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The Sewickley Valley's Home Weekly Newspaper
'el SU No. 5
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1953
Price Ten Centi <
Five District Jointure Voted By Leetsdale
idgeworth Residents Told 5 School Jointure Will Cost Less
State to Withdraw State Aid For Junior High School This Year
Am audience of about sixty residents of Edgeworth and others iterested in school consolidation heard, for the first time, the details f the proposed 5-district jointure with Leetsdale, Sewickley Heights, eet and Sewickley Townships at a public meeting Monday evening i the Edgeworth School.
The jointure has even been given a name, the Quaker Valley lint School District and involves the building of a wing on the eetsdale High. School with a cafeteria, new home economics depart-ent, science labs and other regular classrooms to a total of 18 more lits at an estimated cost of $30,000 per unit, or $540,000, according > an explanation given by John S. McElwain, president of the Edge-orth School Board. Edgeworth's annual share would be $11,000, mpared with $22,000 a year in the 11-district jointure proposed by e Economy League, Mr. McElwain said. However, the 11 district inture proposes to build a new senior high school. Either jointure ould result in more taxes for Edgeworth taxpayers, but something ast be done shortly or the district will lose the state aid for '52-'53 r the ninth grade, according to a letter from Dr. Haas, head of the ate Department of Education.
Mr. McElwain continued by stating it figoros and information had been tained for bo|th (schools from die ddle States Association of Colleges 1 Secondary Schools, which evaluated :h ¿cfaools. They both rate high.and )ut the same number of students go to lege from each school. He also said t control or keeping influence was ier in a 5 district jointure than eleven, ings which make a difference, he con-ied, are not those which the state oircs, but those things which the board rs with its own money. For instance, jworth teaches typing in the 8 and 9th de and receives no reimbursment from state for that course, he extras are what the board, 'lias to tp for' in a joint board, he said, imately,, the Edgeworth school will reduced, to an elementary school of 6 les with the junior and senior high >oI in either -Sewickley or Leetsdale, said. Leetsdale has 15 % acres of l adjoining its building, letter from Dr. Haas, Superintendent Public 'Instruction, was referred to Ir. McElwain. Dated September 16th, ated that Edgeworth does not have icient facilities for junior high school the board will not receive remburse-t for'52-'53 unless they meet die ria for secondary schools, which in-e library service, cafeteria or lunch i where hot meals may be served, incipal, 20 teachers and similar raiments. (Ed. Note, since die entire aid for Edgeworth amounts to it $9,000 a year, the supplemental grant for the thirty pupils in ninth 3 would not amount to very much
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r. McElwain continued, by stating even if the Edgeworth board desired tild or expand, it would not be per-d by the state which would not irize the necessary funds since it i't fit with tlieir plans. Another was read, quoting the law which is County Boards to send in plans consolidation of school districts uly twenty-third unless plans been sent in for approval by both y and state.. "This is It," said Mr, wa»n^"wheather we like it or not,
we are forced to supply secondary education to the children. We can't build hr expand, but we can only build a new elementary building after we arrange for a junior and senior high school."
(Ed. Note. The plans required by. the state by July 23 have all ready been approved by both county and state. Originally, the county drew up plans which would have made one district of all boroughs and townships including Bellevue to the county line. Protests were made and another plan was submitted to tlie state dividing the large district into two with the dividing line at Ems-worth. However, Dr. Beattie has since said he would approve either the II or the 5 district jointure as being in conformity with the over-all plan approved by the state.)
Mr. McElwain continued by stating that Edgeworth is faced with two options, eidier join with the 11 or the four others in the Quaker Valley district. The board lias spent a lot of time on the matter and it is not being considered lightly. He had previously related the history of the consolidation moves in the Valley, which he said the board had been studying for 1% years. He had pointed out that receiving districts have no obligation to take tuition pupils; that the tuition for Sewickley and Edgeworth is about tlie same; that about 32% of the pupils from Edgeworth were attending Leetsdale this year by their own choice; that if tlie jointure goes through all would attend whichever high school is included in the ointure; and that in '56-'57 and'58 Sewickley would grow out of its present facilities and would not be able to continue to' take tuition pupils, making necessary to assist them to build new facilities or send their children elsewhere.
Certain" estimates were made with Leetsdale School Board, which also felt tlie high school was getting crowded and new facilities would have to be supplied. It became apparent, he said, that tlie other districts have adequate facilities for their own pupils and will not; borrow funds and build to take care of children outside their own districts. Edgeworth (Continued on Page 16)
Benefit For Choir Robes
Tamburitzans Appearance To Aid School Fund
The appearance of the Duquesne University Tamburitzans at the Sewickley High School auditorium at 8:15 p. m. on Friday, February 20th, will be partly a benefit for the Sewickley High School Chorus robes. Members of the choir are selling tickets, along with members of the Sewickley Valley Board of Trade, and will receive a portion of the proceeds to help in the purchase of robes for the choir. Other parts of the proceeds will be used to aid the Little League, the Pony League, promote the parking lot, provide prizes for this year's Hallowe'en parade and window painting contest and other local projects.
