The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-08
A New System For Trans
acting Business in Vogue.
EARLIER ADJ0URNMENT7S
Is DR., Szlupas Using License Granted
Him by the school Board For Teaching
His Countrymen Atheism Instead of the
English Language?

| The School Board of Shenandoah ha
adopted new system for transacting busi
ness by which it saves several hours eacl
meeting which previously went to the dis
eussion of work done by the various com
mittees. Under the new rule the committee
meet on the first Tuesday Of each month
discuss all business left in their charge
consider bills and prepare written reports fol
the regular meeting Of the Board on thu
following night This system was followed
last night and although over half an houl
was taken up by an address from Dr. ]. c
Spalding, president, of the local Board OF
Health, the Board concluded all its busines,
and adjourned within two hours from tn,
time it was called to order.
| The members present last night wer,
Messrs Conry, Hanna, Davenport, Beddall
Dewitt, Ogden, Muldoon, Lynch, Manley.
Burke, Brenn an, Gallagher and Trezise
DIR. Spalding briefly reviewed the proceed.
! ings at the recent session of the Stat
Board of Health and threw out rumber of
suggestions for consideration, among them the
necessity for vaccination of the school
children and the general cleanliness Of the
! schools He said the State Board of Health
! had declared that the fault for uncleanliness
and imperfect ventilation in the schools was
npt due as much TO the systems or methods as
| tile imperfect knowledge or neglect of the
janitors.
| j. II. Manley made an application for =
school room in which to open a business class
for term of three months and the REQUEST
was granted.
Superintendent Whitaker made the follow
ing report for the month # January; Term
enrolment 1913 boys, l423 girls, total. 1896
monthly enrolment ll76 boys, 1910 girls,
total 24S6i average daily ATTENDANCE 99S
| boys, lO7l girls, total, 2069 percentage of
attendance, SO number of pupils present
every session, 543; visits by citizens, las; by
| directors, IA. Night schOols-Term enrol
| Inent. 442; monthly enrolment, 256 average
| nightly attendance, l73; percentage OF
| attendance, 7S.
Mr.. Whiake reported in addition that
the attendance at the schools was larger in
January than during the corresponding
month last year and that the epidemic Of
measles had entirely disappeared. He also
reported that the resignation of Miss Carrie
| Il. Faust went into effect last Monday and he
made the following temporary promotions I:
Miss Laferty to Miss Faust's class; Miss
Brennan TO Miss Laherty's; Miss Baird TO
Miss Brennan's Miss Creiry to Miss Baird's
The report was accepted and the promotions
confirmed
The resignation of Miss Faust having been
accepted the Board proceeded to fiji the
vacancy in the corps of teachers and four
applications We're read, they being Misses
Bridget Flynn, Julia Creary, Gertrude Hess
aud Sadie Daniel. Miss Cresry was elected.
receiving votes, Miss Hess 3 and Miss
Daniel l.
President Conry caused little breeze by
announcing that two prominent Polish mer
chants of the town, Messrs Charles Radzie
wlcz and John Rogers had informed him
mat DIR. Szlupas was using the school room
the Board granted him for teaching his coun
Frymen lntidelity instead of the English Ian
guage.
Mr.. Trezise asked if Messrs Radgiewicz
and Rogers had visited DR.. Szlupas school
and President COnry said he did not think
they had.
Messrs. Trezise and Lynch said they had |
visited the school and found DR.. Szlupas |
teaching the A b C's
President Conry said his informants were
reputable business men and he believed |
them.
Mr. Lynch resented an attempt to put the
responsibility for an investigation of the |
matter ON the High school committee as, be |
said, IL belonged TO the building and repairs.
Or some other committee
President Conry said that if anyone is to be
allowed to teach iufdelity in the public
ochools II Is Time To close them Where in
fidelity is taught there is anarchy and that
hould not be allowed under the American
dag.
Mr.. Dewitt IF the high school commit
zee has forgotten its patriotism and won't
make the investigation, turn 1t over to the
building and repairs committee"
Mr.. Hanna; yes, we will act"
Mr.. Trezise "Nobody has said they have"
Mr. Lynch, 81 for one have been In the
school and have made my report. have
zen no such thing"
1t was finally understood chat the High
chool committee would make the investigs
ion and the whole board, as individuals.
would make an attempt to sift the matter.