The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-16
BUSY SESSION
TAKES TIME OF
SCHOOL BOARD
GEACHEES AT LINCOLN SCHOOL
GET AN INCREASE IN WAGES
OF SIS A MONTH
knights of Pythias' Request That
Schols Close During the Parade
for Draftees Is Granted.

Considerable routine business con-
+: Sumcd a lot at tim" at the regular
monthly meeting "f tn Board of Edu-
cation last night and the session was
Il long one.
! "a balance du" J W. Tu,s Son for
I rc-cnllS; rWctIng III" gymnasium track.
| amounting IT. S2."mn. w:i; reduced TO
! $l.ii2. ;nu that sum urlr-"d paid. Per-
kIn$ n Jnrkanuf; Irc"uni ii $500 for
! grading th,. Madison school ward was
ordered paid.
The committee IN buildings and
grounds rrIur;ci that lir bid Of the
building Material CoItTdny for coal had
been withdrawn and that coal had been
purchased from the Wheeling Ic! and
! coal company at u cents Il bushcl, and
that III" company had agreed In supply
! III" schools at that price. but reserved
thu right t" Increase the price il the
cost at he mines is raised.
The committee on teachers and schools
| rcp"r;-'l that Lincoln SchUpl Was over
crowded and suggested that the base
! ncnt of The Simpson NJ. T.. church hc
/ rented. The matter was referred tc
! committee.
! y resolution that The .eacNers at
Lincoln ,;rhuti hu!,l longer !;essions ard
! that ihcy lac paid 81 II month additional
! salary. was passed. This was done IN
rr,i"r In relieve the congestion in that
school. =
lIISS TcXir Gurlan MAS appointed
Teacher Ia succeed Miss JENNIE Hcrvey,
decreased. Mr.. ana Mrs. q. f.. Rose were,
. engaged 10 lake charge Of tho social
. center /" b. opened at III" Mckinley
school. Bills Cor The library commit
tee amounting !" $@..6a.25 were ordered
i.pald.
The term al Miss Nrttic. Bovermaa.
stem" granhcr for Superintendent 9th
, cns ha"ing expired. she asked that it. be-
renewed at an increase in salary. She
nav Receives $50 Il month. The matter
WIS referred IL the committee on SAL
aries.
in additional appropriation Of $500
WAS granted To thu instructor of ,1hysi-
cal education 10 tho $500 already appro-
printed. for the purpose Of buying ath-
Ictic supplies.
Tie Knights Of Pythias sent an H.
viiation IL the board Ia take part in the .
parade for the next contingent Of
draftecs who will leave for camp and
that the pupils Of the schools be al
lowed TO take part in the parade. Tho,
board referred tn" matter In the super
INGREDIENT and the principals of the
schools.
The quarterly paymcn: of the Mozart
district schools was due last March,
and if it is not paid by December /. ac-
Cording 10 the contract the board may
close the schools in the Union and
RltChir districts. The secretary was
empowered Ia makr~an effort 10 collect
the amount due.
superintendent Citizens report fol
the month follows:
Superiatnedcnt's Monthly Report.
Superintendent Citizens submitted the
following abstracts OF the reports Of The
public schools of the city for the month
ending October Goth:
Boys. Girls. Toial
Enrolled at the begin
ming Of the MONTH. $3.50 2756 $500
New pupils within the
month .......... 65 63 12s
month ,.:......;:., AGl5 2s1s 54a4
Withdrawn from schools g..
within the month .... 81 4S 80
Of the month. 80. 1851 2771 $3.50
ance ............... 1903 1854 1867
Ave- ySF9 a5S Snx aSsEnss 80 IL ses
Total enrolment since
opening school year. 1861 26I4 5541
Hardness of teachers. Is
Hardness Of pupils. li6 1853 299
tendance ........... 1859 1926 1895
Manual Training and Home Economic