Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-17

At the regular monthly meeting OF the
Beard of Education, held last nisnt' an
important communication from Health u
ficer S. L. Jepson was read as follows
81 desire to call your attention to Ruie
100. which provides that no pupil SHAH De
admitted into any school is this Districl
who cannot furnish satisfactory evidence
that he or she has been vacclnateo OF
otherwise secured against smallpox.
eft is a well known fact that this ruse
is completely ignored except when small
nox prevails in the city. Sometimes the
nr.ncipals and sometimes the local COM
,oiss,.oners take the responsibility for such
violation of this rule. l am unable 10 see
what right any principal has to set aside
this rule, SO long as it remains unchanged
hv the Board. even if ordered Or permit
ted to do so by the local commissioners.
Just as legally may principal ignore the
rule requiring the school TO open ae d
fixed hour every morning
Since practically no vaccination has
been done since 1856, the schoo-s now coii-
tain hundreds of children who are totally
unprotected against smailpox-apuiiuaii NJ
material for a widespread epidemic which
might close the schools for the entire re-
mainder of the school year With your
rule r.gidly and persistently enforced, NO
circumstances could ever arise rendering
the closing of the schools necessary on ac-
court of smallpox.
THE reason for my calling your atten-
ton to the subject just now is the unusual
prevalence of smallpox in many parts OIL
the country, and especially in cities not
very far from US. The latest official re-
ports show that the disease is present IN
Pittsburg and several places on the river
above and below this city. during the
past few weeks there have occurred ABOUT
200 cases in Cincinnati, NO in Columbus
LEO in Cleveland, $50 in Washington ana
Alexandra, Geo in Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Newport News, Va. i7he disease pre-
walls to a less extent in very many other
places.
For the above reasons. l respectfully
urge that the principals of the schools be
directed to enforce rule 100 rigidly, and
that thew be instructed that they have no
right to at any time ignore this rule
The Superintendent of Schools was in
structed to notify principals to enforce
the rule.
The regular monthly report of the Super
intendent of Schools was read by the
Clerk The following figures are taken
from it: Enrolment for the month, 4,62e;
average daily attendance, $3.50; percent
age of attendance, High School, 50; WASH
ington. 81; Madison. SO; Clay, S. Union, 80;
Centre SO; Webster, 80; Richie, 81; Lin
coin, 81; average, 81; Hardness cases. pu-
pills. 49,; teachers, 10; perfect in attend
ance 1898; paid for instruction, $3.50
In the German department, the enroll
ment for the month was s3f; classes, 62
pupils of German parentage, 81; other
than German parentage, 263; paid for in
struction, teachers. $2O6.
The report of Librarian Wilson showed
a total circulation for the month of 7,129
of which 6,211 were works of fiction aver
age daily circulation, 800; circulation in
reading room, 1,O61; received from fines
s12.OO.
Bills were reported with favorable rec
onmmendation, and ordered paid, as fol-
lows: Public library, $2a5e6; accounts
s54263 The library committee was au-
thorized to purchase books to the value
of $685. The recommendation that $500
additional insurance on the public library
be taken out, was referred back to the
committee. A rough estimate approx
mates the value of books in the library at
$4,000, upon which the insurance is $1,000
5000 having been added last September
Mr. Schaub offered a resolution provid-
ing for the introduction of shorthand and
typewriting as an elective study in the
second year of the High School course
Referred to Committee on Teachers and
Schools.
Mr.. Ford offered resolution providing
for the taking of an inventory of the L
brary, for the purpose of ascertaining the
need of additional insurance. 1t was
adopted
Miss Florence Ames made application
for the position of teacher of drawing in
the public schools, accompanied by in
dorsements and testimonials, and pho
tograph. The Application and accompany
ing documents were filed.