The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-11
CALDWELL.
VERONA AND
ESSEX FILLS
NIGHT SCHOOL PLAN
ORANGE MAY TAKE CHARGE
OF VALLEY GLASSES.
Social Settlement Pupils Likely, to Be
Cared for by School Board and
Work Broadened.

Following a suggestion made by Super
intendent Of Schools James G.. Riggs, of
Orange. in his monthly report to the Or
ange Board of Education last night, the
School Board will. in all probability, take
over the management of the night school
now conducted in two rooms in the Forest
Street School, Orange Valley, by the Or
ange Valley Social Settlement and enlarge
the good work now being done for for
eisners ambitious to become intelligent
American citizens. There is a class of
thirty men, two-thirds OF whom are resu-
lar attendants at all sessions of the even
ing classes, and these are mostly Germans
and Italians. The matter of taking over
the control of the school classes was re-
ferred to the committee on teachers with
power. There are certain requirements
of the Staye laws which must be com
piled with If the State is to pay for the
teaching staff, and this information will
be secured.
COMMISSIONS ]. C. Taylor suggested to
President Bayles that 1t would DC a good
plan FOR the board to get together all
outstanding bills and pay them before the
body adjourned sine die and make way for
the new 1905 body, and this was agreed
to. The board will meet Monday, Decem-
Der 80, to clean the slate.
That some teachers in the Lincoln Ave
nue. School feel a proprietary right In the
piano which is now located in the Forest
Street School for the entertainment of
teachers anu pupils Inere was eVlueuceu
when Commissioner Taylor declared the
piano. so he was informed, had been pur-
chased with the proceeds from entertain-
lnents. given by the Lincoln Avenue
School pupils, and the school teachers.
wanted the musical instrument returned to
that building. The on supplies
and furniture will tackle the job of finding
to whom the piano belongs.
President Bayles. in opening the meeting,
welcomed the new men, who are to take
office next month and do work for three
years. The school superintendent reported
an enrolment of 3.658. with an average
daily attendance of Stab pupils. There
were three cases of scarlet fever among
pupils attending the fremont Avenue
School. and a few cases of minor diseases
IN the city. but the general health of the
children was improving.
The school nurse, Mr.. Riggs reported,
and she. found a tendency on the part OF
the children to battle more frequently, and
that the homes of children were being
better kept than formerly. The kinder
garten teachers, who in past years had to
go down In their pockets to help pay for
Christmas exercises, will not have to do
So In future. The board last night de-
cided to appropriate $40 for each class this
year.
Miss Zell F. Rose and Miss Anna e
Ball resigned from the teaching staff of
the Forest Street School to take better
positions in Newark, and the Misses Har-
riet Niven, Anna Gale and Gertrude earn.
ochan were appointed by the board as
teachers.
Chairman Riley, of the committee in
charge of the new High School, got u
final appropriation OF $40, which winds up
the payments for the building and prop
| erty.