The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-05-20
School Matters.

The regular meeting of the Board of
Education was held Thursday evening.
The fact that notice had been given that
the meetings would be open to the public
and that any one was welcome to be pres
ent was not taken advantage of except bv
two people. One of them was very much
interested in the proceedings, but what
tTanspired seemed to make the other visit.
or tired as he soon went to sleep and
peacefully slumbered while the business
was being transacted.
The date for the annual commencement
was fixed for Thursday, June 10, and the
schools will close for the summer vacation
the next day.
A resolution was adopted to accept the
offer of Murrell Dobbins to donate So, 900
toward establishing a trade school here.
The resolution is, of course, subject to
the approval of Mr.. Dobbins
The managers of the Children's Home
had applied to have school opened in
their building. They argued that the
home is not financially able to engage
teachers suitable for the work and that it
weuld be detrimental to the discipline of
the Home as we'll as very inconvenient
to compel the children of that institution
to come to the Brainard street school.
The Home pays $15 per month for a
teacher. This amount the managers are
willing to continue, expecting the town
ship to furnish the balance that may be
necessary to secure good teacher The
books and supplies will have to be furnish
ed by this township. The school room,
furniture, light, heat, etc., will be sup
piled by the Home. To offset this the
state will allow 5000 for teacher and the
township will get the sum that results
from the daily attendance of pupils, so
that in reality the school may be establish
ed without 1t costing the township a
dollar.
There are about 80 children at the Home
and If the school law were put strictly in
force they would be compelled to come to
the town school, If they can be given the
necessary instruction at home without ad-
ditional expense it will be one of the best
expenditures that can be made.
Francis III. Reed was installed as custo-
dian of the school funds and presented
his bond covering the term for which he
had been elected.
John A. Tice having reiinquished his
position as assistant to the ianitor, Samuel
Thomas was elected to fill the vacancy.
AT meeting of the Board of Education
held last evening Philip Karg rendered
his resignation as member of the Board,
asking that it be accepted at once. The re-
uuest was complied with, and the district
clerk was Gdirected to inform Mr.. Karg
that action was taken only because he had
so desired. The Board regretted very
N UGH to lose member who has been con-
necIed with the schools for fourteen years
and who has attended faithfully to his
duties. While Mr.. Karg's health is much
improved, he felt that there were duties
he should attend to which taxed his
strength more than he was willing to
stand, and he thought he should give way
to some more active person.
Mrs. Richard p Holeman was nomi-
mated to fill the vacancy, butthe Board de-
cided to defer action until later meeting.
The new school at the Children's Home
has been named ''The Mary A. Dobbins
School"
The following teachers were elected for
the following year. High school, Margaret
j. Ross, Ethel M. Burr. Myrtle E. Smith,
Adelaide Gemberling, Marjorie MILFORD.
Grammar school, Sarah r. Lewis, Mary
FL. Kempte, Nellie A. Carly, Eleanor s.
Kahn. Grade teachers: Marion Risdon.
Mary E. Walther, Rena M. Haines. Re.
becca E. Bourgeois. Josephine o. Kenny,
Mary B. Grigg, Josephine Hendrickson,
Sarah b. Keller, Ray E. Robertson, FAY
cite L. Slimm, Mary E. Gregory, Gertrude
G. Folwell, Elsie E. Hughes, Marguerite
McClain, Lydia D. Evans, Susie E. Eek.
man, Anna F. Harris, Theodore Melcher,
| Gladys nj. VanDerveer. Samuel Aaron
school: Julia E. Williams, Dora A Pow.
ers. There are still two vacancies to be
| filled-one in the High school and one al
the Mary A. Dobbins school.
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