. There appeared to be lack OF
knowledge as to the legal phase of the
matter. and action was deferred until
a future meeting.
The report of Librarian Wilson for
the month showed a total circulation OF
5436. of which 1892 were works OF fic-
ton; average daily circulation, POI;
circulation in reading room, 1,242; re-
| ceived from fines, So.
Clerk Hall read a communication
from Albert Ditmar, complaining that
Thos. Perry, to whom the school book
| contract was let, is in the employ OF
| Frank Stanton, and asking that the
matter be reopened.
Col Miller thought the Board should
treat Mr.. Dittmar courteously, and
| moved to refer the matter to the COM
mittee on text books. Adopted.
| The clerk read a communication from
John C. Riheldaffer. dated Chicago,
September 18TH rendering his resigna-
ton as a member of the Board from
! Clay district, on account OF removal
from the city. DR.. S. L. Jepson made
an address, in which he paid warm
tribute to Mr.. Riheldaffer. His resig-
nation was accepted and the Board
expressed it's regret that business mat
tiers necessitated a severance Of their
relationship toward him.
| DR.. JepsCn stated that the commits
! sioners of Clay district had decided to
place in nomination Judge G. l.. Gram
mer to fill the vacancy. There was no
other nomination, and Judge Cranmer
was unanimously elected.
| The High School committee asked for
| As new desks and numerous repairs to
building and equipment, which were
granted.
The following, offered by Mr.. Noble,
was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee on
buildings and grounds be instructed to
| insert in their advertisement for bids
for coal the words, coal to be mined
by union labor"
DR.. Jepson asked that the rules be
| suspended in order to allow a Clay
school pupil, who is a son of poor pa
rents and cannot finish the regular
course. to take up a few studies at the
| High School which will be Of material
assistance in the development Of his re-
markable talent for drawing. The dis
! cussion left the individual case and
was extended to the general subject OF
| irregular courses at the High School
The fact was brought cut that there
has been considerable dissatisfaction
among pupils at the High School rela-
tive to the option granted to pupils in
the matter of studies. 1t was also as
serted that pupils are not treated i'm
partially. DR.. Jepson's request was re-
ferred to the committee on teachers
and schools.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Noble tt
employ substitute teacher at Wash
ington school to enable Miss Mable
Hanes to devote four days a week tc
the supervision of drawing in the
school, was referred to the committee
on teachers and schools
Mr. Dudley offered resolution pro
viding for a committee of three to ex
anime the school law, and report such
changes as they may deem desirable
Adopted. The chair appointed Messrs
Hubbard, Dudley and Noble
Prof ]. McH. Jones was granted thu
privilege of dismissing Lincoln schoo
on the 22d inst, on account of tn,
Emancipation Day celebration.
Adjourned.