AREA HISTORY:  Public Schools, Manheim Township, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Page 692

Down to the year 1870, Manheim had refused to accept the common school system.

True, for several years the people had elected school directors, after the manner 
prescribed by law, but with the understanding that the law was not to be put in 
force; the township, however, was not without schoolhouses and schools.

In the autumn of this year, Prof. S. G. Boyd, then county superintendent, paid 
this township a visit, to confer with and, if possible, induce the board to 
accept the law.

He found such members as he met friendly to the cause of education, and one of 
these members, Cornelius R. Wentz, secretary of their board, especially favorable 
to the acceptance of the system.

Arrangements were at once made for a meeting of the board at an early day, which 
convened at the time appointed, and after an interchange of views, and a full 
explanation of the working of the law, by the superintendent, decided to adopt 
the system without further delay.

In due time an examination of teachers was held for the township, and the schools 
put into operation.

There are at present six schools as follows:  Nace’s, Wolfgang’s, Snyder’s, Black 
Rock, Zumbrum’s, Summit and Miller’s.  The members of the board of directors for 
1885 are A. N. Rohrbaugh, president; Aaron K. Albright, secretary; Lewis H. 
Miller, Anthony Nace, Jacob Dubbs and Edward Fuhrman.