Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-10-27
BRIDGEToN, N ], THURSDAY. oc1o ODER q. 1892.

hundred and thirty scholars. These
were placed under the care of two
teachers- Mary H Westcott and
Miss Mary 6. Brewster.
No janitor was regularly employed
until Dec. 6, 1852, when Samuel Bowen
was selected. Previous to this time
E E. Sheppard, Que of the trustees
was authorized to secure per- ons to do
the work
In January, 1866, library was
donated by Judge L. @. G. Elmer, with
the following provision:
propose, if suitable measures for
preserving and distributing them shall
be adopted, to make donation to your
schools of a library to cost two hun.
dred dollars. An annual appropriation
will be necessary to keep it from di-
minishing, which trust may be before
long so augmented as to increase
every year the number of books on
hand. Probably twenty five dollars a
year will answer for the pres ent.
would suggest that committee Of
two be appointed from your number
together with your principal teacher,
be directed to make the necessary pre-
liminary arrangements. An indispen-
sable requisite will be to adopt some
mode of preserving and distributing
the books to such of the scholars as
shall by diligent and good conduct de-
serve them, and will as far as possible
keep them from being 10 pjured and de-
stroyed. Unless rigid accounta bill
ity is exacted they will be very soon
lost and worn out. Respectfully.
L. @. @. ELMER.
Bridgeton, Jan. 6, 1866.
The library was much appreciated
by the scholars for some time, but
was not kept up.
The school grew to such an extent
that in 1862 an extention of six rooms
was added by D. A. F. Randolph.
The main building was raised from
the foundations and otherwise i'm
proved. The southern end of the
school district grew so rapidly that in
1874 it was found necessary to build
and open the eight room brick school
building in South Bridgeton. And in
1885 an eight room brick building was
erected on North Pearl street.
The First School District of Bridge
ton, which in 1S4S started with four
teachers in Bank Street school, with
218 scholars and school census of SIG,
now has three buildings, an enroll
ment of 1891 scholars 81 teachers and
a school census of 241O.
Among those who were instrument
al in building up the cause of public
schools in the First School District of
the Township of Bridgeton, were Judge
L. Q. G. Elmer, DIR. Eph. Buck, Eph.
E. Sheppard, james Stiles, Henry B.
Lupton, Henry R. Foster, Morton
Mills, Richard F. Barracliff and Uriah
D. Woodruff, all of whom served as
trustees.
Judge Elmer served continuously
from 1S47 to 1875; Ephraim E. Shep.
pard served from 1847 to 1875, except
an intermission from 1868 to 1879;
James Stiles served from 1853 to 1886,
except an intermission from 1871 to
1874, while absent from Bridgeton.
Old Bank street school has had a
noble record in the past. From her
sacred walls have gone forth many
young men and ladies who bave occu-
pied responsible and honorable posi-.
tions in life, and who still cherish sweet
memories of their old Alma Mater.
The Principals of the School have
been:
Samuel G.. Miller, 1S4S-1S49.
Joseph Moore, 1849-1S50.
Albert Lasher, 1S5O-1S52
Mary G. Fithian, 1s52-1S53.
George Shinn, 1S54-1e55.
Roosevelt s. Reynolds, 1s55-1s57.
L H. Springer, 1s57-1s59.
j. B. Woodward, 1859.
Joseph d. Flanagan, 1S59-1S62.
William d. Casterline. 1s62-1s65.
Mary E. Shaw, 1s65-1S7O.
Charles H. Platts, 1870.
Daniel Sharp, 1S701S72.
Charles g. Hampton, 1S72.1S75.
Alvin Il. Prince, 1S75-1S90.
Charles II. Platts, 1890
The following ladies have acted IS
teachers of Bank Street School:
Miss Margaretta G. Little, Miss Mary
E. Newkirk, Miss Sarah II. Buck, Miss
Mary H. Westcott, Miss Mary q.
Brewster, Miss Jane Barber, Miss
Mary Ham, Miss Elizabeth s. Flanagan
Miss Martha II. Buck, Mics Elizabeth
Cheesman, Miss Martha Anstice, Miss
E. H. Boggs, Miss Maitha Thompson,
Miss Ruth Sheppard, Mrs. Martha
Harris, Miss Hannah Harris, Miss
Mary Ann Erickson, Miss Apna Davis,
Miss Maria L. Joslin, Mics Mary E.
Shaw, Miss Mary Garrison, Miss Sarah
j. Swing, Miss Matilda P. Rice, Miss
Lydia Woodruff, Miss Martha Wood
ruff, Miss Mary E. Foster, Miss Kate
@. Woodruff, Miss Sallie NJ. Stiles, Mics
Malvina D. Hickman, Miss Emily b..
Fithian, Miss ThirZa Hickman, Mis s