Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-12-12


At the regular meeting of the
School Board last night the new sal
ary schedule for teachers was passed
on the second and final readings and
adopted. The subject was discussed
| by a few of the commissioners and It.
was decided to amend section l and
section of the resolution for fixing
schedule for teachers salaries that
was passed by the board on April
10 last.
The amendment consisted of simp-
ly changing date in the two sec
tions of the resolution. The new
schedule will take effect on Decem-
Der 81
Chairman Crowell, Of the building
committee, said that he would like
to obtain the sentiment of the board
in regard to name panel in school
No. 2. THE specifications, said Mr..
Crowell, call for brass panel, but
| think we could have terra Gotta
or marble one II we wished. The
other commissioners agreed that mar
BILE is the best of the three, and Com
missioner Sturn made the following
motion THAT the building COM
mittee be empowered to have the
contractor put in marble panel"
The motion was passed, and the
names of the present school board
will be on marble panel instead OF
brass one as the specifications first
called for.
Dates for Vacations.
Superintendent Shull read his
monthly report and recommended
that the schools close on December
81 for the holiday vacation and open
on January g. Also that the schools
close for the spring vacation on
March 28 and open on April 2. Su-
perintendent Shull also spoke about
some defects In the court of the high
school that interfered with the fur
mace on cold days and was the cause
of low temperature In some Of the
class rooms. There are four small
places to be stopped up said the SUI
perintendent, and | would recom-
mend that they be repaired, also
that the janitor's bell at school No.
be repaired.
The recommendation were re-
ceived by the board, and the build
| ing committee was authorized to
make the repairs necessary.
Professor Shull said he did not
know how the board felt on the type
vi !er question. but as they were now
paying for eight machines, he thought
the bill could be reduced by buying
the machines outright. They could
have purchased two machines with
the money we have paid for renting
eight. The board took no action In
the matter.
Chairman Crowell, Of the building
committee, stated that furniture is
needed for the principals and teach
ers' rooms at schools /, and 7, and
that the rooms should be furnished
at once On motion from Commits
sioner Sturn the building COMMITTEES
were empowered to secure the neces-
sary furniture.
A general discussion of the invi-
tation from the County School Board
Association was held by the board
and it was announced that the fol-
lowing would attend the affair which
will be held in the Mansion House at
New Brunswick on December %: Su-
perintendent Shull, Commissioners
Sturn, Peterson, Crowell, Massopust
and Clerk Colyer President Walker
and Commissioner Moore said they
could not go.
The resignation of Miss Alma
Young was received and accepted.
Miss Young will not leave until jan
uary 2.
To Hold Adjourned Meeting Dec. ~.
1t was decided by the commissions
ers to meet again on December ~, at
which time a number of important
matters are to be settled, among them
the school No. furniture.
The report of Superintendent Shull
for last month was as follows: Total
enrolment for the month: Boys.
2,043; girls, 1877; total. 1920; av-
erage enrolment, 3,6S4.5; average
attendance, S,560.1; per cent, OF daily
attendance on average enrollment,
$50; number of cases of tardinesE.
462: number of times teacher was
tardy, is; number of pupils present
every day, 1855; number OF classes
or divisions, 1873; number of sessions
during month, 80; number of
sessions schools closed. s.; num-
Der of visits by superintendent
during month. 1870; number of
visits by commissioners during
month, 20; numbers OF Visits by
citizens, As; lessons, 222: disorder.
2s1; homes represented, 2,S5S; calls
made, 1,4SS.