Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-31
DLAMEs CUPID FOR
RESERVATIONS OF
SCHOOL TEACHERS
Attendance Decline Is
Due to New System Of
Keeping Records.

A decrease f1 attendance for the
month OF November of S s-I8 per cent.
for the whole public school system was
reported last alght at a meeting Of the
Beard Of Education by the superin-
tendents Dr.. Addison b. Poland IN
the evening schools the average enroll
raent decreased from 7,754 IN November,
1905. TO 1896 this year.
The attendance decrease, it was said
today at the Board Of Education. IL due
70 the change In the method OF entering
guaranteed pupils inaugurated this
year. Heretofore pupils who have been
forced to remain at home on account
Of contagious diseases haye been
stricken from the teachers ron book.
This year every day OF their absence
has been entered az an +absence.y
designations. in which Dan Cupid
fs said 10 be more or less concerned.
were accepted az follows.
Helen FIeg, as primary head assist
ant In Bergen street, from February
l. 1910; Gertrude l.. Landmesser. from
Bergen Street. from February I, ls10s
Ethel NJ. Flummerfelt, from Camden
Street. from January I, 1910; Ella NJ.
Winans, from Chestnut street, from
February !, 1910.
Burroughs were granted to these
teachers.
Elizabeth M Giorieux, of Charlton
street, from January 20 to March 1.
1910; Mary f. Whippie. of Franklin,
for six months. from January 1, 1915.
Jessie z. Dixon. of Warren Street.
for two r1onths from January l, 1910.
The board made the following APP
pointnente: Permanent - Bessie NJ.
Teare as kindergarten assistant In
Alexander Street, from December l.,
1909: Clara H. yanderpooi as kinder
garten assistant In Charlton street.
from December /, 1909; Edith p. Jones
In Eighteenth Avenue; from January !;
Florence M. Winans as kindergarten
assistant in Franklin, from December l,
1909; Martha c. Gamble in Lawrence
Street, from January /.
Tenporary-William 6. Broadhead.
as head teacher OF gymnastics In the
B~arringer High School, at salary of
s1.7e0 per annum, from January 20,
1910; Ruth Il. White, in the Barringer
High School, at salary OF hfth year
grade, from February 1,
1910; Bessie Inglin. in Belmont Ave
nue; Helen II. Reichert. in Bruce
kcITesl, JJsOOtdE IT, del Btt, III maj
ton street, at salary OF fourth year
permanent grade; Katharine r. Van
SAINT. in Elizabeth Avenue; H. Grace
Doherty, In Hawkins Street; Martin
Rodgers, as teacher Of gymnastics in
Hawthorne Avenue, at salary OF Sl,l0D
per annum, from January /, 1910; Alice
NJ. Jackson, in Monmouth Street; Belle
G.. Palmer, in Morton Street. at salary
of second year permanent grade; Mrs.
Blanche T.. White. as clerk in Miller
Street, at salary OF third year perma-
nent grade; Cecilia NJ. Burkhart, in
Ridge Street; Marguerite M. McQuade,
in South Street; Winnifred w. South
worth, in SUSSEX Avenue; Hazel M.
Macpherson. in Thirteenth Avenue.
Transfers were made as follows: Ella
a. Benkert, temporarily, from the POSI-
ton OF assistant in the Burnet Street
Ungraded to that of head teacher in
the South Tenth Street Ungraded, from
January L; Clara g. Herckner, from
Burnett Street to Burnet Street Un-
graded, from January l; Christine NJ,
Dobbins, from the position of teacher
" gymnastics in Hawthorne Ayenu
to that OF assistant teacher of gymnas-
ties in the Barringer High School. at
salary of $1,000 per annum. from Jan
airy I.
Registrations from the evening schools
were accepted as follows: Anna +.
Mile, from Morton Street, from Decem-
Der 1; Nellie G.SNfiliman, from Newton
Street, from December 1; Minnie NJ.
Harrison, from Newton Street, from
December s; Louise c. Oyergne, from
South Tenth Street, from December ];
Mrs. Henrietta L. Clark, from Wash
ington Street, from December 16; Ger
trude w. Smasaey, as teacher of cook
ing, from December z: Gertrude L.
Cornwell, as teacher of sewing, from
December 4.
Transfers were made as follows:
Mary A. Lawson. from Hamburg Place
Elementary School to Newton Street.
from December !.
Miss Marguerite ~. Flanagan was
temporarily appointed teacher in the
Central Avenue school,.
The designations of Drs. p. NJ. o'Reii-
~ and William O'G. Quinby. as medi-
cal inspectors, were accepted.
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