Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-02-27
CAPS AND GOWNS
DISCARDED
Rev. CleaVer Will be Invited to Preach
the BacCalaureate Sermon.

The school board held a meeting Mon
day night, the following members re-
spending to roll call: Fischer, Orth
Green, Burger, Barber, Werkheiser
Keefer, Byerly and Black.
DR. Barber stated that he visited the
high school last week and that he found
everything working very satisfactorily.
Along with another member of the high
school committee he consulted the
graduating class on the subject of caps
and gowns for commencement. OF the
class he said six-including two girls
favored caps and gowns, while eight op-
posed them. Under the circumstances,
he said, the committee would report in
favor of dispensing with caps and gowns
for commencement. On motion the
committees report was accepted. and
the order issued that the girls wear the
regulation white at graduation.
On motion of Mr.. Keefer it was or
dered that the baccalaureate sermon
this year be preached i'll Trinity NJ. E.
church. On motion of Mr.. Green it was
ordered that the graduating class be re-
quested to invite Rev. n. E. Cleaver,
the pastor, to preach the baccalaureate
sermon.
On motion Borough Superintendent
Gordy was granted a leave of absence
to enable him to attend the convention
of school Superintendents held at Johns
town on March 9TH, 9th and 7th.
The attention of the board was called
to the recent visit of the factory in
spector to this city who, it appears, ex-
pressed doubt as to whether we are liv-
ing up to the law relating to the EN-
ployment of children. At one establish
ment he saw 80 or go boys and girls at
work whose ages his judgment convinc-
ed him were below the limit that would
permit them to leave school.
Under the act of 1901 it is provided
that any person employing a child or
children shall furnish on or before the
3rd Monday of the school term and
quarterly thereafter to the Superinten-
dent of the schools, to the Secretary of
the school board or school directors or
controllers of the district in which such
child or children reside, the name, the
age, place of residence and name of par
ent or guardian of every person under
the age of 16 years in his employ at the
time of said report.
Neglecting the duty imposed by this
section constitutes misdemeanOr and
the person guilty shall forfeit fine not
exceeding s. for the first conviction and
a fine not exceeding S. for every sub
sequent conviction.
Borough Superintendent Gordy ex-
planned that he has received but one re-
port from the factories thus far during
the season and that was at the beginn-
ing of the term.
j X. James representing the Kuhn
Formaldehyde Generator Co. appeared
before the board. He had the appara-
tUs with him and showed how to operate
it. 1t generates formaldehyde gas dir
ectly from wood alcohol and seems to be
a cheap and efficacious method of fun
igation The board was not ready to
purchase an apparatus on the spot but
referred the matter with power to act
to the Committee on Sanitation, COM
posed of Drs Barber Curry and Harpel.
TIE borough Superintendent present
ed the following report for the month
ending February II.
Male pupils in attendance during the
month, SO; female pupils, $50; total,
1853. Average daily attendance-males,
sos; females 80; total 1913. Percent
age of attendance males, 80; females,
80; total, 90 There We're 703 pupils
absent during the month. There were
44j cases of tardiness, which is about
three hundred less than during the
same month last year Two hundred
and seven pupils were sick. There We're
Siyty-two visits to the school