The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-07

1}-lV1E doom, Ogden, Dewitt,
Hanna, O'Hean, Burke Titman, Gallagher,
Beddall, Terzise and Davenport were present.
The easy, revolving spring chairs, the heavy
Brussels carpet great heavy and handsomely
finished oak tables had a good effect upon
the directors ut is pleasure to meet in
such place as this" they said, and settled
down to business in such a business.like way
that adjournment was taken shortly after
nine O'Clock.
Superintendent Whitaker made his monthly
report showing that the schools are in ex-
cellent condition and Notwithstanding large
number of children were prevented from
attending school during the past few weeks
on account of the epidemic of measles the
average daily attendance was over 1000.
The report for the month of November
was as follows Term enrolment, 1925;
monthly enrolment, 1926; average daily
attendance, 2,Ol5; average percentage OF
attendance 80; present every session, 6l2;
visits by citizens, 3l6; by directors, 80.
Compared with the corresponding month OF
last year the report for November shows the
following increase In term enrolment, 1914
in monthly enrolment 59 in average daily
attendance, 81; in percentage of attendance,
The report also showed that the increase thi:
year over last year in the average nightly
| attendance at the schools is 81.
Secretary Hanna, OF the text books and
supplies committee submitted a report show.
| ing that up to date the committee has expend
ed Si,1233s for text books and other sup.
plies to comply with the new law and an ex
! penditure of about $500 more will be required
to meet all the provisions for the term.
| Mr.. Ogden, of the finance committee, made
an exhaustive report in which he showed
that the balance in treasury is S94O6,O2
Mr.. Ogden also made an exhaustive report
as a member Of the library committee. He
said that recently nearly LOO new volumes
were added to the public library at cost OF
about 81, ,O58.O2 The library is now the best
public one in 5chuylkill county, both as ia
the number and value of the books. There
are 600 volumes, or over, and aside from
their intrinsic value are worth $500 Th,
| committee has been obliged to more thar
double its time in distributing books to ap.
prcints. So great has been the demand, the
committee has been obliged to call in addi
tional help and this has been rendered by
Messrs. Burke Scheuhing, Britt, Conry and
Lewis, of the teachers corps. The committee
recommended that people residing out o
the borough be allowed to secure books from
the library upon payment of fixed sum an.
nually in advance.
Mr.. Beddall arose and stated that the re
ports submitted by Mr.. Ogden were the bes
since the gentleman had been serving ON the
committees and he deserved great credit 70
them.
President Conry also took occasion to homo
Mr., Ogden by saying the financial report wa
the best he had ever heard read before tn
board and Mr. Ogden was entitled to tn
thanks of the directors. 1t was clear ant
concise, and not only showed the exact con
dition of affairs at the present time bu
served as guide for the board in making
expenditures to the end Of the term.
On motion it was decided tina. peopl
residing out of the town be permitted to US
the library upon payment Of s. per yea
in advance.
Upon the suggestion Of Superintendent
Whitaker it was decided that the school
will be closed on the day followin
Christmas and that teachers who leave tow
at 9;lO a, m will be paid for tull attendanc
at the teachers county institute to be held i
Pottsville. The latter action is an excuse i
advance for the teachers who may reach tn
institute a little late in the mornings as tn
arrival Of the train in Pottsville will nece'
sarily cause them to be late.
An invitation for the Board to co operat
with the Board of Health was accepted an
the superintendent was authorized to us
discretionary power in enforcing the regul,
tions.
A communication from the Union Tow
ship School Board containing a refusal
pay for the tuition Of the Reilly children, @
the ground that the residence Of the paren
is.as near to the township school as to Shei
. andoah was read and filed.
After the reading Of bills the Board a,
journed.
The cost of Christmas festivities is con
paratively low when the confectionery
purchased OF Kemmerer. 12.5.tf