The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-06
DIRECTORS MEET !
Five New School Teachers Added to the
Regular Corps.
PROMOTIONS WERE MADE
David Brown Elected Truant officer and E.
c. Davis MADE a Janitor--A Committee
Tries to Reopen the Bogart Case.
President Price ouashed 1t.

A regular and very important meeting of
the School Board was held last evening with
the following members in attendance
Messrs. Baugh, James, Hanna, Williams, Ed
wards, Morgan, Lee, Dewitt, Sullivan, Hig-
gins, O'Brien, COnnors, Trezise and President
Price. Superintendent Bogart was also
present and occupied the usual seat assigned
the superintendent, beside the president. 1t
required 90 minutes to read the minutes and,
consequently, all the directors were, more or
less, tired before they entered upon the
transaction of business.
The first communication read was one from
David Brown, asking appointment as %janitOr
of the new White street school building I;
and another from the SAM gentleman asking
for the appointment of Truant Officer.
Reports of committees were being con-
sidered when Messrs. James Smith, Patrick
Conry, j. J. Franey, John j. TOole, Joseph
Kinks, l. Lauterstein, Jacob NOll and II. j.
Muldoom, eight of the ten committee men
appointed at the Ferguson theatre meeting,
made their appearance, and Mr.. Smith, the
chairman, was permitted to read the follow
ing statement:
SHENANDoAH, PA, Aug. ith, 1896.
To the School Board. Gentlemen "A largely
attended meeting of citizens and parents was
held in Ferguson's theatre, on last Thursday
evening, 1T winch the case OF CD. BOgart was
fully and carefully considered and at which we,
the undersigned, were appointed n to
wait on your honorable body and urge you to
cooperate with us in getting a hearing and
consideration of said case.
The unanimous sentiment and belief of that
gathering was that II has become absolutely
necessary for the preservation of the morality
and general welfare of our schools that Mr..
Bogart should either be proven innocent Of the
serious charge alleged against him and sup
ported by exparte evidence, or otherwise he
should not continue in the office of superintend-
ent of our schools. This is unqestionably the
belief of a very large majority of the com
munity, also State Superintendent Schaeifer in
an official communication to your secretary,
declared: II see no reason why your board can
not investigate the conduct of Superintendent
BOgart at Knoxville for the purpose of either
proving him innocent or guilty
In view OF these facts and realizing what an
ominous cloud overhangs and threatens the
dearest interests of those children who are so
dear to us md over whose physical and moral
lives we are bound in conscience to exercise a
most careful protection, we deem it the sacred
duty of all good citizens to ignore every partisan
or other prejudice or interest and manfully and
judiCiously consider this question and settle IL
to the satisfaction of all our people, that the
integrity and efficiency of our school system
may be preserved.
Therefore, in discharging the important duty
committed to us we respectfully submit to you
the follow questions:
Are you ready and willing to cooperate with
us in investigating the charge alleged against
Superintendent BOgart:
II so, will you appoint a fair and impartial
committee to act with us in the matter?
And we respectfully ask of MIR. Bogart.
Are you willing TO waive techniCalities and
submit to a fair hearing where you can meet
your accusers face to face?
We urge upon your honorable body favorable
action in the premises, and all details and
particulars can be arranged with your amt
afterwards.
We are, gentlemen, yours very respectfully,
LAMEE AMIIM-