Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-10
SICK PASS ABUSE
WILL Be PROBED
Charges Made That Students
"Cut" Studies to Go to
Movies.

The teachers committee of the
Board of Education at its meeting
last night ordered an investigation of
the alleged nuisance of sick passes
by the pupils. The investigation was
ordered following the reading of a
communication from the Women
Christian Temperance Union.
In its communication the temper
ance union stated that the pupils OBJ
tanned sick passes under the repre-
sentation that they were i'll. but in
stead used them to cut periods of
instruction and go to the movies
Should the investigation lead to any
tangible results it might not only in
yolve the pupils, bur the moving
picture houses admitting minors I'M
accompanied by their guardians or
parents
The committee expressed itself in
favor of the school children taking
part in the municipal Christmas tree
exercises, wlleI. Rev. Charles n.
Thomas. pastor of the West Side Park
presbyterian Church, appeared before
the committee with Miss Louise
Westwood. supervisor of music ask
ing for cooperation of the board. The
matter was referred to Miss West
wood and Addison B. Poland, city
superintendent of schools.
Mr.. Thomas told the committee
that December 90 was set aside as
school children's day. and he was
could attend in the afternoon to sing
carols jointly with the children of
the parochial schools.
The members said that thew were
heartily in favor of that plan, but
that they had no jurisdiction i'm the
matter, the time being outside of
school hours. They, nevertheless,
gave Miss Westwood permission to
continue the study of the carols
which are to be sung on that day
with the children.
A plan to put to practical use the
training in sewing, dressmaking and
cooking was advanced by Principal
Eli Pielswick, ir., of the East Side
Manual Training High School, in a
letter to the committee. Mr.. Pick
wick recommends the establishing of
| classes after school hours at which
! the pupils should work on material
! furnished by them. The product of
that work was then to be sold at the
prevailing market price.
Assistant Superintendent Corson
| explained that II was Mr. Pickwicks
intention to stimulate the interest of
the pupils, besides making them more
proficient than would be possible dur
| ing the course of instruction, The
project was laid over for further con-
| sideration.
/ Permission was given by the COM
mittee to have German performance
| by the Irving Place Theatre troupe
on Friday, December 10, at the Shu-
| bert Theatre, and that this perform
ance may be billed as under the
auspices of the German departments
of the local high schools. The pur-
pose is to stimulate the interest of the
pupils, who will receive a rebate on
the tickets. The play will be "Jugend-
freunde," by Ludwig Fulda.
The request to have the indorse-
ment of the commissioners was made
by a committee consisting of Profess
sor Robert Metzger, of the Barringer
| High School; Professor George GEM
mer, of the East Side High School,
and Dr. Jennie Giehl, of the South
Side High School, who We're accom-
| panied by Emil Holman, who has
been interested in bringing the COM
pany to Newark.
Arthur Wakefield was appointed
! teacher of English at salary of
/ 81, 100 and Samuel Il. Howe as teacher
/ Of history at salary of $2,100, both
for the South Side High School. On
the appointment of George S. Harris
as teacher of English for the same
school the committee refused to pay
more than $1,000. against the $500
more asked by the applicant, and Su-
perintendent Poland was requested to
again communicate with Mr.. Harris.
Upon a request made prior to the
State Board of Education for a $4,000
appropriation for the East Side High
School, the Central Manual and
Training High School and the Faw-
cett Drawing School, Lewis II. Carris.
deputy commissioner of the State
body, notified the board that he would
personally investigate these schools
if In the opinion of the local commits
sioners they complied with the re-
qulrements of the State laws.
To settle this point the committee
appointed President Taylor and Mr.
Corson to see whether these insti-
tutions are organized so as to make
them eligible to the States support
The committee decided to give a
course of 165 lectures upon the re-
port of Supervisor Balloon that the
lectures had proven a great success