The only college taniburitza group in the world, the Tammies include twenty young college students who literally sing, play and dance their way through college. Thdir objectives are to obtain an education and also to perpetuate Southern Slavic music and dances in America. They carry a full time university schedule, as well as being on tlie Dean's list, which is the University's honor roll.
While most of the Tammies are of Croatian ancestry, there are other nationalities in the group. The Polish and Slovak elements are represented by violinist Pauline Becker and singer Nor-
Leetsdale Residents Informed Of Board's Action At Public Meeting
Edgeworth, Heights, Leetsdale, Leet Township And Sewickley Township Included In New, Plan
About one hundred and fifty residents of Leetsdale met on Mon-lay evening, February 2 in the Leetsdale high, school auditorium to hear facts relative to the unanimous decision of the school board in favor of the jointure of five school districts, Leetsdale, Edgeworth, Sewickley Heights, Leet and Sewickley townships. Dr. W. J. Hutchison, president of the board, introduced George V. Bedison, supervising "principal, who explained the fa'cts which led to the unanimous vote on January 21st, favoring the jointure of the five districts.
Dr. Hutchison also paid tribute to former boards, which had the foresight to choose a 16-acre site for their school; thanked a number of citizens who have worked long hours to compile honest and accurate information and then introduced Mr. Bedison by saying that the board had enjoyed a very happy relationship with him in the six years he has been in Leetsdale and expressed the hope that he will be with them for a long time. The plans for the meeting had not included the announcement, but he stated that Mr. Bedison was on ;he point of getting his Doctorate. .
Mr. Bedison commented on his happy
man Turchan, an.d the Italian by Sal DiCiero and Juliann Cosentino. Other are Hungarian, Gerrie Woss and Belgian Tom LeCleir, both kolo dancing stars, Representing the Serbians is Walter Popovich from Niagara Falls, New York. For the Slovens, there is John Okicki, polka stylist from Cleveland. Ohio.
Tamburitzans Here February 20th
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stay in Leetsdale; called the school hoard a progressive one; lias never been aware of a pressure group;, paid trimite to the civic minded community, tlie hoard, the . P.T.A., teachers, and the custodians; feels that their interest is reflected in tlie attitude of the students. He explained the set-up of the joint board; feels that the increased number of students * will result in the elimination of duplication, a better and more, complete education, with a variety of courses sueli as additional language courses, greater continuity of education, added extra-curricular activities, better facilities for art and music in the elementary school and the elimination of p resent combination grades, more elastic home-eeonomies-shop program, to accommodate the academic students.
Mr. Bedison explained how Leetsdale became involved in a jointure plan. A colored chart showed the boroughs from Ohio Township to the county line which would figure in a joint plan suggested by the Allegheny County School Board several years ago. In October of 1952 the Economy League presented the eleven district jointure plan, making Sewickley and Leetsdale High Schools into Junior High Schools, housing grades from 6 to 9. Mr. Bedison feels that including (Continued on Page 9)
In the national costumes arc, left to right, Fran Ccmich, soloist from St, Louis, Mo., Norman Turchan, soloist from Trnfford, Pa., and pretty Mary Jane McGreevy, iriarimba player arid dancer from Wilmcrding, Pa. Fran wears a beautiful costume from BunjnVocko section of Croatia, Norm is garbed in a typical Cront costume and Mary Jane has on a colorful outfit from Dubrovnik in Dnl-inatin. These young artists appear with this years Duquesne University Tambur-itzans who will appear at 8:15 p.m. on Friday, February. 20 in the Sewickley High School Auditorium ns a benefit for the Sewickley Valley Bonrd of Trade.
Edgeworth Firemen's Dance Friday
Forty-Third Annual Event Scheduled
The1 forty-third annual dance for tlie benefit of the Edgeworth Volunteer Fire Company will he held from 9 p. m. to 1 a. m, tomorrow evening, Friday, February 6th, in the Edgeworth School Auditorium. 'Music will be by Hal Curtis and his orchestra who claim "The Best Music in the Valley."
The annual dance raises tlie necessary money to enable the firemen to buy some equipment, as well as pay the ordinary running expenses of the company to keep up the interest of the firemen between fires.
SUPPORT THE MARCH OF DIMES st's See YOU at the Moon Game and Social Tomorrow Night!
