Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-14
NEW DISTRICTS FOR
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Board of Education Adopts Plans as Presented by Superintendent
ShuIMakes Many Changes and Provides for the Seating
at the New School No. 6Mr ShuII Gives Statement of the
Number of Scholars in the City,
COULD FILL ANOTHER ELEVEN ROOM BUILDING.

ed his plans for the new school dis
tricts in the city at the meeting of
the Board of Education last night.
The report of the superintendent was
accepted. The new limits are as fol-
10 ws:
School No Central railroad, New
Brunswick avenue, jefferson street.
No. 2. 2.-Jefferson street, New Bruins
wick avenue, North First street,
Lehigh Valley railroad.
No. 4.-Central railroad, Fayette
street, Stamford street, Lehigh Valley
railroad.
NO. 5.-Lehigh Valley railroad,
Central railroad, Hall avenue, Wood
bridge road.
No. 6.-Lehigh Valley railroad,
Stamford street, Fayette street. New
Brunswick avenue, North First street,
Lehigh Valley railroad, Central rail-
road, Hall avenue, Woodbridge road.
The number of scholars in the var
ious schools now are given with the
number that will be taken from each
to go to the new school At No. l
there are now 662, after removal of
81 there will be 575, an average of 81
scholar to each teacher. The annex
on King street will have to continue.
At No 2 there are 657 and after re-
moving $50, 507 and with 81 which
are coming from No. l, the total will
be 594. Average for teacher yiQ be So
No 4. has 718 nov 24s Wthesl
go to the new school. At present r5o-
scholars cross the Lehigh Valleys
tracks to attend the school After re-
moval there will be 478, max ing an
average of 81 scholars for each
teacher.
At No. B there are 514 scholars now.
From here 81 pupils living west of
the Central railroad and north of Hall
avenue, also on Woodbridge road, will
go to the new school, leaving AIT,
average for teacher, so scholars.
The new school, No. 6, will receive
from No 2. $50, No. 4, 240, No. 5, 81
scholars, making 487. At No. school
the annex NAV be done away with.
The superintendent says no allowances
for the waiting lists at the schools are
made.
Superintendent Shull also gave the
board the following data as to the
amount of scholars in Perth Amboy.
He said forty scholars are as much as
any one teacher can handle and If the
teachers of Perth Amboy were given
that number each, there would still
be balance of 457 scholars, sufficient
to employ eleven more teachers and
warranting another building of IL
rooms to hold them. The new school
is taken into consideration in this
summing up.
Secretary Colyer informed the board
that their appropriation for annexes
was enough to pay the rent for two
months more.
A number of bills were ordered
paid. Superintendent Shull presented
a request from the county superin-
tendent to have the schools of Perth
Amboy closed during Institute week.
On motion the request was granted.
Another request was also granted by
the board The High School athletes
are to have a number of events on the
enclosed grounds and they asked per-
mission to use the court of No.
school for dressing room.
Comm issioner Urbanski called the
attention of the board to the gar rbage
dump near school No. g. This dump
is menace to the health of the chill
dren attending school and should be
taken away, or covered over, it was
said. Mr.. Urbanski moved that a
committee be appointed to look up the
proper authorities and notify them to
remove the nuisance. the motion
passed, President Walker appointed
DIR. Kitchel and Commissioners Ur-
banski and Poulsen To investigate.
1t was decided to have the grounds
around school No. 6 graded and flag
pole erected. The snpsrintendent's
report followed. Ihe total number
of scholars on roll for the month was
3, 100. Average enrolment S,028.
Average attendance 2,84S.