The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-25
Board Of Education

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Considerable business OF interest t.
the public was transacted at the De
!. cember meeting of the board of educa
ton, which was held in the high schoo
building on Thursday night, eight 0
the nine members being present. Two
additional teachers were added to The
faculty. and the high school auditorium
was closed to evening use for the re
mainder of the winter.
After receiving the reports of the SUI
pervising principal, medical inspector
and attendance officer, the matter o.
electing an instructor of physical train
ing was taken up. At the November
meeting of the board it had been de
cided that such teacher should be Sc
cured. A number Of applications fol
the position had been received. Aftel
considering the various candidates
Miss Eugenia H. Leeds, OF Rancocas
was elected to the position for the bal
ance of the school year. Miss Leeds is
a graduate of George school and Tenn
pie university. She is now physical
instructor in the Friends school al
Rancocas, and will enter upon hel
duties in Mount Holly when the
schools reopen on January 2.
The present method of teaching
music in the local schools was the next
matter to be taken up. 1t was shown
that many towns smaller than Mount
Holly employed supervisors of music,
and it was felt that better results could
be obtained in that way than by con-
tinuing the present arrangement OF
leaving the matter in the hands of the
individual teachers. After consider
able discussion the board decided to
secure a supervisor of music, and a
lady was elected.
The resignation Of Miss Anna F.
Harris as teacher in the grammar
department, was presented and &C
cepted.
The coal situation came in for its
share of attention. Through the pur-
chase of two cars of coal direct from
the mines early in the fall, and the as
sistance of the local dealers since that
time, it has been possible to keep all
the buildings open. At the present
time the bins in the high school are
practically empty. There is a fair
supply in the Brainerd street building,
and small quantity in the cellars of
the William G. Cook and Samuel
Aaron schools. 1t is hoped that a
supply Of fuel can be secured during
the Christmas vacation. Should this
prove impossible, the schools can be
kept open some days by transferring
coal from the Brainard street building
to the others. AS matter of economy,
a resolution was adopted, prohibiting
the evening use of the auditorium and
the domestic science and manual train.
ing rooms for any purposes, from De-
cember 81 until such time as the board
should decide to take other action.
This resolution also prohibits the use
of the building during the daytime for
anything except the school sessions.
During the discussion it was shown
that the Moorestown board of educa-
ton charges $40 rent for their auditor
ium when it is used for functions to
which an admission fee is charged
For other affairs the rent is $40
Should the Mount Holly board decide
to resume the practice of renting the
it is probable that a new
set of rules governing its use will be
adopted, and that the rent charged will
be increased.
After transacting considerable rou.
tine business the board adjourned.