Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-09-13
SCHOOL BOARDS
BUSY Session

The school board Monday held its
first regular meeting since the begin
ming of the school term. There were
lot of troublesome details to be at
tended to relating to the opening of
the schools and the session was a
lengthy one.
First of all the members found them
selves confronted with long list rep
resenting each of the schools of the
borough that comprised great assOrt
ment of articles needed in the daily
many things requested were soap, bas
ins, toweling, table covers, umbrella
stands. sponges, window curtains,
brOOms, etc
The long list was quite revelation
to the new members, as the articles
specified, collectively seemed sufficient
to stock a small store. 1t was the sense
of the board that some of the articles
ought to be eliminated, and on motion
the requisition was referred to the
supply committee, the members to act
in the premises according to their
Judgment.
Borough Superintendent Gordy call
ed the attention of the board to the
fact that there are 100 pupils enrolled
in the high school which is about the
seating capacity. Even now in order
to accommodate the pupils it is neces-
sary to adopt the recitation system of
seating, by which at all times the seats
of the recitation rooms are occupied.
He said the time has come when we
should adopt some regulation that will
prevent overcrowding next year.
On motion of Mr.. Pursel it was ord
cred that henceforth pupils from our
grammar schools on graduating to the
high school be given preference over
non resident pupils.
On motion it was ordered that the
physicians of town be notified to OBJ
serve the law literally by not granting
a certificate until vaccination is known
to be a success: also that the school
board will refuse to accept any but
the regular form of certificate APPROX
ed by the State board of health.
On motion of Mr.. Fischer the teach
ers were requested to observe the law
relating to vaccination very strictly.
On motion of Mr. Trumbower it was
ordered that Railroad street instead of
Cedar street be selected as q dividing
line between the first and second wards.
On motion of DR.. Harpel Miss laura
Mann was elected pupil teacher Of the
Danville schools.
On motion of Mr.. Orth it was order
ed that car load of limestone spalls
be purchased of the Silver Springs
quarry company at Almedia for the
purpose of repairing the first ward
school grounds, which were reported
as in very bad condition, causing much
mud and dirt in times of rain. An ex
pertinent with the material will be
made at the first ward school building
and if it is found to be a success there
it will be applied to the school grounds
in the other wards, which are in very
nearly as bad condition as the first
ward grounds The material can be
purchased at so cents per ton, which
with freight and hauling will run the
total cost up to about Sl.25 per ton.
On motion of Mr. Fisher the build
ing and repair committee was ordered
to procure an additional table for the
laboratory of the high school.
On motion of Mr.. Orth the commit
tee on building and repairs was in
structed to have the roof of the fOurti
ward school building repaired.
The following directors were pres
ent at the meeting Burns, Orth, Har
pei, Swartz, Pursel. Fish, Fischer,
Lutz and Trumbower.
The following bills were approved