Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-05-09
BOARD OFEDUcATION MEETS
List of Probable Graduates Salaries
And Other Bills Paid Progress
On New Building

/ IL he DUdIu Vi IfuuCdttOu uil0l uSsS-
day evening with all members pres
ent G Architect Peddle reported that
satisfactory progress was being made
on the new school building, and three
rooms had beep finished ~
The bill of the Camden Heaing Co.
/ for $500, the second payment on the
contract, was paid. Owing to plas-
tering in progress, said Mr.. Peddle,
all of the work which the second pay
ment calls for cannot now be done,
but that has been more than made up
| by that company because they have
gone ahead with the third portion of
the work.
] Mr. Duffield advised that the Con-
tractor be pushed with the work as
4 past experience proved that when a
| building was expected to be opened
by August l it was usually month
! afterward that real occupancy took
place. Mr.. Peddle said that the best
/ possible was being done, and that tine
! contractor was sure the building
I,would be done by August l There
| has been a little difficulty in getting
the proper iron work for the stairs
/ leading to the third story, said Mr..
Peddle, but that will not prevent the
prosecution of the work in other parts
of the building.
/ Bills for salaries totaling $1,915.73
were paid, while other incidentials,
including books and a S8S.72 bill for
manual training totaled $214 81.
Superintendent of Schools H. G.
] Dixon reported that there is little
/ illness; that there is falling off of
i pupils coming from the country dis
/ tricts by reason of home duties. The
daily average attendance is 721; total
enrolment 1923. In April there have
been $50 Withdrawals from schools,
| including those from the out of town
districts, those moving away, etc.
There have been three cases of tru-
ancy.
1 Next week, said Mr.. Dixon, the
State Examinations for the pupils OF
eighth grades will take place. One
! of the centers for the holding OF those
! examinations is Woodbury., and that
/ will mean that approximately 100 chill
! dren from out of town will come here
/ for that examination. About days,
will be required for the giving OF the
examination. 1t will mean that some
of our rooms must be dismissed IN
order to provide sufficient room.
Tic question Of getting cheaper
coal was discussed, it being the opin-
ion that coal could be obtained much
cheaper by ordering it in car lots
The matter of providing coal was left
i in the hands of the Property commit
| tee.
Mr.. Dufield stated that Mr. Hall,
a tree agent, had received an excess
order of two sugar maple trees and
that he desired to sell them to The
| Board. They ere IL feet high, and
the two would cost S$$.G:ti No acton
| was taken.
Mr.. Dufield further stated that
i Manager Wilkins of the Opera House
4 desired the Board to have the desks
in the school room in Green's Block
| adjoining the balcony in the Opera
House removed the day school closes
in order that the door out Of the bal
cony might be used. Ordered done
i on motion of Mr.. Dufield
Mr.. Duffield further said that Mr.
Wilkins had asked if the admissions
to the Opera House on the night OF
the Commencement could not be linn
! tied by the Board. 1t seems that the
graduates will be provided with $50
reserved seats, which leaves apRul
4 300 more seats in the house. In tQf-
der not to have the house swamMed
by the great number who will seek
admittance Mr.. Wilkins thought sheh
difficulties might be obviated by hay-
ing a public distribution OF those ex-
ira tickets. Mr.. Duffield stated That ne
thought the Board should not take
such action, but that Mr.. Wilkins
possibly should see that the mouse IS
not crowded to the danger point.
i The unsatisfactory condition OF the
Bsewer at the Carpenter street school
Twas brought up. 1t appears that the
Esewer there has an unnecessary num-
kber of turns, and that it freezes easily
fin winter and also gets clogged- NO
action was taken
Mr.. Cunningham reported two bios
for painting the roof of the walnut
street school: $24. SO and SIS. 90, wren
I SO 90 extra for additional work.
The matter of awarding the contract
was left in the hands of the Property
committee.
i On motion of Mr. Holmes, the wat
4 Gilman at the new school building on
Sundays was done away with for the
present.
/ Several requests lot uiSiiiissai ~ oiil
school were granted
Mr.. Dixon stated that the probable
graduates would total 33; two or
1 three of them are on the ragged edge,
but would be graduated if they MAIN
4 tanned a high standard of work.
4 The probable graduates are:
Scott Green Atkinson, Myra Will
Jams Bachelor, Mabel Benezet, Will
Z i<xf Ia p
tin Carpenter, Ella Horner Carter,
Elizabeth Montgomery Clement, John
Howard Curry, Anna Elizabeth Deb
4 merit, Lee White Dufield, Sara Anna
Ehranann, Keziah Shoemaker Feath-
Ierer, Lois Fletcher, Blanche Foster,
Harry Reymer Gaventa, Margaret
Platt Gibbs, William Fredericks Gree
4 mig, Marie Wandell Higgins, William
4 Bell House, William Perry Kern,
Harris Torbert Kille, Frances JUS
4 fice Kirby. Mary Frances Krayer, As