The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-07-05
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOR WHITE MILLS
Court Orders Re.eStabIiSh-
ment Of Independent
District
EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT EVERY
ONE FAVORS IT AND THERE
is NO OPPOSITION.

is NO OPPOSITION.
After a hearing held Saturday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock before Judge A.
T. Searle, in the matter of the re-
establishment of the White Mills
Independent school district, when a
petition signed by 13S taxpayers of
White Mills was presented by c. A.
CARAT, Esq, no opposing petition
being filed, the Court ordered and
directed that an Independent school
district be established with the
same boundaries as heretofore.
Ten days notice had been given
the directors of Texas township as
required by law, and a hearing or
dered for Saturday afternoon.
This Independent school district
was first erected May 13, 1879, and
the files in the case were offered in
evidence.
Three witnesses were called to
prove the necessity for re-establish-
ing the district. Their testimony
follows:
John c. Sonner, White Mills, the
first witness called, testified that he
was taxpayer and served on the
school board three years. He visit
ed the schools, and knew the class
of work done there. A third grade
High school has been maintained in
White Mills for the past two years.
Three years work is taught there.
Mr.. Sonner thought it would be a
benefit to the people of White Mills
to continue as an Independent school
district.
According to his tstimony White
Mills is a compact village in Texas
@ n ~ nlIita 1iofo
any other High school, A five
room brick school building was
erected several years ago at an ORR
ginal cost of $4,000. half of which
has been paid, leaving an indebted
ness of $2500. People are satisfied
with present arrangements, and no
complaints have ever been made.
Joseph Stephens, the second wit
ness, said that he had been school
director for four years. 81 believe
the Independent school district has
been established thirty-two years.
During that time, due to the great
prosperity of the glass business, the
population has increased. Children
have grown in greater numbers.
The population got so great we had
to build a new building. 1t is one
of the healthiest places in Wayne
county"
Five teachers are employed, ac-
cording to Mr.. stephens testimony.
They are teaching a three-year third
grade High school and the people
are all well satisfied. 225 scholars
are enrolled. The school district
takes in almost all the voting dis
trict. There have been no troubles
or complaints, and the people are
greatly disturbed to think the Leg
islature has abolished it. White
Mills is four or five miles from
Texas township High school.
Charles S. Burger, White Mills,
the third witness, stated the popu-
lation of that town to be $50, and
thought the Independent district
was benefit to White Mills.
In handing down the decree,
Judge Searle gave these as his rea-
sons for granting the petition of the
taxpayers of White Mills:
am very glad to have the OPP
portunity to re-establish this dis
trict. 1t is probably one of the
largest independent school districts
in the State. The people in the dis
trict with one accord are in favor
| of it. And there is no opposition to
~ ClLhCl III IhC VI OuI vi II.
Therefore the necessity is we'll es-
tablished.
This puts you where you were
before" he said, addressing the di-
rectors present at the hearing.
" No inconvenience will result
, from the abolishing of this district.
You go on just as you were before.
1t will be necessary for you to re-
| organize and releVy yOur school
tax and appoint your teachers. In
order to be perfectly safe, call a
meeting at once. You have good
| schools, and their reputation has
always been good"
Five of the original directors
were reappointed in response to a
petition presented by the attorney,
viz, Messrs. John Tuman, John G.
! Sonner, Henry G.. Schiller, M. ].
Decker, Joseph Stephens. the sixth
member of the old board, Michael
Weinberg, having very graciously
withdrawn his name,