Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-09
NEED 24-ROOM
SCHOOL SOON.
President CrOWeII Sounds Note
of Coming Necessity at the
School Board Meeting.
ENROLMENT LOW LAST MONTH
Superintendent Shull's Report Shows
Effect of Weather on Pupils At
tendance - Workingmens Circle
Asks for Old Desks for Their Night
School--Eagleswood Section Needs
School - Public Scale for Coal

President Crowell, at last nights
meeting of the Board of Education,
said that new twenty-four-room
school would be needed, probably this
year, and that it should be located
near Eagleswood. Mr.. Crowell also
spoke about the coal that is furnished
every year, and suggested asking the
council for a public scale, or to have
the coal weighed before it is brought
into the schools.
while | do not mean to say that
we don't get full weight, the scale
would simply facilitate matters"
All the members of the board took
an active part in last nights meeting,
and the following resolution was in
BY Commissioner Bradley
That the regular meeting of the
board shall be held at s p, m. on the
second Thursday of each month.
Provided, also, that a regular meet
ing shall be held on the first day Of
January at - o'clock, noon, for the
purpose of organization. Provided,
further, that If the first day of Janu-
airy falls on a Sunday, the day fol-
lowing shall be the regular meeting
for organization"
The resolution was received and
laid over until the next regular meet
ing. The regular meetings are now
held the second Tuesday of each
The resignation of Miss Marion
Ruff, public school teacher, was
received and accepted.
Want Desks for Night School.
Julius Guttman was present and,
after showing. credential, stated
that he represented the Working
mems Circle, whom he said had, at
their own expense, formed night
school so that the Hebrew children of
his city could receive an education
Mr.. Guttman concluded by asking
the board to loan the new night
school any old furniture which they
had no use for. The request was
placed on file and will be considered
probably at the next meeting
Superintendent Shull read the re-
port for the month of December and
asked that the board give some at
Lention to the matter of purchasing
some new books which are needed at
once. The superintendent was en-
powered to make the purchases, and
was also authorized to engage a new
teacher
Superintendent Shull also called
The attention of the board to the
question of paying the speaker for
The high school commencement exer-
eises. Heretofore the scholars have |
always held an entertainment to de-
fray the expense, but the superin-
sendent stated that the preparations !
.ook valuable time from their studies, |
and asked the board il they could see
heir way clear to pay the sum, which |
amounts to about $25. Commission |
er Bradley made motion that the
board pay the speaker needed at the |
.ommencement exercises, which was
passed.
Meet Again Tomorrow Night.
The board adjourned to meet at |
$3.50 o'clock tomorrow night, at
which time number of unsettled
matters will be acted on.
The report of Superintendent Shull
'or the past month showed the small |
est enrolment on record of recent |
which is largely due to the |
,eventy-six cases of contagious dis
eases which were reported.
The report is as follows: Total en-
'ollment for the month, boys, 1869; !
girls, 1855; total, 1924; average en- |
'ollment, $40; average attendance,
059: Der cent of daily attendance |