The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-17
Leeds Ave. P. I. A.
Meets Teachers
Prof. S. Nj. HOrStick Present
ed to Parents at First
Session of Year.


Session of Year.
The reception given Wednesday
evening to the faculty of the Leeds
Avenue school by the Leeds Ave.
Parent-Teachers Association prov
ed to be most enjoyable affair
and was largely attended. The re-
ception was also in the nature Of a
welcome to the new Superintend-
ent of Schools, Prof. Simon Hor-
stick, who was presented to the
assemblage and made a very favor
able impression on all present.
The programme was arranged by
Mrs. Edward Adams, president of
the Association, and opened with
the singing of America. followed by
repeating the Lords Prayer in uni
son. Supt, Horstick was then in
troduced to the audience by Lewis
r. Smith, acting in the absence of
DR.. c. II. Conover, president OF the
School Board. Mr. Smiths remarks
were very apt and following the
reply by Supt. Horstick, the pro-
gramme was given.
/. Piano and violin selection,
"Gavotte Souvenir" by Harry and
Fred Lochel.
2. Vocal duet, Sing Me the Ros-
ary". by Margaret Lochel and Ber-
tina Olsen.
3, Plane sole. Burning of Rome
Ruth Wetstein.
4. Piano and violin selection.
Kiss Me Again, Irene and Chris.
tine Brown.
5. Solo by Mr.. Randall.
6. Piano solo. "Polonaise in c..
Fred Lochel
7. Piano solo, I'm Sitting On
Top of the World" Gilbert Elber-
son.
8. Recitation, Seeing Things At
Night" Christine Brown.
8. Piano solo, "Desir Amour"
Fred Lochel
10. Piano solo, "Star of Hope,
Virginia Weeks.
IL. Piano and violin selection,
Melody of Love-. Nevin Wyke and
Edmundson Atkinson.
IL. Piano solo, "Valse Glace," Ed
mund Lochel.
AT the conclusion of the program.
Supt. Horstick. on behalf of the
Parent-Teachers Association, pre-.
sented the teachers of the Leeds
Ave. school with handsome three
piece wicker set, as a gift from The
Association, for the teachers room.
This came as surprise.
Miss Hazel Haxton. principal of
the school, responded for the teach.
ers and expressed appreciation of
the gift and also of the work of the
Association. Miss Haxton then in
troduced to ehe audience the repre-
sentatives of the Board of Educa-
ton who were present, viz, Mrs.
Margaret G.. Whitman, Mrs. Carrie
Smith and Lewis r. Smith.
Members of the teachers staff
were all present, and were Miss
Hazel Haxtol, principal; Mrs. Nina
c. Leeds. Miss Eva Risley, Miss
Abba Walters, Mrs. Haas and Miss
Ruth Cordery.
Others present included Mr.. and
Mrs. Enoch Leeds, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert LarcOmb, Mr.. and Mrs. Wet
stein. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Elberson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Leeds, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Leeds, Mr.. and Mrs.
0OOi 90 oioCl, WI anu ElStSeI,
Mr. and Mrs. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. FL
mer Weaver, Mary Preston. Miss
Lorraine Boice. Mrs Alex Olsen.
Mrs. Margaret Loehel, Mrs. Lille
Gaunt, Mrs. Charles Mason. Mrs.
George Howard, Mrs. Henry Olsen,
Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs.
Ruth Dowd, Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Helen
ConOver, Mrs. Josephine Burroughs,
Mrs. Laura Woodruff, Mrs. Ida
Mcconnell, Mrs. Alice Leeds. Mrs.
VIM. Rogers. Mrs. Naus. Mrs. James
North, Mrs. Jerry String, Mrs.
Kinsley, Mrs. Edith Poplar, Mrs.
Joseph Holroyd, Mrs. Bracket. Mrs.
Lena Smith, Mrs. Lindsey, Mrs.
Belzer, Mr.. and Mrs. Cordery, Mrs