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CITY OF DUBOIS Page 135
permission was granted, thus giving the advantage of an additional
two or three months of school.
The school buildings at this time consisted of a
one-story two roomed house located on the lot adjoining the
Presbyterian Church and the one-story school building at the edge of
the Borough, a two-roomed two-story house in Third Ward, and a
two-roomed two-story house in the First Ward.
On May 17th, the Board commenced to look for a location
for a High School building.
The Board concluded that the fixing of salaries for
teachers was important and on the 12th of July a resolution was
passed that the salaries for the teachers should average $33.00 per
month.
This resolution is very interesting at this time. At
this meeting in July the Board appropriated $800.00 for a High
School lot.
The School Board at this time directed a school tax to
be levied according to law, but no amount was fixed.
In July the Board decided to elect teachers and on the
26th the following election took place and the first corps of
teachers were:
East DuBois Primary - Maggie Sweeney - Salary - $30.00
East DuBois - 2nd. Grade Rosa Butler - Salary - $35.00
Central DuBois Primary - Effie Butler - Salary - $32.00
Central DuBois - 2nd. Grade John T. Liddle - Salary - $37.50
West DuBois Primary - Barbara Pifer - Salary - $30.00
West DuBois - 2nd. Grade G. W. W. Nelson - Salary - $35.00
White School House - Thomas Eagan - Salary - $37.50
Central Mixed School - Alice M. Weaver - Salary - $30.00
At this meeting there was some talk of grading the
schools but nothing was done.
In this meeting the Board was somewhat perturbed about
coal houses and other outbuildings and commenced to look out for
repairs. The School Board also decided that the "White" school house
on the edge of the Borough should be sold and finally accepted the
bid of John Rumbarger for the sum of $200.00. John Rumbarger,
however, later rued his bargain and asked for a reduction in the
price, on account of the school children marring the building.
This school house was moved outside the borough limits
and is now used for a tenant house.
In August another school building was needed and the
Board rented a house from a Mr. Haas. At a later meeting it was
discovered that Mr. Haas and his family thought they should control
the school and there was considerable friction between Miss Weaver,
the teacher, and the Haas father and mother, which resulted in
meeting with the School Board at which the differences were settled.
In 1882, the Board was still worrying about a High
School and at a meeting the entire board decided to visit
Reynoldsville to look over the High School building at that place.
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