Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-08-13
SCHOOL BOARD
GETS AN OFFER
OF PianoIa Free of Charge
Medical Inspector Meinzer
Says Work Is Increasing.
HURRY GRAMMAR SCHOOL

At last night regular meeting of
the Board of Education DR.. M. s.
Meinzer, medical inspector of the
schools, was present and addressed the
commissioners. He spoke of new law
which had been passed making rigid
examination of all pupils compulsory,
and which would increase the duties of
the inspectors throughout the county
considerably He asked the board if
they had received a recommendation
from the county superintendent about
the matter. The board said thay had
not. The inspector said he was sorry,
as it would explain matters consider
ably. DR.. Meinzer receives only $25 a
month as inspector and, in view of this
fact, he stated that the inspectors of
the county had met recently and adopt
ed uniform pay for cities, boroughs,
etc. He said that he was little pre-
mature in speaking, as he did not know
! that County Superintendent Willis
Communication had not been received.
4 The board will take action in the
matter at the next meeting as Secre-
tary Colyer said he thought the COM
munication had arrived at his Office
during the day.
To Present Pianola
| B. s. Warner, of the Aeolian Com
pany, of New York, also addressed
board and said he wanted to present
the school with pianola. He explain
ed that music was valuable addition
Ito education and that a pisnola would
enable the teachers to give the pupils
high class music. He agreed to turn
/ over a $3.50 pianola to the board for
I the school with clear title Immediate
lly. All his company asked, he said,
was the privilege of giving three en-
ltertainments in the school for which a
nominal admission would be charged.
He said the board could have the en-
/ ltertainments ell in one year, or one
each year for three years. He said
that if the proceeds of the entertain
ments did not reach $3.50 the Aeolian
Company was the loser, as the pianols
was given TO the board at once free
and clear. If the entertainments
brought in over $3.50, he said, the ex-
cess money would be given to the
school. The entertainments he added
would be high class and the Aeolian
Company would furnish everything.
The board thought the proposition
excellent and, on motion of Commits
sioner Harrington it was referred to a
committee composed of President Ar
ner, Commissioner Seaman and Superin-
ltendent Shull, with power to act.
For Grading at New School.
On motion Of Commissioner Larson,
the secretary was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for grading the grounds
at school No. s. The bids will be re-
eeived at an. adjourned meeting next
Monday night. The grading necessary
at the Central grammar school was dis
eussed last night and plans prepared
by Architect Dayton were examined.
The plans did not meet with the ap-
proval of all of the commissioners, so
the work was not advertised. The
building committee was authorized, on
motion of Commissioner Seaman, to
grade the grounds as the eye will di-
rect, fill in the holes and remove the
stones from the premises.
On recommendation of Mr.. Earring
ton the board authorized the building
committee to purchase galvanized
iron arch at cost of not over $50 TO
be placed in the main entrance of the
grammar school.
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