Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-06-23
VACATION WILL
SOON BE HERE
Various Exercises and Events
Make Closing Days of
Term Memorable.
IN SEVERAL SCHOOLS
Examinations Are Gradually
Being Brought to a Close
Feature Arranged
IN SEVERAL SCHOOLS

The public schools will close Friday
morning for the summer vacation and
will not reopen until September Z. For
over week the pupils have been TAX
ing their final examinations for promo
tion and by noon tomorrow these will
have been completed. Most of the
schools will hold exercises to mark the
closing and in several of the buildings
the teachers win enjoy a spread
Superintendent Shull announced this
morning that school would be dismissed
lat II o clock Friday morning on ac-
count of the closing.
The examinations in the high school
were finished today and the work Of
the students until the end will be light
No exercises will be held in this build
ing.
AT School No. l the pupils will finish
their examinations tomorrow morning.
Friday morning exercises will be held
in the various rooms. Principal Walk
er said this morning that there would
be volunteer exercises After the clos
ing hour on Friday the teachers of the
school will hold their annual dinner in
the building. All teachers who have
taught in the building during the past
year win be present and those who can
not attend will send letters to be read.
Plant Ivy at School 2.
The eighth grade class at School No.
2 plans to plant ivy in front of the
building Friday morning and in the var
ious rooms there win Be exercises, af
ter which the pupils and teachers will
enjoy ice cream and cake. The exami-
nations in the school will end Thurs
day.
No exercises will be held at School
No. B. The examinations, so Principal
Dietz announced this morning, will be
finished tomorrow and the teachers may
hold little picnic in the woods.
An Outing at Metuchen.
The teachers Of School No. will at
tend lawn party at the home of Miss
Grace Martin In Metuchen this after
noon. Miss Martin viii be assisted in
attending to the duties of hostess by
Miss Tina Friedman, also a teacher in
the school, Superintendent Shull pre-
aented the baseball team in the school
with So gold piece this morning, on
behalf Of the league, after compliment
ing them on being the winning team In
the school baseball league. The men,
bers Of the nine were In uniform. They
intend TO use the money to pay part
|of the expense Of an outing.
At School No. 8 it was stated that
they were too busy to hold any exer-
cises. This afternoon the teachers win
enjoy tempting spread in the
kindergarten room. The examinations
In the school end tomorrow
Cantata at School 8.
An entertainment, of which a can
tata will be the feature, is to be held
at school No. this afternoon. A small
admission fee will be charged and no
other exercises will be held to mark
the closing. The pupils will finish their
final examinations tomorrow. The
teachers enjoyed feast yesterday af-
ternoon.
Exercises will be held in the several
rooms at school No. 7 Friday morn
ing and, after the programs have been
carried out, ice cream and cake will
be served The examinations will be
completed tomorrow.
At st. Mary's School.
The examination Of the pupils from
st. Mary's parochial school, for en-
trance into the high school, are now
going on. 1t is expected that they will
be completed in day or two.
The school closed last Friday and
will not open again until September.
The examinations for promotions in
the school were held a week before the
term ended.