Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-20
WEST SHORE NEWS
VOTERS TODECIDE
SCHOOL QUESTION
West Shore Movement Being
Vigorously Pushed by Direc-
tors and Firemen's Union

Whether or not West Shore will
have central high school now de-
pends on voters of Lemoyne. Camp
Hill, Wormleysburg. West Fairview
and East Pennsboro township.
Directors of school boards of these
five districts launched the project last
night when in joint session they voted
unanimously to put the proposition be-
fore the voters at the November cleo
ton. About $500 can be collected
among these five districts, which is
said to be enough to erect and furnish
q building to accommodate high school
pupils from all these districts.
The next step to be taken in the
matter will be supervised by the West
Shore Firemens Union. The union
plans to wage an educational cam
paign in order to have every voter in
the districts understand the project
clearly. 1t is asserted that about so
per cent. of the voters view the propo-
sition from the wrong angle. Money
will be raised by the union and it is
likely special session will be held by
the union to make plans for a mass
meeting of the firemen of the West
Shore--in number about 1900. The
union also plans mass meetings for the
different sections. A band will be en-
gagged and other attractions to secure
the people to attend. Speakers of
prominence who do not reside in this
section and who have ample expert
ence in the combined high school work
will be selected.
Ira Shaul and j. Fred Hummel,
president and vice-president, respect
lively, of the West Shore Firemens
Union; DR.. Zeigler, of Camp Hill, and
Croft Scheaffer, of Wormleysburg,
other members of the union. were
present.
A committee from the union plans
to visit Lower Allen and New Cum
herland school boards in final at
tempt to have these towns included in
the concerted move.
The five towns were represented by
directors as follows: Camp Hill u. G..
Frye, DR.. w. E. Kendall, e, o. Pardoe,
Stephen Hubertis; Lemoyne, l.. +.
Baker, p. l.. Eby. Leroy Unger, Whit
ney w. Mumma and William Fettrow;
West Fairview, A. Hoover; East Penns-
boro township, Albert Froelich; Worm
leysburg, Edward F. Baum, the Rev.
S. E. Vance and w. T. Baker. w. C.
Enterline.. a former member of the
Camp Hill board and secretary of the
central high school temporary organ
ization five years ago, was present.
New Cumberland and Lower Allen
township boards still are ho1d-outs on
the project, and although the move is
go without their endorsement, the
school would be much benefited by
their cooperation. The firemen's S
union is making efforts to secure their
endorsement.
According to discussion among di-
rectors, 1t Is believed a $4,000 build
Ing would accommodates pupils from
these districts for several years until
the population and valuation increased
which would give the districts more
money from which to draw. The plans
are to purchase ten-acre field, cost
Ing about $4,000, on which to erect
the structure. The grounds will be
made into Fairgrounds and a certain
portion in reserve for enlargement of
the building. The plans will be SO
drawn as to make an addition without
much extra expense.
The two suitable sites for the new
building are Washington Heights and
plot of ground near Wormleysburg,
both in East Pennsboro township. The
selection of the plot will be left to a
person who is entirely strange with
the surroundings and who will be i'm
partial in the selection.