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VOLUME I. NUMBER 3 NARBERTH, PA., T H U R S D A Y ~ OCTOBER 29, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS

The School Board's PointView

;\IRS. W. A. FRI'fZ.

An Approving ViewI t was my privilegc to attend an

impromptu meet ing of t he Nar be rt hSchool Board, and about fifty otherrepresentative citizens, at the Y. M.C. A ., on the evening of October 21st.rh e reasons of the Board for locatingthe new primary s ch oo l b ui ld in g o nth e present school s it e w er e c le ar lyse t forth by Mr . J. H. Jeffries, Secretary.Dr. J . B crg Es enwcin s tru ck the

keynotc of th e m ee ti ng when hes ta te d t ha t t he citizens prcsent wercactuated by no spirit of antagonismtoward the Board. Hc paid a hightribute to the conscientious and seifsacrificing work of the Board, andmade it clear that no one questionedtheir intention to formulatc plans thatwould bes t s er ve the interests of theBorough from every poin t o f v iew. AnUlllber of parents, however . cou ldnot agree with th e Board on th e qucstion of location. He himself felt thatthe trend of opinion among educatorswas toward a completc sepa rat ion ofthe younger f rom the o lder childrcn.and tha t c once ss ions should be madlt o t ho se who objectcd to their children being compelled' to walk so far.I was at tirst inclined t o s ha re thiliopinion, but as the d iscus sion p ro..gressed I was convinced that i t wou ldb e u nw is e to oppose the plans socarefully t ho ug ht o ut by the Board.Thi s q ue st io n h as been before thcmfor mon ths ; t he y have considered itfrom every possible anglc, and hal'ehad' y ea rs o f e xper ie nc e to aid thcmin solving the problcm. \Ve have cnt ru st ed thcm w ith this w ork, whichthey have most faithfully and efficiently per fo rmed . Opposed to thiswe h av c t he opinion s o f those whocannot poss ib ly have g iven th e question, in all of its phases, t he s am eamount ,of carcfnl thought , based onactual knowledgc o f ALL th e conditions.Dr. Esenwein 's object ions as to a

united school are fUlly met by thep la ns o f the Board, which include anentirely separate building for thel ower g ra de s, 'wi th s epar at e l avator yand to ile t facilities, and different per-CODtinued OD piKe a

Paradox: Th e loan has to be defeated in ortler to secnre la te r whatwe need now. W. C. POOR.I will scl1 my propcrty on Forrestavenuc now at a reasonable price fora primary school.

WU.I . I ,UI D. S ~ I I ( D L I \ \ ' .I will scll my prope(ty on \Ninsoravenue, with lot 200 by 12;) feet, for arcasonable price, for a primary schoo!.

L ~ : W I S D. HI\ss.I wil l sel l my proper ty On Winsoravenue and Essex a ve nu e, w it h l ot100 by 125 fee t, at $7500, for a primary school.

Attitude of the State Board1\1 r. i\athan C. Schaeffer,

Depar tment of Public EdncatiOlI,Harrisburg, Pa.

Dea r S ir :I bcg to acknowledgc receipt ofyour favor of the 7 th i ns t. in whi ch

you answcl cd "that in c as e t hc v ot cr sfailed to pass the new school loanthat you knew of no action that e itherthe v ot ers o r S ta te c an t ak e. "Will you ki ndly a dvise me if thisloan is defeated by the voters c an t heNarberth SchOOl Board' legally '\lurchase playgrounds for school purposesor ercct a new school building at thcexpense 'o f the Borough, and if so, inwhat mannc r a nd within what timel im it should the same be paid?I would apprcciatc very much anearly reply, as 1 have t o r epo rt t o acommittee of some citizens regardingthis matter.

Yours very t ru ly ,WILI.IAM C. CJ.AGHORN.

H. E. EHLeRS.these things be and no t exspecial wonder?" Quoted by

DR. J. C. ROlll:4EL."Shall

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]. A. Scon."To be o r n ot to he, that is the qucs tion." Whether it is b et te r t o s pe ndM4.000 on thc present schoo l s i te orwai t a year and ge t be tte r results from

your money in a cc ntral location.G. B. MI\CKJo:.Th e l oc at io n o f t he primary schoolis one question: the need of play

rrounds is another. 'vVe :;hould havebeen able to vote o n t he sc questionsseparately.

