Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-10
WANTS MORE PAY FOR
ELECTION OFFICIALS.
SCHOOL BOARD
IN LIVELY TILT
President Walker Appoints Him.
self on One Committee and
Commissioner Objected.

School Commissioner Anton Mass
opust, Of the fifth ward. made siren
uous objections at last nights month
ly meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton to the appointment of President
4. B. Walker by himself as a mem
Der of a committee.
Mr.. Massopust's objection related
TO the appointment of the committee
on books and stationery, which was
made along with the other commit
tee appointments at the meeting on
January ] On that committee Mr..
Walker named himself and Commits
sioner j. l.. Crowell.
At the same meeting a motion in
troduced by Mr.. Crowell was adopt
ed authorizing the president of the
board to act as an active member of
any committee.
Mr. Massopust maintained last
night that that motion did not au-
thorize the president TO appoint him
self on a committee. Messrs. Crow
ell and Walker maintained as posi-
lively that it was perfectly proper
Mr. Massopust said that it was not
right and had never been done be-
fore. Mr. Walker replied that the
president had never asserted that
right before. Mr. Crowell said that
Mr. Massopust voted for the motion
that the president should act as an
active member of all committees and
+ 10 III oh
raised his objection at the meeting.
10 Look Up the Law.
Mr.. Massopust stated his intention
of looking the matter up according
to its legal aspect. Mr.. Walker ans
wered that Mr.. Massopust was at
liberty to look the question up and
that he would be glad to have him do
so soon.
Secretary Jesse Colyer looked
through the state school laws and the
boards rules, but nothing bearing on
the subject could be found
After the meeting had adjourned,
while Mr.. Massopust was donning his
nat and coat, he and Mr.. Walker had
another verbal tilt over the matter,
and Heating Engineer n. S. Kellogg,
Of Newark. who attends most of the
boards meetings. "butted in to the
discussion and informed Mr. Masso-
pust that the same thing has been
done in other places in the state. Mr..
Kellogg might move to this city and
become elected to the school board
lNf no. ys,I
voice in the city's educational affairs,
although he gets every heating con-
tract now as it is.
For Board of Estimate.
When President Walker called for
nominations for the board S two rep
resentatives in the Board of School
Estimate, of which the mayor and
two of the aldermen also belong,
Commissioner Peterson nominated
Mr.. Crowell and Mr. Crowell NOM
mated Mr.. Peterson. They were
elected, there being no other nomin-
ations.
Miss Mary Chambers was appoint
ed as teacher at s420 per annum.
An application for position was re
ceived from Miss Ruth Smith, of
Railway.
On recommendation of Superinten-
dent Shull, the teachers committee
was authorized to engage what teach
ers are necessary before the next
meeting of the board The commit
tee on books and stationery was au-
thorized to buy some needed books,
on recommendation of the superin-
tendent.
Among the bills ordered paid was
one for s1,075.SO to n. S. Kellogg,
for work on school No l.
superintendent Report.
superintendent Shull's report for
December was as follows Enroll
ment-Boys. 1850: girls. 1882;
total, 3.7S2. Average enrolment,
average attendance. 2,9O4; percent
/ age Of daily attendance on average
enrolment, 96.3: cases Of tardiness
[ 412: teachers tardy, {; pupils pres
ent every day, 1882: number of
classes or divisions, 14S; sessions,
/ 90; sessions schools were closed, IL;
visits by superintendent 100; by
commissioners, 9: by citizens, i5.
Commissioner Sturn Was not pres
ent.