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VOL. XXX
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1921.
No. 42
School Loan Mass Meeting Monday at 8 P. M.
Town Council In Regular
Session on Tuesday Last
Sewerage Communications Read—the Nazareth
Merchants Present Petition—Everything
Reported in Tip-Top Shape
The regular meeting o£ Town Council was belt! on Tuesday even¬ ing, September 6th, having been ad¬ journed from Sept. 5th on account ol no quorum present.
Bills to the amount of $2100 in¬ curred during the month o£ August were ordered to be paid.
Several communications relating to sewerage questions received from the State Department of Health and the Nazareth Sewerage Co. were re:id and considered and laid over for con¬ sideration at a later date. A comm¬ unication was also received from tho State Highway Department regard¬ ing the repairing of the Easton- Nazareth Concrete road by having tte cracks filled in with pitch or tar¬ via.
The merchants of Nazareth pre¬ sented a petition requesting Council to rescind the Ordinance regulating tbe license fee to be paid by tran¬ sients doing business In Nazareth Icr a day, week or month, etc. and turthef requesting Council to give consideration to the passage ot a new Ordinance which included rates on a per year basis instead of a per week or per month basis. Considerable d'scussion was given the question by Council, and the petitioners present questioned as to the motive for de- suing a change in the rates, but as several ot the members felt that the charges were prohibitory and tended to keep everybody out of town and, at the same time, raised a question
ot its legality unless all the mer- ci'ants were willing to pay the sacio rate, without showing any discri¬ mination, the matter was referred to the Law Committee for further con¬ sideration.
Very tew ot the Committees madi' any reports and it really seemed as though the Committee had every¬ thing In tip-top shape. The Financb Committee, however requested that two notes totalling $9S50 be paid on their due dates from money turned over by the Tax Collector.
Council also purchased a Lung- r.iotor, which had been turned ovei to the Board of Health Physician, Di. Frauntelder, for examination during the early part of August. He reported very favorably on the ap¬ paratus, stating this same Lung- motor was in use in the Easton Hospital, as well as la a private hospital in Easton, and recommend¬ ed that the Borough of Nazareth should have such an apparatus for use by all the physicians in the dis¬ trict in case ot drowning, asphyxi¬ ation, etc., where it is necessary to revive a persons through urtlflcal means. As Council felt no better iavestment could be made, on motion duly made and seconded it was pui chased.
A. A. Miller appeared before Council-with the 1921 Tax Duplicate to allow any of the n-embers, who desired to do so, to check up the payments made by him to the Borough Treasurer.
Bond Issue will be Discussed in "Y" Sept. 19
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WORLD WAR HERO LAID TO REST
Rev. M. M. Dry and American Legion  in  Charge
The horrible results of war wert again brought forcibly to the attention of the people ot this com munity on Sunday afternoon. It was at this time that the whole com¬ munity stood with bowed heads as one of its heroes in the world war was in Christian order conveyed at the head of a long procession amidst the strains of martial music furnished by the Nazareth Band to his last resting place. It was a very solemn occasion for all but the sorrow was mingled with joy and a just pride at the thought ot a lite spent to preserve and perpetuate pure American principles and ideals.
A short service was held at the house in charge ot Rev. M. M. Dry, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church. This was followed by an¬ other service at the church. The pastor very fittingly and eloquently dwelt upon the splendid work done by all the young men in tlie late wai and ot the privilege that was granted to these young to give their all for the welfare of their fellowmen. The Choir rendered very impressively u number ot appropriate hymns. The floral tributes were numerous inca- cating the esteem in which this yr.ung man was held as well as the appreciation  of his services.
