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SUSQUEHANNA BULLETIN
‘Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin
MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA.

Vol. 75 No. 16 - April 23, 1975 “Ten Cents

11 run for school board
Candidates presented on pages 8 and 9
With this issue the Sus-
quehanna Bulletin begins
to introduce candidates who
will be running for their
parties’ nominations in the
Three incumbents are
running for reelection: Jere
R. Duke, Donald Kugle, and
John N. Weidman.
Mr. Duke, who was ap-
and C. Donald Waser - will
all be running for three six-
year terms on the board.
In addition to the positions
held presently by Kugle and
the school district have tak-
en another quarter of the
one per cent wage tax from
the revenue of the schools,
creating a loss in income.
R primary election on May 20. pointed to the board last Weidman, a third position Not only is the board facing
year to fill a vacancy created on the board, currently oc- acut in revenue, but also in-
by the resignation of Jay cupied by J. Edw. Charles, creased costs, including a
Musser, will be opposed by isopen. Mr. Charles, former demand for raises in teach-
Mary E. Hoffmaster, to board president, will not ers’ salaries.
AE In coming editions, the complete a two-year term be running. again for office. Most candidates have ex-
— Bulletin will introduce can- on the board. Both have It is possible that four pressed their views on how
S didates for municipal of- cross-filed and will be runn- cross-filed candidates could to meet the budgetary crisis.
fices. In this issue, eleven ing on both the Democratic win both the Democratic Other issues on which
candidates for the School and Republican tickets. and Republican nomina- the candidates have taken
CAROOn B Board of Donegal District All other candidates have tions, making the Novem- stands are the relative em-
y present themselves as each also cross-filed, so as to run ber election a formality. phasis on extra-curricular
Ramona Sell
Donegal schools state
policies on spanking
states why he or she should
be elected.
The fact that eleven can-
didates are contesting for
three positions on the board
shows how high interest is
in the educational policies
in the District.
on both tickets, except Bar-
ry W. Etsell, who is running
only as a Republican.
Etsell, Kugle, and Weid-
man, plus Zelda Heisey,
Thomas E. Meckley, Morris
M. Mengel, Josef H. Portner,
Richard A. Umbenhauer,
The primary election
could be decisive.
Undoubtedly the main
problem that the school
board will have to solve is
the budget. With Mount
Joy taking the lead last win-
ter, the municipalities in
activities in the schools, a
return to the basic “3 R’s”
in education, doing away
with executive board meet-
ings that are closed to the
public, student discipline,
need for a more youthful
board.
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*mARI} ow!
The Donegal School Dis- Full statement of the *MAYL cab
trict has issued a statement new policy follows. ouenann? Many of the candidates running for the school board stated that they would like to
of its policy on the use of (Continued on page 2) gUS nik see the quality of education raised in the Donegal Schools.
corporal punishment in the
schools.
Corporal punishment will
be permitted, to be used
“with discretion.” It will
be “administered with a flat
surface directed toward the
buttocks of a student.”
Written reports from the
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gICENTE =
Bicentennial starts

Results just released by the school board of the Educational Quality Assessment Sur-
vey conducted by the State show how Donegal Schools performed in various categories
of educational quality.
Plus signs (+) in the chart below show superior qualities for schools in the system,
minus signs (-) show sub-standard levels, and zero signs (0) indicate levels “within the
predicted range.”
RESULTS OF EQAS SURVEY IN DONEGAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
(Key: +, above; -, below; 0, within predicted range)
Ds SCHOOLS
shmen
must be submitted. Goals of High Jr. Grand- Maytown River- Seiler
A child, however, can- Quality School High View View
not be corporally punished Education (Grade 11) (Grade 8)
in school, if his or her par- .
ents notify the school in Basic Verbal 0 0 0 0 0 0
writing that such punish- Skills
ment is prohibited - except Basi t '
to quell a disturbance, in el: Me h . 0 0 0 . 0
self-defense, to preserve or-
der, or to protect other Interest In
people or property. School 0 0 : 0 0 0
, hum ak er Self-Esteem 0 0 0 - 0 0
. <& N 8 Understanding : 0 : " 0 0
Pres. Bicen. * Others
. Citizenship + 0 - 0 0 0
The Susquehanna Bicen-
tennial Council met on April Health : u i i u 0 0
14 and elected the following Creativity + 0 0 . 0 0
officers: Dennis Shumaker Vv :
’ ocationa
president; Dr. John Brown, a | 0
: Attitude
vice-president; Hazel Crank- Vocations!
shaw, second vice-president; ocationa . 0 0 0 3 \
Mrs. Robert Lombard, se- SS Knowledge
cretary, and John S. Hies- Appreciating
tand, treasurer. Human
The next meeting is sched- a ha Accomulish 0 0 0 0 3 +
¢ Rael Ee plish
uled for April 21 at the THE WITNESS TREE els
Marietta Community House. ‘ A
The Council plans then to Events in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts,in April, Preparing for
form committees and set 1775, foreshadowed a solemn oath that would be taken A Changing 0 0 0 + ; 0
dates for a number of Bi- in June, 1777, around a tree outside Donegal Presbyter- World
centennial events. ian Church.