The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-02-27
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
WAS MtS-INFORMED
Dark Rooms Electrically Lighted
Says Education Board.

Reporting the receipt of a letter
from the Civic association regarding
the placing of electric lights in four
dark rooms in the Maple avenue
school building Harrie A. Freeman
told the board of education Friday
night that the civics We're mis-in-
formed regarding artificial light N
these rooms. He said that there had
been gas lights there for many years
and that for at least five years there
had also been tungsten electric lights.
The Civics also comp aimed, said Mr..
Freeman, that divided rooms in the
Maple avenue building were dark but
neither Mr.. Freeman nor Superin-
tendent Ira w. Travell seemed TO
think the assertion was true for they
said that the rooms We're provided
each with three large windows.
The employment of matron by the
school board as suggested by the
Civic association was discussed and
the board members seemed to be very
hazy in their minds as to what the
duties of matron were. Mr.. Ira
veil told the board that with the old
style toilets there might be some ex-
cuse for a matron but with the com
| pletion of the new toilet rooms such
an employee would be unnecessary in
his opinion. He was instructed, how
ever, to secure data on the subject
at the school convention at ST. Louis.
Superintendent Travell was author
lied to go to the convention of school
superintendent at St, Louis and $125
was allowed him for expenses with
the understanding that he should re-
turn by way of New England, visit
ing normal schools there and search
ing for good teachers.
Tuesday, March 18th, was fixed rs
the date for the annual school meet
ing. The meeting will be held in the
Maple avenue building at four o'clock
in the afternoon.
The superintendent reported as fol-
lows:
The schools continue free from
any cases of serious disease.
During the month Miss Strahan,
teacher of the sixth grade in the
Mills Street school, has left us to
take the principalship of a school
in Connecticut.
"The special class for over-age pu-
pills has twenty-five pupils in attend
ance. Recently substitute teacher
has been placed in the room to as
sist the regular teacher. The state
law directs boards of education to
ascertain what children in its schools
are three years below normal, and
to organize these children in classes
of not more than fifteen each. An
appropriation of $500 from the state
treasury is made toward the salary
of the teacher of every such class.
Enrolled in our classes We have
about eighty children who are three
or more years too old for the grade
they are in.
"The medical inspection of the boys
of the schools has been finished
"A girl, who had for five years
been deaf in one ear, supposedly as
the result of scarlet fever, was re-
Gently restored to perfect hearing
when sent by the medical examiner to
specialist.
II would recommend that the Board
authorize prosecution of the following
parents because of irregular attend
ance of children Saginario, Is
Market street; James e. Bright, 26
Water street; Frank Schocklin, d. &
H. flats; Henry Schenwulf, SO Spring
street"
The recommendation was concurred
in.