The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-05-25
Chatsworth.

Thursday, May 20, 1915. is date from
which all future events in this locality
will be noted On that day not only was
johnson Place planted on the map, but
it was copper-rivited into place and es-
tablished itself as the leading commun-
ity in south Jersey.
The pines have been redeemed, mas
much as from an educational and
sociological standpoint, the johnson
Place residents have demonstrated that
when an occasion arises they are socially
and mentally equipped to meet and
master 1t.
The school problem in the pines has
long been an anxious subject for all in
terested in the welfare of our commun-
ity, and to alter conditions which OBJ
tanned, without upsetting 'home rule, y
was problem about as dynamic in its
possibilities for trouble as cheering for
King George during parade Of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians. However,
one day when County Superintendent
Stees was dreaming about the hopeless
ness of affairs, q visitor at his Office in
CURED IL there were any school vacancies
In the county where she could secure an
appointment. He asked if she would go
anywhere, and the reply being in the
Affirmative no time was lost, and next
<4cy NAfss WARY Ddfb Was lIiStdileu as
teacher at the johnson Place school, and
thereby hangs this story.
The western sun, shining through the
dense leaves of the old oaks, cast little
giints of color that danced and quivered
over the piney velvet sward of the John
Bon school campus. 1t was as though,
feeling the delicious excitement of the
day, he was 10th to leave, and well he
might, for never before in the history of
south Jersey did fairer scene enfold
itself to the visitors view. The stars
and stripes, q new banner, unfurled to
the breeze, accompanied by the school
children singing "Oh say, can you see?n
in their high treble voices, and all guests
and natives standing uncovered during
the ceremony.
the Jr. O. U. A. M, presented the flag to
the school, and eloquently dilated on the
high aims. patriotism and benevolence
OF the order he represented.
Hon. Samuel Haverstick, president of
the Chamber Of Commerce, Trenton,
briefly addressed the assemblage, DWELL
ing on the pleasure he enjoyed to learn
OF the progress in our school affairs and
particularly of the Sunday school fea-
ture Of our curriculum, and presented
the school with magnificent organ to
help along the good work. DIR. ]. J.
Savitz, assistant commissioner of educa-
ton, personally betrayed the expense of
keeping the school open for two months
longer to insure the fullest measure of
training for our children, while Hon. H.
Al. Ashmore, ex-sheriff of Mercer, coun-
ty. finding, like Alexander, all fields
conquered, extracted promise from the
teacher to notify him of the first school
necessity needed, and Hon. james Dale,
the Trenton representative of the
Newark Nes0s. who is member OF the
press and several other religious organi-
cations, took note of the affair. George
t. Tracey, Nj. D., of Beverly, cornered
our freeholder, George Bozarth, who also
is chairman of the local school board.
and tried to interest him in the proposed
tuberculosis hospital, but George was
blind to everything but the johnson
Place school.
Hon. George Worth, of Pineworth, twas
busy observing how the reception was
conducted, so that at the opening of the
new school at Pineworth this fall, for
which hesis personally responsible, his
entertaifla1eH will be a success. With
out Hon Hefbert N. Morse, state depart
ment public schools, our festivities
would be Is the play Hamlet, with the
Dane omitted, not that the melancholy
Dane bears any resemblance to Mr..
Morse, to whose patience, capabilities
and tremendous energies is due the re-
volutionizing OF our school methods. He
seeks results, and must be a Jesuit in
disguise, inasmuch as he believes the
end justiffes the means, and he blair
neys some, cajoles others, and is stern
when occasion. requires TO bend others
who mistakenly oppose his desires DIR.
Martin w. Curran, medical inspector of
schools for the township, briefly com
pared other methods and other days with
the methods that now obtain, and Hon.
Herman A. Stees, county superintend-
ent, in descriptive review of county
educational affairs closed the ceremonies.
The residents of Chatsw0rth provided
a fund to help defray the expense which
was incurred by the festivities and cere-
monies, but the johnson Place residents
politely and thankfully declined all aid
they considered the occasion and the
visitors tn eirs and cheerfully shouldered
the burden, apd what bountiful repast
they supplied.
With the johnson Place residents, all
of whom, men, women and children,
constituted themselves reception COM
mittee, there were included from Chats
worth: Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Ritzendollar,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Applegate, Miss Rae
Inman, Miss Grace Bozarth, Miss Katie
Ritzendoilar, Miss Viola Emmons, Miss
Pauline Bozarth, Horace Adams, Mrs.
George Bozarth; and Mrs. nj. w. Curran
and 8. Pepper. Of Sandy Ridge.
We will hope for many returns of a
like happy occasion, which honored
those.wh organized the affair, pleased |
immensely those who participated in it, :