The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-16
SCHOOLS.


In the German department the above
report showed a total attendance Of 5i2,
Of whom ISL were Of German parentase.
The superintendent suggested that
since there were three years Of Latin In
the high school course. that text books
in Cicero. Virgil and Latin prose COM
position be selected; also. herbarium
for use Of the botany classes. The mat
ter was referred TO the committee on
text books
Miss A. b. Wilson. librarian. submit
ted the report of the public library for
February. which showed a tcral circu-
lation of s.7l6 books and periodicals., Of
which $50 were fiction. The amount
received from fines was 81.
Principal W. c, Wsidman. Of the Full
ton school. sent in bill for three
months tuition Of wheeling pupils. Tho
hlli wes ordered paid Il found correct
by Superintendent Anderson.
Committee bills ordered paid included
public library, 1888 Il. and accounts,
$77i 81.
Then there followed some skirmishing
TO take up the matter Of the half-hour
noon recess at the high school. which
was left in statu quo at the previous
meeting. The slkirmishing was led by
Mr.. schaub, and he was met with a
series of motions to adjourn. It looked
like an adjournment, and Mr.. schaub
called for the ayes and nays. When
the vote was called 1t stood Q to 9. Mr..
BatteIle changed his vote. Mr.. Nesbitt
did likewise. and the adjournment was
defeated. II to Z.
When the Continuous session" was
defeated at the November meeting, its
advocates took the defeat hard. The
committee on teachers and schools rec
commended this session, but the matter
was tabled. 1t was lifted last night on
the motion Of Mr.. Maxwell, seconded by
Mr. Battelle.
In support Of the change. Mr., schaub
spoke at length, and he cited Indictment
weather as being detrimental to a long
walk to and from school at noon.
DR.. Blrney ridiculed the long distance
argument. and said children from the
Eighth ward or Island were within the
mile limit A continuous session was
not the best thing for the children.
physically. and the Washington CONF
missioner cited authorities in other cit
les who urged return to the long noon
recess. A few children would have to
carry their dinners to the high school,
no matter where It was located.
Colonel Miller said upon investigation
he hadn't found any parents in favor
of the change, except those coaxed in
line by their children. who wanted to
get out Of school as early in the after
noon as possible. Wheeling was a
compactly built city, owing to natural
causes, such as the hills, hence the
walking limit couldn't be over a mile
and half from the school If It was
true. as Mr.. schaub said. that eighty
children now eat their dinners at the
high school, the continuous session
would force the 900 pupils to do like
wise, and the building was not suitably
arranged for a large lunch room. ar
gued the colonel. He thought the
change might as well be applied TO the
ward schools, where the younger chill
dren were less able to walk distance,
Colonel Miller said II appeared to him
as II the continuous session advocates
were brought out In force to run II
through.
Mr. Ford pointed out the lack Of f.
cllltles for luncheon at the school. Mr.
Maxwell spoke on behalf Of the c0ntin'
uous session. From hygienic pOint
of View, DR.. HIldreth supported the
present arrangement.
The vote stood:
FCNA' tsu continuous sesslon-Arm.
brecht, Battelle. Dudley. Hubbard. JEFF
ferson. Maxwell, Mcconnell. Nesbitt
schaub, schrebe, watOrhouse, Prest'
dent Bowers; total, 70.
Against the continuous sesslon-Blr'
ney. Ford, Garden. HIldreth, Miller
MilIlgan, Wendell, Williams; total. 8,
It was then decided that the chang
should go Into effect on next Monday
after which the board adjourned. I'm
der the new rule. the high school hour
VIII be from to u a. m. and from 2;a
10 2:45 p. m,