The Penn's Grove record., 1914-02-06

lhe monthly meeting OF ffnns ufove
Board Of Education was held Monday
evening. Messrs. s. Cunningham. presi-
dent; g. w. Cable, clerk; w. + Denny.
I. E. Hunt and j. q. Layton were pres
ent. The Clerk reported $2lS9 on hand
in the State school fund and $3.50 20
in the Borough school fund.
Some current bills ior supplies we're
ordered paid.
Supervisor W. D. Snyder's report stat
ed that there were 564 pppils enFolieda
The possible days attendance during
January was 10, 1893. The days present
S,Sl03; days absent 1881. Pnpils tSrdy
l42. There was an increase of 1858
days present over December and a de-
crease of s5 days absent. A further inn
provement in attendance would be bene-A
fetal to pupils and to the school finances.
The mid-year examinations were held
last week. Those who had averages of
So and above were exempted. The num-
Der was larger this year than last, show
ing al Improvement in scholarship. In
the 7tb, grade So Of the SO passed phys
iology and took up agriculture. In the
9th grade all the 50 pupils passed in
civics. Shall they study algebra as last
Year,
There ars 1877 pupils enrolled in the
four rooms in the Baptist building OF
State street. Fifteen more pupils are
expected to enter April LIST. This shows
that more seats and desks are needed and
more teachers will be needed nex year.
The High School pupils have engaged
Miss Marion Wilson to give an entertain
ment next Tuesday evening. Later they
expect to give a play. The proceeds
from both they hope to utilize OIL a trip
to Washington, d. G. Woodstown and
other High School graduating classes
make such trips. which are very edu-
c%ational.
The monthly Parents Teachers meet
ing will be held mex Monday evening.
Mr.. D Steward Craven, a member of the
State Board OF Educated, is expected to
be present.
The Board voted to buy more chairs
and desks for the pupils in the Baptist
building as suggested by tile Supervisor.
Mr.. Layton asked, 'If a teacher was
elected and begun service March LIST, does
not the Board draw 5000 for that teacher
for the next school yearY' Seeing that
his purpose was to have a teacher elected
in order to draw $500 for the school year
1914-15, the other members began to put
| peanut questions and answers. Seeing
he could get 10 definite, sensible answer
he let it drop. Mr.. Layton's remained
blissful in his ignorance and learned no
wisdom from Others.
No action was taken to furnish q study
nor supplies in the 9th grade to take
the place of ciyics completed.
New reading books recommended as
necessary for the 9th grade and in the
list of supplies recommended to be pur-
chased months ago have not been pur-
chased yet.
Last year another High School teacher
was needed greatly. After the Board
voted to employ n to begin March LIST,
III order to assist and also draw $500 from
the State School Fund for the school
year 1884, the Clerk blocked the en-
~ployment. AS a consequence the $400
was not drawn for the teacher.
lii August last a fourth High School
teacher and another Grade teacher were
elected to begin September lst. II the
the Grade teacher had begun March 1st,
5000 would have been drawn from the
State School Fund this school year, Sept.
|, 1918 to July l, 1914. These two
teachers will cost Penns Grove Borough
! 1886, all of which will have to be raised
by direct taxes on the Borough. None
INpf the $500 can be drawn from the State
School Fund for this school year, not
until the school year 1914-l5.
During the past six years more than
p1,UOV nave pccu AObb IOm tuc Othbc
School fund, which could have been
drawn to save local taxation, but for the
negligence OF the Clerk, and. peanut
politics in the Board, of which the Clerk
is the main king pin and mostly respon-
sible for failure OF having supplies for
teachers and pupils as soon as needed.
In six weeks there will be an election
Of four members Of the Board OF Educa-
ton, when it will be up to the voters to
decide whether they wish to have pea
nut politicians to continue to manage
school affairs, and loose State School
money thereby at a rate Of about lc on
every 500 more tax yearly; besides the
failure to have the cause Of education adj
vanced by those who are not interested
in it and do not believe in educating
children above IA years of age as the
State Constitution and laws require.
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