Private David Edward Dornbiaser was born in Lower Nazareth Town¬ ship, November 11, 1S89. He was the son ot Mr. and Mrs. Cllnioii Dornbiaser. On April 7, 1917, he was married at Nazareth by the Rev. M. M. Dry, to Mary Susannah Marsh. On May 29, 191S, he left for Camp Meade to undergo a course of mili¬ tary training preparatory to duty in Franfce. On July 7, 191S he started across the Atlantic for the scene of Conflict as a member of 79'h Division Company B, 316th Infantry. Sep¬ tember 28, 1918, his wife received au offlcial message informing her that her husband was reported at headquarters as missing in action. October 21, 1918, another message followed conveying the sad news of his death from wounds received on the battle field near the Argonne Woods In France. Later on his burial place was made known which was Nautillols American Cemetery No. 1, grave 168. This Is all the information the family possesses. He is survived by his father, widow, three brothers aqd four sisters. He reached the age of 2S years, 11 months and 10 days.
A full military service was given at the grave by the American Legion. He was a member of the Order of Moose ot Easton. Other organlia- tloni attending were the Mother* of 1917 and tbe Grand Army men ot the Republic.
SERIOUS PROBLEM IN CROWDED SCHOOLS
Primary Grades on Half Time —School Handicapped
A serious condition affecting hundreds ot Nazareth children was seen by the citizens who visited the Public Schools on Patrons' Day, last Friday. The overcrowding ot the grades as well as of the High School, due to lack of room. Is so great that several ot the Primary Orades will have to be placed on half time, while others have more pupils than un^ teacher can properly care for. Under tnese conditions the children are unfairly handicapped while the teachers are overworked, particul¬ arly In the Primary Grades where favorable conditions are most im¬ portant.
In the High School conditions are sc bad that two classes must be held at the same time in the assembly room, using a curtain to divide tlic room. On account of the limited space it is necessary, in some cases, for   two   students  to   use  one   desli.
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Architect's Drawing of Proposed New High School Building
TEN REASONS APPROVING ISSUE
TO BUILD A NEW HIGH SCHOOL
The leading arguments to be con¬ sidered, in our opinion, may be sum- nmrlzed in the following:
1.- The present pressing need of additional school facilities for High School and Grade Schools can best be met In this way.
2. The old building is unfit for High School, jjse and Vantiiot be re¬ modeled except at prohibitive cost and  with  unsatisfactory  results.
3. A new wing should not be built on the old building beacuse the result would be inefficient patch¬ work and an eye-sore for years to come.
4. A new building cannot be built on the old site because It would he impoBsible to ^irovide for the pupils during the period of construction.
5. If a new building were placed on the old site no provision could be made for the future growth ot the High School or ot the Whitfield School at the rear.
6. The    old    site    is    not    large enough to provide the ground area
For several weeks "The Item" ha,s given much spiicc to tacts and figures on tlic School Loan question, boHovlng the School Board to be worthy of support in Its proposal to raise money for a now High School Building on a new site. The election W now close at hand and many ai'guments for and against the Board's proposal have been brought out; but we have heard nothing to cause us to change our position; indeed, wc are the more firmly convinced that the proposed Bond   I-^sue   should   be   appi'oved.
required by law, except additional properties be purchased at grea.. cost.
7. On a new site the proposed new building will take care of future growth by means of indefinite ex¬ tensions to the rear.
S. The central section and south wing of the old building can be used tor grade purposes, for which they were originally built, thus solving the present grade school problem.
9. The old site can be used for additions to the Whitfield Building, to take care ot future growth In the grades.
'l-Ad-The money for this purpose can be raised by a bond issue cover¬ ing thirty years, thus diminishing the present burden. If the bond issue is not approved the Board h;i: the power and may find it necessary, since additional facilities must be provided promptly, to levy a tax of thirty-five  mills next year.
J. R. liAUBACH IS
ELECTED FARMERS'
MUTCAL SEOBETARY
The Farmers' Mutual Fire Insur¬ ance Company, ot Northampton County, held a meeting Wednesday last in the company's offlce on the second floor of the First National Dank Building, Nazareth. President Samuel Hutchinson was in the chair. John R. Laubach, who served under the former secretary the late John R. Reinheimer and his successor the late Squire A. H. Stofflet, ot Stocker¬ town, was appointed as secretary and treasurer; George Kunkle, o f Moorestown, assistant secretary, and Miss Florence Rice, of Aluta, official stenographer and typewriter. These appointments will last until the next regular election which will be held on the second Monday of January 1922.
