The Penn's Grove record., 1917-06-08
CARNEY POINT SCHOOL
A Phenomenal Growth. More
Rooms and Teachers Needed

Three years ago there were few in
habitants and no schools where now
there is a city of DUPONT villagers of
1000 ana nearly 1000 children, known
as Carney Point because the Postofice
has that name. In 1912 the Cove school
had only about 20 pupils in the district
and they were transported to Penns
Grove school. The following year Cen
tral school, with abGt 80 pupils. was
closed and they were transported to
Penns Grove where there was ample
room for them in the grades.
In September, 1915, the eight-room
school building was erected hastily to
provide for the incoming children. The
rooms were all filed before the close
Of the school year. School began in
September, 1916. with more pupils than
the eight rooms would accommodate.
Soon the lower grades were put on half
time. TheOld Cove school house which
had been moved to make room for the
new Lafayette brick school building was
occupied. and seven bungalows have
been used also. fNTZ
Beginning with eight Machers and a
supervisor last September the school
year ends with sixteen teachers. About
500 children have enrolled.
For the next school year the Board
of Education has planned to employ
twenty-four teachers.
TEACHERS ELECTED.
The following teachers have been
elected for the Carney Point school;
Joseph NJ. Wright, supervising princi-
pal; Wilanna Bruner, music; first
grade. Florence Strengthen, Carrie
Brandiff, Beryl House, Marie Shoemak-
err, Ruth Fogg, Irma Laraway, Alice
Reid; third grade. Frances Locuson.
Mary Collins, Lillian Garland; fourth
grade. Marion johnson. Mary Elwell,
Laura SolHday, Adyse Vail: fifth grade.
Laura Jaquette, Alma Hoffman, Caro-
line Carroll; sixth grade, Keziah Feath-
erer, Edna Cation; seventh grade, Stella
Wainwright, Leona Galinn, Vida Bru-
baker. Teachers of domestic science
sewing and manual training will be
elected at the next meeting of the
Board.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
The Lafayette school building on the
old Cove school ground, which has been
under construction for more than a year.
is nearing completion. The white coat
ing is being put On the walls and it will
be ready when school opens in Septem-
Der. But it will accommodate only
eight classes. and has two small rooms
for classes. The seven bungalows will
still be needed.
EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES
The graduates from Carney Point
school, Upper Penns Neck township, Sth
grade. ere as follows: Grace Allen.
Harold Anderson, Raymond Bader, Mar
jorie Bubb, James Crowthamel, Ray
mond Denny. Thomas Duffy, Myrtle
Eddleman, Alfred Eyer, Malvina Fiard.
Marion Carton, Almeda Gerald, Daisy
Gruff, Margaret Haslam, Ralph Justice.
James King. Ida Lamb. Marion Ludlam.
Marion Marshall. Howard Miller. Elma
Pratt, Levi Robbins, Weston Vaughn.
Henrietta Ward, Thelma Wood-25
graduates. Seventeen have chosen the
Latin Scientific course for the High
School and eight the commercial course.
OF these %, only two are childres of
old residents and only four are natives
of New Jersey. 1t has been a great
school problem not only to furnish room
but to grade and qualify so many who
have studied different books with diff
ferent methods, because there is no sys-
tematic course in the different States.
not in this State. nor county.