Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-12
TEACH PUPILS
To MAKE HATS
Instructor in Millinery Nam
cd by the Board of Educa-
tion Last Night.
Is MISS nAUDE BRANDON
Bids Received for Msnual
Training Supplies - Many
Teachers Reappointed.
Is MISS MAUDE BRANDON

One additional teacher was added
to the public school faculties,
teacher appointed as instructor in
millinery; bids were opened for the
equipments for the new manual
training school and teachers were re-
appointed for the next school term,
at the adjourned meeting of the
Board of Education last night.
Herbert Rankin Is the additional
teacher, and will be a manual train
ing instructor. With the opening of
the new manual training school
about the middle of next month and
with the work being carried on in a
comprehensive manner, Leroy P. Ell
lott, who has charge of the depart
ment, will need assistance In his
work, it was found by the board.
Mr.. Rankin has been substitute
teacher in the schools for some time.
The millinery department, which will
be conducted on a more comprehen-
sive basis, the board deemed, needed
a special instructor in this work, SO
Miss Maude Brandon, who is now in
structor In cooking, was appointed
teacher of the millinery class at
salary of $3.50. Miss Brandon will
conduct both departments.
Royal Predmore, of Tottenville.
principal of the night school, was re-
appointed for the next term with an
increase of $50 in salary.
According to the recommmenda-
tions Of Superintendent S. f. Shull
at the regular March meeting of the
board, the teachers committee rec
commended the adoption of the local
examining board plan, which was
ratified by the Board. Superinten-
dent S. E. Shull, Mary E. Vaughan
and Margaret Conners were appoint
ed on that board They will hold
teachers examinations here three
times year. This will lessen the in
convenience to teachers taking the
tests. as heretofore they have had to
go to New Brunswick for the eW-
aminations, and they were only held
at that place twice year.
Samples of the cloth OF the shades
which they have proposed to furnish
for the grammar school addition and
the manual training school, We're re-
ceiyed from Thomas West Company
and Stern and Company. A resolu-
ton was passed asking them to fur
nish complete sample shade, in
cluding roller, at the next regular
meeting of the board. No action will
be taken in awarding the contract
for the shades until that time.
Bids for the manual training
school equipments were opened and
referred to the manual training
school committee to report on same
at the next meeting. Offers were re-
Prn baY Dp Nf
contractors and the following local
concerns: Thomas West Company,
William H. Mccormick and Sons,
Inc, Perth Amboy Hardware Com
pany, Elizabeth Hardware Company,
Frank Neer. Kelly and McAlinden
Company and Meyer Leichtman. The
furnishings are to be delivered at the
manual training school building by
May 10.
The following teachers recon-
mended by the teachers committee
were reappointed for next year at the
same salaries: Jane Warren, Es-
ther Jessen, Florence Garretson,
Kate Wilentz, Ada Fullerton, Kath-
crime Kleckner, Kate Karkus, Kath-
crime Martin, Ida Halpern, Myrtle
Warren, Estella Main, Charlotte
Shirley. May Bergen, Agnes Moffett,
Nellie knox,, Ada Aneckstein, Kath-
crime Mcnamara, Belle Dorsey, Edna
Lehlein, Edna Jessen, Claire Nc
Cormick, Ellen Hanson, Mabel Main,
Ethel Van Dusen, Adelina d'Arveau,
Florence Donegan, Hattie Webster,
Agnes Yorgenson, Ann Allen, Flor
ence Ware, Genevieve Brennan, En-
lily Greene, Marguerite Pfeiffer,
Rose Donovan, Daisy Hancock, Mar
garet Tjornelund, Julia Margaret
ten, Esther Laury, Teresa Hardiman
Royal Predmore, Bessie Hunter, Jean
Messenger, Winifred Putnam, Juliet
Sell, Mabel Treen, Michael Shultz,
Glenworth Sturgis, Andrew Wight,
G. M. Rufener, Marian II. Smith,
Eleanor Martin, Ruth Fletcher, May
Brownlee, Leroy Elliott, Maude
Brandon and Kate Spitzer.
An application for position as jan
itor was received from William
Brink of 154 Gordon street, and re-
ferred to the building committee.
All the commissioners were pres
ent, as follows: President John X.
Sheehy, Carl c. Christensen, Louis
M. Rossi, James J. Harrigan and Ed
ward T., GridIpV.