Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-10
ACCEPT PLANS
FOR ADDITION
Board OF Education Approve
Sketches Submitted byArch-
iteet ]. X. Jensen.
SENT 70 STATE BOARD
Include RsmodelinQ of Pre-
sent High School, Receive
Coal Bids Next Monday.
SENT 70 STATE BOARD

Architect j. X. Jensen submitted
plans to the Board of Education last
night of the $4,000 addition to the
high school. The plans were accept
ed and motion adopted instructing
the clerk to forward them to the
State Board of Education for ap-
proval. II the plans are accepted by
that body the local board will adver-
tise for bids at a special meeting
next Monday night so that work on
the new addition can be started at
once.
Architect Jensen went TO Trenton
today with the plans, being intro
duced by letter from Superintend-
ent s. E. Shull. The letter also re-
quested all possible speed in the
adoption of the plans If such action
is to be taken. Members of the board
expressed an opinion last night that
the plans would be returned, ap-
proved, about Friday and thus give
the architect and commissioners sufi-
cient time to prepare to advertise at
the special meeting.
Size of the Addition.
Judging from the plans submitted
last night the new addition will cor
irespond, In beauty, with the present
edifice. The addition will be erected
on the south side of the present
building and will be 76 by So feet.
The addition will be two stories high,
with provision for a small room on
the third floor, or garret, if the occa-
sion demands.
1t is the intention of the board to
have the first floor, "A by 80, used as
an assembly room for the present,
and the second floor space, of corre-
spending size, as finely equipped
laboratory. In case the growth of
the city demands additional class
rooms, the huge rooms on the first
and second floors will be divided into
four classrooms, each 81 by 80.
In the joining neck, which is
20 by 20, will be found two store
rooms, 8 n by 10, and two layatories
Of the same size. Here, also, will be
found the fireproof stairways to the
second floor and basement.
Divide Present Auditorium.
Following the completion of the
new addition the present assembly
room will be divided into six class
rooms, 20 by 27, with one room in
the present laboratory, which is 20
by 80 in size. In the new assembly
room there will be erected an elevat-
ed platform with capacity of forty
seats.
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both floors of the addition, 8x12 in
size, and are so arranged that they
will give ample light In every section
of the rooms. The addition will also
have separate entrance seven feet
In width.
Truant Officers Report.
Truant Officer J. w. Meshrow
made the following report for April,
showing decided gain in this de-
partment of the schools work:
Pupils sent for, 226; returned, "a;
truants, "a; sick, So; summons on
parents, IL. Sixteen applications
from teachers for exemption were re-
ceived and granted.
Supplies and Coal Bids.
Several committees reported the
need of supplies for the coming year
and the clerk was instructed to ad
vertise for bids on manual training
and kindergarten work. 1t is thought
the supplies needed will cost $4,000.
Clerk Colyer was also authorized
to advertise for bids for 200 tons of
coal, to be received at the special
meeting Monday night. At this time
the desk bids, to be used in the addi-
ton at school No. 8, will be acted
upon. About 800 desks are needed.
Teachers Applications.
The clerk read applications from
the following teachers, all being re-
ierred to the teachers committee. 1t
is understood there are forty-eight
applications on hand at present:
Gertrude Davis, Trenton; Marion
Sawall, Catasauqua, Pa; Meta Soper,
Metuchen; Frederick Kiser, Mt. Ver-
non, N. Y; ]. r. Crandal, Conneant,
Ohio; Marian Smith, Livingston, n.
j.; Alice Carey, Morristown, Pa;
Ada Fullerton, this city; Beatrice
Sloeum, Orange; .Estella Main, this
city; Katharine Mcnamara, this city;
Mamie Boyd, New York city; Bertha
Fulton, South Amboy; Marjorie Mar
shall, Freehold; Nellie Lambertson,
South Amboy; Ollie Thornal, Me-
tuchen; Pearl Strohm, Orrstown;
Leslie Crowell, this city.
Supt. Shull's Report.
Superintendent Shull's monthly re-
port was as follows: Total enroll
ment, boys, 2,843, girls, 2,595, total,
5,43S; average enrolment, 511S.62;
average attendance, 4629.37; per
cent. of daily attendance, $3.50;
case of tardiness, GAS; times teacher
was tardy, 8; pupils present every
day, 2,315; classes or divisions, 210;
sessions during month. 2S; sessions
school closed, II; cause of closing,
April IA to "a, spring vacation; visits
by superintendent, 1876; visits by
commissioners, y; visits by citizens,
81. homes represented, 4,535; homes
visited, 4,033; visits by Charles r.
Fletcher, Julius Klein and Jesse
Colyer; fire drills, 3.
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