STATE OFFICIAL TO ADDRESS MEETING
FACTS OF BOND ISSUE TO
ERECT NEW HIGH SCHOOL
How About High Taxes in the Future-^How About Mainte¬ nance of New Building and Athletic Field- Will It Be a Burden to Our People
Ah. the school question is up again and surely this is an Import¬ ant matter tor our people to con suler seriously. Apparently every¬ body is in favor ot a new school building, but the question to be de¬ cided is, shall we also have an e.x- tensive athletic field to support? The object of some of the promo- tors is to spend a large sum of money on "sports" and have the l)urden cast upon the tax payers of our borough.
Is the athletic sport program a necessity for educational purposesl Our forefathers never found it such ;'. necessary thing and is it necessary to-day. Besides, It is the object to have a large swimming pool built into tho proposed new buildlu^. Inquire how expensive it is to oper¬ ate the swimming pool In the Y. M, C. A. building, Nazareth, and you will  find it is an expensive feature.
No person has yet spoken of the great expense it will require. to maintain this large new building, athletic field and swimming pool. Tbe maintenance will be a big Item each year and the poor people will groan under the burden ot heavy tdzei tor the support ot these features.    Tbe school faculty li very
much in favor of these new ideas, but remember the faculty does not pay the taxes. They are here to-day (or the money they are getting and in a year or two If they receive an offer of higlier salaries from some other point, why off they are, they are in the business of teaching tor tiie high dollar and we citizens can pay the taxes when they are oft. Our tax rate is now IS mills and if lie proposed athletic field feature Is aiiproved by our people the tax ratb will certainly have to i^ Increased, probably to 25 mills and that will liardly be enough to pay for the naintenance, in all probability there will be a deficit each year, even at tliat high rate of taxes. Our people should consider this matter very seriously. The common people, the tax payers should corao out on election day and have their say in this matter and vote for their inter¬ ests and not allow themselves to be over-burdened.
Several years ago our neighboring borough of Bath erected a new school building and if you inquire, you will find that the "higher ups" had greatly misrepresented things regarding the coat of their building (Continued On Page  Four)
School Board to Present Facts —Music  By  Band
Arrangements have been made by the School Board for u Public Meet¬ ing in the "Y" Auditorium on Mon¬ day evening, September 19, begin¬ ning at S o'clock, to present Import¬ ant facts on the School Loan Question, which is to be submitted to the voters at the election on the following day.
Conditions  Pictured
Photographs showing the actual conditions existing in the over- ciowded schools, particularly in the High School, and tho physical weak¬ ness of the High School Building, will be projected on the screen and e.-jplained to the audience. The facts of the situation are so much worse than is generally realized fiat the Board has taken this step to clear up any doubts as to the need ot a new High School Building .¦\n open discussion on this subject will be led by the President ot the Board, who will be pleasea to ans¬ wer pertinent questions.
Open   Discu.ssion
Opportunity will also be given to ai!y citizen to question the Board concerning the proposed plan to eiect a new High School Building on a new site. A number of school experts will be at hand :o give de¬ tailed information, and any ques¬ tions concerning the Bond Issue pro¬ posed to finance the Board's plan will be carefully answered by the Poard.
Valuable information will also be furnished by a representative of the State Department of Education at Harrisburg, which has recently con¬ demned a portion of the present High School Building as unfit for use.
Prominent Sptvikcr
It is expected that the Depart¬ ment will send Dr. W. D. Lewis to address the meeting and give in¬ formation. Dr. Lewis, who is Deputy Superintendent In charge of High Schools and Elementary Edu¬ cation, is a splendid speaker \b welt as an expert on school adminlaiiu tlen through long experience. The opportunity to hear him on this subject should not be miMed.
A ipecial teature ot the meeting will be a short musical program by the "T" Band.
i?EPARATE   BALLOT
ON  SCHOOL QUESTION
FOR ELECTION TIESDAY
Statement By The School
Board Defines Bond Issue
Facts on School Bond Issue Officially Presented
—Many Arguments Heard For a New
Building On a New Site
The action of the State Depart¬ ment of Education in condemning a part of the High School Building, following an official inspection last April, brought to a crisis the ques¬ tion of additional school facilities. The need ot more room for both High School and Grades had been apparent for some time to all who are familiar with the condition of the Schools, and the demands of the State Department made immediate action necessary.
