The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-05
SCHOOL, BOARD
PROCEEDINGS
Discussions on the Enforcement of the
Vaccination Rules.
NIGHT SCHOOLS ARE INCLUDED !
But an Extension Of Two Weeks Has Been
Granted to Give the Pupils Time to
Comply with the Law-There
is no Alternative

A regular meeting of the School Board was
held last evening with the following men,
bers in attendance Messra. Price Hanna,
Trezise, Morgan, Baugh, Edwards Ogden,
Lee, O'Brien Higgins, Conners and Sulli-
van.
The most important business transacted
related to the question Of vaccination Of
pupils Some time ago the School Board
in compliance with a resolution of the Board
Of Health, fixed a time within which pupils
attending the public schools should become
vaccinated, or present certificates OF compli-
ance with the law. This time expired yester-
day and in issuing his notice to teachers
yesterday to enforce the law in all cases
where the orders of the School Board had
Bogart included the night schools.
Director Trezse last night stated to the
Board that it had not been the custom to
enforce the rule against the night schools
and he feared that should il be insisted upon
the night schools would be emptied, as those
in attendance would be obliged to lose work
if vaccinated at this time Of the year, and
few, if any could afford to lose work to
attend the night schools. Director Baugh
concurred in the sentiment
Director O'Brien moved that the night
schools be exempted from the rule
This raised question as to whether the
motion would be legal and Solicitor Beddall
was asked for his opinion. He replied that
night school is school and such motion
would be violation of the law, whereupon
Director O'Bren's motion was modified to
extend the time for vaccination for two weeks,
and it was carried
A eror4s D.
pany for payment of the $3.50 balance claimed
to be due on the heating and vontilating
plant In the new White streel scnoui build
ing was tabled. The Board does not propose
to pay any more monoy on the contract un-
til the plant is made to operate satisfactorily
Thus far it has not reached the point by a
long way.
A request of Miss Maggie A. Campbell for
an increase of two dollars per month in her
salary on account of being obliged to travel
to Turkey Run to teach school was refused.
The following monthly report from Super
intendent Bogart was read Enrolment for
December, 2,ss3 Percentage of attendance
s94. Average attendance in the nine grammar
schools, 419, or about 46 pupils as an average
for each school. The average attendance
in the 3s primary schools was LAB, or an
mixed school at Turkey Run has &C. The
daily attendance in the High school was 101
The highest percentage of attendance was
attained in this school the next in the
second grade grammar and the lowest in the
first grade primary. The lowest per centage
was that Of the girls in the first grade prim-
ary. The evening school enrolment for
December was 447 average attendance 10
per cent. The pupils marked withdrawn
were 70, leaving 1858 still in the schools The
new evening schools in the Main street build-
ing established for the benefit of young men
learning to read the English language shows
and enrolment of "A and average attendance
of 80. Much individual work is demanded
Of the teacher and assistance should be furn-
ished or the school diYided into two grades.
The committee ON building aud repairs re-
ported against increasing the salary of the
janitor in the new White street school build
ing.
Secretary Hanna having been subpoenaed
to produce the minute book of the Board at
the Bogart trial at Pittsburg, the Board, by
motion gave him permission to do So
Solicitor Beddall stated that the trial of the
suit Of the Shenandoah Lumber & Feed Com
pany against the Board had been postponed
until after the return from Pittsburg
Mr.. Lee made a short report on the Hol-
derman Strouse clock matter which con-
tanned nothing new and was not considered
definite enough, and the matter was referred
hack to the committee.