Lansdowne past and present, 1888 1908 . LANSDOWNE PUBLIC SCHOOL. the greatest efficiency. There is- a stamding- csrdiar in^ntation to patrons--to visit and inspect the schools,, as the school ofRciaLs and teachers desire-the fullest p©ssible oe-operaticn of citizens in all that relates to the and upbuilding of the borough educational LANiSDOWNE PAST AND PRESENT 33 The school tax prior to organization of the boroug-h and for 1894 the firstyear that the borough authorities fixed the rate was B^/^ mills, in 1895 it was4I/2 mills, and continued to increase, with normal deve
Lansdowne past and present, 1888 1908 . LANSDOWNE PUBLIC SCHOOL. the greatest efficiency. There is- a stamding- csrdiar in^ntation to patrons--to visit and inspect the schools,, as the school ofRciaLs and teachers desire-the fullest p©ssible oe-operaticn of citizens in all that relates to the and upbuilding of the borough educational LANiSDOWNE PAST AND PRESENT 33 The school tax prior to organization of the boroug-h and for 1894 the firstyear that the borough authorities fixed the rate was B^/^ mills, in 1895 it was4I/2 mills, and continued to increase, with normal developement of localeduciitional interests and requirements until in 1505 it was 9 mills, in 1906it was 9 mills, and in 1307 and 1908, notwithstanding- the school system haslargely grown in all essential and important directions, it was S LANSDOWNE FREE LIBRARY. Under the provisions of the Act of June 28, 18^, the Lansdowne PublicLibrary was organized March 29, 1899, with the following officers: FredericM. Spiers, chairman; Henry C. Statzell, vice-chairman; \villiam P. Free-born, ex-officio Secretary; Charles M. Corbin, ex-officio Treasurer; P. Garrett, (President of School Board), ex-offlcio; Edward V. Kane;Charles M. \\^agner; Mrs. Rebecca S. Conard; Miss Anna Woolman; andMiss Annie Sinclair Regester, Librarian. The Library- was opened to thepublic June 3, 1S99. with 1,345 books. It occupied rooms in the public schoolbuilding until October 3, 1905, when it was removed with 3,190 volumes andan enrolled membership of 675, to its present quarters at the north-eastcorner of the school campus fronting on lialtimore and Highland avenues,and William P. Drew succeeded Miss Regester as Librarian. In May, 1904,pressure being brought upon the school board to secure further school ac-commodations, and in order to meet
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