The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-03
SUPT. BOGART QUOTES LAW
Talks to the School Board on Vaccina-
tiOn Procedure.
THE TEACHERS MUST BE CAREFUL.
They Cannot Examine the Arms of Children
Nor Suspend Pupils From the Schools
Under Existing conditions-s Special
Election to be Held.

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Directors in attendance: Messrs, Price,
Hanna, Baugh, Sullivan, Trezise, Edwards,
Dewitt, Connors, Lee, Higgins, OBrien,
James and Williams.
A report from County Superintendent
Weiss was read stating that all but one of the
local teachers were in attendance at the
County Institute during the five days of the
session.
A letter was read from Nicholas Frieband,
president of the Keheleth Israel congrega-
tion, asking that it have the use of one of
the school buildings for evening school pur-
poses and promising payment for light and
extra ianitor services. The request was
granted.
A communication from the Board of
Health, requesting that the School Board
take action to prohibit the attendance at
schools of children who have not been
vacinated and also that list of the children
be furnished to the Board of Health was
read.
Superintendent Bogart said either great
mistake was being made, or somebody was
not properly posted on the law. He said he
had no right to make any personal inquiry
as to whether a child is Yaccnated, nor has
the School Board, or any teacher. Every
teacher who strips the arm of pupil and
examines it violates both social and
statute law and the parent or guardian has
the right to prosecute the teacher for assault
and battery. He said he had been waiting
for the Board of Health to fulfill the law
There has been an attempt in one of the
newspapers to SANDER, by saying that some
body has suspended pupils, and only those of
poor people, while those of influential citi-
zens have been let go. That is downright
SANDER. | say it is untrue. l don't believe
we have a teacher in our schools that would
do such thing. / did hear of teacher
who suspended some pupils, but she was a
young teacher and no doubt believed that
she was carrying out the law as expected of
her. The law gives no teacher in the schools
the right to suspend pupil. The Board of
Health, in the first place, must furnish the
superintendent, or principal of the schools
with certificates in blank, and this it has not
done. After the certificates are furnished it
is my duty to see that every child is given
one and it is the duty of the School Board
to appoint day, and after that day no child
shall be admitted unless that certificate is
properly signed" Superintendent Bogart
also stated that a record should be kept of all
children who are properly vaccinated or the
certificates should be so filed that they would
follow the children from grade to grade and
not have the parents or guardians put to the
trouble and expense of securing new certif-
Gates every time the Board of Health sees
fit to enforce the law.
The Board decided to accept the communi-
cation and give the information asked by the
Board Of Health as soon as it can be fur
nished, and that all pupils who do not furn-
ish the proper certificates be suspended after
January lst 1897.
A request from the Shenandoah Lumber &
Feed Company for S139.36 in payment for
extras on the new White street school build,
ing was refused. The company claimed it
had performed certain work upon request of
the architect that was not covered by the
contract. When the motion was under dis
cussion it was argued that the company
should have made the request before a final
settlement was made with the Board.
Superintendent Bogart made his official
report showing that about six hundred
transfers Of pupils had been made to properly
| fill rooms in the new White street school
building. In the 55 schools under the High
school the average attendance has been $500
and the percentage of attendance SO and 90
Number of visits by citizens, 112 by Direc-
tors, 10. Since the last report an additional
| night school has been established especially
for young men in first and second readers,
and there are 80 pupils in this school. The
total enrolment in the night schools is SAT,
with an average attendance Of PAT a per-
centage of attendance of 65 visits by
citizens, 49, by Directors 33.
The Superintendent stated that many boys
are using the night schools to get away from
home and play on the streets and recon-
mended that cards showing attendance of
pupils be issued to parents and guardians.
The Board decided to have the cards printed
The Teachers and Salaries Committee pre-
sented a written report stating that, having
learned Of the persistency Of teachers to hold
conversation in halls with visitors when they
should be in their rooms, we recommend that
it be resolved that hereafter teachers in the
schools strictly observe in its widest interpre-
tation section of teachers duties also
general instructions Of the Superintendent,
or be liable to suspension; and that the
Superintendent send a copy of this resolution
to each teacher
Mr. Trezse, of the finance committee,
stated that il would be necessary for com
mittees to curtail expenses as much as pos
sible and asked authority to take steps to
hold a special election for new bond issue,
On motion of Mr.. Hanna the committee
was instructed to act in conjunction with the
Solicitor and have a proclamation issued for
a special election to issue $4,000 worth of
bonds.
Mr. Trezise also stated that the Compulsory
Education committee had held several meet
ings and had completed list Of pupils of
school age and the committee and Truant
Officer Brown are doing all they can to pre-
vent truancy u
A discussion ose as to payment of bills
presented by jewellers Holderman and
Strouse Both cl TO have received con-
tracts for funishAg three clocks for the
new White street Nnooi building MIR. hol-
derman put his cl lcks IN nrst ana Mr.
stTouse placed his CLOCKS BESIDE them
School Directors Trezlse ana Lee VINO We're