Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-21


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TRANSACTED.
A very interesting regular meeting
of the Board of Education was held
last night, but no business of import
ance was transacted. In the lobby
there was a large delegation of mem
bers of the W. C. T.. u, who sent in
written request for the Introduction
of more thorough system Of in
struction on the subject of the in
fuence of alcoholic drinks and mar
cotics. Master Elmer Bonnette's COM
munication relative to the American
Boy celebration, got a very chilly re-
ception. The only absentees at roll
call were Messrs. Brock and Buck
man.
The committee on accounts sub
mitted bills aggregating $1,156.72
which were ordered paid. Public
library bills amounting to $302.93 were
also ordered paid, and the committee
was authorized to select books to the
amount of 1882.
The Board approved the recommen-
dation that the contract for fur
nishing coal to schools during
the coming year be awarded to
J. J. Koehnline & Son at their
bid of $5.49 per hundred bushels fol
clean coal, and at $3.50 for slack.
The clerk then read the report of the
Superintendent Of Schools for the
month. 1t showed total enrolment
of 1890, and average daily attend
ance of Apt. Percentage of attend
ance SO, as follows: High School So
Washington Sc, Madison 81, Clay 50
Union SO, Center SO, Webster SO. Richie
SO, Lincoln 81. Hardness, teachers
5, pupils 220. Paid for instruction, So
36S. In the German department the
enrolment for the month was 577;
classes SO; pupils of German parent
age 290; of other than German parent
age PSF; paid for instruction S206.
The report of the Librarian showed
a total circulation of Sill, of which
4,61S were works of fiction; average
daily circulation, 1879; circulation II
reading room 1,121; received from
fines $40.
The Board accepted the recommen'
dation OF the text book committee
that the American Accountant be
adopted as a text book on bookkeeping
in the High School; that the bid Of
Rand, McNally & Co. of STOP for forty
maps, be accepted; also j. M. Olcott
Co.'S bid of $62.5O for five telurians
and $10O for eight historical charts.
The committee also reported on the
communication of Mr.. Dittmar, rela-
tive to the awarding Of school book
contract, read at the preceding meet
had carefully considered the bids, that
Mr. Perry's was lowest and that he
was responsible and could furnish
bond. Col. Miller objected to this re-
port, taking the position that the
Beard did an injustice to dealers il
asking them to bid against individuals
The discussion was very brief and the
report was adopted.
The committee on teachers anC
schools reported that it considered i'm
practicable the resolution of Mr.. Noble
to employ a substitute teacher in Wash.
ington school in order to enable Miss
Mabel HaneS to teach drawing. The
committee also recommended a change
in the rules governing the High School
Both recommendations were adopted
The report of Miss Lucy Robinson
Superintendent of Music, was read by
the clerk
Prof. J. McHenry Jones rendered
his resignation as principal of Lincoln
school, to take effect October LIST. The
local commissioners appointed Flem-
ing B. Jones as his successor. The
appointment was confirmed.
The clerk read communication
from Elmer Bonnette, president Of the
Wheeling branch of the American Boy
Battleship Movement. He called at
tention to the demonstration Saturday
afternoon, and asked that the pupils
OF the public schools participate, and
requested that an answer be left al
the Mcclure House cigar stand. Col
Miller took the floor and expressed the
opinion that the name of a citizen
should have been signed to
the communication before it was
read. Mr.. Hubbard took the
position that the Board could not
control the actions of pupils on Satur.
days. The matter was passed without
action.
The clerk read a long communica.
tion from the local branch of the Wo
mans Christian Temperance Union
calling attention to the Importance OF