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Full Text jV Œfje ê>etotcfele?> latrali) >BEIV >*	* v. 3 Sawxlthf VmÊtt fm gl Soon* mt Jm4t «f The Sewickley Valley's Home Weekly Newspaper 'el SU No. 5 SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1953 Price Ten Centi < Five District Jointure Voted By Leetsdale idgeworth Residents Told 5 School Jointure Will Cost Less State to Withdraw State Aid For Junior High School This Year Am audience of about sixty residents of Edgeworth and others iterested in school consolidation heard, for the first time, the details f the proposed 5-district jointure with Leetsdale, Sewickley Heights, eet and Sewickley Townships at a public meeting Monday evening i the Edgeworth School. The jointure has even been given a name, the Quaker Valley lint School District and involves the building of a wing on the eetsdale High. School with a cafeteria, new home economics depart-ent, science labs and other regular classrooms to a total of 18 more lits at an estimated cost of $30,000 per unit, or $540,000, according > an explanation given by John S. McElwain, president of the Edge-orth School Board. Edgeworth's annual share would be $11,000, mpared with $22,000 a year in the 11-district jointure proposed by e Economy League, Mr. McElwain said. However, the 11 district inture proposes to build a new senior high school. Either jointure ould result in more taxes for Edgeworth taxpayers, but something ast be done shortly or the district will lose the state aid for '52-'53 r the ninth grade, according to a letter from Dr. Haas, head of the ate Department of Education. Mr. McElwain continued by stating it figoros and information had been tained for bo|th (schools from die ddle States Association of Colleges 1 Secondary Schools, which evaluated :h ¿cfaools. They both rate high.and )ut the same number of students go to lege from each school. He also said t control or keeping influence was ier in a 5 district jointure than eleven, ings which make a difference, he con-ied, are not those which the state oircs, but those things which the board rs with its own money. For instance, jworth teaches typing in the 8 and 9th de and receives no reimbursment from state for that course, he extras are what the board, 'lias to tp for' in a joint board, he said, imately,, the Edgeworth school will reduced, to an elementary school of 6 les with the junior and senior high >oI in either -Sewickley or Leetsdale, said. Leetsdale has 15 % acres of l adjoining its building, letter from Dr. Haas, Superintendent Public 'Instruction, was referred to Ir. McElwain. Dated September 16th, ated that Edgeworth does not have icient facilities for junior high school the board will not receive remburse-t for'52-'53 unless they meet die ria for secondary schools, which in-e library service, cafeteria or lunch i where hot meals may be served, incipal, 20 teachers and similar raiments. (Ed. Note, since die entire aid for Edgeworth amounts to it $9,000 a year, the supplemental grant for the thirty pupils in ninth 3 would not amount to very much =y)., r. McElwain continued, by stating even if the Edgeworth board desired tild or expand, it would not be per-d by the state which would not irize the necessary funds since it i't fit with tlieir plans. Another was read, quoting the law which is County Boards to send in plans consolidation of school districts uly twenty-third unless plans been sent in for approval by both y and state.. "This is It," said Mr, wa»n^"wheather we like it or not, we are forced to supply secondary education to the children. We can't build hr expand, but we can only build a new elementary building after we arrange for a junior and senior high school." (Ed. Note. The plans required by. the state by July 23 have all ready been approved by both county and state. Originally, the county drew up plans which would have made one district of all boroughs and townships including Bellevue to the county line. Protests were made and another plan was submitted to tlie state dividing the large district into two with the dividing line at Ems-worth. However, Dr. Beattie has since said he would approve either the II or the 5 district jointure as being in conformity with the over-all plan approved by the state.) Mr. McElwain continued by stating that Edgeworth is faced with two options, eidier join with the 11 or the four others in the Quaker Valley district. The board lias spent a lot of time on the matter and it is not being considered lightly. He had previously related the history of the consolidation moves in the Valley, which he said the board had been studying for 1% years. He had pointed out that receiving districts have no obligation to take tuition pupils; that the tuition for Sewickley and Edgeworth is about tlie same; that about 32% of the pupils from Edgeworth were attending Leetsdale this year by their own choice; that if tlie jointure goes through all would attend whichever high school is included in the ointure; and that in '56-'57 and'58 Sewickley would grow out of its present facilities and would not be able to continue to' take tuition pupils, making necessary to assist them to build new facilities or send their children elsewhere. Certain" estimates were made with Leetsdale School Board, which also felt tlie high school was getting crowded and new facilities would have to be supplied. It became apparent, he said, that tlie other districts have adequate facilities for their own pupils and will not; borrow funds and build to take care of