The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10
SCHOOL BOARD ORGANIZED.
Good Corps OF Teachers-High School
Course Adopted.

met In Esq. Davis Office last Wcdnes-
day evening and organized. +. Nj.
Brown was elected president Of the
board, NJ. NJ. Davis secretary, and DR..
w. B. Alexander treasurer. The first
important business for the board To- con
slider was the election Of principal.
On the fourth ballot G.. W. Lenkerd
was elected. On Thursday evening the
board elected the balance Of the
teachers with the exception Of assistant
principal. Friday evening N. B. Mad
den was elected assistant. The list OF
Instructors for the ensuing term is as
follows: Room No. !, G.. w. Lenkcrd,
principal: No. 2, N. d. Madden, assist.
ant principals No. 3, B. G. Woodward:
No. I, T. B. Mitchell: No. 5, G. G.
Hammond; No. 8, Alice Doanc; No. I,
Julia Kirk: No. 3, Britta Butler: No o,
Jessie l.. Smeltzer; No. 10, Cora
Milliren; No. II, Mary Patton: No II,
Myrtle Geist.
The schools Of Reynoldsville not only
begin next year In new aud handsome
school building, but also take up three
year high school course. Prof. Lenkcrd
has prepared a course, that has
been approved by the State Superintcn-
dent and the County Superintendent,
which prepares the pupils for the high
school course. Hereafter pupil enter
ing the Reynoldsvlle schools at the age
Of six years will have an opportunity
OF graduating In nine years, or at the
age Of fifteen, In high school course.
The term OF school has been increased
one month, making it an eight month
term.
The following school tax was laid.
Schools, 3 mills: school building, mills;
school bonds, mills.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Committee on text books. r.
M. Brown, G.. Mitchell and A. NJ.
| Woodward. Committee on supplies:
M. M. Davis, Miles King and j. r.
Pentz.
Now that the new corps of teachers
| for the Reynoldsville schools have been
elected, the term increased one month,
| high school course to be introduced
and the schools to begin in the best
school ediiice In jefferson county, every
person in Reynodsville should resolve
to assist in both words aud actions to
make the coming year the most success.
ful one in the history Of our schools.
The prospects for the future were never
brighter, all things considered.
PRINCIPAL.
We clip the following from the Du-
Bois Courier concerning the principal
elect of our schools:
Mr. G.. w. Lenkerd Is "a young man
who has been very well known in this
vicinity for years, this part Of the
county being his home, in fact, all his
life. He is recognized as one having
an unnagging ambition to rise among
| educators to the ranks of the most sue
cessful and has bent his energies in that
| direction not only while acquiring his
schooling, but ever since he became an
instructor himself. He has followed
teaching for seven years when not at
tending school: he is Il graduate of the
Clarion normal, of the class Of '93, but
at the present time he Is away beyond
the standard represented in the possess
sion Of the normal diploma. His work
of making OF himself better scholar
has been going on steadily, and there is
perhaps not more studiOus pupil in
the higher grades of the public schools
than he has been In his individual post
graduate course. His work in the
higher branches has been of exceptional
tenacity, with corresponding results.
He has been an instructor In the pub
| lie schools Of Dubois several terms,
filed the position OF principal OF the
Pen6eld graded schools two years and
at one time was one Of the leading in
structors in the Dubois business college.
| When that institution was reOrganized
some time ago he was made its superin-
tendent and has continued in that
capacity since.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
N. b. Madden, who was elected as
sistant principal OF our schools, has
been an instructor In the Allegheny
College, Meadville, the past year and
will graduate at that institution of
learning this month. Prof. Madden
was highly recommended to the Reyn-
oldsville school board by the faculty OF
the Allegheny College.
| Church Notices.
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