The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-30

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~ FsNS of the classes next Mon
day. All the buildings are now the scenes Of
great activity; carpenters, painters and jani-
tors are busy tearing down, rebuilding, re-
pairing, re-painting and giving the rooms a
general cleaning up, and the School Directors
buildings will be found in better condition as
a whole than they have ever been before.
In the general cleaning up the board has
taken the precaution to fortify itself against
any possible complaint by the Board of Health.
The basement of every building in the town
has been cleared of all dirt and refuse and
the foundation walls have been whitewashed
inside and outside. Ten cart loads of rubbish
were taken from one cellar, the accumulation
! of years.
Under the new school law it became neces.
sary to have independent out houses at all the
school buildings and in order to comply with
the law considerable expenditure has been
made by the board for fence building. Every
school yard has required a fence, but the
greatest expenditure in this connection was
made at the Coal street building, which has
been entirely surrounded by substantial
fence and also provided with dividing.
The building upon which the most money
has been expended for repairs is the High
school, In consequence of the fire last fall it
was necessary during the vacation to tear
down and replace the ceiling of every room.
new chimney has been built in place of the
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school room and the grammar school room in
which Miss O'Connell taught for so many
years are now connected.
| Miss O'Connell will continue to occupy the
latter room after the term opens, but as soon
as the new West street building is completed
the room will be surrendered to the first as
sistant in the High school and Miss OCon-
nell's class will be transferred to the new
building
The High School building has also been
| thoroughly re-painted and re-decOrated inside
and presents a very attractive appearance.
Before the school opens the platform in the
High School room Will be re-carpeted and the
present organ will have been removed to
make room for handsome new piano.
Considerable time and expense has also
been expended on the Lloyd street building
and one Of the improvements is a new boiler
of increased capacity for heating purposes.
1t will be necessary to have two schools in
the Lutheran church on West Cherry street
again, and the board has taken steps to inn
prove the means of ventilation.
The Improvements and repairs have been
extensive and the board has been obliged to
spend considerable money for them, but an
inspection of the buildings will satisfy any one
that the money has been well spent. School
Director A. j. Gallagher has been hard
worker this summer As acting chairman of
the building and repairs committee he has de-
voted great deal of his personal attention to
the work.
Superintendent Whitaker, Principal Cooper
and Secretary Frank Hanna have their
h headquarters in the Union street building.
They spend ten hours every day asserting
! recording and marking the great stock Of
books, states and other supplies, which have
! been purchased for the schools under the free
text book law. When the result of their work
is given the public next week there will be
some very interesting and surprising informa-
ton,