Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-31
BOARD OF EDUCATION
CLOSES BUSY YEAR.

The Board of Education has had al
unusually busy year, not the least I'M
portant part OF the work being tbs
problem OF providing enough schools
and school room to keep pace Will
the growth OF the city. Tt may mo- pe
| generally known, but Newark has 8
larger number of children enrolled in
the day schools, in proportion to popu-
lation, than any of the fourteen largest
cities in tho country with the exception
of Boston, and there Is SO little differ
ence between this city and Boston that
they are practically on g par.
The large enrolment is not confined
to the Gay schools, but extends to the
evening schools, in which this city
ranks fifth In the country in matter OF
attendance; in summer schools 1t ranks
third, and In the kindergarten 1t is
third. This phenomenal enrolment in
all departments of the local school sys-
TEN creates a situation whereby the
aggregate COS of education is greater,
in proportion to population. than any
other city in the country.
During the year just closing the EN-
rolment In all schools has aggregated
67,742. with an average daily attendance
of 44,179. This represents an average
enrolment of 1909 more than in 1909
and an average daily attendance of
1,532 in excess of a year g The board
has found that it has been simply i'm
possible TO keep Up with the rapid
growth OF school attendance and as Il
result it has been necessary to estab-
lish many halliday classes in nearly
all the schools.
Several new schools are now in course
of erection and several more are
planned for the coming year, but the
board realizes that 1t will be necessary
to make provision for at least six more
schools in the more congested sections
in order to properly care for the chill
dren who are now without proper ac-
Communications.
The very leaxt that The board could
do with would be to erect at once four
new buildings OF twenty-five classes
each and the least that these would
cost would be 500. 900.
In order tt meet these crowded con-
ditions, and to anticipate the increase
Il the coming year is bound to fur
nisil. the board is considering the ad-
visibility Of establishing a new Normal
and Training School, an addition TO
the Abingdon Avenue School. enlarge
ment of the Camden Street School, new
building to take the place of the pres
ent Chestnut Street School, new school
at Bergen street and Seventeenth ave-
hue, new school on Hawthorne avenue
and one in the neighborhood OF Bel
mont ven and Runyon street.
Additions are needed at the Living
ston Street School, new buildings at
the Miller Street and Newton Street
schools, and new buildings to replace
the North Seventh Street, Sussex Ave-
nue., West Side, Montgomery and South
Market Street schools.
II the board can effect these changes
and additions during the coming year
they will, in addition to the now
schools already under way, provide
substantial relief and do much to rem
edy the existing condition.
During the past summer the board
maintained twenty Fairgrounds in
various parts of the city, and nearly
all Of them showed a larger attend
than the year before. An aver
age OF 8.306 children on the Fairgrounds
daily the past season was 1889
more than in 1909. The number Of in
structors employed was 1874, which val
IS more than in the previous year.
Great difficulty has been encountered
in getting a sufficient number OF capa-
BILE male instructors, but this will be
renledied the coming summer.
At the Barringer High School tho
IOaS1 Anaa fh1t Aha tNaaanf aNnap1nln-
dations will suffice only until February
l next. The new Fest Side Manual
Training High School will be completed
about September. / and this will af-
forded some relief. 1t was expected
that the Central Commercial and Man
ual Training High School would be
completed about tho middle of the year,
but the announcement that the con
tractors would. be unable to continue
the work will naturally delay this
school for two or three months.
The South side High School will be
ready by next fall, &C that the city
will be pretty we'll provided with High
School accommodations by the end OF
the year. Ms three ungraded schools
are holding their own very well, and
with the erection of a new east side
and west side school for these children
the condition will be amply met for
the present.
Threenew ella sses for defective children
were recently established and the sue
cess of this departure is now assured.
Deaf, dumb and blind and feeble-mind-
ed children are now making better
progress than at any time under the
old system. The three schools In ques-
ton are located in College place, La
fayette Street and Seventh Avenue and
are in charge of teachers especially
tsained to teach children who are back
ward.
During the coming year the board
Will establish at least one outdoor
class for children with weak lungs, and
special provision will be made for
those with weak eyes.
Just before the close Of the school
year last summer a vocational school
for boys was established In an annex
Of the Wlcklide Street School, and
equipment provided for the teaching OF
carpentry, wood turning and metal
working. Later there were classes es-
tabhshed for the instruction OF cleo
trio wiring and foundry work. The es-
enlistment Of the classes met with an
instant response. and the accolnmods-
tions were soon taxed to the limit
Additional classes Of a similar nature
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