The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-06
THE SCHOOL AFFAIRS
Regular Meeting Of the Directors
Held Last Night.
THE COMMITTEES SELECTED
President Ogden Accomplishes the
Task of Dividing the Members
Into Committees with Fvid-
ent Satisfaction.

The new School Board held a regular
meeting last night with the following
members in attendance Messrs Ogden,
Baugh Manley, Price, Morgan, Hanna,
Lee, Connors, Thomas, Edwards, Trezise,
Dewitt, Conry and Hooks. Mr.. Ogden
presided and Mr.. Trezise was in the secre-
tary's chair. I. r. Beddall, Esq, the new
solicitor of the board, was also in attend
ance.
The first order of business was the con.
sideration of the communication from
Health Officer Miles, calling attention to
the nuisance created by the sewer in the
First ward with which the Union street
school building is connected. The matter
was referred to the building and repairs
committee with power to act.
President Ogden announced that he had
appointed the following committees to
serve for the ensuing year
High School.-Morgan, Trezise, Conry,
Lee, Connors.
Teachers and Salaries.- Price, Dewitt,
Edwards, Stanton, Baugh,
| Evening Schools.-Conry, James, Nor
gan, Connors, Baugh.
Text Books and Supplies. Hanna, Price,
Stanton, James, Edwards
Heating and Fuel. - Hooks, Manley,
Baugh Dewitt, James.
Building and Repairs.-Lee, Conry, Ed
wards, Manley, Hooks.
Exonerations.-Ba Connors, Morgan,
Dewitt, Trezise, Hanna, Lee.
Finance. - Edwards, Hanna, Trezise
Price, Dewitt.
Insurance - Hooks, Connors, Morgan,
James, Manley.
Nonresident upils.--Hanna, Edwards,
Stanton, Lee, Manley.
Library. - Supt Whitaker, John G.
Davis, A. B. Lamb, w. j. Watkins.
On motion of Mr.. Trezise, it was decided
that committee of five be appointed to
revise the rules of the library as outlined
by the librarian at the last meeting and
that the committee consist of three men,
bers of the School Board and two school
teachers, The president appointed Messrs
Trezise, Hanna, Edwards, j. w. Cooper
and James r.. Lewis.
Mr.. Conry called attention to two items
of resources in the annual financial state
ment of the School Board, one represented
as being due from ex-Collector Dean and
another from Joseph Boehms bondsmen.
He said they had been carried for years as
assets and thought they ought to be
dropped. On motion of Mr.. Hanna. it was
decided to omit the items from future fnan-
cial statements of the board.
The board then took recess and the
building and repairs and financial COM
mittees retired for a joint conference. After
few minutes elapsed the committees re-
turned and reported in favor of issuing
school district bonds to the amount of
$4,000, the proceeds to be applied to the
completion of the new school building at
the corner of Jardin and Cherry streets
and the balance to be applied to any
emergency that may arise by reason of the
enactment of the compulsory education
law. They will be thirty-year bonds bear
ing interest at the rate of four per cent.
The officers of the board were authorized
to make temporary loan of $1,000.
President Ogden instructed committees
to make estimates of the repairs and sup
plies required by the schools for the next
term so that the board may act intelli- |
gently in making the tax levy
The board adjourned to meet upon the
call of the chair 1t is expected that the
board will meet frequently during this
month to transact business bearing upon
the election of teachers and janitors and |
other arrangements for the next school
term.