Evening journal., 1921-05-12
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
School Board Talks About
Its Status Under Palmer
Repeater
CHILD FALLS
FROM AUTO END
stan Correspondent.

Stan Correspondent.
NEW CASTLE, May 1.-THE legal
status OF the old Board OF Eduoa-
tion Of New Castle. existent pre-
vious to the enactment OF the 1919
School Code. should the Palmer re-
pealer become a law. was discussed
by citizens last evening at informal
gatherings. The contention OF many
is the old board. consisting OF nine
members under the 1917 law, would
automatically become active should
the repeater become a law. The
three members whose term would
have expired in the spring Of 1919
would have automatically expired
this spring.
As the time for holding the an
nual school election under the 1917
law. Is passed. the three vacancies
occurring would now be filled by the
remaining six members, as provided
by that law. Il was said the terms
OF Harry J. Rothrock, Nell b. Sent
man and william r. Rothwell would
have expired this spring. AS Mr.
Rothrock has automatically relin-
quished his rights 20 serve on the
/ board by moving 10 Easton. Pa. and
! Mr.. sentman'e death causing a sec
ond vacancy. the term Of william
T. Rothrock was the only one 20
I have been served. The terms OF
Afessrs. Jacob II. Speieher, DR.. Julius
Dodd and John y. Manlove would
expire next spring and the termi
/ 81 Messrs. Harry =. Holiday, Georgs
r. Tobin and John +. =. Claytor
would expire in the spring Of 1923.
In the opinion Of several personi
/ Interested in the welfare of the Nev
I Castle schools. the above condition.
would exist. providing the Palme
bin was a repeater alone and not
bin containing other provisions will
repeater attached.
Many opponents Of the 1913 schoo
Code during its existence, now feel
according to reliable sources. tha
the school problems have become 81
complicated BY the repeating Of d
and the issue arising from the
present law. that il had been better
left without being disturbed. The
opinion here is that the status Of
the school problems al this time is
in doubt
The present Board OF Education
consists OF Jacob II. Spiecher. pres
ident. Harry y. Holiday and George
r. Tobin.
Az a special meeting Of the Board
Of Education last evening, Prof. II.
r. snavely. superintendent Of school,
gave a detailed report Of the two
days session OF the Legislature.
Emily Mae Rambo. the S-year-old
daughter OF Lewis j. and Rosa
Rambo. of State Road died at the
home OF her parents. about IL O'Clock
/ yesterday morning. following a brief
illness Of one day Emily had at
tended Tuesdays sessions OF Frank
i'm school and was taken IN on her
| return home in the evening. While
she mad suffered for several weeks
with bronchial asthma, she was CON
nned TO her bed only a few hours
me funeral will take place from Tho
Friends Welch Tract Rantis,
church. near Newark. at 3 o'clocl
saturday afternoon, with Elder E,,
banks in charge. Interment will h
made in adjoining burying ground.
The funeral Of Mrs. James
Toner, Of New York City. who die
In the Flower Hospital, took plac
from the residence of her sister. Mr.
| Harry W. Hushebeck, on East Thir
street, this morning, with requiet
mass in 81. Peters r. C. Churc
The pali-bearers were Messrs. Al
drew NJ. Gallagher, James J. Toma
Patrick J. McGrory. John Lenoi
Matthew Tobin, Charles J. DouGl
erty. Frederick Garreau and Jof
p. Murphy. Interment was in Il