Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-18
COMPULSORY SCHOOL IAN
APPLIES TO INDEPENDENT DIS
ING TO GOVERNOR ATKINSON
ADVISES ITS ENFORCEMENT

ING TO GOVERNOR ATKINSON
ADVISES ITS ENFORCEMENT.
And suggests That Arrests be Made.
President Bowers Appoints the
standing Committees of the Board.
Reports of OHicers-Bil1s Paid.
The Routine Business Transacted.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Education was held last
night The members reported very
early, a quorum being present at TAO
o'clock. In the absence of President
Bowers, Mr.. Garden took the chair.
The most important matter under con-
sideration was the bill for providing a
site for the proposed Carnegie library,
which Is referred to elsewhere. An
other important matter was Governor
G. w. Atkinson's Interpretation of the
compulsory school law, ruling that it
covers in it's scope the independent
echoo. district of Wheeling.
Compulsory School Law.
The following letter was read by
Clerk Hall:
CHARLESTON, Jan. IA, 1901.
Prof. w. H. Anderson, Wheeling, w.
Va.
Ny Dear Professor:-I am in receipt
of your valued favor of the 18th inst.
If Messrs. Erskine and Allison hold
that the existing compulsory educa-
ton law does not apply in the indie
pendent school district of the city of
Wheeling they certainly did not care
fully read The language of the statute
It distinctly includes independent dis
tricts." The purpose Of the law was
TO require parents and guardians to
send their children to school, ana if
they have not done so 1t is because
the trustees and teachers have been
lax in their duties. I therefore desire
you to look into this matter carefully,
and see to it that the law is enforced.
/ have no doubt but that hundreds
and hundreds of children are throng
ing the streets Of Wheeling to-day
who ought to be in school, and would
be il few arrests were made, as pro-
vided by the statute referred to.
Thanking you for your prompt re-
ply to my inquiry, and wishing you
ABUNDANT success, | am
Very truly yours.
G. w. ATKINSON.
Governor.
Bills Paid.
Ellis reported with favorable recon-
mendation were ordered paid as fol-
lows
A aSSa ;nrorv 9Is 81 81
Total .....................$ WA 81
Standing COMMITTEES.
President Bowers reported the ap-
pointment Of the following standing
committees of the Board:
Finance-Maxwell Stoetzer, McCon-
nell.
Accounts - Wendell, Garden, Hub
bard.
'Salaries-iMiller, Williams, Schultze.
Text Books-Waterhouse Arm
brecht, Ford.
Rules and Regulations-Hildreth,
Spargo Dudley.
German Language-Schrebe, Exley,
Nesbitt.
!. Teachers and Schools-Dudley, Gar
den, Hildreth, Armbrecht, Ford,
w
Buildings ana 1rounds-Williams
Exley, Nesbitt, Wendell, Schultze, Bat
telle, Mcconnell.
Public Library-Cranmer, Spargo,
Miller, Stoetzer, Schrebe, Maxwell and
Bowers.
The member first appointed is the
chairman of the respective commit
tees.
Reports of officers.
The report of Superintendent W. H.
Anderson for the past month was read.
1t showed a total enrolment of 4,531;
average daily attendance, 1894; aver
age daily absence, 800; percentage Of
attendance, SO; High school, SO;
washington, SO; Madison, "a; Clay,
"a; Union, SO; Centre, 80; Webster,
80; Richie, 3d. Lincoln, SO; hardness,
teachers, IL; pupils, 564 perfect in at
tendance, 1872; paid for instruction,
$6,496.
In the German department the total
enrolment was 534; classes, 81; pupils
of German parentage, 2S3; not of Ger
man parentage, 251; five teachers, $206
for instruction.
The report of Miss Lucy Robinson,
superintendent OIL MUSIC, lOT the leIul,
showed SO classes, and a total of 4,531
pupils.
The report of Clerk Hall showed
balance of $60,171.36 to the credit of
the school fund; $12,340.1S building
fund $S,199 80 library fund; total, $780,
1902.
The report of Librarian Wilson
showed total circulation Of SIT. of
which Sill were works of fiction;
average daily circulation, 229; receiv-
ed from fines, 30.
Miscellaneous.
The bonds of Superintendent w. H.
Anderson and Clerk w. H. Hall were
approved.
a. the suggestion of Superintendent
Anderson an appropriation of $3.50 was
made for the purpose of securing COM
petent instructors for the next teach
ers institute, to be held during the
last week in August.
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