The Penn's Grove record., 1917-12-28
VOL. 80, NO. 81
School Meeting Discussed
Exceptions Taken 10 That In
Last Weeks Record

IES1k09S W Tie meGflnpf IN ~uL~
Mrs.. Yofes president Of the Parents
ana ieachers association received !
great many complaints from both nay.
ents and teachers about school copd;.
tlons during the recent cold spell. Al
me ciose OF the Mothers Club meet
lns OF December 18th she called fine
tnoeners together and it was decided
e eau a mass meeting of the people
y pc neid at Lafayette School on Fri
icy afternoon, December 18th, under
the auspices of the Parents, 81
teachers Association.
After the meeting had been onenod
Mr: John M. Weldon, who has chiIdren
IN carney Point schools and who need
ea no coaching to know about prevail
1ns conditions there, asked Mr. .Josenb
~. wright, the supervising princinaI
1of an explanation why in addresses
e scnooi children the Kaiser had been
caiied the greatest man living todav
aA4 why ne a been talked about IN
s1en q way that many children receive
FL me impression that the Kaiser was
pelng praised and eulopized. NJ.
Wflght's explanation was not entirely
satisfactory as he had made s~ino;la,
remarks about the Kaiser outside Of
the J. IN. G. A. campaign. When re-
minded of this he lost control of him
Sell and used abusive language to Mr.
Weldon. When the President called
MN 20 order, he ignored the chair. and
NOT even repeated demands for silence
could stop the flow of language.
ne subject of proper temperature
"a the ciassrooms then came IN. Mr.
irons asked whether the SUPERVISING
principal or the Board of Education
nad the authority to dismiss classes
sMnen Ine temperature was below GO
s1egrees- Mr.. Wright and Mr.. Lean.
resident OF the Board of Education.
Who was present at the meeting, deni-
g having such authority. Mr. Wright !
asserted that fAnly an act of the State ;
Leg5siature sHHsH send teachers and ]
.nliufeh H lha the. classrooms
men d ;AHEfHE Hgeen5ttffsSs S Ithese-two
HaaIts sHHH a ...gnat the Board OF
rsHsa ship or the County
Z III Board of Education
ti si8giH#.ylko close fhe schools or
when prevailing condi-
Z Iilil#FHsf8## i'll health to the occu- Z
Fely a temperature of SO de- y
aF very much lower should be
aHH1 condition. The s~upervis- L
lBB##pal had allowed the teachers n
lafayette School to take the re- i
5aiity for dismissal which he re- a
IF take himself.
gl#5bf the mothers made the state
hHHHlat there is a law in New York
a#Rr requiring dismissal when the
##Errature< IN a. school room is ~be-
Mo degrees and inquired whether 6
Bailar Jaw existed in New Jersey.
did net make the statement that I
HE is such a law in New Jersey. :
8#Jpon iaqulry the supervising prin- 7
HAL stated that he thought the JAM :
r Of tbs dupont School was to blame
I the school rooms there were not ,
H#5sIoperB heated. :
AT The prevailing opinion was and Isl
that me Board of Education had not
exart<d enough efforts to have the
complete heating system of the Lafay-T
cite School installed in due time. AIT /.
special meeting of the Bard of E.tu-
cation on Monday nj; sf Ali aAcemheu II, :
Y which five of the nj l#l #a H He - were :,
present, q motion W. J=f H#fi Il to ask :
'or Miss ~Straughn's lion. As :
ne q tne member 1 famed from q
unanimously. Miss Straughn was not P
lntiHrsd that charges had been pre- "
ferred against her, neither was she n
given an opportunity to defend her
self against said charges. s
Miss Straughn has not resigned and q
has daily reported for duty in her :!
classroom. When she found another II
teacher in her place, she has left the
school and returned home. She is not
a first grade teacher but also
principal of the primary grades school.
She is beloved by her pupils and held 0,
the very highest esteem by their 5,
at Carney Point. Her ability 81
a teacher has never been question 7.
ID and her refining influence on the q
she comes in contact with has Ill
many times been gratefully acknow-
edged by the parents. "
Miss Straughn refused to lengthen I.
he sessions of the first and second q
trades, as she considered the hours "
lgainst the prevailing school condi- p
ions. She, the principal of the pri- p
nary grades, had not been consulted ye
Ipon this matter, but when on inquiry -
he was convinced that it was the de-
ire of the Board of Education to te
sngthen the sessions in these grades ST
he consented to do so. in
At the mass meeting a resolution E,
Fas carried requesting the Board of TIE
'ducation to re-adopt the former tn
of sessions in these two grades Be
$ these hours were considered long Ne
aough for the wong children. lat
Mlds8 f iii Hi E III ##E IS not asked to re-
III HaHIfH HH y III HH HI HR S from too much ST
Hi II II a#HEaver We're 70 pupils gu
4 s H i HI fHffSe DUPONT School this sal
Eli a1 III I I1 II sH HIass did not instigate of
III aIa4B 4 l 5### IL appeal to the Board thi
iH#F7 F##e HI HH#s Shorter hours. There VIII
aHB# lHEo make such an APP col
Yrs part. ed
za fHf#FFs HI #A u MEETING Miss Straughn pre-
Hill Ssf a5 fa aRHlt three times why,
EH HI sa H##s had worked hard to orc
sa#B !. zH#s,om clean and in good Of
###as HAkH Hs#a 9Rs the Board Of Educa- ten
VI IF 8#gB receiving a high sal me
8l#11 n AHaHa s#HA work. No satisfac-
# by Mr.. Wright.
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