Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-13
Action Taken To
Relieve The
Congestion.
HALF SESSIONS

! Action towards alleviating con-
gested conditions In the local schools
was taken at meeting Of the Board
of Education last night. 1t was de-
cfded to have the basement courts in
| the grammar school, schools No. 4
and No. transformed into class
rooms temporarily, pending the
erection Of a new school or schools.
| The building committee was author
lied to have the remodeling begun
Immediately.
| At schools No 8, 8 and 2, no
more space being available, other
means must be resorted to in order
! to relieve the congestion. In school
No. the scholars will be placed on
half time" each student attending
school for one session each day.
| Commissioner Fletcher, of the build
! Ing committee, reported that at the
| high school two rooms In the base
ment, formerly used as court and
manual training room, are being
equipped as class rooms.
| Commissioner Urbanski Opposed.
Commissioner Urbanski expressed
himself as being opposed to having
child confined In a basement for five
or more hours each day. President
| Sheehy explained that the arrange
ment was only temporary, and would
be less expensive than renting extra
buildings. 1t was suggested that
+ the classes alternate In occupying
the basement class rooms.
Following the completion Of the
improvements the matter will be re-
| ferred to the Board of Estimate to
take further action. "Inasnuch as
we are to have no new school build
ings this season." said Commissioner
| Fletcher, 81 do not know how we
could accommodate the children
save by utilizing every available
inch
! Supt. ShulI's Report.
superintendent Shull's annual re-
port to the county superintendent
was submitted to the board last night
before being placed on file with H.
Brewster Willis. The report shows
that 5,615 scholars attended school
in this city during the past term,
2,888 boys and 2,729 girls. Out of
this there were 100 who neither
missed nor were tardy at any of the
1913 sessions held during the year
Out Of 134 instructors, twelve were
male and 122 female. The salaries
of the former amounted to s14.S25,
while the latter's salaries aggregat-
ed SIT, ,180, making total of
S92,105.
Besides the instructors, the report
stated clerk and assistant, super
intendent and assistant, and thirteen
| 1anitors were In the employ of the
Board of Education, making a total
of 15O persons actively engaged In
school work The total expenses
for the term, including the compile
ton of the grammar and Neville
street schools, were $178,101.10,
| leaving a balance on the total ap-
preparation of s6,632.57.
A report concerning the number
of children in the various grades and
at the various ages was also sub
mitted In connection with the former
report According TO the superin-
| tendent, statisticians declare that
| fifty percent. of scholars leave school
| Immediately after their twelfth
year. In this manufacturing city, says
the super tendent, the percentage
is less than twenty. There are now,
the age Of twelve attending school
In this city.
Contract For Lumber.
A contract for supplying manual
training lumber to the local schools
was last night awarded to the
Thomas Langan Lumber Company
No specific amount was ordered pur-
chased, as the lumber will be bought
as needed.
A vote of thanks for the recently
revised wage scale was rendered the
board last night in communication
signed by 123 local teachers Four
applications for positions as teachers
were received and referred to the
teachers committee.
Monthly Report.
Superintendent Shull reported
that there were now 81, ,989 school
books in good condition owned by
the city. His report for the month
of June was as follows:
Total enrolment, boys, 2,153;
girls, 2,1S7, total, 5,340; average
enrolment, 4,754.01; average at
tendance, 4,393.88; per cent. of
daily attendance, 92.45; cases of
tardiness, 1856; times teacher was
tardy, s. pupils present every day,
2,394: classes or divisions, eos;
sessions during month, SO; visits by
superintendent, 131; visits by COM
missioAers, g. visits by citizens, 28.
Truant Officers Report.
Truant Oficer Meshrow reported
that III pupils had been sent for
during the month of June, seventeen
we're returned, lie were found to be
truants, and the school children Ill
during the month totalled thirty
FIVE.
All the commissioners, with the
exception OF Henry w Jones. were
present last night.
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