The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-10-06
TEACHERS
ELECTED !
Regular Meeting of the School Board
Held Last Night.
AWARDING OF COAL CONTRACTS
The designations Of Misses Kase and
Gruhler Accepted-Miss KEEPER Elected
Day School Teacher and Misses
North and Llewellyn Even
ing School Teachers

A regular meeting of the School Board was
held last night with the following Directors
in attendance Messrs. Hanna Baugh
KEEPER, Malick, Holyey, Dove, Whitaker,
Dewitt, Sullivan, Higgins, Connors, Breslin,
Britt. As President Coughin failed to put
in an appearance, Secretary Hanna called the
meeting to order and, on motion of Mr.
Dove, Mr.. Dewitt was made president pro-
tenn
The first communication read was one from
the GilbertOn School Board, enclosing a bill
against the Shenandoah School District
to Sl1.56 for tuition furnished to
the children of the late Joan Coughlin at
MahanOy Plane, it being claimed that
Coughlin was resident of Shenandoah, and
veteran of the civil war. The secretary
was instructed to return the bill with the
statement that, under existing decisions the
law under which the claim is made has been
declared unconstitutional
The designations of Miss Tillie Kase, as
teacher in the day schools, and Miss Fannie
ID. Gruhler, as an evening school teacher,
were read. The designations were accepted
The following communication from the p,
& X. c. & l. Co. for furnishing coal for the
schools was read Will deliver coal at Indiar
Ridge, or Shenandoah City colliery, 40 to 81
tons of egg coal at 81. 80 per ton $50 to 19
tons tons of stove coal, at $780, 300 to 81
tons of pea coal, at SLIPS. The proposition
was accepted.
The Library committee reported that i
had decided to re-employ the assistants VIII,
were employed in the library last yeai The
report also stated that the conduct and bust
ness of the library is very satisfactory.
! The following report was submitted by
Superintendent Cooper and adopted: The
| first month of the present school term closed
on Friday, Sept. 3Oth, with the following re-
| suits Monthly enrOlment-Boys, 11S4
girls, ,437 total, 2691. Average daily at
tendance-Boys, LOGO; girls, 12SO; total,
| 2,340. Percentage of attendance-Boys, 95;
girls "a; total, %. There we're l, O72 pupils
attended every session. Visits by citizens.
1853; by Directors, S. The schools in the LIST
primary grade are not well filled. In that
grade there are l75 pupils less than there
were during the first month of last year. The
other grades are about the same as last year,
except the High school grade. In the High
school there are 81 more pupils than there
were during the first month of last term The
schools are all working quietly and harmOni-
ously. There are some pupils and parents
who are inclined to set the Compulsory Edu-
cation Law aside. The office recommends
that the Board fix the time when the law
shall be enforced. 1t would suggest Oct. 10,
1898. Following the custom of former years,
Oct. "a would be a satisfactory time for open.
| ing the evening schools. As the County In.
stitute will be held during the week beginning
Oct 3lst, and as the schools will be closed
during that week, the office recommend.
that the evening schools be opened on Nov
7, 1898.
Truant officer Smith submitted the follow
ing report During the last school month
visited the parents of lO4 pupils who wert
absent from school. The reasons given 70
their absence, in most cases, were good, tn
most Of the pupils being sick but in som
cases the reasons given were not good.
some of these cases served legal notice 0
the parent, or guardian of the pupil. In cas-
the notice is not complied with will have
institute suit and bring the parents q
guardians of such pupil before a Justice
There were nineteen cases of truancy durin
the month and l have put all these pupil
back in school.
The committee on heating and fuel re
ported the receipt of the following bids fo
the hauling of coal to the schools WiliaI
Neiswenter, so cents; William O. Meyers, A
Bowman Hart, 45; NJ. j. O'Hara, 80; Owe
Brennan, 39i Charles Blaker, So; John
Fishburn, 80; John T. Lee 40; Thomas
Ferguson, 80; James Hilbert, 30; Rescl
Hook and Ladder Company, 26. The col
mittee recommended that the contract
awarded to the Rescue Company and add,
to their report that, under the new pl,
adopted for procuring coal and hauling, Il
: Board will save this year over last We
S23l7 The report was accepted and the col
mittee instructed to make contract with tl
Rescue Company at the figure quoted in Il
, bid.
The committee on building and repairs T
ported that it had sold old desks to the z
Stanislaus congregation for so cents eac
The committee recommended the inspectiC
of boilers repair of pavements, etc, and Il
report was accepted
The Finance committee was authorized
negotiate II temporary loan of 81 800 f
ninety days.
f Director Breslin recommended that Jol
a Toole and John O'Neill be eXonerated fro
y taxes. The matter was referred to the exc
n GRAFTON committee.
/. The Board then proceeded To elect d
, school teacher to fill the vacancy created
"a the resignation of Miss Kase, and Miss Ma
n KEEPER was elected. The votes were cast
follows: Maud KEEPER 8; Lizzie Dougher
l; Nora NJ. Stanton, /; Lizzie l.. Hand
Cecilia f. Yonge 1.
Ie A ballot was then taken to fill the
IF cancies in the evening schools created by
@ designations of Misses KEEPER and Grub
n and the result was as follows Lizzie
o. North, 8; Lille Llewellyn, s; Annie Kane
James Stack, l; P. f. O'Donnell 2 Katie
= Flaherty, 2; May Reilly, l. Mary Downey
Lizzie l.. Hand, l. Misses North a
I Llewelyn were declared elected
| On motion of Mr.. Dove Miss Mary Gibl
was promoted to the evening High school
| After the reading and consideration of b
the Board adjourned to meet at the call
the chair to fix the tax rate and for gene
| business.