The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-12
Facilities to Provide for Them
the Best in City's His
tory.
MILLIONS SPENT ON NEW
BUILDINGS AND ADDITIONS
Fifteen Hundred Teachers Will
Be on Hand When Bell Rings
Vacations Knell.

E>eAt IueSudy niUTilln6 OO,VVV Cihi-
dren will pack their books and start
out for the first day in the sixty-fo u
schools of this city. Fifteen hundred
teachers will be on hand when the
bells ring TO welcome them all, from
the high school senior to the newest
member of the kindergarten class. The
facilities provided this year for the
education of future citizens are the
best the city has ever had.
Millions of dollars have been spent
on new SCHOOLS, old schools AVE been
modernized, and many dangerous
buildings, after the .collinwood hola-
caust and the crusade of THE EVE
MING STAR against fre-traps, rave
been abandoned.
To DR.. Addison b. Poland, superfn-
tcndent of the schools. is. due great
credit, for he has placed the educa-
tional standard of the schools on a
solid, sens basis, and has
worked hard for new buildings.
Six new school buildings are ready
for occupancy, and, despite the fact
that the population of school age In
his city is. increasing in, leaps and
bounds, il is estimated that there will
be very few halliday classes this year.
Many. Changes.
The beginning of this year sees many
changes in The ruling power of the
educational department of the city! The
old e~lsP<ive Boardsof Education of two
members from zach of the sixteen
wards has been replaced by the present
--.1 - t-ta1
appointive non-partlsan board OF nine
members, and the benefit -accrulng from
this change is already noticeable.
That there will be a uniformity IN
buildings in the future and that no
structural or technical trouble will oc-
cur is assured by the appointment of a
school engineer and architect. who will
devote their time entirely 10 planning
schools and improving the present
buildings, -
In the last fifty years the growth of
Newark has been wonderful, Since
1858 the city has shown Il development
from ten schools, with a%total enroll
ment of 4,752 pupils. to the enrolling oil
over $4,000 In 1908. During the same
time the population of Newark has in
creased from GA, 900 TO an. estimated
$4,000. During this long period there
AVE been but five city superintendent
and six secretaries. 1 e"s
TO meet this phenomenal growth and
to provide accommodations for the fast
increasing army of children seeking
education. millions of dollars have beer
spent In new schools in the last few
years. and several million will be spent
in the next year for the erection oil
additional buildings. r
Following is a table or the work done
this year. the cost and the. number ol
pupils hat can be accommodated;
Burnet Street School addition. i
rooms. $40 pupils. cost 100000; Richie.
lieu Terrace School (new school. l;
rooms. $40 nupils. cost $40, 00o: w new
wings on 2eleaant Avenue School. 81
pupils, cost $685. 600; Bergen Street ad-
dition. Is. rooms, $40 pupils, cost $9s.o0oi
Hawthorne avenue addition, 10 rooms
SIS pupils, cost SEQ 900: Warren street
addition. 10 rooms. $40 pupils. $10e, 600.
total cost of buildings. S5s7, 900. Tota
seating capacity of additions and o
new school. 4.Q93, ~,
Last Years ADDITIONS. ~
Last year there were seven new ad
ditions built to schools at a cost o
1884. sS1 for buildings and 500, 800 TO
sites. and with q seating capacity
of $3.50, so that in tire last two year.
the system has kept pace with the IN
crease in registration practically, &C
c~ommodations having been provided fol
1926 additional pupils.
There will be additional room at tn'
High School, y and the Market Stree
School will be used as q High Schoo
annex this year. The negro puplis WI.
be sent to the Commerce Street 7cnool
Following Is a table of the ,hcrsas'
in population and school enrolment II
the last twenty-five years:
'' School