The Penn's Grove record., 1913-10-17
Parent Teachers Meeting Organized
Needs of School Discussed Without
Gloves

Teachers of this school year was held in
the school house on Monday evening.
Thirty-tllee were present, the largest
number ever. because it was held in the
evening for the first time, gas lights hay
ing been put into the school room.
w. ID. Snyder, supervisor called the
meeting to order and read an interesting
paper on the benefits to be derived from
aud moral education OF the children and
that it could be more fully had by having
an organization comprised OF both parents
and teachers. The school is now we'll
supplied with books and materials ex-
cepting Of materials for laboratory work
i'll chemistry and the advancement OF
manual training in the grades. He
thought the chemistry outfit would cost
about 5000.
Rev. E. A. Miller spoke of the need of
a thorough high school training for those
who intended to go to college and how
he was handicapped when he was in
Wesleyan College. by not having had
high school chemistry.
Former Mayor Fred A. Geutieu said
there are quite a number OF pupils from
outside the Borough who come and pay
for a thorough course. The people voted
for all the money the Board OF Educa-
ton asked and would, undoubtedly have
voted for more. If the members of the
Board of Education were not disposed to
supply the needs OF the school they
better resign and let others in who would
give what was needed for an Efficient
school system.
Rev. G. l. Ramsey said it would be a
lasting honor to the Board to get all
needed supplies. Jealousies and petty
politics should not be allowed in school
boards. He was the Progressive candi-
date for Assembly and had received the
circular of Salem Grange asking him, if
elected to the Assembly, whether he
would vote for a bill to give less power
to the State Board and more to the local
Boards of Educasion. He had seen so
much dilatoriness and lack of enterprise
and also incompetency i'll tue Penns
Grove Board of Education that he
thought the State Board should have
more power instead of less. y
W. A. Summerill read from the State
school law where chemistry was one of
required subjects for a permanent teach
ers' certificate and that no person can
be a public school teacher after 1915,
unless they are a graduate of a high
school. The supplies for the advance
ment Of manual training were not received
until the middle OF the school year last
year and some years ago the book-keep-
ing blanks were not received until the
school year was half gone. Most of
the blame could be placed OIL the clerk
who is the position to know and inform
other members OF the Board, Because
OF the failure to elect two teachers last
February the Borough will lose $500
from this years school fund. If pupils
were not getting along as well as they
should it would be wise for parents to zee
that more studying was done at home.
j.. U. Layton, a member of the Board,
said he was aware of the dilatoriness and
had tried TO remedy it. The forced votes
on more than one occasion which in
formed the people on whom to put the
blame. He has questioned whether so
large an expense for a chemical outfit
was needed, but thought the Board
would get what was needed when thoro-
Iy enlightened.
W. P. Denny another member of the
Board said the school had the laboratory
cabinet and why the other fixtures were
not there he did not know. 1t was
probably because things had not been
taken care OF as they should be. The
Board had been under big expense for
new books and he thought the absolute
needs would be supplied.
There were other pointed remarks
made.
At the close an organization was made
by e~lecting
W. d. Snyder, President.
Mrs. W. A. Summerill, Vice President
Miss Mary B. Rogers, Secretary.
W. P. Denny, Treasurer.
JIG. Ziegler was present. Alter viewing
the cabinet to science studv
he thought the requirements could be
supplied not to exceed 500.