Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-12-05
AID To INJURED
IN ALL SCHOOLS
Cabinets Will Be Placed In
Buildings To Treat Cuts and
Bruises - Investigation of
Shade Bill Made.
GIVES NEW SCHOOL PLANS
Report On Night School Class
eS Shows Enrolment of 549
Day Report With 6,485-
One Teacher Resigns.
GIVES NEW SCHOOL PLANS

Cnat teachers may apply to iniuries
OF pupils before the arrival of
physician, or that may be applied for
MINOR maladles, cuts, hurts and
bruises, the Board of Education last
nlgnt decided to furnish each of tha
eIeVen schools of the city with a
Johnson & Johnson first-aid-to-the-
injured cabinet, as recommended bv
the medical committee and Superin-
tendent S. E. ShuIl.
First Aid to Injured.
1t mas been found that in many in
stances a cut or bruise could he
attended by the teacher of the pupil
at the school as we'll or better than
the attention the child would receive
II he were sent home. In the latter
case such pupil would be required TO
absent himself from school because
OF such injury. The cabinets viii
also provide proper bandages and
remedies In case of more serious acri-
dent so that the pupil may receive
adequate attention before the arrival
OF doctor. Numerous falls, bruises
and cuts of fingers are sustained at
recess time by pupils, which require
the attention of the different teach
ers. The principal of each school
will be supplied with one of these
iirst-aid chests, which may be used
Jy the teachers under him.
Question Bill.
Following the receipt of a biz
from Thomas West & Company. fur
niture dealers in Smith street. Secra-
tary Jesse Colyer was instructed TO
communicate with that firm and
learn by what authority they hung
the shades furnished by them in the
addition to the grammar school and
the new manual training building.
The concern, besides presenting a bill
for the shades of s251.16, also pre-
sented one for $31.1O for hanging
same. 1t was the impression of the
building committee that the contract
price for furnishing the shades in
cluded the hanging of same. AS the
contract to furnish the shades and
the advertisement for bids for such
did not state specifically that the
shades were to be hung, It seemed
that the furniture store was within
its rights in presenting the additional
bill. However, on the other hand,
the board was at loss to know by
what authority the concern had hung
the shades, as no special contract had
been given for this work, and none
of the members present last night
had given the order. Consequently
the secretary was instructed to ascer-
tain from the furniture company by
what authority the shades were hung,
If the company did not include the
hanging of same in the contract price
for furnishing the shades, as was
understood by the building commit
tee.
The resignation of Miss Clarasia
Works, to take effect January /, was
accepted by the board. The follow
ing applications were accepted for
prospective teachers, providing they
qualify, to be added to the. faculties
of the schools as needed: Miss
Esther Lovenberg, Miss Edith Gala
CHER, Miss Grace O'Brien and Miss
Lydia Oksen.
New School Plans.
j. n. Pierson and Son appeared
before the board with the plans for
the new school building to be erected
in Lawrence street and stated that
the specifications for same would be
ready in a short time. 1t was ar
ranged that each member of the
board receive a copy of same, prepar-
atory to a meeting of the board to
approve them, which will be held in
few days. Mr.. Pierson told the
board that he was anxious to get the
specifications approved by them and
the state board, so that estimates for
the building could be asked for at
the present time, taking advantage
of the depressed conditions in the
building line for close bids.
Commissioner Gridley announced
that the scales agreed to be bought
at the last meeting of the school
hoard had arrived and would be put
in use Immediately. Anton MikaIaj
Yak, a former food inspector, and P.
M. Olsen made applications for posi-
tions as janitor in the schools.
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