The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-09-29
ANOTHER ELECTION
ON NOBLE SITE
Errors Must be Corrected Be-
fore Property Requirement.


At meeting of the board of edu-
cation Friday night a resolution was
passed to hold another schoo, cleo
ton ON October 9th, at which the
Noble site for a high school will ba
| put before the voters again. The
| resolution was passed after the coun
! sci, former Judge Willard w. Cutler,
had said that in his opinion the
board could not purchase the proper
| ty as the resolution now stood an1
suggested another election to save
the board from a certiorari Judge
Cutler declared the board could not
purchase because of the sewer and
telephone easements across the pro-
perty which he said could not be
removed, the board only being able
to purchase with the easement. The
resolution to be presented on Octo-
Der 9th will include the easements.
and another rightof-way leading to
Washington street from the property.
Previous to the passage of the
resolution to hold an election. Com
missioner G.. Franklin Wilson asked
William R. Halliday who was present
representing committee for better
school facilities, if the committee
olution and not endeayor to defeat it.
| He said he did not want the board
| to be accused of diaatory tactics. Mr..
Halliday said the committee was in
favor of anything that was for the
good of schools and would cooperate
with the board.
Commissioner Wilson, of the teach
ers' committee, reported the retain
ing of Norris G. Wilson as a teacher
of mathematics i'm the high school
at salary of $1,100 a year He
recommended the printing of 1900
copies of the handbook for the year
1914-1915 and their distribution by
the superintendent. This was approx
ed Of Mr.. Wiley reported the gift
by Mrs. Forsythe of sixty-four vol
umes of all kinds to the schools. A
letter of thanks was ordered sent to
Mrs .Forsythe. Commissioner Conk-
ling reported the engagement of Mrs.
Davis as a janitress of the Maple av-
enue building at a salary of $50 a
month.
Superintendent of schools J. Burton
Wiley reported to the board the op-
ening of the schools for the fall term.
While the total enrolment is about
! the same as last year there is an in
crease i'm the high school depart
ment. Of those in the high school,
seventy eight are non-residents. If
they remain the whole year the dis
trict will realize So ,465 in tuition, Mr..
\ Wiley stated, though the money helps
| in the maintenance of the schools
1t is at too great a sacrifice to the
resident pupils because of the crowd
ed conditions existing.
/ Though some rooms are too fum,
in others there are vacant seats, so
far as the grades go. Part time
classes have been eliminated and the
teaching force decreasd by three
teachers. Mr. Wiley reported that
night school will begin ON Monday,
November End. There wild be a
class in stenography and bookkeeping
one in English and civics for foreign
ers, and one in mechanical drawing
including blueprinting and woodwork.
The regular grade classes of last
year have been discontinued because
of there not being enough members
to warrant their continuance.
The school calendar, according to
Mr.. Wiley, is as follows:-Septembe
! Sth, schools open; October 18th,
closed for Columbus day; November
26th, Thanksgiving day; November
9th, schools closed instead of on
election day; December 23rd, schools
close for Christmas vacation; Janu-
AIRY 4th, schools reopen; February
18th, Lincoln's birthday; February
22nd, Washington's birthday; April
1st, schools close for Easter vaca-
tion; April 18th, schools reopen; May
31st, Memorial 0ay; June 25th, term
ends.
The following lectures in the free
course have been arranged, reported
Mr. Wiley:-October 23rd, "The A.
B. c. Republics of South America"
by Peter Mcqueen; November 18th,
can Evening in Birdland," by Ed
ward Avis; December 11th, Dickens
Christmas Carol" by Livingston Bar
Der; January Sth, ''The Songs That
Stir the Emotions Apollo quartet;
February 10th, Abraham Lincoln
by Edward P. Stokes; March 10Th,
'The Land of Lochs and Braes," by
George N. Cross; April 9th, "Cana-
dian Wonders" by DR.. Fred w. John
son; May 14th, "The Wisest and
Wittiest American" by DR.. Henry r.
Rose.
Mr.. Moore Declines.