children outside their own districts. Edgeworth (Continued on Page 16) Benefit For Choir Robes Tamburitzans Appearance To Aid School Fund The appearance of the Duquesne University Tamburitzans at the Sewickley High School auditorium at 8:15 p. m. on Friday, February 20th, will be partly a benefit for the Sewickley High School Chorus robes. Members of the choir are selling tickets, along with members of the Sewickley Valley Board of Trade, and will receive a portion of the proceeds to help in the purchase of robes for the choir. Other parts of the proceeds will be used to aid the Little League, the Pony League, promote the parking lot, provide prizes for this year's Hallowe'en parade and window painting contest and other local projects. The only college taniburitza group in the world, the Tammies include twenty young college students who literally sing, play and dance their way through college. Thdir objectives are to obtain an education and also to perpetuate Southern Slavic music and dances in America. They carry a full time university schedule, as well as being on tlie Dean's list, which is the University's honor roll. While most of the Tammies are of Croatian ancestry, there are other nationalities in the group. The Polish and Slovak elements are represented by violinist Pauline Becker and singer Nor- Leetsdale Residents Informed Of Board's Action At Public Meeting Edgeworth, Heights, Leetsdale, Leet Township And Sewickley Township Included In New, Plan About one hundred and fifty residents of Leetsdale met on Mon-lay evening, February 2 in the Leetsdale high, school auditorium to hear facts relative to the unanimous decision of the school board in favor of the jointure of five school districts, Leetsdale, Edgeworth, Sewickley Heights, Leet and Sewickley townships. Dr. W. J. Hutchison, president of the board, introduced George V. Bedison, supervising "principal, who explained the fa'cts which led to the unanimous vote on January 21st, favoring the jointure of the five districts. Dr. Hutchison also paid tribute to former boards, which had the foresight to choose a 16-acre site for their school; thanked a number of citizens who have worked long hours to compile honest and accurate information and then introduced Mr. Bedison by saying that the board had enjoyed a very happy relationship with him in the six years he has been in Leetsdale and expressed the hope that he will be with them for a long time. The plans for the meeting had not included the announcement, but he stated that Mr. Bedison was on ;he point of getting his Doctorate. . Mr. Bedison commented on his happy man Turchan, an.d the Italian by Sal DiCiero and Juliann Cosentino. Other are Hungarian, Gerrie Woss and Belgian Tom LeCleir, both kolo dancing stars, Representing the Serbians is Walter Popovich from Niagara Falls, New York. For the Slovens, there is John Okicki, polka stylist from Cleveland. Ohio. Tamburitzans Here February 20th ..M «. 'V Ml ■ stay in Leetsdale; called the school hoard a progressive one; lias never been aware of a pressure group;, paid trimite to the civic minded community, tlie hoard, the . P.T.A., teachers, and the custodians; feels that their interest is reflected in tlie attitude of the students. He explained the set-up of the joint board; feels that the increased number of students * will result in the elimination of duplication, a better and more, complete education, with a variety of courses sueli as additional language courses, greater continuity of education, added extra-curricular activities, better facilities for art and music in the elementary school and the elimination of p resent combination grades, more elastic home-eeonomies-shop program, to accommodate the academic students. Mr. Bedison explained how Leetsdale became involved in a jointure plan. A colored chart showed the boroughs from Ohio Township to the county line which would figure in a joint plan suggested by the Allegheny County School Board several years ago. In October of 1952 the Economy League presented the eleven district jointure plan, making Sewickley and Leetsdale High Schools into Junior High Schools, housing grades from 6 to 9. Mr. Bedison feels that including (Continued on Page 9) In the national costumes arc, left to right, Fran Ccmich, soloist from St, Louis, Mo., Norman Turchan, soloist from Trnfford, Pa., and pretty Mary Jane McGreevy, iriarimba player arid dancer from Wilmcrding, Pa. Fran wears a beautiful costume from BunjnVocko section of Croatia, Norm is garbed in a typical Cront costume and Mary Jane has on a colorful outfit from Dubrovnik in Dnl-inatin. These young artists appear with this years Duquesne University Tambur-itzans who will appear at 8:15 p.m. on Friday, February. 20 in the Sewickley High School Auditorium ns a benefit for the Sewickley Valley Bonrd of Trade. Edgeworth Firemen's Dance Friday Forty-Third Annual Event Scheduled The1 forty-third annual dance for tlie benefit of the Edgeworth Volunteer Fire Company will he held from 9 p. m. to 1 a. m, tomorrow evening, Friday, February 6th, in the Edgeworth School Auditorium. 'Music will be by Hal Curtis and his orchestra who claim "The Best Music in the Valley." The annual dance raises tlie necessary money to enable the firemen to buy some equipment, as well as pay the ordinary running expenses of the company to keep up the interest of the firemen between fires. SUPPORT THE MARCH OF DIMES st's See YOU at the Moon Game and Social Tomorrow Night! jpsfr1
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