The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
GET ON THE JOB
SCHOOL MIDDLE
Is CLEARING.
OhiCials Appoint Supervisor of penman.
ship and Principal Will Soon
Be Named.

to the management of the city school
system, the Orange Board of Educa-
ton last night assembled a quorum of
members and for the first time since
July 8 met as a body. The spur Of
public Indignation occasioned by un-
necessary delay in attending to ordi-
nary affairs, and the opening of the
schools yesterday under conditions not
of the best, had a surprising effect on
the members, and none of them who
were in the city remained away from
the session.
While the old row over the selection
of a principal for the new grammar
school that wiH be established in the
Day street building has not been en-
tirely adjusted, and no man was Sc
lected by the board last night, the
members did name a supervisor of
|penmanship, w. H. Smith, an appoint
ment that had been delayed several
months, and it was announced after the
meeting that a man who has not been
mentioned as yet would be chosen as
head of the school.
Teachers were appointed and the rou-
tine was disposed of without the SEM
blance of a hitch.
Mr.. Smith made his appearance be-
fore the teachers committee at a meet
ing of that body previous to the board,
meeting, and impressed them so favor-l
ably he was Immediately decided upon.l
There was no dissent when his namel
was presented to the board and he was
appointed. Mr.. Smith had the gooc
sense to keep out of the factional fgh'E
of the past. and there was no ~reasor
f1r-o O,,arrai over. hic calo0fion
Nc enrolment figures were obtainab3
today of the attendance at varioy
classes of the schools. Superintendebe
Riggs made an todfne
that will be appreciated by pupils a.or
parents alike. Next year the schofA'
will not be opened until a week la !
than this year, with the result that at
tendance conditions will be much more
satisfactory than has been the rule this
and previous years. The attendance
this year at the several schools was
about up to the average
Orders were given last night that
WIN facilitate the preparations at the
Day Street School for occupancy by
pupils and a speedy completion of the
structure was p~rophecied. The seats,
eighty-six In number, from the annex
QllulIk IL AASaA
avenue, were ordered sent to the Day
street building and the removal was
begun today. Other ceats were ordered
purchased. The pupils are attending
classes in greater number today, and
several out-of-town pupils are attend
ing the high school CLASSES. Some chill
| dren whose parents removed to adjoin-
ing cities are returning to the high
school in preference to attending other
schools in. their new home places.
Miss Grace ". Correll, teacher of
%elocution and physical culture at the
high school,, who was on part time, is
on full time now and extending her
work in a manne profitable to the
pupils. Samuel E. Wardell, superin-
tendent of woodworking, Is completing
his new room at the high school and
will have it in shape in a few days.
Miss Florine WEIGH, head of manual
training, and her assistant, Miss Mary
s. Newkirk, are at work in that de-
pArtmen-, and the instruction promises
to be a feature this year.
The work of organization in the
various schools occasioned by new in
structors and various changes are be-
ing completed by superintendent Riggs
and will speedily be completed. With
the disposition of the Day Street
School rooms to the various classes
completed there will be-a wonderful
Improvement that is keenly anticipat-
ed by the school children off city.
1--WE are trying to settle this matter
in committee" said President Bayles,
discussing the selecting of a Day Street
School principal after the meet
ing. ut is a blur on any educator to
be voted down. and the committee Is
endeavoring to agree on some one VINO
shall be elected. When the difficult
problem is solved the matter will be
brought up. 1 don't think the deadlock
will affec the schools in general n
further than delay the complete or
g~anization of the new one, which can
not be done until the principal
charge"
superintendent Riggs is at present
looking after the new school.
IT hope they will get together" said
Mayor Shoenthal before the meeting.
1.-THE way they have been acting a
been no less than ridiculous and child
ish. 1 have been assured by those who
have beer holding up operations. how
ever, that they have a man in sight
now upon whom all will likely agree.
The board last night elected the fol-
lowing new graded teachers:
For the Day street school: Mise Car
oline Gi1pin and Miss Efie Northrup.
For the lakewood Avenue School
Miss Corinne Prescott.
For the Cleveland Street School-Miss
May Irwin and Miss Cornelia d. Ex-
ner, the latter for a half year only.
For supervisor Of penmanship-W. H.
Smith.
The designations Of Miss Frances J.
stofford and Caroline w Brintley were
received.
1t was decided. on the recommends
ton of the health committee. to here
after burn all books used by children
who DEVELOPS contagious diseases. The
voluminous correspondence on the va
cancy caused by w. H. Neidlinger be-
ing disqualified was received as in
formation.
The new High School building was
accepted from the contractors.
One hundred and ffty-nine desks
were ordered for the Day Street School,
and a contract let for heating appa-
ratus in the Cleveland street building.
A stack Of bills a foot high were or
dered paid.
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