The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-06-08
JANITORS
ELECTED.
Proceedings at the School Board Meeting
Last Night.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
All Except one of the Old Janitors Re
elected and the Roll Of Janitresses
Increased by Two-The Salaries
Are to Remain at the
Old Figures.

The first regular meeting Of the re organ
lied School Board was held last night
Jauitors aud mattresses were elected and
President KEEPER announced his appoint
ments of committees for the ensuing year.
The meeting was attended oy Directors
KEEPER, Hanna, Baugh, Malick, sullivan,
Lee, Britt, Holvey, Connors Kerrigan,
Whitaker, Martin, Dove, Coughlin and
Bresin.
The reading of minutes occupied consider
able time and Superintendent Cooper read
lengthy, but interesting report bearing upon
the school year just closed and the one to
follow. The report set forth;
THE school year that has just closed was
one of persistent, energetic work ON the part
of all connected with the workings Of the
schools. While our financial condition made
it necessary for the Board to geduCe the
length Of our school term from 10 to
months, and at the same time to reduce the
salaries of our worthy teachers, many of
whom were then underpaid, the Office did not
consider it advisable to lessen the course of
studies, or the amount of work 70 be done
The entire course of the previous years was
gone over. The four quarterly and the final
examinations were held. Generally speak.
ing, the results are quite complimentary
to both teachers and pupils. Certainly a few
have fallen by the way side. This must
necessarily occur whenever and wherever
the educational movement is so rapid rs It
has been in our borough during the past
year. 1t should be borne in mind by our
patrons that in order for pupil toeuter the
final examinations for promotion that the
pupil must have made an average Of 75 per
cent in the quartely examinations The re-
suits of the examinations are as follows 2S
were graduates from the High school 81
passed from the End grammar TO High
school; 103 from lst to End grammar, 18O
from 4th primary to 1st grammar.
2O6 from 3rd to 4th primary, BOG from 2nd to
Bird primary, $40 from 1st to End primary.
After the promotions are made and granting
40 to be admitted to the primary depart-
ment, we should have in the High school
147 2nd grammar 1872; 1st grammar. 296 /:
4th primary, 32S; 3rd primary 470 End
primary, 547; LIST primary, $50 pupils This
will necessitate one High, four 2nd grammar,
six LIST grammar, seven 4th primary, nine
3rd primary, eleven End primary, sixteen lst
primary and two mixed schools. In the
High school at least five teachers will be
neeessary-3 regular teachers and 2 directors
Inc Othce, therefore, recommends the elec-
tion of go teachers-5S regular instructors
one as director of music, and one as director
of drawing. As a whole, our teachers have
been faithful TO their trusts, conscientious in
the discharge of their duties, and have
nave
been careful, earnest and painstaking in the
discharge of all the functions connected with
the schools. The janitors and .ianitresses
have been faithful to their trusts, and have
merited reelection"
After making reference to needed repairs
to buildings, in which he states that ceilings
in the old White street building are in a
dangerous condition, and stating that the
custom of taking all clocks from the build
ings during vacation should be discontinued
as an unnecessary expense, the superintend-
ent continues his report as follows:
IF the financial condition of the Board is
such as to warrant it to restore the old
schedule of salaries, or to re-adjust the
see that accomplished. 1t should be borne in
mind that inequality of pay for equal work,
and insufficient pay for work accomplished
are disoouraging to teachers, as we'll as to
| other employees. The State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, in his
advice to the superintendent through
out this Commonwealth, uses these words,
Every effort should be made to pre-
vent reduction of teachers salaries and TO
retain the best teachers in the schools" In
| speaking of the state appropriation he says,
| that the sum to be paid to each district dur
1 ing the coming year will be the same as last
year" The office recommends that the COM
ing term of schools be not less than nine
months, and that the schools be reOpened on
the 2sth day of August, 1899"
| The bond of Treasurer W. Thomas Lee in
the sum of $4,000 was presented, read and
ordered recorded. The bond is in the same
amount as last years bond.
| Upon motion of Director Martin the Board
proceeded TO elect seven ianitors and eleven
janitresses. Nine of the latter were en-
ployed last year. 1t was deemed advisable to
elect two more this year, one for service in
the old White street building and one for the
Union street building. The number of jani-
tors elected are the same as last year.
There were ten applicants for election as
janitors and twenty for janitresses. All the
old corps, except John Beyrant, were re-
elected Michael Cuff succeeding Beyrant.
The ianitors elected are George Walters.
James McHugh, Thomas ConnOrs, Thomas
Dove, Sr., Thomas Tosh, Henry Cook,
Michael Cuff. The latter received the votes
Of Hanna, Baugh, Malick KEEPER Dove,
Martin, Holvey, Connors, Lee. The Others
elected received the full vote of the Board.
Samuel Thomas and Anthony McManimau
were also candidates The latter received
the votes of Coughlin and Britt Sullivan,
Breslin, Kerrigan and Whitaker voted fol
Beyrant.
Each of the following nine mattresses re-
ceved the full vote of the Board Sarah
Kitchen, Alice Shields, Mary Bowling, Mary
Kenney, Mary Mccormick, Bridget MeKeon,
Sarah NJ. Reeves, Catherine Lechleituer
Mary Flynn. The new mattresses are Mrs
Mary Fox and Mrs. @. A. Link. They re
ceived the same votes that were cast for Cuff
Directors Sullivan, Breslin, Kerrigan anC
Whitaker declined to vote for more than min,
janitresses. Director Coughlin voted for Mrs
Neary and Mrs. James Donovan. Directo
Britt voted for Mrs Neary and Mrs. Nc
Donough.
On motion of Mr.. Hanna it was decided
that the terms of the janitors and janitresse