Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-06-27
OF
TEACHERS
The Corps of last Year Reelected with but
two Exceptions.

Inc eCnOOl DOdfu nelu regular meet
ing Monday night the session, which
was devoted principally to the election
of teachers and adjustment of salaries,
being very long and busy one. The
following members were present: Fisch-
er, Orth, Burger, Barber, Green, Werk-
heiser, Keefer, Fenstermacher, Curry,
Harpel, Byerly and Black.
On motion the Secretary was ordered
to advertise for bids for coal. Charles
Leighow and John Lunger were nomin-
ated for the position of weigh master,
Mr.. Leighow receiving six votes as
against Mr.. Lunger's five was declared
elected to the position.
The committee on teachers and certif-
Gates submitted a schedule of salaries,
which in general way based the re-
muneration of all teachers below the
High school on the kind of certificate
held, practice of teaching, grade of
school and experience. The schedule
after a long discussion was adopted with
some modification, which left salaries
practically unchanged.
1t was considerably after 8 o'clock
when the board got down to the election
of teachers. The former corps was re-
elected with the exception of Sarah
Williams, a teacher in the second grade
of the Second Ward, and J. M. Hostel
ter, principal of the grammar school of
the Third Ward
d. n. Dieffenbacher was elected as
successor to Mr.. Hostetter, which left
the Second Ward grammar school open,
there being no applicant When it came
to electing teacher in place of Miss
Williams there was lively wrangle, ow-
ing to division in the Committee on
Teachers and Certificates. The rankest
kind of personalities were INDUCED in
and altogether the affair was no credit
TO the board. As an outcome of the
matter both Miss Mary Williams
and Miss Prudence Blizzard were
nominated for the second grade of
the Second Ward, Mr.. keefer nominal
ing Miss Williams, who was elected by
majority of two votes
Teachers for the ensuing term were
elected as follows:
High school-Prlncipal, [. l.. Gordy;
first assistant, J. &. Carey; second as
sistant, Mrs. +. A. Coulter
Grammar schools-Fmst Ward, Sallie
NJ. Musselman; Third Ward, ID. n.
Dietlenbacher.
Secondary schools-First Ward, Rose
A. Gallagher; Second Ward, Katharine
Bennetts; Third Ward, Rachel Goodall;
Fourth Ward, l.. Malissa Bloom.
Fourth Grade-First Ward, Winifred
Evans; Second Ward, Mary Welsh Third
Ward Elsie M. Wilson; Fourth Ward,
Sarah Meyer.
Third Grade-First Ward, Laura S.
Divel; Second Ward, Sarah Pritchard
Third Ward, Blanche Lowre; Fourth
Ward, Tilie James.
Second Grade-FirSt Ward, Janette
Pckard; Second Ward, Mary Williams;
Third Ward, Sarah :. Wilson; Fourth
Ward, NJ Alice Bird.
FIRST Grade-First Ward, Catherine
Cunningham; Second Ward, Viola Young;
Third Ward, Jennie Lawrence and Sara
Cunningham; Fourth Ward, Nellie Gre
CORY.
Supply teacher-Mary Pfaler,
Janitors were elected as follows, sala-
ries to remain the same as last year:
First Ward-Robert Miller; Second
Ward, Daniel Pensyl; Third Ward, j ohm
Lester; Fourth Ward, John Lunger.
w. Z. Young was elected as truant
officer.
The following bills were approved for
payment:
D. X. Pensyl,, $3.50
Charles Chalfant, ................ 790
William Miller. ................... 4.5O