Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-10

At meeting of the Board of Educa-
tion last night it was voted unani-
monsly to increase the salary az
Superintendent Shull from 81 SEQ To
~. 500 year. The Board also appoint
Ell John Fl. Graham, the State street
baker, as teacher of music in all the
schools with a salary of 1925 a year.
The Board held secret session in
che Office of the superintendent pre-
vious to the regular meeting during
which superintendent Shull went in
and out several times.
The question of retaining Mr.. ShuII
was one of the first matters taken mn
by the board. Commissioner KitoheI
said that in view of the fact that the
board had refused to release Mr.. ShuIl
and that they could not hold him If
he wanted to leave, he moved that his
salary be increased to 81, 500. The
matter was speedily settled.
1t is said that when MIR. ShulI was
first given the salary of 1900 the
State was paying out $500 to this CITY
as their share. For the past two years
the State has been paving $500. instead
OF $500 so that in making the increase
Just granted the city will really only
nay out $500 more instead of the entire
500, the amount of the increase.
The applications of William Miller
and Charles Cluney, janitors of schools
No. l and Q respectively, asking that
their salaries be increased $40 a month
were referred to the teachers COM
mittee.
In reading. his monthly enQrt.Super-
intendent Shull recommend a M s.kha&,
the school reopen on the first Mon n
In September which is Labor Day.
also that two more typewriters be
rented for use in the school and that
the board advertise for the annual
stock of supplies. In concluding he
thanked the board for their &C tion in
his behalf and expressed the hope that
his actions might speak louder than
he could find words to express as an
appreciation for their good will.
The clerk then read the petition
mentioned in the News a few DAYS
ago, which was signed by every school
teacher requesting the board not 70
release Mr.. Shull. The three letters
to the same effect from prominent
citizens, known to have been received,
were not read. The board proceeded
to grant the recommendation of the
superintendent.
In appointing Mr.. Graham the
music instructor Mr.. Shull stated that
5000 of the S225 is paid by the State
so that the actual cost to the city for
music teacher is only 50. so month.
Commissioner Poulsen moved that
the Building committee advertise for
bids for 400 tons of anthracite coal for
the schools. 1t was carried. Com
missioner Kitchel read the two amend
ments to rules relative to the qualifi-
cations of teachers, full explanation
of which was printed in the News
when he gave notice of his intention
at the last regular meeting. They
were passed. Tho clerk read sevnn
applications for teachers nId they
were referred to the TEACHERS commit
tee. The clerk also read communi-
cation from the five teachers who had
charge of the entertainment to raise
a fund to buy piano for the High
School. The piano was presented to
the board with receipt in full and q
guarantee. Commissioner Kitchel
moved that the clerk be instructed to
express the thanks of the board.
Just before adjourning Superinten-
dent Shull recommended that four
rooms upstairs and the hall down
stairs in the High School be fitted
with electric lights. His reoommen-
dation was carried and then the board
adjourned and visited the auditorium
which has just been fitted with cleo
trio lights by Mr.. Southwick. Il is
the purpose of the committee to have
the rest of the lights put in before the
time of the Commencement exercises
on the 10Th.