Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1906-05-24
SCHOOL BOARD
ELECTS TEACHERS.

for the election of teachers by the
Board of Education.
Present Messrs. Hunt, Lambert,
watson, Erickson, Stevenson, Zane,
Moore. Service, Trenchard (Presi.
dont>. Blew. Hort. Laning, Parker,
Robinson.
Miss Elsie Bingham presented an
annlication for position as teacher.
Superintendent Hitchner presented
his report from which we extract:
Last week the inspector OF High
Schools. Mr.. Bevier, was in Bridge.
ton, After a pleasant talk with Mr..
Beyier, I 'phoned to the President of
the Board, and to the Chairman of
Teachers Committee, asking if it
would be agreeable to them to meet
the gentleman.
In the interview that followed.
nothing was told by Mr.. Bevier that
we did not know before, but. its com.
ing from direct representative Of the
State Board of Education, it seemed
to be more impressive.
Among the most important OF his
statements was this: Hereafter the
State school money will be apportioned
so that Boards maintaining full four
wear high school course will draw an
extra hundred dollars for each teacher
employed in these grades. In our
case, it will mean difference OF nine
hundred or Thousand dollars We
can hardly afford to allow our neigh.
boring cities such an advantage over
US, neither can we afford to longer
delay the equipping of our high school
for doing approved high school work.
On May 9TH, pupils we're told that
schools would close at noon the next
day. In the Judgment Of most OF
them, the entertainment at East
Bridgeton was sufficiently good to al
lure parents from their usual voca
tions, outclassed any instruction that
might come from book or teacher
Under such conditions, no wise par
ent think. would subject any
sprjghtly boy to the temptation of
playing false, by insisting upon his
attending school. consequently, only
for the looks OF the thing, schools
could as we'll have been closed all day.
giving few more pupils and most OF
the teachers an opportunity to see the
elephants butt the heavy wagons into
place.
The Secretary presented the balances
in the several appropriations.
Mr.. Watson for the Building Com
miTtee, presented the work of the past
month.
Two applications were received for
pensions under the new law passed by
the Legislature.
Action was deferred until the next
meeting OF the Board, and the Secre-
tary was instructed to Communicate
with the State Superintendent regard.
ing the same
The following by Mr.. Laning was
adopted:
whereas the heating and ventilating
plant installed by Custer & Richards
is not satisfactory to the Board, the
committee on School Buildings and
school Property is instructed to notify
ouster q Richards that their bond
must be renewed for one year from the
expiration of the bond now held. or
the Board will prosecute the same.
Ihe officers of the Board were
authorized to certify the application
OF Miss Wilson for annuity from the
teachers Retirement Fund. if the
same were found in proper form.
The Board proceeded with the cleo
'lon OF teachers, Messrs. Stevenson
ana Zane acting as telIers. When
'nere was but one candidate. and no
oo1ection offered. the Secretary was
instructed to cast the vote of the
Board.
Inc following were chosen:
Suporintendent, Il. j. Hitchuer.
Salary $1,000 year.
Principals of Schools.
Bank Street John R. MerkIe. Sal
afy $1,000 a year.
North Pearl street-Miss Mary e.
Noster. Salary 5000 year.
south Avenue-Miss Mary A wath
er; Salary $500 year.
me street-Miss RE M. Whitaker.
salary $3.50 year.
irving avenue-Miss Clara T,
norner' OF Salary $500.
me election of Vice Principal Of
VIC high School was deferred and on
o'ion it was ordered that when the
''ohers Committee have a suitable
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