Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-12-13
SCHOOLS NOT NAMED
Board in Lengthy
Discussion on
Bradley Idea.
LAID ON TABLE.

Although the matter or naming the
public schools, of this city, instead
Of numbering them, as Is now the
case, was discussed in a most thor
ough manner at the meeting of the
Board of Education in the high
school last night, the matter was
again laid on the table, and this may
be the end of it all. Each member
seemed to take different view of
the matter in regard to the selection
of the names. One thought that they
should be named after great states
men or, poets another thought after
well-known deceased residents, and
SO on.
Most of the members Of the board
arrived at the high school at 8
O'Clock, and private session lasting
until $3.50 O'Clock was then held,
after which the board got together
and looked over some bills. 1t as
Just O'Clock, when President Gro
we'll called the meeting to order. A
number of bills were ordered paid.
The report of Superintendent Shull
for the month was read. 1t showed
that in all 4,S58 pupils had been
enrolled during the month. OF these
2,226 were boys, and 2,132 were
girls. The number of pupils present
every day were 2,134. Superintendent
Shull made 144 visits to the differ
ent schools during the month, and
the commissioners made sixteen.
Superintendent Shull recommend
ed granting the use of the high school
auditorium on the night of December
19 when the seniors will hold the
annual Christmas tree affair. The
superintendent stated the need for
ten new waste baskets, and seventeen
German books. TIL requests were
granted.
In speaking about the closing of
the schools today. Superintendent
Shull, said that, although the local
board had taken no action in the mat
ter. the schools would be closed to-
day because of the law requiring
them to do so. This is Teachers In
stitute day.
Clash with Comptroller.
Two bills which the hoard had
ordered paid at the fast meeting were
returned by Comptroller William A.
Growney, because the comptroller
thought that they were not properly
charged. The board thought that
this was not q matter for the comp
troller to decide. Some of the COM
missioners said they had looked up
the law and found that they had a
right to order the warrants. The
bills were again ordered paid.
Secretary Colyer, reported that he
had received $99 for tuition. and 65
cents for books and telephone calls.
He was ordered to charge them to
the proper account.
"A letter received from Miss Alice
Hegstrom, of Market street, public
schol teacher. requested that she be
granted leave of absence from now
until the close of the school year.
The request was granted.
Letters were also. received from
the Misses Helen Seaman and Mary
Hansen, of this city, who are students
at the State Normal School, at Tren-
ton and who expect to graduate
shortly, asking that they be given
positions as teachers. The matter
was referred to the teachers COM
mittee.
Discussion Over Names.
Commissioner Bradley move that
the matter of naming the different
schools, which he had suggested at
the last meeting, and which had been
laid over, be taken from the table.
lie suggested that the name for
school No. 2. if the school were
named, be changed from Washing
ton, as he proposed month ago, to
that of Kearny Mr.. Bradley said
that it had been suggested that some
of the schools be named in honor OF
former residents of this city, who
were well-known. Commissioner Ar
ncr differed with Mr.. Bradley in this
matter and he thought that II the
numbers were to be taken away and
names given to the schools. they
should be after statesmen or poets.
MIR. Arner had made out list or
names such as Roosevelt, Washing
ton, Lincoln, Jefferson, and many
others, which he though were more
appropriate than those eugsested by
Mr.. Bradley.
Commissioner Peterson was not in
favor OF naming the schools at all.
He thought that, as long as the
schools had borne numbers for so
many years, they could continue to
do so.
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