The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1913-02-12
Board Would Abolish
Tenure of Office Act
Passed Resolution at Last Meeting to
Use Its Influence With Legisla-
ture to That End.

The Board of Education of Pleas
antville met Tuesday evening, Feb. a.,
and in the absence of the supervising
principalship fight that has marked
the meetings for some time past, spec
dily handled the business before them
and adjourned at an early hour.
Mr.. Nelson was the only absentee.
The recommendation of the Course
of Study" Committee, that the course
of study in the schools continue under
the present outline, and that Profess
sors Hartman and Marstellar confer
regarding several matters relative
thereto was adopted. The book of
Teller and Brown on Business Meth
ods" was also adopted for use in the
High School and number of the
books were ordered.
The matter of the needed repairs to
the line fence at School No. 2 was
referred to the property committee
for action.
The Board passed a resolution to
use its influence with the Legislature
to have the latter abolish or amend
the tenure of Office act, this being
the only business that could have him
ted any recollection of the recent
school board and Marstellar contro-
versies. Copy Of. this resolution was
ordered to be sent to all the school
districts in the State. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Whereas, 1t is the unanimous opin-
ion of the members of the Pleasant
vile Board of Education that the
Tenure of Office Acts applying to the
EMPLOYEES of the Boards of Educa-
tion throughout the State are a men,
ace to the progress of our schools,
therefore be it
Resolved, That said Board of Edu-
flied opposition to the Acts in their
port any bill tending to abolish or
amend same acts in such manner as
to afford relief from their oppression;
that the Teachers Committee lbe made
a committee, with power to act, to
cooperate with the legislators and
any other persons or bodies to fur
ther the passage of any such bill that
may be introduced in the Legislature;
that this Board of Education approves
and hereby accepts the acts of its in
dividual members along these lines.
An amendment was made to the
janitor's rules and regulations
The following bills were ordered
paid: Delaware & Atlantic Tel. and
Tel Co., $410; J. E. Blake & Co., $780,
81; Milton Bradley Co., $3.50; Mer-
vyn Wilson, $21.55; Borough for curb,
$116.27; Atlantic City for tuition,
$505.50; Pleasantville Heat, Light &
Power Co., $3.50; Johnson Service
Co., $14.83; Press Printing Co., $2.25;
w. G. Pierson, 5000; j. Easton, $2.-
so; Ethel Churton, $3.05.
The attendance officers report for
January showed that he had investi-
gated 1873 cases.
Miss Dorothy Quimby was elected
regular teacher in the High School.
Prof. Hartman was authorized to
call upon Mrs. D. w. Macmillan as
substitute teacher when conditions de-
manded it.
Upon request of Mr.. Hartman, use
of the auditorium on Feb. II for an
entertainment to raise funds for
school purposes was granted.
Use of part of the Leeds Avenue
school lot for fire purposes was grant
ed.
Profs. Hartman and Marstellar pre-
sented attendance reports for the
month.
Two communications from John F.
Stephenson were read and ordered
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