Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-10
GREAT RECORD
In ATTENDANCE
Pupils OF Local Schools Pre-
sent Over One Million Days
the Last Session.
OVER $4,000 INCREASE
School Board Surprised at
Report of Medical Inspector
Many Need Attention.
OVER 10000 INCREASE

The number OF days the pupils In
the public schools of the city were
present last session amounts to l.
O27,656, or an increase over the pre-
Vlous session of 80,853 days. This
was shown last night to the BOARD
of Education by Superintendent S.
Il. Shull In his annual report. The
superintendent said that it had for
long time been his ambition to get
the number of days present up to
the million mark, and that durine
the past session that standard had
Deen passed. The total number OF
pupils enrolled last term were 3.462
boys and 3,288 girls, 500 more stu
dents than for the previous session.
me pupils were distributed as fol-
lows: kindergarten, 629; primary,
grades one to four, 1884; grammar,
grades five to eight, 1,747; high
school, 480; sub-normal class. 10.
What melted the school commits
sioners to a seriou sdicussion was
the medical report as compiled by
City Physician M. S. Meinzer. Pu-
pills numbering 5,904 had been ex-
amined, of which 3,217 had been
reported for treatment; 179 cured :.
bO3 improved; 1886 not treated :.
364 excluded for contagious diseases
SIX excluded for chronic diseases.
The different maladies follow: Heart
arection, 40; lung affection, 8: ear
disorders, Z; defective vision, 234;
throat trouble, $50; naso-pharynx,
28l; Defective teeth, 2,478. The
1885 pupils not treated struck SYM
pathetic cords In the hearts of the
commissioners, and though it was
pointed out that they had the power
to appropriate money for the medical
treatment of pupils 1t was also shown
that no other board in the state had
taken that action, which power was
given the boards by recent legisla-
tion. Ihe commissioners agreed
that 1t was pitiable condition. and
that there should be some way of
enforcing the parents who can pay
FOR the medical treatment of their
children to having their offspring at
tendedn and some means devised
whereby those too poor could have
their little ones treated free of
charge.
The report from the night school
showed that there had been in at
tendance pupils over forty years of
age. The total enrolment showed
1872 males and 106 females. There
were enrolled. 268 between the ages
of twenty and twenty-five years; 16o
between the ages of twenty-five and
thirty years; 81 between the ages of
thirty and thirty-five years; SO be-
tween the ages of thirty-five and for
ty years and 19 males over forty
years.
f. x. Urbanski submitted the low
est bids for painting Nos. 1, 6, and
. schools, and was given the contract
TOT same; Ernest and Company we're
given the contract for painting No. s
school they having bid the lowest for
that job, 1858. Urbansk bid as fol-
lows; No. l school, $3.50; No. 8.
s4oO; No. 6, $3.50; No. 7, $500; No.
s, $50.
Edward L. Gridley, chairman of
the building committee, reported
that repairs are progressing at the
different schools, and that work had
been started In repairing No. 8
school Chairman c. c. Christensen
OF the teachers committee, recon-
mended that Miss Florence Leathers
be appointed teacher at the regular
salary. This was carried. Miss An
ma E. Neer was granted a leave OF
absence from teaching for one year.
at her request, to rest and study.
On recommendation of SuperIn-
tendent Shull the board decided to
change the spoilers OF the third,
fourth and fifth grades to Hicks,
which will necessitate the purchas-
ing Of 400 of such text books. Mr..
Shull pointed out that the old speller
had become antiquated and that
there could be saving on the new
text books, as they could be pur-
chased in two volumes, whereas the
old books included lessons from the
third to the eighth grades The
spoilers of the other grades will be
gradually changed.
The attendance report for last
month rendered by superintendent
Shull follows: Total enrolment, o.
904; average enrolment, 5,845.22;
average attendance 5,429.24 per
cent. daily attendance on average en-
rollment, 92.79; cases of tardiness,
1853; teachers tardy with excuses,
10; pupils present every day, 2,975;
classes or divisions, 232; sessions
during month, Sc; visits of supern-
tendent, 1856; visits of commission
ers, A; visits of citizens, 29 days pu-l
pills on roll, 105,057; days present,
1885; days absent, 1853;
homes represented, $500; homes
visited, 1926; fire drills, g. com
visiting schools during
Messrs. Gridley, Harrigan
and Christensen.
Medical Inspector Meinzer's report
visits 8; examined pupils, |
zoo; contagious diseases, non; no
pupils excluded; general health of !
pupils and sanitary condition Of
buildings good.
Truant Oficer Meshrow's report |
showed that he had been sent for
328 pupils, Of which 265 had been
SO found to be truants and
81 sick.
The commissioners present last
1ight were: President John K. Shee-
ny, Edward L. Gridley, James j. Har-
'igan and c. G. Christensen. !