The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-08
Board Elects
Male Teacher
In 9Th Grade
Il. s. Bailey, of Walden New
York, Chosen Unani-
mously

Elvey S. Bailey, of Walden, n. Y.
has been elected instructor of the
eighth grade of the Mays Landing
High School, the Board of Educa-
ton taking this action at its meet
ing last night. Mr.. Bailey is man
well qualified for the work and it is
believed that he viii be better able
to handle the grade than a woman
teacher.
Coming before the Board last
night, Mr.. Bailey made a good i'm
precision on all the members and
his election was unanimous. The
salary was fixed at $500 per year.
Mr.. Bailey will move his family
here as soon as a house can be
found. He has four children, three
OF whom are girls.
The Board made arrangements
last night to advertise for bids for
the erection OF the new High
School. 1t was decided that de-
post of ten per cent of the con-
tract price would be demanded of
bidders to insure that only reason
able and well-eauipped contractors
would venture to make bid on the
Job. Advertising will soon be done
and the work OF awarding the CON
tract viii be speeded so that start
can be made on the building as soon
as possible.
1t is believed that the new school
will be entirely completed and
eequipped ready for occupancy at
the opening of the new school year
of 1913.
There was much discussion as to
when the money left to the schools
by the, late John W. Tnderhill would
become available. The reason that
the estate has not been settled be-
fore is that he had contracted to
buy considerable real estate in
Ventnor Heights just prior to his
death, and the slump in real estate
development sales kept the execu-
tor from being able to dispose Of
the agreement or the lots.
MIR. Underhill made no provision
in his will FOR sale Of his property
and this will have to be tireshed
out in the chancery Court. In the
meantime there is practically moth
ing that the Township Committee
or the School board can do about
the matter except to await deyel-
opmcnts. The Board would like to
have this money toward the gym
nasium as Mr.. Underhill had inten-
dod, but will go ahead and equip
the room Just the same, pending
the settlement of the estate.
A report showed that the receipts
from the sale OF commencement
tickets amounted to S6S75.
Letters were received from Miss
Rachel B. Ingersoll and the mem
ibers OF the spelling team. Anna
Barry, Florence Daube, Sarah Rub
milne, Newton Myers, and William
Watson, thanking the Board for the
trip to the National Spelling Con-
test at Washington and telling of
the pleasure they had and their ap-
| probation of the way in which
Supt. S. G. Huber guided them
around the Capital and its environs
showins them all the sights posi-
bic during their three-day stay.
Mr.. Huber made a report OF the
trip telling the Board that they
visited the home Of Washington at
Mt. Vernon, the Arlington National
Cemetery, where they saw the Lee
mansion, the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier and other historic points;
the Washington Monument, the
Lincoln Memorial, the Smithsonian
Institute, the Congressional Libra
ry and the National Museum. Sew
eral other minor attractions we're
also enjoyed.
A report received from the At
lantic City High School showed
that all Mays Landing pupils at
tending that school We're present
every day in June, giving a 100
per cent. attendance record.
The Building Committee was au-
thorized to make the necessary. re
pairs to the various school build
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