Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-13
Supt. Shu|| Saws
That Will Give
Must Relief.
FULL.
Board Of Education Decides on
Mechanical Drawing for High
School,. -.Janitors' Salaries
Increased.-0n Sess-
ion Parade Day.

At the first monthly meeting OF
the Board of Education since the :
opening of school, last night, with
every member present. Superintend-
ent Shull told of the need of more
room and said that a centrally locat-
ed grammar school would afford the
greatest relief, relieving the conges-
ton at schools 2 and now, and
within year at No. Z. The bounda-
ries of school districts had to be for
gotten in finding room for many chill
dren yesterday, so great was the de-
mand for seats.
with between fifty and ninetH-two
pupils each.
The portable buildings are needed
badly, there being ninety-two pupils
and seventy-eight, respectively. at
each room in schools and 6. There
are sixty-seven in room at No. /.
There are five eighth grade classes
this year. Two are at school No. Z,
two are at No. l and one is the only
room in the high school building not
used by the high school department.
The high school will need even more
than this one room additional next
year..
AS to the site for the needed
twelve-room central grammar school.
Superintendent Shull spoke of the
I city's property near Fayette street
and New Brunswick avenue, which
was once mentioned as a site for
| lookup few years ago. The idea is
to put all the grammar classes above
the fifth grade in this proposed build
| ing. Z
| Cchnn1 &, L1 -. 71lS7
now overcrowded.
| Mechanical Drawing for H. 8.
| The superintendent recommended
| that forty kits, costing seventy-fve
| cents each, for mechanical drawing. a
new feature, be procured, in the high
| school. The mechanical drawing kits
were ordered purchased. This will be
| added to the high school course.
| Superintendent Shull recommended
that fourteen pupils from out-of-town
| be admitted to the high school. Twelve
are to be paid for by the school boards
| of their respective townships and two
bv their parents. They were, on mo-
1 IN, admitted
JanitOrs Raised S5 Monthly.
Commissioner Bradley moved that all
| of the janitors' salaries be increased IS
| a month each. This will make the sal
aries of the janitors $3.50 year, except
at the high school, where Mr.. Zeliers
will now get 5000, and Mrs. Dietz 1850
at No. 8.
| Commissioner Peterson and others
spoke in favor of the increase, and all
of the commissioners voted for it,
| The designations of John H. Stockton
and Ruth Smith were accepted.
Esther Little. and Ella Hall were ap-
pointed to fill the vacancies. The form
er is in the high school at $40 year.
and the latter at schedule rate.
President Crowell brought y the
question of the locations of lHsa two
portable schools and one each Will 6S
placed, probably, on the east of schools
and g. The matter was left in the
hands of the building committee, which
will also see to the foundations for
| them.
One Session Fire Parade Day.
| President Crowell asked whether the
schools should be closed on fire parade
day. A motion was adopted to have the
schools open that day for only one ses-
sion. the hours to be fixed by Superin-
tendent Shull. They will open at\ 8
o'clock and be closed at the discretion
of the superintendent.
| The book committee was empowered
to make the needed purchases in the
line of books.
The superintendent read list
supplies needed. The examinationakX
the high school will be finished -
|
then be able to tell what sum "a
be needed there. n - ~
twenty-five small chairs and . quam-
tity of ink wells were ordered procured.
Need Laboratory on First Floor.
| The building committee was empow-
cred to get estimates on the probable
cost of moving the high school labora-
tory to the first fioor. to find where the
matter stands. If the laboratory stays
where it is, Superintendent Shuli said.
they would not have to slight only
pupils who are not going to normal or
other colleges. The others will get
some use of it, however but not as
much as they need, as prescribed by
the high school course. All could use
1t if it is moved.
The president said that the portabls
school at school No. can be heated by
| steam, at but little extra expense. The
portable school at No. 4 will be heated
| by a stove.