Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1906-06-21
MONTHLY MEETING
OF SCHOOL BOARB

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Hunt. Lambert, Watson. Erickson,
stevenson, Zane, Moore, Service.
Trenchard (President), Blew. Hort,
Custer, Parker.
An application for position as
tescher was received from Mary S.
Craig.
Mr.. Watson reported the work of
The Building Committee for the past
month, including the bids received for
.be proposed Improvements to the
Bank street building.
He also reported that Custer &
Richards had refused to renew their
bond given at the installation of the
heating and ventilating plant OF the
Bank street building.
The Secretary reported the balances
in the several appropriations, together
with the report of the Board of School
Estimates, who had confirmed the
estimate Of the Board of Education for
s35, 700. 90. for the use of the schools
for the ensuing year.
Supt. Hitchner presented his report
from which we extract:
You will recall that it was said at
last meeting of the Board that if 9th
grade pupils could ali be gathered into
the high school, then, enough teachers
were selected. After looking care
fully into the matter with the Prin.
cipaI and teachers OF Bank street, we
find it is not feasible to concentrate
all 9th grades. 1t will therefore be
necessary to elect another teacher
making 90. the same as this year.
To make full course for 9th grade
requires another subject. Considering
the fine geological specimens that were
secured last year, it is believed MOTH
ing better could be added to the
course. than an elementary work in
geology. A popular and interesting
book, First Steps in Geology" by
Shaler, is recommended. The mem.
bers Of the text book committee have
had copy of the book, and should be
able to discuss it's merits.
Two books of the Walsh series of
arithmetlcs we're introduced and used
this year with the utmost satisfaction
to pupils and teachers. The terms of
exchange we're good until the third
and last book of the series was bought
This exchange will be completed this
summer.
Instead of using three or four edi-
tions of geography. it is desirable to
use single edition. The publishers
will allow e liberal discount on this
exchange. Enough discarded books
have been saved up to accomplish this
with the least possible draught upon
the book appropriation.
With the new laboratory and with
the new physical apparatus, our text
books on chemistry and physics are al
together out of date. Both of these
texts should be changed. and change
will be recommended. soon as the
teachers of these subjects find a book
they want.
Teachers of physiology have com.
planned from the first that physiology
was hard to teach from the book we
have been using for years. A change
IN this will be recommended later.s
From theses recommendations you
may fear we are extravagant and reck.
less We have been planning for these
changes for the past two or three
years. SO that the entire exchanges
Will not be expensive, leaving us still
we'll within the appropriation for
books and supplies.
In all exchanges and adoptions, you
VIII understand that we should deal
directly with the publishers, other.
wise we could not get the introduce
tory rates.
IL mas not been possible since school
oioseo, to give close estimate of the
supplies for next year, but casual
study shows that the initial order will
pe exceptionally small. While no
recommendation for books will be
made for the sake of spending money
because 1T has been appropriated.
Neither will any recommendation be
made, unless the fund will allow it.
The following bills were ordered
paid; Ed. B. Moore. $40 for rent of
,aeatre for commencement Theo. E.
EDWARDS, So. for decorations; Geo.
" MCGOWAN. $793, for advertising
anu printing; Samuel M. Coombs,
- 10 for hose Electric Light Co.,
TO'lo' for current; Bridgeton Gas
night Co.. $1o.ol, for gas: New Jer-
''y school Furniture Co., $14, for
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