The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-15
THE ORANGES.
BLOOMFIELD.
MONTCLAIR
JOB OPEN FOR SEVEN
WHO WILL SETTLE GLEN
RIDGE PUZZLE?
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Question of Addition to Present School
OF Two New Structures Put
Up to Committee.
Who wants a job?
It's a hard and ficklish one,

Who wants a job?
It's a hard and ficklish one,
It's open to seven men.
The qualifications are that you must be
a representative citizen of the exclusive
little borough of Glen Ridge. If you're nor
that, there is no use of applying.
Tho boss of the job is the mayor or the
borough. In brief, it's up to him to name a
committee of seven prominent men there 10
solve the preplexing question Of increased
school facilities, over which the borough
had Its first political split.
The task of selecting these men was deie-
gated to him at a public meeting on the
question held by the Glen Ridge Board OF
Education last night, when, after consider
able discussion, a motion was maue py
edwin a. Rayner, which was adopseo'
THAT the mayor of the borough appoint a
committee of seven, which shall be repre-
sentative of all sections of the borough, to
consider the plan of adding an addition to
the present school building; the plan of
erecting school buildings at the north ana
south ends, and the cost of same and re-
port at a public meeting to be called when
the committee is ready to report.
The mayor will announce this committee
later. This move does not solve the diff
Guilty, but many residents hope It viii re-
suit in an agreement without a clash.
Contrary to expectations, there was no
excitement of any kind at the meeting, and
both factions. that is, those who favor the
enlarging Of the present structure at haage-
wood and Bloomfield avenues, and those
who want separate buildings erected, one
in the north and the other In the, south end,
dwelt in perfect harmony.
In placing the matter before the meeting
w. Ford Upson. the president Of the Board
Of Education, who presided, said that the
Tigh School facilities in the present build
ing were ample for the next three years
and the same might be said of the kinder
garten classes, but that the intermediary
grades We're crowded
There are now more pupils to a teacher, y
continued Mr.. linton, and more pupils 10
a room in the Glen Ridge school, than IN
any of the schools in the surrounding NUM-
cipalities. A..
board. gave a report of the condition Of
the school building at present. The build
ing contains twelve classrooms, besides an
asscmblY-room. manual training quarters
kitchen for cooking classes and a gym
nasium. Eight classrooms were used by
grades ] to s, one intermediary. one Kinder
garten and two by High School pupils.
The total attendance was, 432 and the mum
her of pupils per room was thirty-eight.
which was a higher number than in any OF
the schools in the surrounding municipal
From 1902 to 1908 the yearly increase in
the number of pupils was per cent, and
cent. At this rate of growth there will be
required. before suitable accommodations
can be erected. five rooms.
Or. ". c. Harris, another member Of the
board. reported the uses to which the as
xembly-room was put. He showed that
the room was used every day by the pu-
pills OF every grade ana that IL was not
merely. as the impression prevailed. a
place for the young society people of the
borough TO hold dances.
Mr.. Harris, OF Ridgewood avenue, said
that the tax rate In Glen Ridge was now
higher than in any other community in the
State, and the valuations were so high
that they could not possibly be raised.
He therefore advocated the abollshing OF
the High School. sending the children 10
some neighboring high schools. This plan
was thoroughly sifted and was found to
be- more OF an expense than a saving.
Or. Bouton, the superintendent of educa-
ton, said that there was a higher per
centage of pupils advanced from the gram
mar school TO the High School In Glen
Ridge than in any other municipality in
Essex County. -.
Former Mayor Arthur J. Lockwood said
that there was no doubt that more facii-
tiles were needed and he hoped the citizens
would decide Mt once whether they wanted
The present school enlarged OF new build
inas placed at the north and south ends.
The matter OF renting temporary build
ings was brought up, but very few seemed
10 approve of that plan.
1t was the. consensus OF opinion. even
of the member of the Board OF Education,
that Mr.. Rayner's resolution was the best
way to bring about a solution OF the mat
fer