Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-05-10

special commission appointed for
the purpose of purchasing school
ground years in advance, thus ac-
quiring very desirable plots of ground
at small expenditure.
81 would also call your attention to
the unfairness both to teacher and
class of having the principal teach.
His or her time should be devoted en-
tirely to the supervision of the entire
school, A thousand and one matters
in all parts of the building require
the attention of the principal, so that
he or she is being continually called
away from the class room. The con-
tinuity of recitation and attention to
the matters in hand in the class room
are therefore broken and the class
receives but one-third the attention
which should be given to it. would
suggest that a sufficient number of
teachers be employed to do away with
this practice, and permit the principal
to be a supervisor of his school
"The following visitations were
made by me;
School No Z. On Wednesday,
April 10, | visited School No on
Patterson street, Mr.. Wilson, princI-
pal. / found this school very much
overcrowded, the teachers being
obliged to handle classes much larger
than the capacity permits. The chief
trouble in this school is the condition
of the street in front of the building.
All those who attend the school are
compelled to cross what is actually an
open lot, muddy in bad weather, and
without even the semblance of a side
walk. Patterson street is not cut
through, nor is there any tagging on
Brighton avenue, which creates much
, discomfort to scholars and teachers.
Further, there are no storm doors on
the building, which causes great hard
ship in bad weather.
"School No. 1. ] also visited
School No 1, Mr. Walker, principal,
on April 10th. This school is also
much overcrowded Otherwise it is
in very fair condition.
School No 8. On Thursday, the
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3, at Maurer, Prof. Dietz, principal.
| This school draws number of its
children from that portion of the city
| directly west of Maurers, all of whom
are Obliged to cross the Pennsylvania
and Central Railroad of New Jersey
tracks at places where there are no
regular crossings, which keeps them
in constant danger. This school, al
though it is the furthest from the
center of the city, has no telephone
and one should be installed there al
once.
"School No 5. / went from School
No. 3 to School No. 5 on Cortlandt
street. the same day, where Miss Mac
William is the principal. Here !
! found two vacant rooms which arc
not quite finished and was informed
/ they soon would be, and would ther
| be quickly occupied. The scnoo
/ building is in fair condition, only thai
in the old building the court or play
ground is walled and ceiled with
| yellow pine, a very dangerous condi-
| ton, | think, in the event of fire. The
yellow pine ceiling is only two feei
above the furnace and as this has
caught fire once or twice in the past
/ would suggest that the same be
substituted by one made of metal.
"School No. 6. ] next visited No
6, Principal Lloyd. This is new
school and is in good condition. How
ever, it has not sufficient heating ap
lpliance to keep the building warm
and storm doors should be provided
for this building also. ! noticed
lloose handrail leading to the secont
floor, which requires immediate at
ltention.
''School No. 2. On Monday Apri
Us, / went to school No. 2, Mr.. Huls'
principal. | found the floor of tn
court in deplorable condition. 1t look
ed to me as if the men who laid th
floor had forgotten to put any cemen
into their mixture, for the floor ]
lcrumbling to such an extent that !
Icannot be swept, it being little NOR
than sand. The sewer trap has sunl
/ until it is almost 6 inches below 1t
original level and children playing i
the court have fallen into it and bee
painfully injured. The walls abou
the building should be painted a
| once, as they present very crud
and unfinished appearance In thei
| present condition. The blackboard
| (which are made of wood) should e
ther be repainted or replaced wit