The Penn's Grove record., 1917-03-23
FOR THREE YEARS

FOR TWO YEARS
Hollis Ashcroft Ill
Josiah II. Smith SO
The appropriation asked for was $40, 900,
for winch 53 votes were cast, $40, 600 re-
ceiyed 2 votes and 2 voted for nothing.
The winning political faction thought
they ''smelt II mouse" and that former
Mayor Frederick A. Gentieu was back OF
the defeated candidates. III lie had a hand
it was invisible.
The financial report showed that Penns
Grove schools will COST this year SS4, 900.
The salaries of the 20 teachers will
amount to $l5. 005.65.
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
1t is worry OF making a public record
that 1t was To the progressive spirit OF
former Mayor Frederick a.. Gentieu while
a member Of Penns Grove Board OF Edu-
cation that tenns Grove School was al
vanced to the approved list OIL High
Schools, while Isaac Resmiller was prIn-
cipal OF the schools. The Record pub
lislied articles showing the benefits there
Of and to create public sentiment. lie
began the first Latin class in 1903 and
taught Latin two years before High
school aid WAS procured. At the begin
ming OF school in 1905 Miss M. Alma Gar
rison was employed to teach Latin anu
German. She has eontinued as TEACHER
ever since. In 1909 a r~eactionary Board
was elected to knock out the approved
High School. BY one vote, that OF Coun-
Gilman Albert j. Bodine, vino was defeat
ed Tuesday night, Miss Garrison secured
her election under the terms of office law
in 1910. She has been the back bone oil
the approved high school ever SINCE.
In 1911 a fierce fight was put up and
progressive members We're ELECTED to main
tain the high school. Education advanc-
ed 10 the highest standard under Warren
Marts for two years. In 1913 the neces-
sity for a new high school building arous-
ed strong opposition and a reactionary
Board WAS elected which voted TO abolish
high school education in Penns Grove
without providing any facilities for such,
but the County Superintendent read the
riot ACT and tile high school has been con
tinued and is now a advancing after a re-
cession.
1t is worthy Of note that the salary oil
every teacher IN the school has been adj
vanced except Miss Garrison's. There is
a strong antipathy against Latin, which
gives four points OF tile 15 necessary for
admission to Rutgers, the State College OF
New Jersey.
FREE EDUCATION
The State OF New Jersey provides free
education Tor rich as well as poor boys
from the age Of 5 to %, thru the gram
mar school, high school and Rutgers Col
lege. In order to get qualified to meet
the competitive examination to get the
orolt.N lnCtlan fl,A E.xltDI1 atnt
sciences, German OF French and LatiI,
are needed.
The scholarship is worth $l60 a year,
but the student must take two years NIL
itary drill. For four years drill and a
speciality IN that, the U. 5. government
gives $50 a year additional. 1t is seeI
that for a boy or his parents the oppor-
tunlty to qualify at a high school to
get a scholarship is worth from $500
to $3.50 towards al education.
Not only that; if the parent caInot get
that qualification in a high school, to
procure it in an academy Will cost 5000
at least IA year, and for four years $1,000
1t saves the rich man who has to pay the
taxes to have a good high school at home,
while it benefits the poor genius.
Penns Grove High School has fitted
students for Rutgers College, the Univer-
sity oil Pennsylvania, Bucknell Univer-
sity and Goucher College by having Lat
in and German. If only a few have
awaited themselves OF the opportunity
afforded, it has been the others fault.
Thomas Jefferson outlined such a
course in 1882 Tor al educational demo-
cracy, OF minds and morals, SO that the
country may not depend on an educated
plutocracy, because the largeness OF the
purse of the parents was q detrinient to
many and annot be depended upon to
supply The educational needs OF the
nation.
The plea that the high school should
not fit for college, because SO few go, may
also apply to the high school, from which
only about one out OF ten graduate who
enter the primary. The education is not
only the information gained, but the ex
ercise of the muscles Of the mind is of
equal value, the same as play aud exeI-
else are beneficial, although nothing is
created of value.
AMAZED AsToUNDED
We have been amazed that the people
of Elmer had deprived citizens there OF
high school education to qualify students
for advancement and we are astonished
that Supervisor McCurdy at the school
meeting in Woodstown last week advoca-
ted dropping subjects that will qualify