Evening journal., 1904-09-28
NEW TEACHER
WAS ELECTED
Miss Grace A. Driscoll to be
Instructor of Music and
Drawing
MANY PUPILS COMMENDED
Special to The evening Journal.

special 10 Inc Evening journal.
New Castle, Sept. 2S.-At a meeting
of the Board of Education held last
evening Miss Grace A. Driscoll OF
Whitney Point, N. Y. was elected
teacher of music and drawing and as
assistant to Prof Holloway of the pub
lie schools.
There were several other applications
for the position as follows: Misses
Myrtle Watkins. Flint, Mich Mary G.
Scott, Brookville, Pa; Meta M. Bur-
ton. North Harpersfield. n. Y; Min
ME Paluck, Three Rivers, Mich;
Grace Allen, jackson, Michigan; Cath
crime Prettyman, Cordova, Nd; Lois
Tatum. Detroit. Mich; Grace Allen,
Albion. Mich; May McBain, Mt Pleas
ant Nd; Dorothy Donaldson, Detroit,
Mich; Estella Wilson, Port Deposit,
Nd; Minnie Pearle Barhite, West Sala-
manac, N. Y; Margaret e. Gray,
Icksberg, Perry Co, Pa; Anna M. Sui
livan, Alferd, N. Y.
The two teachers of the primary
grades, Miss Mary Janvier and Miss
Sadie Vantine, had their salaries
raised to $40 per month, an increase of
IS per month. This places their salar-
les on equal terms with the teachers
below the eighth grade
Special commendation.
The following pupils were reported
deserving of special cOmmendation for
department. attendance and progress:
High School Eva Deakyne, Jesse
Watts, Helena Mahoney. Ethel Wright
Harry Weggenmann, Lena Cannon,
Henry Taylor. John Foster Evan Lam
caster, William Grier, Carrie Spear,
James Carlin, Bessie McFarlin, Van
Dyke Stewart, Olga Wise. Helen Bross.
Thirteen other scholars were reported
meritorious:
First grade, Miss Vantine, teacher
Willard Stoops, Victor Biggs. Frederick
Klingmeyer, Jr, Bessie Jemison. Mary
Rossell. Reuben Kelley, Marian Bacon,
Margaret Grant, Margaret Hickman.
Second grade, Miss Janvier. teacher
Isabella Clark, Agnes McIvor, Msrie
Smith. Elizabeth Bacon, Wesley PEN
rell. Vaughan Lancaster.
Third grade, Miss Dennison, teacher
Helen Sheridan, Sara Levey. Irene
Watts. Willard Mcclure, Aloysius Nor
rison, Harry Neher.
Fourth grade, Miss Wilson, teacher
Katie Toner. Elizabeth Bacon, Ida
Lank, Grace McCaughan, Margaret Nc
Caughan. Mary Biggs. Colena Hof-
mann. Roseana Levey.
Fifth grade. Miss Kate Mahoney, act
ing teacher-Flora Downey Irene Wise
Mildred Stoops, Florence Carlin
Beatrice Price, James Cooper, Cora
Stewart Harry Montgomery, JOSEPH
Barnes.
Sixth grade. Miss Downie. teacher
Frank Cavender. Emily Lunt, Johr
Sullivan. Paul Frazer William Stewart
Lewis Gemmil. Jas. Taylor. Brice Val.
lette. Frank Rodgers, George Ford
Hugh Wylie.
Seventh grade, Miss Cooley, teacher
Mabel CleweIl. Reese Clark, Nellie
Galloway, Rhoda Hewlett, Alva Watts
Horace Deakyne. Helen Beck, Vera
Atkinson. Herbert Kee.
Eighth grade. Miss Mahoney, teacher
Margaret Wilhelme, Charles Hewlett
Elizabeth McCaughan. Anna Toppin
Greta Shearer. Elizabeth Davis, Elsi'
Miller. Greta Toner, Elizabeth Lester
Carrie Sullivan Reda Davis, Ethe
Barnes. Elva Morgan, Millie Perram
No. 8 School, Miss Carrick teacher
Elizabeth Keegan. Katharine Nc
Caughan, Lydia Gott, Gertrude Shilling
Margaret McCafferty, Raymond Pey
ton.
The following bills were passed
William Pedrick. repairs to pump ol
No. School, 81; Z. L. Peacock, 80
Mrs Mary Montgomery, So; text book
and freight. s54O.22. Three thousand
book covers were ordered for use o
pupils.
Taken to the Hospital.
Andrew Gallagher. the ten-year-ol'
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew M. Gal
lagher, was taken to the Polyclini
Hospital, Philadelphia to undergo al
operation for hip trouble. Some year
ago Andrew, Jr., injured his right hi
and while playing football recentl
bruised the injured spot. The physi
clan will operate on the lad today.
Engine Jumped Track.
As Engineer James Barr was bring
ing up a carload of pipe from the oil
National Tube Company's works yes
terday the shifting engine jumped tn
track near the gas works. The acci
dent was caused by the rails spreading
IN onru nftuntnur alII TIIUr pnlI00