The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-19

The report for the German depart
ment showed an enrolment Of 5S1, OF
whom 272 were pupils of German par
entage. 4.
Miss A. B. Wilson, public librarian,
submitted her report of the public IL
brary for December. It showed a to-
tai circulation of 5,7s2 books and per-
iodIcals, of which 5,O7o were fiction. So
of biography, "a general works, phil
osophy, % religion, philology, "a nat
ural science, 20 useful arts, 3s fine arts,
166 literature. and 251 history.
Clerk Halls report OF the boards
finances showed balances as follows:
School fund, 1904 II; building fund,
ss,419 So; library fund, $3.50 %; total
balance. ST3,233 90.
The committee on text books recon-
mended the purchase of supplementary
reading for the schools. cost not to ex-
coed $3.50. The books recommended
were copies of Julius Caesar, Macbeth,
Lady of the Lake, Irving's Sketch
Book, Essay on Addison, Baldwin's
Primer and first and second readers.
The report was adopted.
Committee bills were ordered paid as
follows: Accounts, 1886 OS; public If
brary, s24s IS. The confirmation of
Frank Wright as janitor Of the pub
lie library was made.
Chairman T. NJ. GarvIn, of the Dew
ey Day committee, communicated
with Superintendent Anderson, rela-
tive to getting the school children to
turn out in the parade on Dewey
Day" February %. and the matter was
presented to the board. 1t was pointed
out that as the day was public holt
day, the children could do as they
please, but on Mr.. Mllligan's motion,
the superintendent and principals were
asked to use their influence in having
as many Of the children as possible
turn out.
Miss Sarah Otto, as teacher, and Miss
Ada Egerter, as substitute teacher, for
washington school, were confirmed rec
concentrations.
Or. BIrney introduced a resolution,
providing that the regular examination
Of teachers occur in April. instead of
during the summer vacation. Mr.. MIL
lIgan thought the resolution confIcted
with the rules of the board, and Mr.
Ford asked for the rule. When APP
pealed to, Superintendent Anderson
said the certificates were renewed
from year to year at the recommends
tlon Of tho examining committee and
an examination could be held at the
disposition of the board. In answer to
another question, he said the last ex-
animation proper occurred about SIX
or seven years ago.
AS the teachers were appointed in
July, DR.. Blrney thought the examine
tion should be held in April for the
granting Of certificates. He felt conf
dent there were teachers that hadn't
legal certificates, II the law was OBJ
served, a fact for which he blamed the
board. The question. on Mr.. MlllIgan's
motion, was referred to the committee
on teachers and schools, for details.
ResIgnlng the chair to Mr.. Battelle
Judge cranmer took the floor to pre-
sent the situation in the Carnegie IL
brary matter. As previously stated in
the Inteiligencer. nothing could be
done until site was secured. and the
board was powerless unless authorized
by the Legislature. which, not meeting
for year, would cause a fatal delay
Judge Cranmer therefore, considered
the most feasible plan to have a COM
mittee of the board Of education pre-
sent a proposition to the Ohio county
board Of commissioners that a special
assessment be levied for the purchase
of the site for the library, and he
made 4 motion to that effect.
The Judges remarks were well re-
ceived, and the board decided to retain
the special Carnegie library committee
as the one to wait on the board Of
county commissioners.
Mr.. Battelle said that he had noticed
in yesterdays Intelllgencer where Mr.
Joseph speldel offered to donate $1,000
for site, to which Judge cranmer
added that the offer was made in his
presence, and that Furthermore, MIR
speldel had agreed to give as much as
any other man would. These remarks
were made in an informal way, after
the board adjourned.