The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

Inc regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Education was held on We'd
nesday evening, the Bird inst with
all members present excepting Mr..
Ryan.
The Supervising Principals Report
showed total enrolment of 137
pupils as against 79S last year, with
an average monthly attendance of 500
and average daily attendance of 54G.
Twenty new scholars were admitted
at the first of the month necessitating
the promotion of as many to higher
rooms.
Applications were received from all
Teachers and Principals for Their pos
ition during the coming year, and
some requesting increases i'll their
salaries. The applications were re-
ferred to the Committee on Teachers
and Salaries for future action.
The Supervising Principal reported
that he had one scholar in the schools
for whom he did not care to assume
further responsibility, the scholar in
question being given to abusing
younger scholars, and in the opinion
of the Supervising Principal, an ire
sponsible person. The matter was re-
ferred to the Committee on Discipline
and Grievances who will take it mp
with the child's parents.
Bills to the amount of $S00 90 were
received and ordered paid.
The following communication was
received from the Town Improvement
Association touching upon the ques-
ton of the cutting down of tree in
the Third Ward School Yard.
"Lambertville, n. j.. May LIST, 1905.
To the Board of Education of the City
of ambertville.
At their meeting today the Town
improvement Association was greatly
grieved to learn that there is an inn
preston abroad that the Association
had requested that beautiful tree in
the grounds of the Third Ward School
should be ent down.
One of the objects of the Associa-
ton is to encourage the planting and
preservation of trees, and they there
for feel TINT they should at once say
tuat neither the Association nor the
Committee ON tho flower planting
knew anything of the matter until
after the tree had been removed, and
that the impression that its removal
was desired by or on behalf of the
Association is erroneous.
This explanation is due to the
Board, who it is feared may have
been misled in some way us to the
wishes of the Association aud of the
Committee acting for it.
The ladies' who have associated to.
gether for the purpose of promoting
the improvement and the Identifying
of the town have thoroughly appre-
ciated the cordial cooperation of
your Board and the City Council, as
well as of the citizens generally, in
the measures they have suggested and
therefore cannot but sincerely regret
that there should have arisen an i'm
preston SO erroneous and so contrary
to the objects they have in view.
Yours respectfully,
EMMA L. b. RUNK,
President of the Town
Improvement Association
The Secretary of the Board was in
structed to advise the Town improve
ment Association that the Boprd did
not in anywise consider them respon-
IDLE or even interested in the removal
Of the tree, which was in fact cut
down on account OF its close proxim-
ity to the school building, thereby en-
dangering the slate roof, etc.
The question of compensation for
tuition in the case of scholars from
districts who are attending
our schools was taken up and the
Secretary instructed to forward bills
to the proper authorities,
DIR. Fretz introduced measure reg
ulating the salaries to be paid the
teachers in our schools which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Teachers
and Salaries for consideration ut the
time of preparation of next years
budget.
On motion to meet again Nav 1lth.
when the budget for the school year
1905 0G will be prepared.