The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16


employing superintendent Of build
ings was laid over until the next meet
ing.
The committee on teachers and
! schools recommended the employment
Of the following number of teachers
for the ensuing year: Washington,
Is; Madison. 10; Lincoln, 7: Clay, II:
Union, II; Centre. IL; Webster, 49,:
Richie. %: High School. 0: total, 1874.
The committees recommendation Of n
two years commercial course In the
high school. under certain provisions,
| was referred back to the committee
Pltman'S system Of stenograpIy was
recommended for the High School
course.
A bill from the Fulton school board
for the tuition Of twenty-five pupils,
| residents OF Wheeling. for May. total
ing $40. was referred to the superin-
tendent to ascertain II 1t was correct.
Clerk Hail read Il communication
from Attorney Frank c. Cox, notifying
the board that Louis Bauman claimed
$500 damages on account of the re-
fusal OF Webster school to admit his
son because he wasn't vaccinated. The
case took this aspect In the recent
hearing before Judge PAUL. 1t will be
remembered that the city health OIL
Ger. Or. Jepson. urged compulsory vac.
cination, but the judge held that it
couldn't be compulsory unless there
| was smallpox In the city or probable
contagion. The communication was
laid on the table.
A communication relative to the Pol
lard system Of reading was referred to
the committee on text books.
Mr.. Ford offered a resolution to the
effect that no bills be paid by the board
unless handed in before the 10th of
each month. which was adopted.
Mr.. Mobiles resolution to employ an
Instructor In drawing was referred to
committee. The Washington district
member also moved to enforce the
compulsory school law. in line with
the opinion submitted by Superintend-
ent J. r. Trotter, who held that the
law applied to the Wheeling school dis
trlct. An attempt to table the resolu-
ton was defeated and 1t was referred
to the committee on rules and regu-
latIons.
The election Of school cnumerators
then occurred on motion Of Mr.. MILL
gan. 1t resulted as follows:
First distrlct-Enrl Maxwell was the
only nominee.
Secollu NlStTlCl-I. RI. HIGGINS, ID,
Jesse c. Morris, 5.
Third district-NIiss Emma hicNash
| was the only nominee.
Fourth district-Willlum Schnut was
| the only nominee.
Miss Wilson. public librarian, sub
| mitted the report of the library for
| May. which showed total circulation
| OF 5.153 books; daily circulation. 1893;
Four thousand six hundred and forty
four OF the total circulation were works
| OF fiction.
Superintendent Anderson presented n
list of the graduates of the High
| School, who are as follows: Ella Mae
Bowers. Ella Mae Brown, Jeanette
McKeivey Burt. Catharinc Elizabeth
Doddridge. Margaret Mae Dudley,
| Grace Elizabeth Fendt. Margaret Jo-
| sephine Frlery. Mary Antonette Ora
| ham. Katharine Wilder Hannah, Ella
Curtis Haynes. Isabella HARDWOOD
| Jepson. Olga Elfrida Mayer, Bertha
| Williams Mccoy. Alkaline Charlotte Mil
Ter. Maudc Murrin Eta Mae Peddcor1.
Clemetine Picket. Ruth Curtis Rice,
! Grace Barbara Schwarm. Stella Som
derman, Alma Spell. Tlossie Stohbs,
! Mary Agnes. Wayman, Annie Marie
Weitzcl. Lillian Minerva Winchcr,
Alfred Tlppett Graham, Walker
Gwynn. Harry Merle Miller, George
Carroll Rhoades and John Forrest
Springer.
The graduates Of Lincoln school are
Ms follows: Lillian Berry. Lulu Garden.
Nirgie Haymann. Luclc Hilton and
Ernest Berry.