Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-25
SEE PLAN FOR
NEW BUILDING
South An boy School Board
Had Meeting Last Night.
specie. TO the EVENING NEWS.


epecid. TO the EVENING NEWS.
South Amboy, March 25:-There
were present at the regular meeting
OF the Board of Education last even
ing Messrs. Davis. Coan, Oliver,
Fearse and Wyckon. Messrs. Day
ton and Smith, architects OF Perth
Amboy, were present and submitted
for inspection the plans for the pro-
posed new high school.
The plans indicate the building In
to be two stories nigh and Will cover
an AGRA of IS feet by lilo feet. in
the basement will be the gymnasi-
um. coal room. toilets, lunch room.
manual training o and all heat
ing apparatus, etc. The first floor
will comprise eight rooms in ALI
LABORATORY, chemical room, superin-
tendent's room, teachers room.
three class rooms and library. The
second floor consists of four class
rooms, one In each corner. with
large auditorium in centre. with
stage. platform. etc.
Mr.. Dayton stated the approx
mate o of the building woaiu ue
$4,000, including excavating, cleo
trio wiring, heating system, but
would nos include power plant.
The architects will now 60 ahead
and prepare regular s~peclncations
which Will be submitted at the earl
lest date.
The building is to be composed of
red brick with light terra Gotta
trimmings. and from the appearance
OF plans will be a decided credit to
the city as well as the architects.
After having the plans explained
and the architects had withdrawn
the regular order of business was
proceeded with.
Clerk read postal from III. B. Will
lis stating he had turned over to the
custodian Of school funds the sum
Of s801.65 from reserve fund. 1t
Was ordered received and filed.
Medical Examiners Report.
Report from the medical examfn-
eF showed that he had about COM
pleted the examination OF pupils;
the total examined was 669, several
pupils have been excluded because
Of an epidemic of chickenpox and
whoopine cough. Number ot isits
to schools. about ninety. Several
pupils have defects of various kinds,
some have been corrected and the
parents of others are unable to pro-
vide means for having corrections
made. The sanitary conditions of
outhouses OF school No. 2 were re-
ported as bad. TIE report was re-
ceived and placed on file.
A registered letter was received
from w. b. Pepler offering some
ten lots at corner OF Fourth street
n Stevens venue ~(Stevensdale
plot) for sale for school purposes.
1t was received and referred to COM
mlttee on new building.
Applications for b positions an
4 teachers were received from Miss
Il Grace Fenskimaker, OF Beach Hav-
en-, Pa, and from Miss Grace M.
Shaw. of South River. N. j.. They
we're referred to committee ON
teachers.
Application for position OF truant
officer was received from Michael
Leonard. 1t was placed on ole.
Mr.. Oliver reported on the fire
drill. an account OF which has ale
ra-dv been given Ia the EVENING
Mr.. Oliver suggested that the
county test which was abolished
some time & be taken up In the
eighth grade In both schools this
year. After considerable discussion
and the supervising principal had
pointed out the disadvantages m
well rs sFvantzges OF this test, II
was thru ht best 10 let the matter
drop for the present time.
For Easter Vacation.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Oliver the
two schools were granted an Easter
vacation from April l3 until April
IL.
Mr.. Fitch reported that In pursu-
ance with a conversation with q
number of the members of the board
he had written to DR.. Green In
charge OF the English branches OF
the We~sfchester. Pa. Normal
schools an5 had secured him for
commencement exercises June 90.
The written renort df- the super.
vising principal ives read end order.
ed spread On the minutes. with
very few executions 1t showed the
schools to be In good condition.
Mr.. Oliver moved that Francis p,
Coan be hired as a lawyer In our
new bull ling ENTERPRISES. He stat
ed he Rad taken This up with Mr.,
Corn and the latter had agreed the
xrens of drawing resolutions,
contracts. etc, would not exceed
5000, The matter ives discussed
a nut to vote with the foIIowfns
result: Aye-CIiver and Wyckoff:
Ne-Devis. Messrs. Peace and
Cosn did not vote. The motion was
declared carried.
Meeting adjourned to meat nexi
"Wednesday even.n~ 1T s O'Clock IN
the supervisors on 9 at school No,
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