TOWN MEETING CALLED TODISCUSS SCHOOL LOANA gelleral meeting will be hcl d in

Elm Hall, Monday, November 2nd, at8 P.M., for t he p ur po se o f discussi ng t hc proposcd sellOol loan.Th e qucstion is an impor tant one,

and we belicve every citizcn will welcomc an oppor tuni ty t o h ea r all factson BOTH s ides before e lec t ion day.This mce t ing will' be of i nt er es t t omothers as w cl l as fathers.CotllC out and give us your vicws onthe snh jec t, as well as to hca r wha tthc other fcl10w has to say, and seeif we cannot in that way discover suff ic ien t f ac ts and arguments uponwhich to basc an inte ll igent vote ,whether for or against t he l oan,EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFTH E CIVIC ASSOCIATION,Citizens Expre.s ThemselveaIf Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Radnor,\V ayne, etc., can have central ly locatcdpriUlary schools, why can't Nl6l'lJerth?W. E. YOS'f.The t re nd o f modern education has

separated the primary from the uppergradcs. W, J. KIRKP.\'fRtCK.

1f it is hard to s c ~ u r c a good janitor at $()O per mont h f or o ne schoolon the hill it wil l be harder to get onef or two s ch oo ls o n th e hill.C. W. H I \ R I ' f i \ G ~ : .call the proposcd play

athlctic Held?EDWIN P. DOLO.If wc c an a ff ord a $10,000 play

ground uut of school funds why no thave a $10,000 library: I p rc fc r t helibrary, R. BROOKS.

If it is too f ar fo r a SupervisingP ri nc ip al t o wal k from the to p of th ehill downtown, how much harder is itf or t hc l it tl c children to walk up thehill to the present school?E, A. MUSCHAMP.A centrally loca ted primary schoolmeans increased selling value to everyhousc in the borough. \Ve wil l ge t therevcrsc if wc vote for the present loan.

W I l . l I A ~ l C. CLAGHORN.1f we had a poor location "wishedon us years ago" Ivhy spend $54,0001110re in the same location?L. 13. SOU'fHeRLAND,I will s ell my prOlJCrty at a reasonablc price for a primary school.JOHN CAI.DWF.I.I..I wou ld just as leave paint a schoold ownt own a s o ne at the top of th ehill. W. G. C U ~ t M F . R .A v ot e f or the loan means an inc reasc o f taxes . Fo r what? For something with which we will never besatisfied. Wc must cvcntually have acentrally located primary school andour taxes will AGAIN be increasedto obtain it. WAL'I'eR COWIN."Good friends, swcet friends, Ict me

not s ti r you up to such a sudden floodof Illutiny. Thcy that h av e d on e t hi sdccd a rc honorable. "Vhat privategricfs they have at stake, alas! I knownot. But t he y a rc wise and hono ra ble and \\'ill no doubt with reasonsanswer you."-From Shakespeare's"Julius Caesar."Quotcd by C. i\. S. }'lcCI.el.lAN .. .You can add, and can alter andchang'e i f you will,But the q ues ti on of di sta ncc willcling to i t s ti ll .

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THE FIRESIDE

1\1 r. Stnart R. :.\1. Thomas, who isa tt en di ng t hc S ta te Col le ge of Dclaware, spcnt Ihe wcek-end at his homeon Price avenue.Unclaimed k!tfirs n'maining in the

