Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-05-23
TEACHERS SELECTED
FOR ENSUING YEAR.

LIS report or the Board OF School
Estimates was read and filed. The
amount the city will be required to
raise will be $22. 1874. 80.
Several communications were re-
celved by residents of the Fourth
ward, protesting against sending their
children sosgreat distance, to Pearl
Street School.
James Lamb, Isaac May and Jos. @.
Brooks made application for the ian
itorship of Monroe street school build
ing.
The report of the Superintendent
was read from which we extract =
AT recent meeting, you ruled that
In future, before pupil graduates he
shall be required to pass a satisfactory
examination in English. 8
We owe it to the pupils to present
them with every advantage for per.
footing themselves in the REQUIRE
ments.
10 this end, the Teachers Commit.
tee recommend that MaxweIPs sobool
grammar be added to the text book
list, and enough copies be purchased
90 satisfy our needs. This book an.
peals to the committee because If CON.
tains all the material necessary either
Tor an elementary, or a high school
course. 1t will meet the demands of
students, whether they leave school at
any time after the eighth year or
whetherstheysare preparing for college
entrance examinations.
The Teachers Committee has been
SO busy she past month, in preparipg
a list of teachers for your approval.
that there seemed to be no chance for
oue consideration of course of study
for the high school.
With our equipment and teaching
force. there is no reason why we
should not offer two full and complete
courses to our high school pupiIs-a
Classical, or Latin Scientific. and a
Commercial.
DR.. Bevier outlined four oonrses at
my request, any of which will satisfy
the requirements for an approved
school.
Some study will be required to build
from these two..courses that will best
adapt themselves TO our local needs.
The committee will be ready with
some recommendation at the next
regular meeting.
Has custom yet made 1t a law that
the Teachers Committee settle the
question of tickets for June 13? II
so, no doubt but that the Committee
will like any suggestions the members
may have to offer.
Any primary room under the care of
Mrs. Hubus holds up. MRS. Hubbs
was given Miss Adcock's room until
Wednesday when Ada Milford took
charge, and will continue until school
closes. Thus those fifty children are
under the care of teacher regularly
licensed, and who is fresh from a nine
months experience with pupils of
| about the same grade.
Unskilled labor of any kind ALWAYS
proves unsatisfactory, and in the work
OF education its results may be most
unfortunate.
On motion Maxwell's school gram
mar was added to the list of books to
be used by the school,
The Committee on Books, Station
cry and Printing were authorized to
secure supply of book covers and
practice paper In advance of the regu-
lar yearly order of supplies.
The matter of tickets for commence.
ment was left in the hands of the
Teachers Committee.
The Committee on Teachers and
Text Books, together with the Build.
ing Committee. were instructed to
make the necessary arrangements for
commencement exercises. and $50 was
made available for incidental ex.
penses.
The Secretary was instructed to Sc.
cure supply of contracts for teachers.
The following was adopted:
Resolved. That Miss Mary E. Fos.
ter. who has been employed In the
schools of Bridgeton, N. j., for the
period of 46 years, is in the Judgment
OF this Board, permanently inoapaci-
tated from performing the duties of a
teacher, and is entitled to be retired
with annuity.
The following was also adopted:
Whereas. Miss Mary E. Foster,
Prinoipal-of Pearl Street School. has
complied with the law of the State
regulating the pensioning of teachers,
in that she has for at least thirty.five
years been teacher in the State of
New Jersey, and for twenty years
regularly employed by the Board of
Education of the City of Bridgeton.