Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-12
NEW SCHOOL FOR
ORANGE IS PLAN Of
EDUCATION BOARD
Proposed Structure May Replace
Day Street and Park Ave-
nue. Buildings.

The Orange Board of Education took
steps last night toward the purchasing
of a site for a large new grammar
school to replace the Day Street and
Park Avenue schools, which, III the
opinion of the hoard, are too old for
proper use as schools.
The subject was brought before the
board by Il resolution offered by Com
missioner Hutchinson, chairman of the
buildings n grounds committee. Mr..
Hutchinson's resolution called atten-
ton to the fact that the properties &C.
cupied by the two schools had in
creased in value and might be dis
posed of and a new site procured on
which to build a. large school. The
schools are but a short distance apart,
and n building might easily accom-
modate the pupils of both.
The resolution, which also suggested
an athletic field adjoining the new site,
was unanimously adopted. The recon-
m%endation of Superintendent James r.
Riggs that pupils from West Orange
be allowed to enroll in the night school
classes on paying tuition was accepted
by the board.
Reports for December were SUBJ
mitted by various officials. Superin-
tendent Riggs reported that the census
is under way in each school district
and a card catalogue is being made of
all children in school, according to the
streets On which they reside. Inquiries
will be made from pupils living on each
street concerning other pupils not at
tending their school. These lists of
non-attending pupils will be given to
the attendance officer to investigate
and report.
The report of the night school says
in part:
1.-THE average in the different classes
In the evening school for December was
lower than for November; I believe this
was entirely due to the fact that many
of the pupils were Obliged to work
extra hours in preparation for the Holt
day rush. The attendance has picked
up since New Years and now is about
the same as in November. Several new
pupils have registered since January
L.,
The report of the supervisor of PEN
manship says, in part:
In presenting my first report. I beg
leave to state the aim and the work
t"iii0A iothNA tidi thS " oSSpHi
pllshed. The aim is to secure good I'M
conscious writing. The greatest change,
this year in the penmanship instruc-
tion has been made in the primary
grades. The influence of child study
and genetic psychology has already
banished about al. other forms of fine,
accurate, nerve trying work from the
primary grades. The aim of the pri-
mary grades is to secure a bold free
swing and to get the forms in the rough
for this, the blackboard, followed by
the use of the wide ruled paper, is
used.r f
The attendance officer reported that
the number of cases reported by prin-
cipals was 30. 20 of which were found
to be truant. Eight cases have been
brought before the court.
According to the report of the medi-
cal inspector the total number of chill
dren seen in classroom Inspection. ply
steal examinations and those referred
to the medical inspector and nurses
for special attention was S,093.
OF these, 50 were referred to parents
9S to the Inspector, 271 to nurses and II
are under observation.
There were is pupils readmitted after
having been seen by the medical in
spector.