Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-27
teachers BEFORE
School BORAD

Memorial day parade.
On motion the regular order of busi-
ness was suspended to hear the report
of the teachers Of the public schools of
Danville in regard to the Memorial
day exercises.
Nj. Magill, speaking for the teach
ers as whole, said that the decision
OF the teachers as to participating in
the parade would not be made known
| unless it was understood that the ir-
vitation to the teachers to parade had
not been recalled. Ii was the sense of
the board that to their knowledge no
such invitation" had been extended :;
but that request had been made.
An invitation, the board thought,
was to be extended by the Memorial
day committee.
Mr.. Magill stated that no invitation
was extended by the Memorial day
committee to the teachers Of the first
ward Superintendent Dieffenbacher
stated that he personally had extended
the invitation in behalf Of the board
and the monument committee. A read
ing Of the minutes on the subject
brought to light the fact that the
board at that time said that the teach
ers could not be commanded to turn
out but that they should be urged by
the superintendent to do so.
Mr.. Magill now presented the unan.
imous resolution of the teaching corps
as whole. The resolution
Inasmuch as we have been
brought before the public In
an unfair light and quoted as
saying we would not parade at
the dedication of the soldiers
monument on Memorial day,
we wish to put ourselves in
the right light by saying that
il it adds to the dignity and
success of the occasion, we are
unanimous in saying tha. we
will parade and insist that
this is what she majority said
In the beginning
In answer to President Pursel' ques-
tion, asked of Mr.. Magill, as to the
exact reason of the lady teachers for
net wishing to parade, Mr.. Magill
stated that taking part in such pro-
cession places them in an embarrassing
position.
Mr.. Orth moved that the resolution
be accepted. 1t was the sense of the
board that the resolution should not
be accepted as read, objection being
made to the latter part of the resolu-
tion. The board was Of the opinion
that all necessary invitation had al
ready been extended when the board
| stated that they would take charge of
the school children with the assistance
of any teacher whose patriotism
prompted her to assist.
On motion of Mr.. Secher seconded
| by Mr.. Burns it was decided that as
it was the view Of the board that the
parading of the teachers would add to
the dignity of the occasion, the board
reafirm its action of the previous
meeting, and requested that the same
be published as follows;
The motion of Mr.. Burns:
"That the directors assume
control of the schools from
their respective wards and take
charge of those pupils who will
turn out without teacher.
BACOALAUREATE SERMON.
On motion it was decided that the
school board meet in the directors
room on Sunday evening next at Z 10
O'Clock to proceed in body to the
Mshoning Presbyterian church where
she baccalaureate sermon will be
preached
On motion of Mr.. Fischer it was
ordered that an invitation be extend
ed to the directors elect TO join the
school board in attending church Sun.
day evening.
A communication was received from
the soldiers monument committee in
viting the school board to attend the
dedication of the soldiers monument.
On motion the invitation was accept
ed and it was decided to attend she
exercises in a body.
On motion il was ordered that the
teachers and pupils assemble at their
respective school buildings at l o clock
Monday, May 3lst, preparatory to leav-
ing the high school building at 1 &c
O'Clock.
Those present were: Fish. Cole,
Heiss, Fischer. Lloyd Burns, Swarts,
Barber, Orth, Pursel, Redding, Sech.
ler.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
o, B. Savidge ....,..........s17.2 2;
j. T. Bare. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90 0(
haIph hlsner. r......,....,........ 90 ON
Ohas. E. Voris s............... =. 3.1(
William Miller r................ 3.5t
dog belonging to George Thomas
of Black Ridge colliery, was giver
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