Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-05-29
SCHOOL BOARD
MEETING

The last regular meeting ol tlle
School Board for the present year was
held Monday night. There was a good
deal of business on hand incidental to
the closing of the term, in addition to
which an hour or more was occupied
with fax generations for 1899. Tax
Receiver Peters submitted a list OF
delinquents, taking i'll the four wards
of the borough, each individual being
considered separately.
A petition was presented on behalf
of the orphanage maintained by the
Sisters of Christian Charity at this
place asking that it be relieved from
taxation under the law of 1914 relat-
ing to charitable institutions. The
orphanage is assessed at So, 600, the tax
due for 1899 being 500. On motion
the exoneration was granted rs asked
for.
On motion of DR.. Barber it was de-
cided to close the schools on Memorial
Day.
Professor Carey formally invited
the School Board to attend the bac-
calaureate sermon, which will be
preached by Rev n. f. Cleaver at
Trinity NJ. f. Church on Sunday even
ing next at 80 O'Clock. The board
decided to accept the invitation on
motion of Mr.. Keefer, who asked that
two pews be reserved for the directors
near the front of the church, by the
graduating class.
Mr.. Keefer reported that the school
ground of the Second Ward nightly
after dark becomes a rendezvous for
boisterous and unmannerly fellows
who make the vicinity hideous. Only
a few of these are pupils of the schools.
Mr.. Green reported that about the
same state of affairs exist ut the school
building of the Fourth Ward. 1t was
the sense of the board that the several
janitors of the borough, who are en-
powered to act as constables making
arrests if necessary, ought to be able
to keep up some semblance of good
order about the school buildings, even
after dark. No definite action was
taken.
Borough Superintendent Gordy pre-
sented list of pupils belonging to
the senior class of the High School,
who have successfully passed the ex-
animation. These he recommended
for graduation. The names are as
follows: William Bailey, JOY Brader,
Alice Smull, Harry Gaskins, Elsie
Sainsbury, Blanche Riffel, Sara ING
er, John McCaffrey, John German,
Walter Gross, Jean Curry, Luella
Werkheiser, Annie Childs and Kathryn
Rogers.
Borough Superintendent Gordy sub
...ittvd 90 the UOaru Une new course Of
study for the High school arranged by
himself and the teachers of that grade.
The six courses formerly employed, all
of which We're more or less complex, he
explained, had been reduced by the
change to three, involving much bet
ter classification and enabling pupils to
determine at a glance which course
would be the most beneficial to them.
Under the change the course includes
more English classics, but will necessit-
ate the purchase of no additional books.
The new course of study was referred
to the High school committee, they to
report at the first meeting of the new
school board.
Attorney Kisner reported that with
very few exceptions pupils under l3
years of age are in attendance at school.
Parents, generally, he said, along with
those employing children have been
brought to understand their duty in the
premises. By next term, he thinks, the
good effects of the present crusade will
be manifest and that the attendance
will be all that can be desired.
The following directors We're present
at the meeting: Fischer, Orth, Green,
Burger Barber, Harpel, Werkheiser,
Keefer, Byerly and Curry.