The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
SOUTH END ASKS
FOR MORE SCHOOL
ACCOMMODATION
Board of Education Receives Fa.
v0rably Plea for Better
Facilities.
FUNDS APPORTIONED
AMONG THE DISTRICTS
Several Pieces OF Property Pur.
chased and New List of Medi-
cal Inspectors Named.

The Board of Education listened last
night to the demands of citizens from
the southern section of Newark for an
other public school, apportioned more
than a quarter of n million dollars
among the various school districts and
purchased several pieces of property for
school buildings.
Frank j. Book, former president OF
the Board of Works. headed the delega-
ton from the South End and Weequa-
hic Improvement associations. several
of the citizens making earnest pleas
for more school facilities in hat Sec
ton.
Have Long Walk.
1t developed that from many parts
of the section il was necessary for the
children to walk from a mile and a
half to two miles to school, and it was
often impossible for them to get home
to- luncheon at noon. At one of the
schools, it was stated, the Bergen
Street. where most of the children
above the fourth A grade had to go, it
was absolutely necessary for them 10
take their lunches with them, but a
rule of the school did not allow the
scholars to eat their luncheons in the
building, but only in the street or in
the Fairgrounds.
One man said he wanted to send his
~5-year-old son to school this winter, but
didn't know where to send him, because
the school nearest was too far away for
him to go. Henry F. Hoefy, who made
this statement, added that even if he
did go there was only one pupil in the
kindergarten, and his son would make
two.
Among those who were at the meet
ing and spoke were, besides Mr.. Book,
who introduced the matter and urged
the Importance of immediate action,
William II. Lawrence. president of the
Weequahic Improvement Associations;
Mr.. Hoefy. John j. Quinn, John Boyd,
Fred F~lintchback. John Huebner. @. T.
Voegel. Frederick Whitfield and John
c. Belinke.
President Frederick f. Guild. of the
board, assured the delegation that the
board would take the matter up at the
first opportunity. and If it was shown
that this section needed the new school
more h a any other they would have 1t.
Funds .Dnart:oned.
soon after the delegation had left the
secretary announced that be had re-
ceived notice, from the custodian OF
school money. City Treasurer Albert r.
Guenther. that he had received from
City Comptroller ], Harry Bachelor
the sum of $267, 900, being the amount
realized from the sale of school con-
struction bonds recently. This was APP
portioned at once among the various
school districts. according to the
schedule that has been previously pub
lished.
Along this same line the board adopt
ed resolutions making several pur-
ehases of land. a lot on South Eleventh
street. near Avon avenue was pur-
chased from the Newark Home Build
ing Company for s4,t4275. Adjoining
the next block in South Tenth
a lot was purchased from the
Newark Cemetery Company fo"
So, 100. At the corner of Bruonne and
Montgomery streets a large lot was
from the estate of Elizabeth
Wohlfarth for the sum of $J3.5 800.
The following physicians We're named
as medical inspectors: IT. William o.
G. Quinby. DIR. Sumner Smaller. Dr..
William Royal Whitenack. DIR. Max
Feldman. DR.. William d. Bleick. DR.. II.
A. Sheppach. DR.. Sarah NJ. Edwards.
DIR. Rudolph Braun. Dr.. 4. NJ. O'Reilly
and DR.. Hugh J.. Devlin. These were
all reappointed, These of the old board
failed of reappointment: DR.. William S.
De Vausney. DIR. Frank Pinneo. DR..
~ WintEeh nr ntaiS Koch
and DIR. George W. Dawes. In their
stead the following were appointed:
S. B. w. Leyenberger. DIR. Oscar
A. Mockridge, DR.. MAJ A. Mas, DIR.
James A. Coyne. DR.. Theodore Teimer
and DR.. Geuis5 w. Hahn. A medical
Inspectors salary is s4o0 per annum.