Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19
WILDWOOD.
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called out q large audience OF our local
people was held In city hall last Friday
afternoon. A splendid school exhibit
was made by each of the schools of the
island. Assistant Com missioner
Minick, superintendent Hand, Princi-
pal Lanning Myers and w. H. Bright,
President of the Board of Education,
made the addresses. Commissioner
Mlnick complimented the work Of the
schools as doing great credit to South
Jersey. Lanning Myers gave a force
full address Of the timely need of cuIti-
waiting a higher school spirit. Superin-
tendent Hand spoke of the wonderful
growth of the schools of the island and
urged that more school accommoda-
tions be provided. He said we could
not long continue under present con-
diti5ns, with both schools packed and
crowded to the utmost, as they are.
The superintendent urged immediate
consideration of a new high school
building. A high school education was
shown to be becoming more and more
of q necessity all the while. It Is essen
ii | for entrance to the normal school,
technical school, medical school and
others. A high school education Is now
the fundamental requirement before
taking up a teachers examination.
Though the Wildwood high school Is
n of the youngest in the county and
state yet 1t has q good record. Six OF
her graduates are now teaching very
creditably In the schools OF the island,
while others have responsible clerical
positions. Three of the pupils have
positions In u local banks, and other
positions In real estate and other offices
OF importance. All of them are busily
engaged. One OF the first of our gradu-
ates, commenting upon this fact, stated
to the writer the other day she thought
she had 1.-THE hardest job of ALL" That
is to say that shells busted In giving
daily practical demonstration of home
economies in the interest of the princi-
pal and his home, having direct super
vision over both, while another mem
Der of the same class is weIl-we will
not say "engaged - for that term Is one
that admits Of such a diversity Of In
terpetation, but is, however, much and
pardonably, interested still in the
school and a well known portion OF the
faculty and his work, aud no doubt q
bright and useful career awaits her.
All are fully occupied and are "making
good.o superintendent Hand In his
speech declared that there was no place
in South Jersey that afforded such an
opportunity for a first class up-to-date
school system as Wild wood. 1t is GER
tain that the young ladies and gentle
men in the school are worthy of the
best that can be given to them. 1t is
urged that our schools and equipment
cost so<saSsh@ssaey hut-we can not
estimate In dollars and cents the price,
less value of an intelligent and educat-
ed citizenship. So long as the pc pie
Of our nation spend every year eight
dollars for tobacco, cigars and liquor to
n dollar for schools and colleges, let
us not halt in the effort to provide
ample school facilities. Just so long as
we spend two and a half dollars In the
cigar store or five and a half dollars in
the liquor saloon for every dollar we
spend for education, we must not be
censured for the demand for more
school accommodations and advan-
tages. Probably more than any other
u thing will a good school equipment
attract and hold valuable citizens and
investors. The expenditure will in no
sense be a waste but an investment of
the highest promise. President Bright
in the closing speech said that the mat
ter of the high school was being con-
sidered by the board with the hope
that their conclusions would be salts
factory to all concerned. Mr.. Hand
stated that when he first became coun-
ly superintendent in 1896, there were
Two teachers on the island and today
there are 82, and In oneyear hence 1t will
probably require forty teachers to do
the work required by county and state.
The meeting was presided ove by
Robert Bright, President of North
Wildwood Board of Education. DR..
Laird opened the meeting with prayer.
The chorus by members of the high
school and the musical drill by the
North Wildwood school were
greatly appreciated.
Miss Sarah Altina Clouting, daugh-
ter of Freebooter Charles H. Clouting,
OF Sea Isle City, and Charles Norman
Dowler, son of Sherman Dowler, Of
Wildwood, were married Saturday,
December 18th, at eight O'Clock in the
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