Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-10
new STYLE
OF WRITING
IN SCHOOLS

oeSlhHlnS Win the opening of the
coming school term, the old and la
borious method Of vertical
ship will no longer be taught In the
local schools. Instead, the Stead
man system of slant writing will be
1naugurated with the object in view
OF training pupils to write with ra-
pidity. Superintendent of Schools
3. Il. Shull and the school commits
sioners threshed the matter out at
Hast nights meeting of the Board of
Education with the result that the
superintendent's recommendation Of
the slant script was agreed upon,
and Steadman copy books ordered
purchased.
The change will affect every schol-
ar from the third grade up. In set
ting forth the advantages of the pro-
posed new style, Superintendent
Shull last night said that business
men today demand not SO much an
intelligent writer as a fast penman,
speed in writing being absolutely es-
sential.
During the past terms, scholars
have been instructed in the Merrill
vertical system of penmanship, their
writing often verging on the slow
style known as back hand" Mr..
Shull recommended the Palmer and
Steadman methods, the latter espe-
cially because of the minor cost Of
books.
The adoption Of the Steadman
system means that over 1000 school
children will be compelled to change
their style Of writing from vertical
to slant. The Board of Education
feels satisfied that Mr.. Shull's aim
to have the scholars write more rap
Idly will be realized as soon as the
system Is ~inaugurated.
Exemption Certificates.
To facilitate matters when the
special committee appointed to is
sue exemption certificates gives au-
dience to several hundred pupils
wishing to leave school, Commits
sioner Jones recommended last night
that the committee Issue certificates
only after a report of the scholars
teacher. This will eliminate inves-
legations on the part of the commit
tee, the inquiries instead being con-
Quoted by the instructor. Pupils de-
string to leave their studies, provid-
ing they are under the age of sew
enteen, will hereafter be complied to
first make application to their re-
Bpective teachers, and later appear
before the committee, composed of
Commissioners Jones, Rossi and
christensen.
Pay Henderson Brothers.
After more than a years delay,
the board last night ordered the bal
onao nm n Hill % Handarcor prNfh-
ers, for work on the grammar
school and school No. s, amounting
to $248.56, be paid. James s.
Wight appeared for Henderson
Brothers and suggested a friendly
lay suit as a means of having the
bill met, inasmuch as there. was no
special appropriation this year for
construction. 1t was finally decided
that the money be taken from the
building and repair fund. The con-
tractors demanded $314.14, but Mr..
Wight stated that the interest would
be dropped If the bill was paid i'm
m~ediately.
Appoint New Teachers.
On recommendation of the teach
ers' committee, three applications
for teacherships were granted. The
new instructors will be John.M. Bal
moos. salary, $3.50; Bessie R. Hun
ter, $500; and Sadie E. Kintner,
$500. Salaries Of the last two will
inchease according to schedule. The
resignation Of Miss Orma R. Honetor
was accepted.
The committee on books was au-
thorized to exceed its limit Of $50
and purchase all books necessary for
the high school, inasmuch as there
will not be a regular meeting of the
board until after the term opens. Su-
p~erintendent Shull was granted $50
for incidental expenses incurred dur
ing the coming year Commission
ers Rossi and Harrington were the
absentees last night.