The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-13

Because members of the Reynolds
! Vile school board had the audacity
to present resolution in the county
school directors convention last week
recommending that the place OF holding
the county Institutes he changed so as
to permit of their being held alternate
ly in Reynoldsville, Punxsutawney and
\ Brookville, beginning with Reynolds
I vile in 1908, there was such COM
1 motion raised in the convention, that,
according to parliamentary rules, the
convention did not adjourn, but the di-
rectors dispersed amidst babel of
tongues. The Brookville Republican,
in column write-up of the action
taken by our directors, refers to the
resolution as the ''ill advised and Of
Tending resolution" and says: 'If
such change as contemplated by this
resolution is demanded by majority
of the patrons of the county it should
be made manifest In some other way
than by an ''unheralded and craftily
J covered up attack in convention"
Pray tell how to get public express
sion from the school directors of the
county in better way than when
! assembled in convention?
Now that the Republican has attacked
! our school board for Legitimate action
and has given expression to the papers
views OF the case, we feel that in
justice TO our school board, our
ntown and community that The STAR
hould make few remarks.
The acrimonious discussion" In the
! convention and the Republicans howl
] about the resolution was caused by
no other reason than the fact that
Brookville citizens object, most vigor-
ously, to having the. county institutes
held any other place than at Brook
vile.
The school law says; THE county
superintendent of each county in this
Commonwealth is hereby authorized
ID required, once in each year, at
ch time and place as he or properly
thorized committee of teachers act
with him, may deem most con-
hient, to call upon and invite the
4chers Of the common schools, and
her institutions Of learning in his
inty, to assemble together and or
hize themselves into teachers in
htute, etc."
The school law does not provide that
he institute be held in Brookville con-
nuously, all the taxpayers do not
eside In Brookville, and for conven-
bnce of largest number OF teachers and
Ind school directors, Brookville is not
the most convenient place in the
county, therefore, we feel that Reyn-
oldsville is entitled to the institute
occasionally.
Our school directors knew that it
was within the power OF the county
superintendent to say where the in
btitute should be held, and the object
Ii presenting the resolution to the con-
Fention was to get an expression from
the directors in the matter, as county
Bupt. Jones had promised several
months before the convention to change |
the place Of holding the institutes il
the majority of the directors favored |
1t. Prof. Jones and DR.. Newcome, the |
Ehairman OF the convention, knew be-
ore the meeting that such a resolution
ould be presented, and Prof. Jones |
es willing to have 1t presented and |
r. Newcome promised to give q roll |
Call vote on the resolution, but he |
ignored the request in the convention
hnd Brookville citizens, who had no
Foice or part in the convention, voted
kgainst the resolution.
Hon. II. n. Longwell, Of Brockwsy-
PIE, whom the Record is pleased to
HI the ''tall sycamore" Of the northern
Art of the county, promised Reynolds
be directors TO stand by the reso-
luton, but after 'it.xas presented he
kdded to the confusion by moving
amend the resolution, which in
uded Brookville Rsynoldsville and
Punxsutawney, n 4dding Brockway-
lille to the list d favored towns. Mr..
pngwell knew that Brockwsyville
I'd not accommodate the institute.