Before submitting a definite plan to the voters the School Board called a Public Meeting in the Fairview Building, at which a thorough dis¬ cussion ot the question resulted In a unanimous agreement that the best plan was to provide a new High School Building. This decision was later approved by a committee o. citizens appointed by the President cf the Board, at the direction of the Public Meeting, to go thoroly into the matter and to act as a publicity committee to place the subject before the voters. The opinion of the Board, ot this committee, and of other well-informed citizens who have studied the matter, is that a new building on a new site offers the best and most economical solution of our school needs. The Board, therefore, decided to submit to the voters a proposal to issue bonds to the amount of $115,000 for this purpose.
In considering this matter the most important factors to be kept in mind are:
(1) It would be impractical to build a new wing to the old building because, -the old building violates many sections of the School Code in
the matter ot ventilation, windov area, fire protection, toilet facilitiea, and other points of great Import¬ ance. The result of patch-»ortt would be an unsatisfactory eye-s^re and an inefficient building.
(2) The new building cannot b* placed on the old site because;
a. It would be impossible to pro¬ vide for the pupils during the period of construction. Suitable space i» not available elsewhere in town, and the cost of renting such a spao« V ould help materially to pay for iti» new site.
b. No room would be left tar future expansion, either of the High School or of the Whitfield School at the rear.
c. In order to meet the require¬ ment of thirty square-feet per pajiU ot outside ground it svould be noe- essary to build a three-story build¬ ing at great additional expense <»r to purchase adjoining properties at an estimated cost of $10,000. Bi either case a new site would be cheaper.
Plans have therefore been pre¬ pared for a new building on a aew site, in selection of which the Boius has an open mind, being interested only in securing the best availaU* suitable location to be had at a reasonable figure. Tbe new build¬ ing is a simple dignified structnrtt devoid cf gingerbread and coster unnecessary features. It is planned for present needs, and future re¬ quirements Cdn be met by indefinite extensions to the rear. All require- n.ents of the Stt^t>i School Code haws been met in the embodiment of th« latest &nd best Ideas In school-honae (Continued  On   Page  Eight>
HARVEST HOME FESTIVAL OBSERVED
The School Board has been advised by Solicitor Herbert F. Laub that the law does not require party registration of voters on the School Loan Question at the Primarj election next Tuesday. This question will be printed on a separate ballot on which any regularly qualified citizen may vote, without regard to the party registration required for the Primary ballot. Only the pro¬ visions ot the General election law relative to age, residence, payment cf taxes, etc., must bo met. Many citizens who failed to register in Spring will be affected by this rul> ing.
Services Largely Attended in St. John's Luth. Church
Sunday was tbe time appointed by the pastor of St. John's Lutheran congregation to celebrate the annual Harvest Festival. This is always a very delightful occasion for the con¬ gregation and this year was no ex¬ ception. Both services were given over to the proper celebration of this joyful and happy event. The church was elaborately decorated for tne occasion with natural and pre¬ served fruit produce, plants and flowers. The committee in charge ot work had every thing artistically and invitingly arranged that none could help but feel that the Lord had again dealt bountifully with his people during another year.    The pastor in
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SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TUESDAY
Minutes Read and A pproved— Ed. Rinehart Truant Officer
The regular monthly meeting «C the School Board was held in tbe Fairview School Building, Tuesd^^ evening, September 6th, 1921.
Members present: Kern, Knaai* and  Snyder.
The minutes of the regular meet¬ ing of August 1st, 1921, tbe i»*- journed meetings ot August 2nd and 8th, and the special meeting aX August 19th, were read and on motion of Kern and Knauss approved as read.
