Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-02-16

CLASS DAY EXERCISES
and COMMENCEMENT

The school board held lengthy ses-
sion Monday. the proceedings being
Of more than usual interest. A good
deal Of time was occupied by the re-
ports OF Messrs. Fischer and Orth, dele
gates, who represented the school board
at the convention of the State school
directors held at Harrisburg last week.
The delegates had only praise for the
state convention and of the fine op-
portunities it presented for gaining
information on matters pertaining to
education and ON what is being done
for the schools throughout the state.
Overlooking with enthusiasm them
selves they had no trouble in enthus-
ing the whole board
Especial inteies seemed to attach to
Governor Pennypacker's address. The
chief executive complimented the dele
gates-and he requested that his COM
mendation be reported to their respec-
tive school boards-for their zeal and
interest in matters pertaining to the
schools. He commended the directors
especially for their unyielding attitude
toward compulsory vaccination. He
stated that at the next session of the
legislature the law would in all prob
ability be amended so as to impose a
penalty for non vaccination. Each Of
the speakers were in turn taken up by
the two delegates and what was new
and practical in the addresses was care
fully presented to the board.
At the conclusion vote of thanks
was rendered to the delegates for their
full and able report.
Harry Schoch and George Jacobs
representing the graduating class Of
the high school appeared before the
meeting relative to the proposed de-
parture at commencement inusgurat--
ing a class day and a class play as pro-
posed to the school board by COM
mittee at the previous meeting. The
committee last night reported that af
ter discussing the matter with the
faculty of the high school the class had
decided to abandon all idea of class
play but would ask for the privilege of
holding class dav. by which it was
understood that portion of the ex-
ercises that belong to commencement
proper would be held in the atternt on
and that the commencement exercises
follow the same evening. The latter,
which under the old order were very
long and tiresome, will be shortened
down to an hour or so and will in
clude little more than the salutatory.
valedictory, graduating oration with
music. The class day ex-
ercises during the afternoon will make
it possible to extend the entire pro-
gram great deal, obliging all the
graduates to participate in the exer-
cises.
On motion of Mr.. Pursel it was ord
cred that the request of the graduating
class as to class day be granted. On
motion it was also decided that the
high school committee Of the school
board act in conjunction with the
graduating class to select and secure a
suitable place for holding class day
and commencement exercises.
The truant officer presented his re-
port for the month just ended, which
showed that 215 pupils were detained
at home by illness. There were ten
truants twelve were kept out of school
for want of suitable clothing. Fifteen
notices were sent out.
Tho following members were pres
ent: Adams, Orth, Pursel, Haring,
VonBlohn, Werkheiser. Fischer, Trum-
bower. Grone, Burns and Heiss.
Treasurer Schram presented report
of finances to date, which showed a
balance on hand Of $S515. 5.26.
The following bills were approved
for payment: