Bridgeton pioneer., 1903-04-23
SCHOOL BOARDS
APRIL SESSION,

ner, Watson, EErrickson, Hamlyn, j Ohm
son, Coyle, Service, Trenchard. Hort,
Reeves (President), Custer, Parker.
Sellers.
The resignation of Miss Alice W.
Hogan as teacher was received, and
later in the evening was accepted.
The following applications were re-
ceived for positions as teachers = May
Reeves, Alice D. Brooks, Della
Miller. Anna T. Hogan, Cora Schai-
BILE, A. Rowena Gascoign.
The Secretary reported the balances
in the several appropriations.
Superintendent Hitchner's report
was read from which we extract:
During our spring vacation, Miss
Hogan visited schools in the vicinity
of Jersey City, with the view of Sc
curing position there in the future
A resignation from one of the Orange
teachers occurring at the time of Miss
Hogan's visit led the superintendent
to ask her to demonstrate her ability
to teach by taking the vacant place
for day or SO. Miss Hogan was so
we'll liked that Superintendent
Swingle requested her to telegraph,
and learn if the Bridgeton board
would relaese her. She did what was
safer. came home and interviewed the
different members of the teachers
committee, who did exactly what any
of you would have done, released Miss
Hogan.
They were enabled to thus advance
the young lady's interests, by the cir
cumstance that a practice teacher
from the Normal unexpectedly came
to us for months observation and
practice. It was represented to the
committee that by the time the prac
tice teachers month was done, the
country schools would begin to close,
when they could select from among
the brightest of the country teachers
one who would be glad to come to us
for the remainder of the school year.
Again it is demonstrated that
BridgetonEteachers are qualified to fill
places among the supposedly best
equipped and unq sstionably the best
paid teachers n the State.
Miss Randolph's health is not what
she hoped it would be after her rest,
and she asks to again be released for
at least month, and possibly for the
est of the year. The teachers COM
mittee has been informed Of these
conditions, and it is mentioned as a
part of the report of that committee,
also that you may offer suggestions if
deemed desirable, and understand the
necessity of some action on the part
of tie committee, either with or
without further directions from the
Board
During her work here, the practice
teacher is making her home in Mill
vile. She is therefore under consid-
cradle expense, and since conditions
make her responsible for the proper
keeping Of the register, and for any
report that may be demanded from a
class teacher. it seems to me it would
be a graceful and fair thing to allow
her the pay of our inexperienced SUBJ
stitutes, viz, one dollar per day, par
ticularly since the board s funds
would still be twenty dollars ahead
The announcement of Arbor Day by
the Governor was made so late that
we could not change our schedule for
spring examinations, and the two
confiicted to such an extent that Arbor
Day did not receive it's usual atten-
tion, particularly through the gram
mar grades Speakers were engaged
for the upper classes, and the princi-
pals report that they all had excellent
talks. A severe cold prevented the
speaker for B. H. s. from filling his
engagement. Mr.. Beadle was in Vine
street, Mr.. John Turner at Pearl
street, and Mr.. Bills at South avenue.
The graduating class planted q tree in
the Park. This can be made to be-
come a custom, and is practical and
sensible thing to do. From having
an interest in particular tree, our
pupils may easily grow to have an in
terest in all trees, and in the beauties
OF nature in general.
AS with others, our telephone SER
vice is open for just cause of COM
plaint. For the past month it has
been rare when all the schools could
be communicated with as occasion de-
manded This was particularly vexa-
tious on Tuesday. when neither Pearl
street nor Irving avenue school could
be reached by phone. AS you recall,
1t was the stormiest of our recent
stormy days, and it was necessary to
send messenger to notify the princi-
pals that but one session would be
held.
Supt. Glaspell asks for the use of