Evening journal., 1896-04-29
SCHOOL IN TIE SUBURB.
Board of Education Hears
Dobblnsville Citizens.
WILL TRY TO BUY THE CHAPEL

Church as a Mission Sunday Schooi-In
tsrestinc Discussion Over the PrOposse
Teachers Examinatlon-Four New Ap
piIcsnts.
The Board of Education acted very
favorably on the Dobbinsville schoo
question last evening at its regular April
meeting and it now seems more thar
probable that Dobbiusvillo will have .
we'll equipped school for the next schoo
year, as has been suggested by tbs New
Castle EVENING JOURNAL.
Whsn tho board net last night there
wero present Presidsnt Ferris, Msssrs.
Frazer, Stewart, Dsekyne, Elisson,
Reynolds, YlcksTy and Manlove and DR..
Tybout
Mr. Vlekery appeared with George NJ
Rilsy and Charles g.. Saith es aoa
mitts0 of Dsbbinsviie eilizsus interested
la the establishment Of 8 gu6le scssol in
DobbinAyllls. Mr.. Riley, a. spokas0In
explained all tAs difficulties wAish the
children now have ts eSntsHd Wish In
walking a halt mile through all ssr's Of
weather aAd arsssiRg q half dsEsn stSezs
railrsGd TRACKS. Ee said that thors sre
poor children whose edusGtioa Ia ins
orIslly neglected wkils they are uadsr 10
years ola, altar which p0rlsd they mast
ges ints some mill whsthsr they esuld
read and write or not
The people Of that lower portion Of
the city are taxed for school purpossS
or their property is, and hesvlly taxed,
but only have the advantage Of school
Ia the West end Of town.
Mr.. Frazer stated that be had been
informed that the sessIon OF tha Presby
terikn church had decided 70 sail OF let
the Presbyterian chapel at Dobsiusvllle
for educational purporas. The ipfotmE-
tion was not altogether official, but came
from q reliable source he recommended
that en- investigation be made OF this by
next meeting.
Mr. Vickery stated to the board thss
there are at least forty Eve children 10
the suburb deprived OF school facilities.
The chapel would Gnswsr every purp0ss
IL is central, AIRY. we'll built and in every
way desirable
MIR Eisson favored wsrkisg ahead
with q view to procuring the PrS,byteriss
chapel, p,seizs 4 teEoAsr there and
giving the sAil 1Fsn OF the vicinity sqasl
school privileges, but said that nothing
should bo done In the matter before
vacation ~ there are bus two Additional
months, really only 3 moHth, Hfter the
school could be fitted up.
President Ferris had not heard Of any
action on ths part Of the Prssb YteriAD
Church odaoisls but thought II would be
an excellent place for she sehosl. The
subject waH thereuPsn laid AFide untll
naxt nesting.
FouE Ysunx WsDs1 Apply.
Secretary Eeklsa r0ad TO tAs hoard,
o. suamunlsadsas frsz fear yOuAg wo@eR
graduates of normal sehSos. Each
applied for q pSsltisn a. tAzeAsT In the
public schools Of New CASTLE. Two OF
them sont their photographs and the
opinion Of the memssre, Ell OF who's ara
married except Dr. Tybout, was that the
two represented BY photographs arc
'corking good-loskinS girls.
The four wsll-qaalined applicants
who are getting In their claims In time
for the annusl election next month, are
Miss Caroline w. Harper, New Bloom
field, Pa.
Miss Henrietta zeldsrs, FaIrvlsw
Village, Pa.
Mlss Margaret s. Baird, Rsnovs, Pa.
Miss. Nary L. Myers, York Springs. Pa
A Teacher Asks to ne Excused.
Miss Mary 3. Fleming, through her
sister. Miss A. N. Fleming. asked to bs
excused from taking the teschsrs'
examination on May 10, on account OF her
ferious Illness and absence from the city
under treatment,
In discussing the communication Of
Miss Fleming, President Ferris stated
that be had been asked several times II
the board did not at one time, grant
permanent certificates as teachers 20
several who had passed examinations
soma years ago
A search OF the GinuteH was made bat
suck Z resolution osuld not be located
President Ferris Tsssllsctsd that In 1888
teachers Shs pazssd evsr 90 10 general
exaE!ns.ion averages Wsuld be granted
thfes arr esrtihsasaF; over so, tEe-ysar
certificates, snd svor 20, one yssr csr,i-
6cetes a5 teachers In the New Castle
public schools.
Can Teacher Be EEsussd9
All the msmbeTs discussed the commu-
nicstiou OF hiEs FlsniRg. The question
was ssksd would any teacher bs eligible
for election or re elsstion ten days after
the examination Che tins for tsachors'
annual Olsstion) who did not take the
prescribed examination because OF sick
ness or otherwise.
Mr.. Frazer finally reached a solution
by moving thst Mas Fleming be excused
from taking the examination on Nay 1S
until she Is more able to uHSsrgs this
examination, but that sHch action would
not, OF course. guarantee a recollection.
Mr.. Stewart. In voting for the motion
claimed thst as the board had decided
upon the examination, each teacher
should be required to stand the test and
the members should DO guided by re