Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-06-25

OF TEACHERS

| The entire corps OF teachers who
| taught in the public schools of the
! Borough last year were reelected for
| the ensuing term at the regular meet
| ing Of the School Board Monday night.
Before presenting a list of teachers
recommended for the various posi-
tions, DR.. Harpel of the Committee
on Teachers and Certificates stated
that at its last meeting the Committee
had passed resolution suggesting that
the titles of First Assistant and Second
Assistant in the High School be alb
olished aud that henceforth, the first
of these be known as Teacher OF the
| Department of Science and Mathemat
les and the second as Teacher of the
Department of History and English.
The new instructor rendered necessary
by the extension of the curriculum, ,ac-
cOrding to the recommendation would
be known as the Teacher of the Com
mercial Course.
tion were adopted by the Board.
Beyond the regular schedule in
crease, which affects but few this
year, an advance of salary was recon-
mended for but one position-that of
Music teacher, which was raised from
$50 to $40 per month. In this matter
also the view of the committe pre-
vailed with the Board and the salary
was increased as recommended.
Following is the result Of the cleo
ton:
HIGH SCHOOL.-Principal, J. G.
Carey; 1st Assistant, ID. n. Dieffen
bacher 2nd Assistant, Mrs. E. A.
| Coulter.
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. First
Ward, Sallie Musselman; Second Ward,
c. c. Schaetfer; Third Ward, E. B.
Barnett.
SENIOR SECONDARY. - First
Ward, Rose A. Gallagher; Second Ward
Sara Pritchard Third Ward, Rachel
Goodall; Fourth Ward, L. Melissa
| Bloom.
FOURTH GRADE First Ward,
Winifred Evans; Second Ward, Mary
Welsh; Third Ward, Elsie NJ Wilson
Fourth Ward. Tillie James.
THIRD GRADE. - First Ward
Jeanette Pickard Second Ward, Alice
! Guest Third Ward, Blanche Lowrie
Fourth Ward, NJ. Alice Bird.
SECOND GRADE. - First Ward,
Martha Keim; Second Ward, Mary
Williams Third Ward, Sara +. Will
son Fourth Ward. Harriet Fry.
FIRST PRIMARY. - First Ward,
Sara Cunningham; Second Ward,
Viola Young; Third Ward, jennie
Lawrence; Fourth Ward, Nellie Gre
CORY.
MIXED PRIMARY Third Ward,
NJ. Jennie Lovett; Fourth Ward,
| Kathryn Bennetts.
Miss Elfreida Weiss was reelected
as teacher of music
Owing to the additional work re-
quired by the addition of the annex
! the salary of the Janitor in the First
Ward was raised from $50 to $40 Posi-
tions were filled as follows:
JANITORS.- First Ward, Robert G..
Miller; Second Ward, Daniel Pensyl;
Third Ward, John F. Lester; Fourth
Ward, Calvin Eggert; Welsh Hill.
| Catherine Grimes
TRUANT OFFICER William L.
Young.
The committee reported that there
was no applicant for the position of
supply teacher. Superintendent Gordy
explained that none had been examin
ed this year, which showed that none
were eligible. He thought, however,
that there was plenty of time and that
one would yet apply.
The question of reopening the Gram
mar School in the Fourth Ward was
| brought up and discussed at some
| length. Messrs. Orth and Greene took
| the view that it was unjust to keep it
| closed as among the pupils of the
| Third Ward Grammar School the larg
| er number were from the Fourth Ward
| In the discuss ion which followed it
| was urged that upon the closing of the
| Fourth Ward Grammar School i'll the
| effort to equalize things it was decid-
ed to send pupils from the Third
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School, so that even though the major
ity of the pupils in the Third Ward
| Grammar School did come from the
| Fourth Ward it had no weight IN the
| premises. At any rate, it was urged,
| the present date is too late to
| agitate the rc-Opening of the Gram
mar School, when the finances have
| been arranged for the ensuing year
and there arc no provisions made for
meeting the salary of an additional
! Grammar School teacher.
The question was put to vote, how
ever, and lost by the following vote:
Yeas-Orth, Greene and Won Blohn.
NbN 3 Iltll'bIhr La ptl, 1 ulSCl'
Koefer, Burns, Byerly, Fischer, and
| Werkhciser.
John L. Evans declined to vote.
On motion it was decided that
| Joint meeting of teachers and directors
be held on Monday night, the 29th
inst 1t was the sense of the Board
| 4. II g,
being absent in any number at this
meeting, which is required by the
School law. Last year but seven teach
ers were present at the joint meeting
and to the end that larger ropresen-
tation be on hand next Monday night
| the Secretary was requested to com
municate with each member of the
corps and urge upon them the necessity
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