Narbe rt h Pos t Oft ic c: 1 \l rs . 1 \l ar th a'1'. C. Chapman, :'III'. Julius Lawrenclny other disknow that some of the parents wou ld t ri ct ; and n ei gh bo ri ng d is tr ic ts h av eprefer to h av e a building erectcd near- takcn, ur are t aking s tep s to aC(luircer the center of thc town, for thc ac- grollnd for p lay and athlctics.comll lod:at ion of th e lower gradcs. By a most furtunatc chancc a plot otWhi le such a p lan might be satisfactory ground, pract ically level and, cleared,to some, there a rc othe rs who would approxim.ately three acres in ar':a, anUstrongly object to it. adjaccnt to the school property, is nowThe present location of ou r school available, and offers an unusual opis no t on e o f c ho ic e; it came to us portunity for th e chi ld ren of all thewith the incorporation o f the borough , grades u nd er t he comprchcnsivc plan

and whi le we might wish t ha t t hc lot p ro po sed t o o bt ai n outdoor cxer,ciscwere nearer the center of populat ion, and recreat ion during recess per iodsi must be admitted that the high ele- and after school hours.vation and p le as an t o ut lo ok f rom the It must be borne in mind that :anbuilding, with entrance on quiet street, outlay for such a purpose is not anoff the nlain thoroughfare, and free- CXIJense, but an investment, for grounddam from daily increasing danger o f wi sc ly purchased will undoubtedly inautomobile tr af fic , i n a mea su re c om - c re as e i n valul l and be a desirable as pensate for th e distance a few h ave t o set o f a ny schoo l district.tlavel to reach thc school. dI Thc temporary loans now Oll tstan -The p l a c i ~ g of a bui l.d ing d o w n t o \ ~ n . i ng mus t be met and are included inwould reqlure a bond Issue largely JI1 t hc p ro po sed Bond I ss ue . Therefore,e xc es s o f the amount now asked for, as a sUlllmary of th e forego ing state'and the yearly expense would be nll lch mell ts, you arc askcd to give your sup~ r e a t c r t han t he p ro po scd plan cal ls port to a School Loan, a s follows:lor. To securc a lot l argc enough for Fo r the crcctiolt of a ncwhuilding, and requi,site playgroun? for building $:12,500recess and recreatIOn purpo.ses, 111 or For t he p ur ch as e of a play-ncar t.he center of population, w ? u I ~ ground " 10,500necesslt,atc t he p ur ch as c of bll1ldl11g> Fo r ncw heat ing and toi le t sys-which would have to be torn down and te l l l . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8,000their cost thrown away. Fo r payment of temporaryUNDER OUR PLAN TH E loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,500GROUND ALREADY OWNED BY Fo r furnishing and equipment. 3,000

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TO The. i n c r e ~ l s e d cost of taxation toBE UTILIZED. property owncrs will be 1110re thanA bui ld ing downtown would necl 's- met by the benefit that accrues to anysitate two heating plants, instead of town in which there is an up- to -da teone plant for two bui ld in gs . A lso school system, properly houscd.two janitors instead o f one . The cost The Bo ard o f, Directors, collectivelyof supervision would be increased, for or individually, will gladly furnish anythe princ,ipal, who is also a teacher of information that may b e d es ir ed by'high school classes, could not keep anyone interested.

THE SCHOOL QUESTION' FROM IIVARIOUS POINTS OF VIEW '

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Everybody seems interested in the"Fireside." "Lady ?\arberth" wi1l begrateful for any i tems o f l oc al i nt er es t that can he passed a long fromtimc to time. Add re ss Lady aI'berth, 130x 11 R, Narberth, Pa.Our readers have no doubt enjoyed

hearty laughs over Chief Wingehone,Jr.'s, articles, and wil1 seek them eachweek with renewed interest.-All s ides of the school question arcbei! ;g discusst 'd freely in am c o l t l ~ l n s .

I t will pay to so r ea d t ha t t he sItuation may be thoroughly understoodin order to vote intelligently and withou t prejudice.- - - - - - - -An interesting a rt ic le on the :\:\RnERTH F IRE C O ~ 1 PANY has heenreceived bu t owing to l ack o f s pa ceis being' held over for another issne.

