Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-15
CAP AND GOWN
FOR GRADUATES
South Amboy Board of Edu-
sion Take Action.
pec,al to the EVENING NEWS.

South Amboy, March 15.-There
were present at the regular meeting
of the Board of Education, which was
held last evening in Office of the Su-
pervisor in School No. 2, President
Haines, Messrs. Grace, Davis, Scully
and Mason; also Professors Fitch,
Miller and Dawson.
Request for exemption certificate
in favor of Mildred Kirk was read
and after investigating as to age of
pupil. granted.
Communication was read from city
clerk notifying the board hat the
city council had granted permission
to use the city ham FOR meetings OF
the Board of Education. The letter
also stated the matter of proceeds
from sale of bonds is in the hands of
the finance committee. Upon motion
of Mr.. Davis the permission was aC-
cepted and communication ordered
fled. Mr.. Grace stated he understood
that if the board met in the city hall
that Harold Hoffman would attend on
the grounds that he had a right to do
so, it being the city hall and that to
avoid any u~npleasantness he would
suggest the board continue to meet
for the time being in the school. Mr..
Scully did not think we should permit
such a thing to interfere with the
place we desired to meet.
Communication was read from
Dayton & Smith stating they had is
sued certificate for the final payment
to Contractor Grouse, also for the
payment of so per cent, of the bal
ance due the Kelly & MacAlinden,
they believing the 20 per cent. retain
ed would be sufficient to set Alright
any defects. 1t was received and
filed.
The report of Medical Examiner
Albright showed that he had exam
1ned $50 pupils, of which number he
reported 544 defective, the teeth be-
ing In excess of all other defective.
There are 1886 with defective teeth"
he said, of which the largest number
Is the temporary teeth of young chill
dren; 143 have defective eyes of
of whom a large number have
been corrected by glasses thir-
ty-fiye have enlarged tonsils and ad-
noids ~thirty-fve have defective hear
ing and a large number of younger
pupils has catarrahal trouble of the
nose and throat. There is a tendency
on part of parents to correct defects
rs far as they are able to and much
has been done in that direction since
the medical inspection began.
There has been a very small num-
Der of contagious diseases in the
schools, and with the aid of the
teachers we have e~ndeavored to keep
out of the school all cases OF con-
tagion."
The doctor again called attention
to the unsanitary condition of school
No. 2.
The following bills we're ordered
paid after being approved by the fin
ance committee: II. d. Littell $780,
70; r. NJ. Fitch $8.68; Theodore
Manduka $12.50; Chicago Appara-
tus Company 1878; The Macmillan
Company $15.9S; Peckham & Little
$14-40; Hcughton. Mihlin & Com
pany $1.S5; Samuel Locker 1927.
The bill of Ira r.. Grouse for ST.
634.74 caused much comment. Mr..
Grace stated he was in favor of lay
ing the bill over for two weeks as he
was not satisfied with several items
of expense for what might be termed
extras. A motion to that effect was
carried.
The bill OF Kelly G MacAlinden for
$1,556 was upon motion of Mr.. Grace
laid over indefinitely.
President Haines requested Vice
President Davis to take the chair and
ordered the following resolution:
RESOLVED that the cap and gown be
adopted as the proper garb for our
graduating class and that the gray
color be adopted. This resolution
was adopted. DR.. Haines stated he
offered 1t with the understanding that
1t was the consensus of opinion that
this met the wishes of the Board. Mr..
Grace raised the question of whether
or not the Board bought the gowns
or the pupils did so. 1t was explained
that the gowns could be rented and
such expense should most certainly be
borne by the pupils.
Dr.. Haines also suggested. that the
principals request the pupils who
would graduate that they wear their
hair in proper style, rather than in a
manner that would cause them to
look old. This met with the opinion
of the board and the principals were
instructed accordingly.
The supervising principal reported
several truancy cases. He ALSO re-
ported needing some six additional
histories, Wnlcn the committee We're
empowered to purchase. He stated
the teachers had requested him to ask
permission on April 4th to call school
at l o'clock and dismiss at ESQ
O'Clock so as to attend a lecture to be
given in Perth Amboy by Judge Lind
say This permission was granted.
Prof. Fitch next read report of
his visit to Philadelphia to attend the
convention of the school superintend-
ents of the United States. He also
submitted a report showing the
standin of sever pupils in the Normal
School who had graduated from the
South Amboy hign school, five of
them being out of one class. The
showing was very creditable. The re-
port was ordered received.
Mr.. Mason caused some discussio,
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