Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-06-20
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
A Spirited Contest for Principal of Pearl St
School---New Faces Among the
Corps of Teachers.


Board of Education will go down as the
longest in history. But it adjourned
Tuesday morning in good humor.
Members present, Messrs. Lambert,
McGear, Silvers, Albertson, Bodine,
Peck (President) Hancock, Ogden, Whit
aker, Hort, Jonas, Nichols and Supt.
Turner.
Minutes of last regular meeting were
read and adopted.
Supt. Turner reported as follows: Ball
ance at lastreport s., ,105.24; received from
City Treasurer Hitchner, s1,9s7.30; for
tuition, $3.50. Total, 81, ,1O5.04. Paid out,
for repairs, s21.76; fuel, S23.31; janitors'
salaries, sl04.l6; teachers salaries,
Sl,732.50; incidentals, $70.55. Total,
81, ,952.2S. Balance on hand, 81, 1876.
Bills ordered paid, c. H. Platts, $40, SER
vices as Examiner; E. J. Hitchner, s12.75,
services as examiner, etc; Geo. w. Nc
Cowan, s13.86 for printing; G. H. Platts,
$3.50, for commencement invitations; w.
j. Moore, $500, rent of Opera House;
John Cheesman d Son, S6.75, for printing
examination questions; Frank r. Shaw,
$3.50, for engraving names on diplomas;
Cumberland Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
$500 for insuring piano, Garrison Il
Minch, S17.5S, for coal; w. B. Kirby,
S34.l for taking school census in Third
ward; Reeve q Fithian, s31.92, for books,
etc; r. NJ. Whitaker, $40, services as Ex-
aminer.
Bills of r. w. Morris, S46.05, for taking
school census in the First ward, and Ray
mond Bard, $3.50, for taking school CEN
sus in the Second ward, were ordered
paid when affidavits were attached.
1t was on motion ordered that an iron
fence be built in front of North Pearl st.
school. Also that the Committee on
School Buildings and School Property be
authorized to make necessary repairs to
the Second and Third ward school prop
erty and have a tagging laid in Bank
street school yard.
Supervisor Hitchner read his report,
which was filed.
The Committee on School Buildings
and School Property We're instructed to
change the position of the seats in Miss
Hort's room in Bank street school.
4 The Board then went into an election
for teachers and fixing of salaries, quite
a strife being shown in the election of a
Principal of Pearl street school. Miss
| Foster was nominated by the Teachers
Committee, while Miss E. NJ. Laning was
nominated by Mr.. Nichols. A large
number of ballots were required to settle
the contest.
The result of the election for teachers
was as follows: Supervising Principal,
E. ]. Hitchner. Salary $1,000 year.
! Principals of Schools.
Bank Street.-Charles H. Platts. Salary
5000 year.
North Pearl Street.-Miss Mary E. Fos-
ter. Salary 5000 year.
Second Ward.-Miss Mary E. Walker.
Salary $500 year.
Third Ward.-Miss Rie NJ. Whitaker.
Salary 5000 year.
Vice Principal of High School.-Miss
Martha w. Laning. Salary S475 year.
Irving Avenue.-Miss Clara L. Horner.
Salary S4OO.
Teachers.
Glass B., salary $500 year.-Alma B.
Ewing, Minnie Babcock, Lizzie Mccall
lard.
Glass C, Salary $3.50 a year.-Florence
C. Leach, Evelyn S. Hort, Lillian NJ.
Westcoat, Anna w. Thatcher, Nellie c..
Woodruff, Henrietta D. Miner, Nellie E.
Marks, Lucy r. Cox, Alice NJ. Platts,
Hannah NJ. Riley, Rovilla L. Babcock,
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Nina NJ. Loper, Ella U. Woodruff, Anna
G.. Nicholson, Mary w. Hampton, Nell
lie Silvers.
Glass d, Salary 1915 year.-Jennie E.
Appelgate, Ida T. Ware, Sallie NJ. West
colt, Emily B. Fithian, Margaret D. Du-
Bois, Sallie B. Wilson, Ida V. Randolph,
Leonora NJ. Stadler, Harriet NJ. Sayre,
Elizabeth NJ. Laning, Helen F. Hall,
Emma NJ. Westcott.
Glass F., Salary 1925 year-Carrie G.
Loper, Lucy R. Corson, May Robbins.
Miss Sarah E. Burroughs was elected
a teacher in Glass B., conditioned on the
opening of new room in Irving avenue
School. The Committee on Teachers and
Text Books to notify her when her SER
vices will be needed, and her salary to
begin with time of actual employment.
The Committee on Teachers and Text
Books made the following recommends
ton, which was concurred in:
Bank Street School.
First year-Alma B. Ewing.
First and Second year-Anna w.
Thatcher.
Second year-Lillian M. Westcoat.
Third ward-Evelyn S. Hort.
Fourth year-Margaret D. Dubois.
Fifth year-Anna G. Nicholson.
Sixth year-Emily B. Fithian.
Last half of Sixth and first half of Sew
enth year-Sallie M. Westcott.
Seventh year-Ida t. Ware.
Eighth year-Jennie E. Appelgate.
Ninth year-Carrie G. Loper and Nellie
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