Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-10
Unable to Seat.
Scholars in
The Fall.
No SOLUTION

s'I think wen be up against it good
and hard next September, said SUI
perintendent of School S. E. Shull, to-
day in reply to a question as to whether
or not the seating capacity of the local
schools would accommodate all or the
major portion of the scholars next term.
Not only in the high school where
there are only about so going out and
about 225 coming in, are we up against
it, continued the superintendent, "but
at the grammar school, we have but
three rooms to accommodate twelve
sixth grade classes, with forty-fve
scholars in each class. Three of these
classes can be seated. The other nine
well, frankly, / don t know what
Wen do with these other nine classes.
The only solution Of the problem that
appears to me, is to allow these classes
to remain in their respective schools,
and to place the lower grades on half
time.
And that is probably what will be
done Never before, in the history of
the city, says Superintendent Shull have
the schools been so crowded. Figuring
on past records, there will be an in
crease of 800 scholars in the schools
when they open next September. These
will in some way have to be accommo-
dated, but the superintendent at the
present time Is at loss to explain how
it win be done.
Each school at the present time ex-
cept the grammar school, seats from
800 to $50. Figuring on the yearly
increase, it would be necessary to have
an additional school built each year,
Mr.. Shull says. The proposed addition
to the high school, which it was said,
was to have been erected this summer,
will not be built this year. Even If its
erection were begun now, 1t would not
be completed and ready for use until
April Of next year.
Increase at Grammar School.
There are nineteen rooms in the
grammar school, occupied at the present
time, by 915 pupils. Were there seats
enough, the attendance would be swell
ed, In September, to about lilo. The
two rooms on the first floor used at the
present time. will not be converted into
lGlass rooms because they have not the
proper lighting facilities and are moi
large enough
The boys and girls courts in the
basement Of the high school will be
fitted up during the summer months for
class rooms. This will make the third
classroom to be located in the basement
at that school There are 2l4 seats at
the present time, in the high school au
ditorium, occupied by 292 pupils seated
two at desk. With an estimated at
tendance Of about 467 next September
superintendent Shull confesses that he
cannot see his way clear to accommo-
date them.
Cannot Rent Buildings
"Is there q possibility that stores OF
buildings will be rented and conducted
as annexesf'' Mr.. Shull was asked
He replied in the negative. In the
first place." he said, the appropria.
ton is not large enough to permit and
In the second, the law will not allow
1T. There are local buildings, he said
that could be fitted up in such man
ner as to satisfy the school laws, with
out considerable expense. The crowd
ed conditions will probably be taken uI
at meeting of the school board next
Tuesday night.
Half Day Sessions.
Beginning today and lasting unit
June "a. when the schools close for the
summer, half day sessions will be held
In all the schools. Single sessions be
gan at the high school several days
ago Today, the Senior class Of thu
high school was examined in Latlr
prose.