Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-05-02
Supt. Shall Makes Statement
to Board of Education--
Committee Named.
III LOOK INTO MATTER
36lG Rsaplls on Half Time at
No. 4--May Place No 5
Like ;ss Shortly.
PROBLEM SERIOUS ONE
Loss of Lease on School No.
3 Would Cause Disruption
of the System.
PROBLEM SERIOUS ONE

That two additional schools are
required to properly care for the in
ereasing number of children In the
city, the Board of Education was in
formed last night at their meeting
by Superintendent s. e. Sbull. In
explaining the necessity of more
school rooms, Mr.. Shull stated that
there are 500 children now at No. 4
school who are only on half time. He
told how the population in the Sec
tion known as the Budapest sec
tion,' Is growing rapidly, and how
1t will be imperative to put hundreds
OF other pupils on half time il moth
Ing is done in the near future to
relieve the congestion now existing.
He said that there are SO many pu-
pills at No. school that really a
number OF them should be put on
half time. He explained how the
Board Of Education would be at a
total loss for building facilities II
No. 8 school building should be with
drawn from leasing by the owners
In view of these facts he believed
that there should be two more pri-
mary schools added to the city's total
present number of eight elementary
places of learning.
The commissioners were so much
impressed with the significance of
MFR. Shull's remarks that the board
was appointed as committee of the
whole to take the matter under ad-
visement. 1t Is believed that they
will take some action toward reliev-
to by Mr.. Shull.
A -1,af{fioY f,.op, tbo ura,+nuw, T.,
provement Association asking the
use of No. s school for holding their
: !AeRthiy meetings was referred to
the building comittee with power to
act. The commissioners seem in ia
vor of allowing the use of the build
ing for such purpose providing the
association would bear all expenses
incident to the holding of the meet
ings and be responsible for any in
jury to the building or furniture that
may be caused by such meetings. In
the petition the association declared
that the organization is not a polit-
ical or partisan league, but that they
are only working. together for the
welfare OF the city.
The request Of High School Jani-
tor Alfred Zeller for leave Of ab-
sence so that he may attend the Get
tysburg reunion beginning June 20,
was granted.
Before reading his monthly report
to the board. Mr.. Shull stated that
the enrolment for last month show
ed the highest the schools have ever
had.
The following report was submit
ted fo- last month: Enrolment g.
1853; boys, 3,142; girls, 3.016; aver
age enrolment. $3.50; average at
tendance, 5,HS3; per cent of daily
attendance on average, enrolment,
88; hardness cases, 1,13S; teachers
tardy, IS; pupils present every DAY,
1850; classes or divisions, 225; ses-
sions during month, Al visits by
superb endent, 249; by commission
ers, 5;--o.crxens, AS; day pupils on
roll, 131,572; days pupils were pres
ent, 1920; absent, 1922; homes
represented, 5,98S; homes visited
5,061; and fire drills, 4.
The report of School Physician
NJ. S, Meinzer showed that fifteen
visits had been made to the schools;
1000 pupils examined; three cases
of contagious diseases found; three
excluded; one school fumigated. He
reported the general healthfulness
of the pupils and the sanitary condi-
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