The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-20
BOARD ELECTS TEACHERS !!
An Adjourned Meeting Held Last Even
ing by the Directors.
MISS WASLEY TEACHER OF MUSIC.
Miss Tillie Kase Appointed to Fill the
Vacancy occasioned by Miss Was
ley's Promotion-Evening School
Teachers.

The School Board held an adjourned meet
ing last night, for the election of a music
teacher to succeed Miss Jeanette Ramage, re-
signed, and to fill vacancies and the appoint
ment of night school teachers and general
business.
The meeting was called for 7:3O, but it was
eight o'clock before President Ogden sounded
the gavel The committee on teachers and
salaries were in session, and it was not until
the latter hour that they were through with
their deliberations.
Phe members present were Messrs. Conry,
Stanton, Hanna, Baugh Price, Trezise,
Hooks Edwards, Manley, Morgan, Connors,
Dewitt, Lee James and President Ogden.
Superintendent Whitaker was also in attend
ance.
The committee on teachers and salaries,
composed of J. j. Price, chairman, Dewitt,
Edwards, Stanton and Baugh, submitted a
report as follows
The committee held a meeting, with Superin-
tendent Whitaker present. The chairman
stated the meeting of the committee was called
to consider diplomas or proofs of qualifications
Of the applicants for music teacher up to the
last meeting on August l4th The following
certificates were presented and considered by
the committees Miss Mary Wasley interme-
diate certificate tOniC-solfa, reading music at
first sight and writing il from ear, and eligible
for an advanced choir, issued by Prof Daniel
Batchellor Miss Maggie Cavanaugh presented
a similar certificate. Miss Anna NJ. Dengler
presented naturalization certificate signed by
Prof. Daniel Bachelor. Miss Coogan's certif-
cate was similar to that of Miss Dengler's, as
was also Miss Jean GloVer's. Miss Edith Nor
gan presented letter from Prof. Bachelor
stating that he examined her, but could not
secure blank diploma in time to properly fill out
the certificate. The committee recommends
Misses Wasley, Cavanaugh, Coogan and Deng-
Ter as the only competent ones to teach music
in our schools. Superintendent Whitaker stated
that he could not recommend Miss Morgan
suitable person to teach in our schools on ac-
count of lack of experience and not having IL
proper diploma as the other teachers had.
On motion of Mr.. Hanna and seconded by
Manley the report of the committee was re-
ceived, and the Board went into an election
of teacher of music
| The result of the vote on the first ballot
showed 10 votes for Miss Wasley and for
Miss Morgan, Messrs. Conry, Stanton, Hanna,
Trezise, Edwards, Manley, Morgan, Connors,
Dewitt and Lee voting for Miss Wasley, and
Ogden, Baugh, Price, Hooks and James for
Miss Morgan.
The election of Miss Wasley created a
vacancy in the corps of teachers, and on
motion of Hanna the Board went into an
election to fill the same On the first and
second ballots there was no election, Messrs
Conry, Stanton, Hanna, Manley, Morgan
COnnors and Dewitt voting for Miss Mary A
Connors, votes; Baugh, Price, Trezise, Lee
Edwards and James for Miss Tillie Kase,
votes Ogden for Miss Cora Sterner, anC
Hooks for Miss Fannie Gruhler
The result ON the second ballot was tn,
same. On the third ballot Ogden and Hook
changed their votes from Misses Gruhler an,
Sterner to Miss Kase thus giving her a lega
majority and the election.
Mr.. Hanna moved that the election o
evening school teachers be postponed unit
the regular meeting in September. Th
motion was amended by Mr.. Lee that tn
Board proceed to elect at once. The motion
as amended was carried.
The election of evening school teachers re
suited as follows Katie Brogan received
votes NJ. Jessie Glover, 10; Bernard }
Durkin, 8 Ida c. Lewis II; John Nc
Gowan, A Katie C. DOugherty, 5 Lydi
Eisenhower, IL Anna B. Bieman, Bridge
Mcclure, 15 P. F. ODonnell, 12 Lizzie I
North, 2 Sallie Roche, 3 Maggie Campbell
II; Anna E. McNelis, 13; Cora Sterner, 8
Mary A. ConnOrs, 7 Sadie Baugh, IA Ami
T. Flaherty 8 Mary E. Mulhearn, l. TIL
other applicants were Misses Martha Shield.
Marry d. Griffith, Fannie Gruhler Haiti
Jones, Louise A. Gather and Guy c. KEEPER
There were ten teachers to be elected an,
, fI,, c,,T
Glover, Ida c. Lewis, Lydia Eisenhower
Annie B. Bierman, P. f. O'Donnell Maggi
Campbell Anna E. McNelis, Cora Sterne
and Sadie Baugh.
On motion of Mr.. Hooks it was decided t,
allow the salaries to remain as heretofore
with the exception of Turkey Run, which i
to be raised to that of the other teachers
namely $685. per month.
On motion of Mr. Hanna the superintend
ent is to prepare his list of substitute teacher
from among the list of fifteen teachers VIII
, failed to secure election as teachers Tn
, salaries Of these teachers were fixed at $40
? per day and to receive the same from tn
secretary of the Board.
Superintendent Whitaker stated that tn
Board should take some action regarding tn
admission of children to the schools who al
not vaccinated, and in the absence of instru,
tions he would refuse to admit them. o
motion of Mr.. Baugh it was decided to adm
all children until the end of October withou
vaccination, as it is expected by that time til
weather win be sufficiently cool enough fC
the children to be vaccinated.
f William Cooper asked to be exonerate
r from taxes through Director Baugh.
The Board adjourned at 900 o'clock, havin
4 been in session but one hour.