The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-08
WORK. OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Preparations Being Made For the Even
ing School Term.
TEN TEACHERS TO BE ELECTED
Two Of the Schools Will be Set Apart for
Girls and Young Women-All vaoan-
cies Will be Filled Next
Week.

a regular ulCCJlnR Ol tne school Board was
held last evening, but it did not prove as i'm
teresting as was expected Most of the
business was Of a routine character and the
election Of teachers was not taken up. The
election Of teacher of vocal music to sue
cecd Miss Jeanette H. Ramagc had been
looked upon by outsiders as one of the main
objects of the meeting ON account of the vast
amount of wire pulling that was INDUCED i'm
for several days past in behalf of candidates
but when attempt was made to hold an election
"A majority of the Directors concluded To lay
the matter over.
The School Directors in attendance at the
meeting were Messrs. Ogden, Trezise, Price.
Hanna, Dewitt, Hooks, Baugh Stanton, Lee,
Manly James, Campbell, Conry and Edwards.
The resignation of Miss Jeanette II.
Ramage as a teacher of vocal music in the
schools was read and accepted.
A proposition from the trustees of the
Primitive Methodist church to re-rent two
rooms in the basement of the church for
school purposes at a monthly rental of S35
per month, including janitor, or one room for
S22, was considered and the Board decided
that only one room will he required this year
Superintendent Whitaker read his monthly
report in which he stated that he held two
examinations of applicants for certificates to
teach night school classes and granted
thirteen certificates and endorsed two. He
also made the following report on the placing
of teachers for the coming term of the day
school:
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elected will continue in the positions which
they held last year with the following
exceptions: Miss Annie Z. Mansen will
have charge of the new second grade
grammar school Miss Hattie |. Hess will
have charge of the first grade grammar
school left vacant by the resignation of Mr.
Scheuhing Miss Mary E. Fox will take
charge of the fourth grade school left vacant
by the promotion of Miss Mansell; Miss
Nellie Baird will take charge of the third
grade school left vacant by the resignation of
Miss Lehe; Miss Hannah B. Morrison will
take charge of the third grade school left
vacant by the promotion of Miss Hess Miss
Katie Cunningham will take charge of the
second grade school left vacant by the pro-
AlONioh VI 4lloo VA NllSo 4Ntlllt l., " nara
will have charge of the second grade school
left vacant by the promotion Of Miss Morri-
son.
The newly elected teachers will take posi-
! tions as follows: Miss Sadie Daniel. the
second grade school left vacant by the pro-
motion of Miss Baird Miss Annie Williams
the first grade school left vacant by the pro-
motion Of Miss Cunningham; Mr.. William
James, the first grade school left vacant by the
promotion of Miss O'Haa Miss Mary
Rossier, the first grade school left vacant by
the resignation of Miss Gunter
The Superintendent reminded the Board
that the compulsory educational law will not
go into effect until next Spring and the ward
assessors can take a census. He also asked
the Board to give immediate attention to the
recently enacted law to promote cleanliness
and healthfulness in and about the public
schools as follows
Be it enacted that the Boards of School
! Directors and Controllers of each school dis
| trict of this Commonwealth be and they are
| hereby required at least once during each
full school term, and prior to the first Of Jan
uary of each year and within 80 days after
| the close of each annual school term, to have
! taken out, removed and Cartcd away all
eXcrement and waste matter from their out
| houses, or water closet, connected with, or
standing upon the premises of their public
school houses in the Commonwealth, or have
the same properly disinfected; and they are
required to have their Outhouses or water
closet properly scrubbed, washed out and
cleaned the inside walls whitewashed and
the vaults or reCeptacles covered with
layer of fresh dirt or dry slack lime within
1O IqUs pf tbp pnaninu al auRb animal gsbnpl
term.
Director Manley presented a request of the
United Mine Workers for the use Of the
Turkey Run school building for meetings.
The request was granted with the provision
that the school shall be kept clean and in
good order.
Director Conry made a report for the even
ing school committee, recommending that
the evening schools be opened in the latter
part of October and continued for a term of
or months, as the attendance may war
rant. That the schools to be established be
eight for males and two for females, pro-
vided, however, that if the attendance is not
sufficiently large the number Of schools shall
be reduced to what the attendance will war
rant The committee also recommended that
ten teachers be elected for the evening schools
and all the recommendations were adopted,
The report of Treasurer Bierstein showed
that there is balance Of Sl4, 49s.sO in the
treasury
Bids received for furnishing and laying a
hag-stone pavement at the new Jardin street
school building We're opened and referred to
the building and repairs committee with in
structions to report. The bidders are John 5,
Bowling and M, II. Master, of town, and
John Daneker, Of White Haven.
The bids were referred upon the statement
of director Lee that the Board may decide to
put an iron railing around the building in
addition to the pavement
| statement was made in behalf of Con