NARBERtH, PA.-OUR TOWN-octOBER 2g, 1914

Uoyle '8 ~ I a l ' k ( l t lIollsePRIME MEATS

WarningMany complaints have been heard in

past Nears b ec aus e o f t he wilful andwa nton d estr uc tio n of p rope rty o nHallowe'en bv masqueraders whosecri terion of a' g oo d t im e s eems t o beb as ed e nti re ly u po n t he amolln.t ofd amage t hey can do. The luacttce ofassuming that a costume and maskwhen worn at a particular season oft he y ea r b ec om es a licens& f or thewearer to commit with impunity actswhich he knows very well w ~ > u l d ordinarily be followed by punIshment,both civilly and criminal1y, h as b ee nc arr ie d to such an e xte nt tha t ourcitizens find it necessary to prepare forHallowe'en as they would for an expected raid from thieves and thugs,a nd a ft er e ve ry move abl e or breakable thing has been careful1y put awaymany of them sti ll feel b ou nd t o b e o nguard to prevent other possible damage , unt il .the .last " m e r r y m a k ~ r " hassatisfied ll1s thIrst for deslructton andhas gone home.W I' believe in equal rights for al1no t a part of the time onl y, . b utall the time. We know of no lawwhich g iv es a certain port ion of thepeople t he r ight ~ pi1lage a n plunder the other portIon at a certam season of the year. And to those whomay be l a b o r i n ~ under a different i ~ l -pression we Wish to say that, whilewe believe in having a good time andwant them to have a good time, thewilful d es tr uc ti on a nd t he ft o f p ro perty mus t c ea se a nd we her eby offera reward of ten dollars for informat ion leading to the arrest and conv ic ti on o f any person destroying removing or otherwise wrongflllly interfering witlt the property o f o th er s o nHallowe'en..Have a good time, bu t don't forgetthat your neighbors have propertyrights which must be respected.GEORGE M. HENRY,Burgess.

>I '" *"And now, dear friencls. co111es themost enjoyahle task of the wholeevening'." (I thank you, Gertrude. forthem was kind wor ds y ou s po kc l.Quite to my surprise FIFI has fount!a warm spot in t he h ea rt s o f m an y 0t

Home Dressed Poultry, BUllerEggs and Game

Fancy Frui t and VegetablesIlA Store for Particu;ar People"

NARBERTH, PA.. T e l ~ p h o n l :

The Merion Title& Trust Co.,of Ardmore, PaThe oldest, largest and best depository

in this vicinityCapital, $150.000 Surplus, $125,000Undivided Profits, $40,000

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NARBERTlt, liA.:....OUR TOWN-OCTOBER 29, 1 9 ~ 4 3Y . M. C. A. NOTES .

Spccial mcntion was llIudc last ,weekof thc bplcndid 5UCCcSS ou r Jun io rshad in t he r cc cn t IlIclllhcrship c ~ m paign. Ovcr a hundred IIC\\' lIICll1l'lcrswcrc added t u u ll r :1 unior 1lIl'luhcrshiplist. This IlIcallS that wc ar e Jillillg alargcr placc in th e cOllll llunity. 1\much grcater lIulllher arc tlsing ou rbuilding, takillg ad\'antag'c o f our gYIllnasiull l c1asscb, t i ll ing up, thc ranks illo ll r Hib le c la ss es a nd a dd in g t o thcinterest of thc work in g en cr al . A tthe rccclltI:ihlc Class Hally fourclasscs wc re o rg an iz cd , avcragingahout Icn in a class.

Bowling League.This wcck ou r .-\ssociation HowlingLcaguc starts. lntcrcst is IlIgh amongthe 1\arbcrth bowlcrs, and there is noreason why ~ a r b c r t h should not bein thc lead tIllS scason.Comc in and h cl p t hc team win itslirst g

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Many f o l ~ s living in the suburbs. and being in town during the usual business~ o u n . 6nd It mOlt agreeable to have their banlc account in Philadelphia. We enJOy a large suburban patronage on account 01 our convenient central location.progrc:.. i v e ~ e ..: and courteous a ~ efficient attention to all details. A .pecialroom IS mamtamed for the exclUSive use of the ladies. Sale deposit vault locatedon the 6rst Roor. Boxes of liberal size may be rented as low as $2.50 per an.nl!m. You are cordially invited 10 inspect our offices and to open an accountWith us.m ~ 1 R i t t t 1 t ~ n U S t mrust