Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-12
LARGEST ORANGE
SCHOOL NOW TO
OWN PLAYGROUND
Board of Education Buys SeC-
tion of Land on Jack
son Street.

Ending what has long been "a dis
Of Education of that city last night,
when on motion of Commissioner Fred
erick M. Struck, it was decided to pur-
chase section of land 200 feet front
on Jackson street and "a feet deep for
use of the little folk there. The school
authorities had built the school upon
all the available land, and the hun
dreds of children attending the school,
which is the largest public school in
Orange. had to spend their time wait
ing for the doors to open in the streets
and vacant lots about the building.
A trolley line passes the building,
and Patrolman Thomas Byrne, the vet
eran Of the Orange force. and other
patrolmen stationed there had their
hands full keeping the tots from the
dangerous roadway. 70 the fortunate
fact that there IS some undeveloped
land in the neighborhood the young
sters have been able to find recreation
spots, and many caustic criticisms of
the parsmony that kept the children
in daily danger were made by citizens.
There was some question of settling
the purchase last night, and the ad-
visibility of getting more land adjoin-
ing the property was mentioned by
President Chandler and others, but it
was finally decided to accept Mr.. Spot
tiswoode's offer. The property cost Is
$4,000. Mr.. Spottiswoode is to remove
house on the property and grade 1t
for a school yard
superintendent James G. Riggs gave
report on school conditions The en-
rnlmnnt
1879 Last year 1t was 1886. The eve
ming school will open on Monday eve
ming at o'clock. The classes will be
in the Lincoln Avenue building, as
usual, and will be high school course.
civil service examinations: grammar
school, class for foreigners and classes
In cooking and dressmaking and mil
)inery. The school nights will be Mon
day Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
from 7 to 9 o'clock. There will be
charge of fifty cents a week for non
residents:
medical inspector:
THE second year of the medical In
spection of the public schools of Orange
has begun and already the beneficial
results of last years work are very
condition of the children is decidedly
improved and the general cleanly ap-
pearance and attention to the smaller
details of personal hygiene are to be-
noticed In the class-rooms The install
alton of bathtub in Forest Street
School is certainly one of the most i'm
portant and valuable additions the
Board of Education has made. I hope
that next year a bathroom will be
no work is more important than In
struction along the lines of personal
cleanliness and hygiene, and practical
demonstration Is often necessary In
many cases. This year the work is so
well organized and systematized that
the examinations and inspections are
progressing more easily and rapidly
and the months work shows a decided
increase of examinations made over
those made at this time last year The
total number of children seen In class
room inspection, physical examinations
and those referred to medical inspector
and nurses for special attention Is
17,149. The nurses made twenty-three
house visits and twenty-one baths were
given. The yearly individual physical
examination has been started and dur
ing September, 1910, $40 special exami4
nations were made. This includes ths
examination Of eyes, ears, nose and
throat in the majority of cases and a
more thorough general examination in
few Others"