The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-10-15
THE NIGHT SCHOOLS OPEN.
First Enrolment the Largest in the
History of the System.
OYER THREE HUNDRED PUPILS !
The Schools for Girls Promises to be a
success-Active Steps Taken TO Main
tain Discipline in All the
Schools -Attendances.

The night schools were opened last night
with a very encouraging attendance i'm all
quarters The enrolment was the largest
for the first night in the history of the
system and prosperous season is looked for
The attendance at the girls night school in
the Main street building is especially gratify-
ing and the School Directors hope to make it
very popular. 1t was understood among the
Directors that in case the enrolment in this
school on the first night did not reach 20 the
project would be abandoned but upon the
opening Of the school the enrolment ran up
to 2S, and there are a number of girls who
have tickets Of admission, but did not attend.
The total enrolment for the night up to
seven o'clock, half an hour after the opening,
was close to 300. After that hour there were
many new arrivals and Superintendent
Whitaker was at work in his office until nine
o'clock granting tickets of admission, so that
the average attendance at the ten schools is
considerably over 30. The School Board
decided at its last meeting that when the
average attendance falls below 20 the schools
in which the attendance decreases to that
point shall be closed.
From the developments of last evening it
is not likely that there will be any necessity
to enforce the rule With but one or two ex-
ceptions all the pupils seemed desirous to
profit by the advantage held out to them.
The exceptional cases arose in the White
street and Coal street buildings. School
Director Conry happened to be on hand in the
former building and effectually nipped in the
bud the aspirations of boy who was inclined
to give the teacher lessons. Thus far the
boys in the Coal street building have proved
the most unruly, but rs the School Board is
determined to enforce the same discipline as
that maintained in the day schools the
boys who are inclined to be sportive will be
brought to their senses within a short time
The Coal street boys held things in high
hand for a while, but the appearance of Con-
stable Boin had good effect and there was
no trouble after
There is some complaint about insufficient
/ light in some of the school rooms, but that
defect will be remedied by the time the
| schools open this evening.
The School Board is desirous that the
night police shall give what time they can
spare TO the schools and prevent unruly con-
duct by attendants and interference by boys
lettering outside.
The schools remained in session two hours
and half last night and that will be the
schedule time unless the collieries fall back
to working three-quarter, or half time, when
the sessions will be reduced to two hours.
The enrollments at the opening of the
schools were as follows: West street-Miss
Lydia E. Eisenhower, % Miss Annie E.
McNelis, "a. Lloyd street-Miss NJ. Jessie
Glover, 90 Miss Cora r. Sterner, 46. Main
street Girls School Miss Sadie Baugh, 2S
White street-Miss Annie b. Bierman, 30
Miss Ida c. Lewis, 27. Union street--Mr. P.
F. O'DonneI, 35 Coal street-Miss Bridget
Mcclure, 80. Turkey Run-Miss Maggie A.
Campbell %.
1t will be observed that the enrolment in
Miss Sterner's school is from 80 to 30 higher
than that of the other schools, but readjust
ment will be made after the system is in
operation few nights. The enrollments o.
the other schools will be increased with the
new arrivals and when the attendance settle
transfers will be made to equalize the schools
School Directors Patrick Conry and William
T. Trezise visited several of the schools las
night.