Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-15
President CrOWeII FavOrs His
Own Clique in the Much
sl.g Delayed Appointments
MAYOR REsuKEs THE BOARD
Mayor BOlIschweiler Tells Commits
sioners That They Should Work in
Harmony and for the Best Interest
of the People Whom They We're
Elected to Reprcscnt-PetersOn is
Chairman of Building Committee.

President Crowell, of the Board of
Education, after a delay of several
weeks, named the committees last
night after which Mayor Bollschweil-
er administered q rebuke to the board
for their past actions.
The committees are as follows:
Building committee. Commissioners
Peterson, Arner and Moore; finance,
Moore, Arner and Stack; accounts,
Bradley and Peterson; teachers, Pc
terson and Arner; book and supplies,
Arner and Moore; printing, Stack
and Bradley.
Mayor Bollschweiler addressed the
board, as follows: 81 have not much
to say, gentlemen, but l have heard
through the gossip around town that
you were not doing as well as you
ought to do. l did not come here to
lecture you or to preach morals, but
as the mayor I beseech you, or in
fact, beg you, to come to an under
standing. You represent the citizens
who elected you and you should do
all in your power to attend to the
educational interests of this city to
the best of your ability. All | ask
you to do is to act in harmony"
More Apply for Secretaryship.
Applications were received from
Irwin r. Solt and Herbert Gillis for
the position of secretary. They were
received and placed on file. A COM
munication wA received from the
water department in regard to num-
ber of unpaid water rents. This was
placed on file. Superintendent Shull
asked the board to grant the use of
the high school auditorium on March
81 to the Lincoln and Franklin Lit
erary Societies, on April 4 to the
Teachers Association, and on April
to the High School Athletic Asso-
ciation The board on motion grant
ed permission.
On a recommendation from Supt.
Shull, the building committee was
authorized to purchase some grass
seed to be sown in front of the high
school building.e
H. $. Commencement June II.
The board decided on Friday, June
Ia as the night for the annual COM
mencement exercises and authorized
Superintendent Shull to procure the
necessary speaker for the occasion.
Secretary Colyer was authorized to
secure some stationery for the board.
Superintendent Shull read his an
nual report and stated that on June
80 he would have to make out an
other report for the state, as the
school year runs from July to June
80, instead of from March ] to Feb
ruary 2S, as the city's fiscal year
does. superintendent Shull said that
| it took him three weeks to make out
report and he thought that his time
was more valuable in the class rooms
than in doing that kind of clerical
work. The superintendent is in fav-
or of having the city receive his re-
port ON June 80 at the same time as
the state.
| Annual Financial Report.
! The report of the finance commit
! tee for the past year is as follows,
and shows the following balances in
the various accounts:
Salaries $5o,9 10
Fuel and light ., 92S. IA
Books and stationery ... 872. %
REPAIRS So. .15
Supplies and furniture I. 1,4S7.22
lncidentals .. 233. SO
Printing and advertising 5.52
| lConstruction ....... 4,S34. 67
I Superintendent Shull's report for
THE month of February is given be-
low:
Total enrolment for the month
Boys, 1891; girls, 1881; total,
3,912; average enrolment, 3547.6;
average attendance, 3213.9; per cent.
of daily attendance on average en-
rollment, 915 per cent: number OF
cases of tardiness, 519; times teacher
was tardy, 20; pupils present every
day, 839; classes or divisions, 150;
sessions during month, 35; sessions
school closed, 5: visits by superin-
tendent during month, 81; visit by
commissioners during month, "a;
visits by citizens. 80; lessons, 21S;