The Penn's Grove record., 1913-08-08
More Teachers Elected

III HIOllUlIIy hCCtlH VI Cuil oIOtc
Board of Education was held Monday
evening in the school house. All MEM
bers were present and Mr.. Cunningham
| presided.
An agent for a sanitary sweeping COIN
pound and fumigator exhibited samples.
A barrel of the former and a dozen OF the
latter were ordered bought.
Jos. Pennypacker, representing Brooks
Standard Arithmetic, was present and
urged a vote on its readOptiOn but no &C.
10 II was taken.
Brooks arithmetic which gave salts
faction for years was discarded three ears
ago for the Suuthworth and Stone arith-
meticlwhich has failed utterly to give the
children a comprehensive knowledge of
arithmetic that the teacher has practical
ly ceased to use it in the 9TH grade.
MI. Mowere, a Philadelphia architect,
exhibited a plan for a new school build
ing which provided for toilets, bicycle,
lunch and school rooms in the basement,
four class rooms, an auditorium, teachers
and supervisors rooms OH the first floor;
five class rooms and two recitation rooms
on the second floor. He explained how
blocks of four rooms with basement could
be added at least expense to each end
when needed for future years. No &C.
ton was taken in regards to plans.
Clerk G, w. Cable reported that 49,
600 of insurance OIL the school building
and 81 900 on the furniture would soon
expire. The property was ordered to be
reinsured.
Mr.. Hunt of the building committee
reported that all agreement had been
made with the trustees of the Baptist
Church to erect two second story rooms
over the rooms now occupied in the chap
ell for school purposes. This is to pro-
vide additional room for children in
September.
w. d. Snyder, supervisor, reported
that 100 pupils are expected in the high
school the ensuing year; that an addi-
tiOnal teacher will be needed in the high
school and two in the lower grades, as
"a pupils began school last April and as
many more are expected IN September,
Three teachers were elected, Thirza
Parshall, of Oneonta, N. Y, and Edna
M. Sly, of Blossburg, Pa, for the grades
and to teach English teacher in the high
school Miss Mary A. M. Baker, of Airing
ton Heights, Mass who was graduated
from Mt. Holyoke College last June.
1t was decided to employ legal counsel
for guidance i'll issuing the bonds.
Adjournment was made for two weeks.
WHY MORE TEACHERS
There were born in Penns Grove in
1905, 63 children: in 1906, AZ; in 1907, "a;
1908, so; 1909, 43; 1910, SO; 1911, 80; 1912,
"a. Penns Grove is a growing town and
besides several families have moved here.
CosT OF TEACHERS
The high school teacher for 81 months
at $50 will cost 1922 so. Two grade
teachers 81 months at $45 each will cost
1855, total 1897. so. All that amount
will have to be raised by special school
tax in the borough.
CosT OF INEFFICIENT OFFICIALS
Eighteen months ago the supervisor
said that more teachers were needed and
that additional school room would be
badly needed September 1918. Many
thought it only a theory in his head and
the only thing needed was TO get rid of
the supervisor. 1t has proved to be a
condition and not a theory, neither OF
which some could foresee or know until
too late to save money to tax PAYERS
Efforts were made to elect a fourth
high school teacher by the progressive
members of the Board of Education
eighteen months ago, so the teacher
could have assisted last year and $500
could have been drawn from the state
school fund last year and also for the EN-.
suing year, but some could not see it.
One teacher last year had from nine to
eleven classes to teach in seven periods.
Some had to be taught after school. Her
service with experience will be lost for
the ensuing year, because she goes else
where to teach fewer periods at a higher
salary. Rooms i'll the lower grades are
over crowded. Some have so to go pu-
pills tor one teacher to manage and
instruct.
Three progressive members of the board
made strenuous efforts to elect teachers
last February but the majority could not
see the need. Now more room is proyid-
ed and three teachers are elected with
their entire salaries to be raised by taxa
tod in the Borough and nothing eau be
Drawn from the state school funds for q