The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-06-28
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.


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An adjourned meeting oil the School Board
was held last night with the following mem
bers IN attendance: Messrs. CoughIn'
sullivan, Hanna, KEEPER, Baugh, MaIck,
Holyey, Dove, Martin, Breslin, Connors,
Dewitt, Britt and whitaker. Also Superin-
tendcnt Cooper, Iruant Officer Smith and
Solicitor Burke.
The agreement, contract and bond under
which the Centre and West streets school
buildings are to DE connected with the line
of the shenandoah Sewer Company were
presented and accepted.
superintendent Cooper submitted the fol
lowing report ON the close of the school year:
Monthly enrollncut-Boys lsbe; girls, 1852
total, 2657. Average daily attendance-Boys,
lllb; girls, l243; total, 235I. Percentage of
attcudauce-Boys, 93, girls, up total, 93.
"'b pupils attended every session. There
were 81 visits made to the schools by citizens
and 81 visits made by directors.
THE work for the year was quite salts
factory. Harmony prevailed among the
teachers and pupils and between the teachers
and tine office. Unity i'm action and to get
the best results ohtaiuuhlc seemed to be the
motto of your teachers. All the schools were
carefully examined and the results obtained
reached our most favorable expectation.
The Office feels that special mention should
he made in this report Of the very creditablc
way in which the High school graduates nc
quilted themselves both in their examinations
and at the commencement They certainly
showed that they had been thoroughly
taught in their studies and well trained for
commencement exercises. The grammar
graduates also acquitted themselves salts
fupfUrv Tho pVDu1ptipu shoots ,f tlt pfhlr
grades have not been completed but the
promotions will be fairly large and the pupils
will be promoted ON good averages. If
teachers are to be Judged by their efforts
and retained ON their merits, then your
teachers are worthy of "a reelection.
The office heartily recommends that all who
may apply for reelection be reelected. The
Office recognizes the fact that the most serious
question which has presented itself for your
consideration is the length OF term to fix Tor
the present school year. You as educators
want 1" consider That question seriously and
earnestly before you take steps toward hay
ing the term diminished from ten to nine
months. our courses OF study have gradually
but positively worked themselves into a ten
month term and any change from that term
would necessltate a change in the entire
system. You have been expecting and re-
curing iirst-cIass work and tirs-tclass results.
lou cannot hope to get the same results in a
niue-month term that you have gotten since
you heightened your school term to ten
months. From an educational standpoint, to
lessen the term will be an error. For that
reason the office urges, if you can,
in any way, see your way clear inan-
cially that you leave the term the same
as it has been since 1893. If you
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ton: That you leave the High school at least
continue for a full term Of ten months. Re.
member that the work of the High school is
somewhat different from that of the other
grades. From that grade your pupils are
thrown in contact with pupils from other
towns. If you desire our high standard to
be maintained you can ~ill.afrord to shorten
the term or lessen the course of study. In
fact, if the course is changed at all it should
be heightened, not shortened. 1t may be
argued that the work was done
before the term was increased in
lS93. Permit the office to say that
the work never was done, and never will be
done, in a nine-month term. Remember the
fact that, when you increased the term you
at the same time increased the curriculum in
the High school. Your High school faculty
did and will do as good as any other High
school faculty. But they cannot, nor can
any other iacuIty'd no The work Of ten months
m nine months OF time. Therefore, the
once recommends That the term be continued
NJ ten months.
TN truant officer, %janitors and mattresses
nave beer regular, earnest and conscientious
IN the discharge OF Their duties and the office
co'dIaIIy them for reelection.
In conclusion the Office desires to extend
press of town, to the teachers. truant officer
and all ,tbors ,,unoctod ,,;+b orr s,hools g.,