Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-23
SOUTH AMB0Y
SCHOOL BOARD
Matters Taken Up at Meet
ing Last Night.
speefalt TO the EVENING NEWS.


South Amboy, Sept. 23:-The
regular meeting of the Board Of Ed
ucation was held last evening in
the office of the supervising princi-
pal OF School No. /. There were
present Messrs. Oliver, Coan, Davis,
Pearse and Wyckoff, also Prof,
Fitch.
The secretary submitted for in
spection a pamphlet form of report
card.
Request from Miss Scully for a
leave of absence for a month longer
was read, ordered filed and request
granted.
Letter was read from Mrs. Earle
Smock, stating her son Harry was
not going to attend school, hat he
was learning a trade in Perth Am
boy, also typewriting and other stu
dies at the Y. NJ. c. A. and that he
was in the sixteenth year of age.
The matter was referred to the tru-
ant officer and the secretary in
structed to inform Mrs. Smock that
the boy was not eligible to be ex-
cused from attending school.
Several communications advising
as to the shipment of supplies, ETC.,
yer read and ordered filed.
Several bills were ordered paid.
Bill of the Appolo Manufacturing
Company for $3.50 for reminding
books was held over, pending the
making good of several books that
were returned in defective condi-
ton.
The secretary reported interest Oh
bonds amounting to ~$157.50, as be-
ing due, also that one $1,000 and
one $50 bond was about due. Mr..
Coan offered a resolution that the
board borrow $500 on a promis-
sorry not pending receipt of taxes
for the year 1911 and it was
adopted.
Miss Nellie Lambertson was
placed on the list substitute teach
ers.
Mr.. Pearse called attention to the
unsafe condition of the roof OIL
school No. 2, stating the valley rath-
er was cracked. Mr.. Oliver also
called attention to the fact that the
ventilators of the assembly room
only extended up to the attic. The
condition of the roof was thought
to be serious and upon motion, Ar
chitect Dayton was asked to figure
out what Is required to strengthen
the rafters and give his report at
the earliest possible moment.
The secretary was instructed to
arrange for removal of clubhouse at
School No. 2 and filling up of vaults.
The building committee was au-
thorized to screen the windows of
tbs Il &c n eGYnb tqtlets apd as s99n as this
ting the new toilets in service.
The question Of taking some of
the pupils from School No. 1 and
sending them to No. 2 for the pur-
pose of eQualizing the grades was
discussed at some length, complaints
having been made by the parents
of some of the children. 1t was
decided that where there is a differ
ence In the number of pupils at
tending the two schools that the
.grades>be equalized as nearly as pos
sible on the basis of changing
those who came in the school late
and If all came in at the same time
those be changed who live nearest
to School No. 2. 1t was subse-
quently stated that pupils living in
the city should be given preference
over those residing outside the city.
Prof. Fitch was instructed to look
into the practicability and advisa-
parmen n accordance with he
btlity of establishing as u~ngraded
department in accordance with the
new law.
Requisition for chemical supplies
were approved and supplies ordered
purchased.
Prof Fitch was empowered to
procure n thousand report cards.