The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-06-30

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION OF NORRIS
TOWN.
In accordance with the Act Incorporating
the Board of Education approved March Srd
1870.
| l. The School Commissioners elected in
accordance with the Supplement to the atore-
said Act approved March 10th, 1871, met on
the 18th day of June instant and with the
said Board of Education found it necessary
to raise by tax for the year ending July LIST.
1900. the sum of twenty-six thousand and five
hundred dollars as per following statement
to-wit:
Teachers Salaries. S24,7OO 90
Salaries, census taker, Superin-
tendent, Secretary ana Treas
urer, IlOo 90
Janitors, $3.50 90
Books, 1900 90
Gas and Water, $50 90
Fuel, 1,7OO 90
Library and Lyceum, 50 60
Printing, 200 90
Insurance, $50 90
Furniture, $40 10
For finishing 3rd floor, Speedwell
avenue building, $500 90
Fund for providing additional School
accommodations, 1900 60
Repairs, 1000 90
Incdentals and Deficiencies, 1,1O2 40
40402 40
From State, 13,402 40
| Tuition, 500 90 1902 40
i Total S26.500 90
Being the amount necessary to be raised by
the Assessors upon the property embraced
in the limits of the Board of Education of
Morristown,
Thereupon 1t was unanimously
Resolved-At the said meeting that the
sum of twenty six thousand and five hundred
dollars be raised by tax for the current year
for the purposes of said account.
2. The buildings are kept clean and in good
order.
s. The Building on Maple avenue is heated by
eight of Boyntons hot air furnaces, set in brick,
and one steam boiler under the addition to the
main building in the
three-inch water standppe runs from the eel.
lar to the top floor with line of so feet of hose on
each floor to be used in case of fire only.
The class rooms in the building ventilated
at the base into ventatng flues which are carried
from the first story to the roof.
The building on Speedwell avenue is heated by
four of Boynton's hot air furnaces set in brick,
and each room in this building is ventilated at the
base (fresh air coming in at the ceng) into separ-
ate ventilating ues carried from the first story to
the roof
With the appropriation granted by the commits
sioners will finish the third floor of addition to
the same building, giving two more additional
school rooms and cloak rooms for the same, max
ing total of ten school rooms in the whole build
ing
The building, which is also of brick, corner Lib
erty and Hazel streets is composed Of four school
rooms with cloak and toilet rooms attached. 1t
is heated and ventilated by what is known as the
smead & Willis system of warm air, ventilated at
the base of each room and carried by hues to the
roof.
d. The following branches have been taught dur
ing the year Reading, Spelling, Writing, Ar.h-
metic, History, Geography, Grammar, Algebra,
Geometry, Rhetoric, Physiology, Literature, Civ.
les, Botany, Elements of Physics, Latin, French,
Singing, and Drawing with Clay modelling and
Paper Folding
g. The per cent. OF punctuality for the year has
been 99K.
g. The work in some of the grades has been
materially hindered by various causes. Dur
ing the early part of the year the classes were
oYercrowded owing to the fact that the new
rooms which it was expected would be occu-
pied in September were not ready till Deem
Der. During the winter months the prevalence
of heavy colds and grippe affected the attend
ance very seriously.
The statistics will show poorer per cent. of
attendance than in previous years, Teachers
cannot secure the best results when the pu-
| pills are irregular. In cases of sickness absence
cannot of course be avoided; some parents,
however, do not seem to realize the import
ance of requiring children to be present every
day, but allow them to remain away for slight
causes.
z. The order, attention. and general appear
ance of the classes In most of the rooms have
been good.
s. The length of the morning session is two
hours and forty-fve minutes, with q short re-
cess for primary classes. The afternoon ses-
sion is two hours, with recess for primary
grades. The youngest pupils in the first grade
are required to remain only part Of each
session.
8. There have been admitted, and taught
during the year 1895 pupils The total month
ly enrolment is 1924; the average monthly en-
rollment is ], l69; per cent. of attendance
900. The total enrolment has increased 70
over that of last year.
10. The following named teachers, besides
the principal, have been employed during the
year: Lavinia H. Conklin, Clara E. Brown,
Katherine E. Budd, Mara D., Easton, Hattie
G. Youngblood. Helene Slack, Fannie NJ.
HARDWOOD, Anna e. Mills, Elizabeth E. Faulks.
Mary G. Lindsey, Elva @. Beach, Kate s..
Fennell, Adelaide B. VanNess. Edith J Walsh,
Myrtle M. Welsh, Alice M. Herrick, Anna E.
Wright Charlotte X. Howell, Emma l.. Bah
bitt, Margaret E. Peck Ella G Larson, Naomi
Noteworthy. Emma Gray, Martha E. Kugler,
s. Elizabeth vanPelt, Jennie shafer, Mabel f.
Starck Bertha Matthews. Maude E. Bryant,
Sallie vanHorn, Thos. E, HAZEL.
EDWIN o. PECK,
President.