Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-03-13
SCHOOL BOARD
DELIBERATES
John Hook Elected Janitor Of the Fourth
Ward Building.

The school board met in session last
Monday night Their deliberations oc-
cupied an hour and half and compris-
ed wide range of subjects including
fumigation, holidays commencement,
| ianitors, printing &c.
On motion Of Mr. Werkheiser it was
| ordered that the public schools of the
! borough be closed on Good Friday, which
occurs on the 2Sth inst.
Dr. Barber stated that the supply COM
mittee, to whom the matter was dele
gated at last meeting, had purchased
one of Kuhn's Formaldehyde genera
| tors He referred the board to Mr..
Miller, the janitor for information as to
the practicability and general efficiency
| of the apparatus.
Mr.. Miller explained that he had fun
igated four rooms including the high
school-that he was much pleased with
the generator and believed that it did
all that was claimed for it.
On motion Of Mr. Keefer it was order
ed that no one but Mr. Miller be per
mitted to use the generator and that
when fumigation is needed in wards
other than the First Mr.. Miller accom-
pany the apparatus.
Truant Officer Young presented his
report for the past month. He visited
81 homes in which delinquents We're re
ported. In 81 cases the pupil was de-
tanned at home by sickness; III twelve
cases the pupils We're without shoes. In
the balance of cases thirteen-the pu-
pills We're playing truant.
In the course of his remarks Officer
Young gave it as his belief that the
school law as it relates to attendance IS
almost daily violated by parents who i'll
order to keep their children at work
make it point to misrepresent their
ages Thus no doubt many a boy or
girl is plodding along in our factories
who according to law should be in
school. The law, he said, requiring that
children be registered at birth is not
lived up to as it should be, 50 that gen
orally there is no way Of detecting false
hood on the part of parents selfish
enough to misrepresent the age Of their
children.
Secretary Orth stated that as required
by law he had received list of chill
dren employed at the Knitting mill and
at the Reading Iron works. a similar
list is in preparation at the Silk mill.
Mr. Hartman, it was explained, had re-
quested that the school board appoint
committee to visit his plant to satisfy
themselves as to whether or not the
school law is being violated.
On motion Of Mr. Green the Presi-
dent appointed DR.. Barber and Messrs.
Green, Orth, Black and Keefer a com
mittee to visit the Silk mill and other
industries employing children to ascer-
tain whether or not there are any at
work who ought to be at school.
Principal j G. Carey asked that the
board fix a date for commencement. The
school term he said allowing for two
holidays Friday and Memorial
Day-will wind up on Thursday, June
9TH The school board was divided,
some favoring Friday night, June 9th,
for commencement, others the Monday
following. 1t was finally agreed to
leave it to the High School Committee,
who will select one or other of these
dates.
John Hook was elected ianitor of the
Fourth Ward school to succeed the late
John Lunger. He will enter upon his
duties at the beginning of next month.
The following members were present:
Fischer, Orth, Green, Burger, Werk-
heiser, Keefer Fenstermacher, Barber,
Black and Byerly.
The following bills We're ordered paid
by the school board last night: