The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-30
Happy Day for Pineworth,

Happy Day for Pineworth. (
: Monday Of last week was happy da,
: for every one-old, middle-aged ant
young-at Pineworth, in this county
Pineworth, while not on many maps i
very much in evidence.
} 1t is in Woodland township and il
: around the localities of Applepie Hill
J Bear Swamp Hill, and other places wei
known to the residents of Burlington
} county. 1t did not always have thu
J name of Pineworth, being known by {
} title that was not at all fitted to it
! Situated in the pine district, with
odorous pine and cedar trees around it
with pure air and other conditions which
make life worth living, it was decided tC
give it q name that would be more be.
fitting than the not very pleasant one by
which it was known and no better title
than "Pineworth" could have been
selected. 1t was combination of pine
for what that represented, the worth"
being in recognition of the cranberry
grower by that name who lives at the
place.
Having gwen the site a suitable
name the next step was to look after the
residents and to do what was necessary
to let them feel they were not in that
class that there has been much comment
on-the 'pineys." The first step was to
look after the children, for it was real
lied that the children of to-day are the
men and women of the future. County
Superintendent Stees and Herbert N.
Morse, of the State Department of Public
instruction, became very much inter-
ested in this section and went to work
with determination to increase and
maintain elevated ideas in this particu-
lar school. The school property was
improved. particular attention being
paid to sanitary conditions, the children
were enlisted in work that would not
only be of benefit to themselves, but
they were shown that they each had a
share in the schoolhouse and all that it
represented and that upon them rested q
responsibility that must be shoulderec
and be productive OF good results.
The pupils took hold of the matter in
an enthusiastic manner and they have
developed to an extent that they vie
favorably with the students of
many Of the larger schools Of the county.
There are many people who have formed
the idea that the youngsters of the
Pines" are to be pitied and that they
are below the ordinary child in many
ways. But if the reader Of this had
been at Pineworth on Monday he would
have wondered where any such idea
originated. The occasion was the
dedication of a new schoolhouse and the
raising of an American flag over the
building which is to be second home
to the youthful population who love it
as much as they do their own homes.
The flag was presented by the Junior
Order Of American Mechanics and the
ceremonies incident to the entire occasion
were witnessed by large audience,
many of whom travelled more than fifty
miles to show that they were willing to
bear tribute to the children who give
such earnest appreciation of the work
that is being done for them.
The dedication exercises began in the
morning ana by noon the audience had
become hungry. But this was not a
circumstance to what happened later.
The region of Pineworth- has it's swamps
and streams teeming with fish, and the
natives know how to capture every
thing that swims or flies and when the
ito lunch" was sounded those who sat
down were found that the little coves
had been compelled to give up swapping
turtles in quantities sufficient to feed an
army, or at least that is how it looked.
1t was also discovered that the men who
could catch snappers could cook them
and when the snapper sonp was served
the appetites that were supposed to be
large rapidly increased and for time it
looked as if the supply of snappers
might give out, but such was not the
case and all were satisfied and when the
time arrived to resume the festivities
every one was ready to do as much JUS
tice to the programme as they did to the
meal.
The red, white and blue was just as
beautiful and fioated just as prettly on
the breeze as it does when any school is
dedicated, and William H. Miers, rep
resentative of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ, said,
children, if at any time this flag
wears out, or anything is the matter
with it, just let us know and we will pre-
sent you with another" So the children
of the children of the children of the old
Revolutionary times stood beneath the
stars and stripes and sang and recited
there among the pines with vim which
made the grouse and the quail and the
rabbits sit up and take notice.
Miss Kreuser and Miss Edith Charles,
of Trenton, sang several duets. Their
rendition of "Carry me back to old Vir-
ginia," and Whispering Hope" was
truly artistic. With the first notes all
stood at attention. Full-throated, rich,
human voices were singing the old ia
miliar words. 1t was beautiful. The
very melodies seemed glorified, in their
environment, by the artists that voiced
them. 1t was rare treat and one that
shall not soon be forgotten.
The children Of the pines may not be
familiar with Melba, Caruso, or
Anna Case brt tho Pinouorfh child roy,