Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-05-18
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Schools Are Working Satisfactory. Three
Teachers Give Up Their Positions
For Good Reasons


Education was held Monday evening.
Members present:-Messrs. Lam bert,
Silvers, Watson, Hankins, johnson, Han
cock, (President) Messic, Rice, Service,
Jonas, Reeves, Schenck and Supt. Cox.
The minutes of the last meeting were
approved.
Supt. Cox reported as follows;-Balance
on hand at last report, S2S72.49; receipts,
J. S. Llewellen, Collector of Deerfield
township, $40, for old seats; from City
Treasurer, $500. Total, S5,442.49. Paid
out:-Bills ordered paid, $2l4 90; salaries
Of teachers. $2,ll0; janitors, Sl26 26. Total,
$2,450 50. Balance, S2.99214.
Applications for positions as teachers
were read from Alice M. Platts, Clara L.
Mulford and Marion A. Kenney.
The following bills were ordered paid:-
Geo. w. Harper, S12.05; ]. D. Fithian, so
cents, for carting; Cumberland Mutual
Fire Insurance Co., Sl6.50, for Insurance.;
II. w. Fithian, S59.62, for books and
stationery.
The report of Supervisor Hitchner was
read and filed.
Messrs Rice and Messic were appointed
tellers.
The following teachers were elected.
Edgar J. Hitchner, Supervising Princi-
pal. Salary, $l,1OO year.
Principals of Schools.
Bank Street.-Charles II. Platts. Salary
$1,000 year.
North Pearl Street.-Miss Mary E.
Foster. Salary 5000 year.
Second Ward.-Miss Mary A. Walker,
Salary 5000 year.
Third Ward.-Miss Rie NJ: Whitaker.
Salary $3.50 year.
Irving Avenue-Miss Clara l.. Horner.
Salary S425 year.
Vice Principal of High School. Miss
Carrie G. Loper. Salary S475 year..
Teachers.
CLASS B. SALARY $500 A YEAR,
Edith Howell.
CLASS G. SALARY $3.50 A YEAR.
Jennie Nicholson, Minnie Babcock,
Rena Moore, Mary G. Boon, May HENS
ley, Mary OFT, Emma Petit, Hannah NJ
Riley, Marguerite c. Kenney, Eta Nc.
Laughlin, Mrs. Clara T. Mulford, Mary
Hall, Georgia Coyle, Jennie Veale, Alice
M. Platts, Ella Burt, Edna McGalliard.
CLASS D. Salary 1915 Year.
Anna r. Craig, Emily B. Fithian, Ella
U. Woodruff, Margaret D. Dubois. Sallie
B. Wilson, Rovilla l.. Babcock, Nina M.
Loper, Lucy R. Cox, Hannah r. Beebe,
Nellie E. Marks, Evelyn s. Hort, Hen
rietta D. Miner, Lillian D. Spence, Kath-
allen Gorden, Anna G. Nicholson.
CLASS E. Salary $4OO.a Year.
Ida V. Randolph, Harriet M. Sayre,
Emma M. Westcott, Carol Young, Anna
Thatcher.
CLASS F. Salary 1925 Year.
May Robbins, Hattie Hustled.
CLASS G. $3.50.
Ida T. Ware, Sallie NJ. Westcott, Eliza
beth M. Laning.
On motion of Mr.. Jonas it was ordered
that the time when and the place where
the school exhibits should be DISPLAYED
was left to the Supervisor, and that he
take the necessary precaution to see that
all books are carefully gathered together
at tne close OF the schools.
On motion, it was ordered that the
boundary line of the Second ward be the
district for those attending the Second
ward school, except those scholars who
are attending the High School.
The communication from City Council.
ordering the Board to pave in front of the
Vine street school, was referred back to
City Council, with the request that they
attend to the matter.
On motion of Mr.. Jonas, it was ordered
that the matter of the pay of substitute
teachers, covering all cases of absentees,
be referred to the Committee on Teachers
and Text Books, and the Superintendent
and Supervising Principal, to report at
the next meeting of the Board.
On motion, it was ordered that an
amount sufficient to meet the deficiency
in the appropriation for teachers salaries,
be transferred from the appropriation for
repairs.
The Recommendation of the Supervising
Principal, relative to some alteration in
the Course of Study, was concurred in.