The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-02-18
WILL HIRE A MAN
FOR TRUANT OFFICER
School Board Turns Down Re-
quest for Visiting Nurse.

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influenced particularly by outsiders
was evidenced at the meeting Friday
night when the board turned down
request from the Women's Town I'm
proyement committee to have a wo-
i man appointed as attendance officer
and decided to name a man for the
place and also disregarded the report
4 on the schools and recommendations
by J. A. H. Hopkins and appointed
a committee of its own to investigate
conditions.
A delegation from the women's com
mittee was present including Mrs. w.
w. Cutler, Mrs Frederic r. kellogg,
Miss Shelton and Miss Walker. The
ladies presented reasons for the en-
ployment of woman as attendance
officer who could also act as visit
ing nurse. Work accomplished in
other places by school nurse was
narrated.
Chairman Todd, of the special COM
mittee to select a truant officer, re-
ported that because of his absence
from town no one had been selected
but he handed in a blank contract
that had been drawn up and provid-
ing for a salary of $50 per month to
the person given the job. Mr.. Will
oOu otlu ne tOu1u liliQ liOSullle5 III tnC
law allowing the school board to en-
ploy a nurse. Mr.. HiIlock asserted
that the great majority of truants
are boys and man is needed to look
after them. Mr.. Todd suggested that
the board did not have sufficient
funds to pay the cost, pointing out
that it was contemplated to employ
truant officer only on part time.
Mr.. Conkling said that the work of
visiting nurse was already being ac-
complished by the various churches
who employ parish visitors.
The board finally voted to employ
man and that the special committee
be continued and recommend man
for appointment at the next meeting.
Mr. Todd brought up the repeated
statements that the schools we're
crowded, saying that if they were
true the conditions should be remedied
and he moved that the chair appoint
a committee gof three to investigate.
Mr. Wilson amended the motion, pro-
viding that If the committee found
7 crowded conditions to report a COM
. prehensive plan for bettering condi-
tions. The resolution was passed and
President Hinchman appointed Messrs
: Todd, Hillock and Conkling as the
/ committee.
Clerk George C. Smith volunteered
/ the information that the high school
a is providing accommodations for over
!. 100 children from outside of Norris
! town for which the board receives
about $4,000 as tuition He said the
old board took the stand that as.
Morristown was the county seat it.
should provide high school accom-
n0da finpc for oIJ AL.
here from this section of the county.
9 He argued that il there was an up
to-date high school building erected
the pupils could be charged higher
rate for tuition, citing Montclair as
9 an example where SIS is charged
while Morristown gets but $45.
Mr.. Conkling reported that an as
sistant engineer was needed for the
Maple avenue building. He said the
[ present engineer was the only man
who understood about the running of
the boilers and If he was i'll or other
wise detained there was no one to
take his place. He presented an ap-
plication from d. w. Leonard for the
place, the latter offering to work for
500 per month and citing several
/, years experience as an engineer. 1t
was voted that Mr. Conkling's COM
mittee employ an assistant engineer
at $50 per month who shall also as
sist the janitor.
When Mr.. Wilson introduced a
resolution providing that the school
funds shall be deposited in the Ma
; tional Iron bank Mr. Todd took ex-
ception to the measure. Mr.. Todd
asserted that the board should have
: a guaranty from the bank and also
intimated that the school money should
be divided among the different banks
for deposit. An indemnity bond, he
thought, should be given the board
by the bank receiving the money.
The resolution, however, passed with
out dissenting vote.
recommendations from the state
school inspector were referred to the
operating committee after Superin-
! tendent Wiley had asserted that the
motors complained of did not annoy
) the teachers and scholars as asserted
by the inspector. A letter was re-
ceived from County Superintendent
Hulsart calling the boards attention
to the law requiring that copies of all
contracts for furniture shall be filed
with the state board Mr.. Smith ex-
planned that the letter probably re-
ferred to the furnishing of the new
addition to the Maple avenue building
and explained that the furniture used
was some already on hand and was
not especially contracted for.
! Mr.. Smith was asked to prepare
| an estimate of the probable expenses
, until the close of the school year and
also a statement of the finances
: From o. B. Smith, jr., the architect
for the alterations to the Maple av-
] enue building, was received a letter
in which he stated that he was hurry
ing up the contractor on the installa-
tion of the ventilating system
Mr.. Conkling brought up the mat
ter of the repeated tests of the sys-
TEN, saying that it required three ton,
of coal every time the engineer fired
, up for a test He thought the con-
tractor was going beyond the contract
stipulations in the number of tests.
The question was left with his com
mittee to settle.
Mr.. Conkling reported the roof of
the old part of the Maple avenue
{ building was leaking and that tenn
porary repairs had been made. He
was authorized to secure estimates
for putting the roof in proper condi-
tion.
The board fixed upon the last Fri
J day evening in each month as its
| Ison 1o,.