The Treasurer of the Board re» dered the following report:
Balance Aug.  1st $1150.»1
Received from Tax Col.  . . .   5124.M
Total       $6315.«d
Expenditures    olSO.M
OLD NAZARETH HALL'
REOPENED YESTERDAY
Indications Point to a More Successful Year than any befote
in the History of this Old Moravian Institution
—Few  Faculty Changes Made
"Old Nazareth Hail" Military Academy re-opened for the Fall term on Wednesday, September 14. All cadets reported at the Offlce be¬ fore supper-time on that day. As¬ signments were promptly made, of rooms and positions, and class-work begins immediately this  morning.
V/hile the school is affectionately called "Old Nazareth Hall," this does not indicate that in point of "omfort and equipment it is not al¬ together modern. The past Summer has again been spent In extensive renovations and Improvements. .-Vli the class and living rooms have been put into excellent condition, the Offlce and Connection between Main Hall and the Castle have been en¬ tirely renovated, and all possible pains have been taken to have every part of the school entirely ready for the Invasion of c:idetB yesterday.
There were only a tew places in the Faculty that had to be filled with new men, and the selection of these was made early, with the best from which to choose.
The position ot Commandant, to ancceed the late Major H. J, P. Reusawlg, will be taken by Lieuten¬ ant Charles L. Steckal, a former in- •irnetor at the Hall and at the MoraTlan    Preparatory    School    In
I Tethlehem, and also a former asslst- I ant to Major Rousswig in the mili¬ tary department at the Hall. He therefore has long previous experi¬ ence in the school Itselt and also j 11.ore recently in the Army, upon V, hlch to rely. Ills appointment has met  with   general   commendation.
I Other     instructorships     w ill     or i taken by  Mr.   M.  W.  Dalrymple,  ot i Riegelsville, Mr. Herbert Melnert, ofi Ilethlehem, and Mr. W. E. Smyth, of Florida.     The last-named Is himself i.n alumnus of the   school, and fam-' i'iar  with  its established principles. ' Of the class which was graduatea last  June,  the  majority have regis¬ tered for further study in higher in-' stitutions,   the   I'nlverslty   ot  Penn-' sylvanla, the Raleigh School of Agri-' culture and Engineering,  the Mora-' v.'an    College,    State    College,    the' University     of Detroit,  and    Union' College, Schenectady.
I Full attention will again be paid i to the physical development of the, cadets, as well as their mental. I .-Vthletlc sports aro heartily encour-1 aged, by inter-room and interschol-1 astlc games, and the regular gym-i naslum work maintains a steady and | intelligent attention to the proper! rounding out ot tbe whole body.
I Balance Sept. 1st, 1921 . . .$1135.ST
The Tax Oullector ren.leied a i»-
lort showing collections during Uw
month    of    .August    amounting   tm
¦ $14511.S9.
I
:     On  motion  of Knauss  and  Kack
I unanimously carried, the reports of the Treasurer and Tax CollectOf were received and filed.
On motion ot Knauss and K^ts., unanimously carried, the folIoulBC bills were approved tor payment aad the Treasurer authorized to par •hem; Nazareth Item Pub. Co.  ... $ 57,«*
A. C. Unangst        3.9
H. L. Roth          J.7t
H. L. Roth      770.5*
J. J. Kemmerer          4.M
Interurban Gas Co  .7S
Peana. Edison Co      ll.l*
S-T»te Belt Tel. Co        6.W.
The Bruce Pub.  Co      12,9*
John S. Oswald           l.M
Knecht Bros        l.n
Young &  Saeger           iJg^
n. W. Nolf          t.Jt
Frank  Huth         tS.*t
\. A. Miller     376.M
Searle & Dressier      17.id
Nazareth Item Pub. Co.   ...       S.if
Myra Druckenmlller       47.M
Iroquois Pub.  Co      1S.H
J.  L. Hammetf  Co      71.SB
E. w. A. Ro*ias    n.m
V. C. BlrchardW Co  >7.d»
D. M. Houck Mbdery  48.TB
Jas. Haldeman    1940
Holden Pat. Book Cover Ce. N.7B
Houghton, Mifflin Co  7.St
American Book Oo. ....... lt<4i
American Book Oo. -....».. SAM
AUynn A Bacon  SdjN
Houghton Miain Oo  jU
Rand, MoNallr * Oo.	
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