Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-30
POLAND OUTLINES
SCHOOL REFORMS
Superintendent Fav0rs Erection
of New Buildings and In
creased Salaries.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR
GIRLS URGED IN REPORT
Enrolment Figures Show High
Percentage of Newark Chill
dren in Attendance.

Urging the need OF more schools
and embodying many recommends
tons for improvements, Superintend-
ent of Schools Addison 3. Poland last
night submitted his twelfth annual
report TO the Board of Education
Besides the erection of new school
buildings, the report recommends an
increase in the salaries of teachers.
revision and simplihcation Of courses,
the erection of a girls industrial
school, extension of the use of school
buildings outside of school hours. sup
preston of noises outside the school,
the identifying of school premises
and the continuance of the new-year
schools.
Taking up the growth in the en-
rolments. the report gives figures for
its comparison with the record Of
population for two decades. This
shows that 1876 per cent, of Newark's
estimated population in 1912 is en-
rolled in the public schools. The
number of pupils in school in 1912 was
So, 024, the estimated population being
$40. 900. In 1900 the population was
246,0T and the enrolment "a. 761, the
percentage being AL. In 1880 the pop
ulation was 1876, 400. the school enroll
ment reaching is. 45s. and the per-
centaee being 1875. While this city
ranks fourteenth in population. ac-
cording to the United States census
of 1910. II ranks eleventh in day school
enrolment.
Parents Believe in Schools.
DR.. Poland further points out in his
report hat the reasons for Newark's
position in the number of children at
tending the schools are chiefly be-
cause the parents believe in sending
their children to school and see that
they get there. He points to the large
kindergarten enrolment as a con
tributary reason. P%arochial schools,
the report says, enrol approximately.
from one-ffth TO ~one-quarter as many
pupils as do the public schools.
During the past year the increase in
the enrolment in the grammar schools
was unprecedentedly large. This is
accounted for in the report by the
change of raising the grade of several
of the largest elementary schools to
that of full grammar schools As
compared to other cities. however.
Newarks High School enrolment is
still quite low. owing chiefly to lack
of adequate accommodations for many
years past. The report says that it
will take at least five years for New
ark to catch up with cities which have
anticipated this city by ten years by
providing High School accommoda-
tions.
Tt is also recommended that a site
be purchased and a building erected
in the vicinity of the Camden Street
School and additions to the following
buildings advised: Charlton Street.
Fifteenth Avenue, Miller Street.
North Seventh Street. Oliver Street.
Sussex Avenue, Boys Industrial
School. Abandonment of the rented
building occupied by the Livingston
Street School is also urged.
The report also discusses at some
length the esprit de corps which, it
says, animates the teaching force. and
says that during the past few years
there has been little if any agita-
ton for an increase in the salary
schedule of principals and teachers.
Giving as his reason that the in
creased cost of living DIR. Poland ar
gued that the maximum salary should
be raised.
In advocating the simplification of
courses of study DR.. Poland declares
that non-essentials in subjects and
topics should be eliminated, the time
given to subjects adjusted with ref
erence TO their Importance from a
practical standpoint.
Calling attention to the inadequacy
of the present Boys Industrial School
building the report says that the de-
mand is great for an industrial school
for girls from Ia. to l6 years of age,
who are about to enter upon voca-
tions, for the same reasons that justi-
fy the existence of a boys industrial
school. A course of study for such
a school was outlined.
DR.. Poland suggested also that the
school buildings be used as polling
places. as is being done elsewhere. as
a method of purifying politics.
An additional appropriation of s.. 1000
is asked to be used for free public
lectures, making the total ~appropria-
ton s1s, 0o0. 1t was also stated that
the innovation of moving pictures
during the year had met with sue