The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-03-30
BOARD WILL ENFORCE
ATTENDANCE LAW
Every Parent to be Notified to This Ef-
fect-Number of Teachers Request
Increase in Salary.
II SCHOOL NEWS

A special meeting OF the Board Oh
Education of Pleasantville was held
with Messrs. Stiles, Thompson and
Penhallow present.
The bills of the Water Co. were re-
ferred to the City Solicitor.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing Vice-President Stiles to sign
checks as Acting President in the abb
sence of the President of the Board.
The Board authorized the Acting
President and Secretary to execute a
note in the sum of s1500.00 at the First
National Bank for three months in an
ticipation of receipt of Manual Train
ing appropriation for 1918 to come
from the state.
A communication was read from Co.
Supt. Gresham stating that When
elementary school pupils live within
two miles of elementary school facili-
ties and accommodations, which facili-
ties and accommodations are interpre-
ted to mean the site of the elementary
school, transportation shall not be
deemed necessary. In establishing a
transportation route it should be rout-
ed to accommodate the largest number
of elementary school pupils entitled
to approved transportation, and no ele-
mentary school pupil shall be requir-
ed to walk more than one and one
half miles to the nearest point on said
route"
A letter was read from Mr.. J. w.
Tilton rendering his resignation as a
teacher in the High School to take eff
feet April 10. A motion prevailed that
the resignation be laid upon the table
and Mr.. Tilton be invited to attend
the next regular meeting of the Board.
The following petition was read: I'm
view of the constantly rising cost of
living and of the fact that we received
no increases in salary last year, we,
the undersigned teachers in the Pleas
antville schools, do respectfully urge
that you grant a substantial Increase
(not less than 15R of the present sal
/ dTY) 1OT lDc COD114S yCd1s II was
signed by Minnie D.. Abbott, Leah F.
Miller. Flora Robinson, Edna F. Dilks,
Clara E. Rawley, Bertha E. Kewley,
Maria C. Thomas, T. R. Parker, Mary
C. Risley. Emma A. MacNeal, Alberta
Stephenson, Sadie H. Miller and Della
Dorsheimer. Prof. Budd added: 81 en-
dorse the sentiments of your petit
TONERS. Without such an increase,
especially in the grades, the schools
will suffer"
After discussion, the Board arrived
at the unanimous conclusion that the
request of the petitioners could not be
complied with in view of the fact that
the 1888 budget is already drawn
and cannot be exceeded, and the fur
Their fact that increases have already
been granted in as large measure as
possible.
The Secretary read a notice from
the State Board of Education concern
ing the compulsory attendance laws.
1t was ordered that the notice be pub
lished in The P~leasantville Press and
that circulars be printed to send to
homes of parents in the city and pla-
cards be printed to be posted in the
city with the statement that the Board
of Education of P~leasantville will en-
force this law without qualification.
The requisition of Mr.. Budd for
lumber, etc, for cabinets, tables, ETC.,
for manual training in School No. 2
was ordered to be honored, and the
secretary was instructed to purchase
same of Lake & Bossler. 1t was also
ordered that a carpenter be employed
to aid in this work.
The secretary was authorized to buy
some additional type and material for
the printing department as per requis-
ition of Mr.. Middleton.
TO SET CLOCKS AHEAD MARCH 81
Clocks all over the country will be
set ahead one hour, beginning March
31st, under the daylight-saving bill,
passed by Congress on March 18th.
The bill provides that at 2 o'clock a.
m on the last Sunday in March.
(Which this year happens to be Easter
Day. each year, clocks all over the
country which affect any operation of
the Federal government or railroads
shall be set ahead n hour. At 2 o.
clock a. m. the last Sunday in October
of each year they are to be retarded
one hour.
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