The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-08
THE SCHOOL,
BOARD MEETS.
Business Chiefly Of a Routine Character
Transacted.
END OF THE CLOCK BILL MIDDLE
A New Movement in Connection With the
Public Library Committee Instructed
to Make Arrangements Fer an
Organization as Required
by Law.

A regular meeting of the School Board was
held last eveHng with the following
Directors in attendance: Messrs. Price,
Hanna, Baugh, James, Morgan Ogden, Lee
Dewitt, Conners, O'Brien, Trezise, Higgins
and Edwards. With one exception the buai-
ness transacted was Of routine character
and most Of the session was taken up in the
reading of minutes Of preceding regular and
special meetings, which consumed forty
minutes.
communication from a surety company
which furnished the bond for faithful per-
formance of contract by the Peck-Wlliamson
Company was read. The surety company
wanted to know what progress the contrac-
tors had made and the secretary was in
structed to reply that the contract has not
been fully complied with.
Superintendent Cooper read his monthly
report on day school attendance as follows:
Monthly enrollment-Boys, 1922 girls,
1926; total, 2747. Average daily attend
ance-Boys, 1924; girls 115s; total,
22s2. Percentage of attendance
IS; girls, Sc; total, 81. Pupils pres
ent every day, 5s7. Visits by citizens. 1O7
by Directors, 10. In the night schools
236 pupils were enrolled and the per-
centage of attendance was rs. Present every
session, 81 visits by citizens, 80 by
Directors 8.
superintendent Cooper embodied in his re-
port a recommendation that some means
other than burning in the furnace be furn-
shed for destroying waste paper in the High
School building and the matter was referred
to the building and repairs committee. The
Superintendent stated that the residents in
the vicinity Of the school complain that the
ashes are blown upon the porches and other
parts of their properties, causing much
annoyance.
The High school committee reported that
Ferguson's theatre has been secured for the
commencement exercises on June II and IS.
In report by the building and repairs
committees the payment of c. +. Holder
mans bill for clocks was recommended and
approved.
Mr.. Trezise of the finance committee
stated that 50 600 of the new issue of bonds
had been sold.
! Mr.. Ogden called attention to the law
passed in 1895 governing school district
Libraries and suggested that the library
committee be instructed TO take up the matter
and report on it, so that the affairs of the
library could be put in better shape than
they are now.
On motion of Mr. Hanna it was decided
that the matter be referred to the library
committee with instructions to draft rules
and regulations in compliance with the law
and report at the next meeting.
The law referred to provides that the
public library Of each district shall be under
the general management of nine trustees
acting as the agents and appointees of the
School Board, who shall approve all plans for
its storage and accommodation, purchase and
take charge Of all books, maps, documents,
relics and literary, historical or other con-
tributions, appoint all employees and make all
regulations and do all things necessary to its
! government, preservation aud maintenance
subject to the approval of the Board. The
president and treasurer Of the Board and the
Superintendent of the schools Of the district
(or if there is no such officer the secretary o
the board) shall be ex-otlicio members of the
board of trustees The other six members
shall be elected by the School Board, tw,
each for one two and three years, and an
nually thereafter two members shall b,
chosen by said board for the term of three
r years. Each trustee shall serve until hi
successor is elected, and in case of a vacancy
it shall be filled by the School Board for thu
e unexpred term. The trustees shall make
report to the School Board once each year
and oftener if called upon, Of such subject
and in such manner as may be required by
said board 1t is also provided that all sucl
public Libraries shall be under the genera
supervision and subject to the inspection o
the State Librarian, who may require report
from the trustees whenever he may deem
. proper.