Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-18
FAVORS new
HIGH SCHOOL
Supt. Shuil Gives Some In
tsresting Facts About Con-
dItlons In the City.
MAY PUT In BUDGET

1t is probable that the Board of
Education will petition the Board Of
Aldermen when the annual budget
Is made up in December, to include
In next years appropriations an
amount sufficient to cover the cost
OF building another high school. So
taxed is the capacity of the present
buildings that superintendent of
Schools s. e. Shull believes another
building is imperative, not only to
accommodate scholars who have
reached the high school stage, but
to alleviate the pressure of the
grammar and other grade schools.
At the present time, the Board of
Education has under consideration
the purchase of a tract in the north
ern section of the city, and may Sc
cure an option on the land. But at
the same time, the superintendent
considers a building more centrally
located, of greater Importance at the
present time.
In Central Location.
1t Is the opinion of Mr.. Shull that
a building centrally located should
be constructed to accommodate not
less than 500 or 1000 scholars. Part
OF the building would be used as a
high school department to seat the
500 or o pupils who will seek
places in that Institution next fall,
and the remainder utilized to seat
scholars who now form the surplus
in the grammar and grade schools.
Mr.. Shull says the present high
school building should be used as a
grade school or additional grammar
school. While the pressure on
buildings in the southern section of
the city is not so great, a number of
students could better be accommo-
dated in another building. The high
school building comfortably seats
225 students. There are now 395
scholars crowded into the small au-
ditorium.
For a time at least, the new school
would relieve the pressure. But the
northern section of the city produces
scholars In the greatest number, and
has to be continually watched. With
an option or the land offered by
Koyen G. Ostergaard, or Massopust
Brothers, both situated in the north
western section of the city, the
board would be sure Of a site where
some day not. far hence a school will
have to be built.
Option For Both Sites.
The superintendent believes 1t ad-
yisable that the board secure an OPP
ton on either of these lands. He
says some hold should be secured on
the property at once, and following
today's inspection the board may
take such action.
What another school in the CEN
trail part of the city would mean Is
readily realized. AS Mr.. Shull OK
planned it., the $50 or so pupils who
will seek admission to the high
school next fall could easily be ac-
commodated In the new building.
This would leave about 460 seats for
the use of children from North Am
boy grade schools. The present high
school would be ready to accommo-
date scholars from the southern Sec
ton of the city.
OF course there would be empty
seats in both the present high school
building and the new structure. But
when these we're filled, 1t would be
then time for the Board of Educa-
ton to think about building on the
Koyen & Ostergaard or Massopust
site. In later years. the proposed
addition to the Neville street school
could be made.
Schools Still Crowded.
Mr.. Shull was asked how he had
managed to obtain seats for all the
scholars when school opened this
fall, despite his fears of last spring
that half time sessions would
have to be resorted to. He replied
that the grammar school vas still
taxed, especially in the sixth and
seventh grades. There are about
eleven more in each class Of these
grades than can be properly cared
for, he said. Next fall" said Mr..
Shull, there will be six eighth
grade classes, of about forty schol-
ars each, clamoring for admission
to the high school. OF course, all of
these will not qualify for a high
school course, but it is fair to sup
pose that not more than fifty will
fail"
The grammar school has the lar
gest attendance of any building. In
order of their attendance. the
schools are accommodating pupils as
follows: Grammar, 1852; No. 4, sos;
No. 6, SOL; No. 8, 63S; No. /, sos;
NJ Y 6eQ. M 9 b32. No & 898.