Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-11
STUDENTS ASK
EXTENSION OF
NIGHT COURSE
Appeal TO Board of Education
to Add Thirty Days-Ap-
pointments Made.

sore than five hundred school pu-
pills petitioned the instruction COM
mfttee of the Board of Education last
night to extend for thirty days the
night school term of the Central High
School. This will bring the night
sctool up to the 12O night standard
now being practised in New York
city.
The regular term ENDS on March 80.
The students asked the committee
to arrange for thirty days more in
April. There Is no available money
TO defray the expenses Of the extern
sion, SO the committee was unable
to act last night. The matter was
referred to r. d. Argue, secretary
of the board, to determine just how
much the extension would cost.
The students gave these reasons in
asking for the extension:
First-The attendance after March
would be better than during the win
ter months.
Second-The addition would make
the night school course an equivalent
to the four-year day course after
eight years instead of as at present,
after sixteen years.
Third-It is pc nted out that there
Is at present two and half months
lapse between the Closing of the night
course and the regents examination,
and in connection Herewith the pc
tit,oners pray that we day toilers
. and workers rece've our right and
. just consideration as citizens and tax
payers of the future"
The commissioners expressed them
selves in favor of the extension pan,
! but 1t was stated that there was no
provision In the present budget and
that nothing could be done until the
new budget was under consideration.
In addition, Commissioner Brown
stated that it might be well to also
consider the question Of doing away
with some OF the sessions during the
. winter months and possibly make a
! break in the course in order to ar
R.rge it so that the course will take
. IN the months when the season is
more favorable to night attendance.
! The committee requested the secre-
tary to make a report on the probable
cost of adding thirty days to the
course and to report at the next
meeting.
The committee voted to have
County Clerk McDonough send let
ter of appreciation for his ready
aeouiescenee to cooperate with the
school department by having ar
ranged that during the months OF
March. April and May his office will !
be open on Friday evenings for those
OF the foreign pupils who wish to /
take out their first papers but can |
not conveniently call during the day.
Makes Appointments.
Harry H. Alien was appointed as
. 49, Asr,s, kI,a
eral and Manual Training High
School at a salary of $1,000. in the
place of Il. II. Myers. who was trans
ferred to the South Side High School
Charles q. Dull was appointed
teacher of science in the South Side
High School, at a salary of 1890.
A last reminder OF the recent storm
came in the form OF a recommended
ton from City superintendent Po-
land, that all teachers who can bring
Il reasonable excuse be excused for
gardinees or absence on Monday,
March 2. without forfeiture of salary
and also that all pupils be excused
Cor that day who did not appear or
came late
DR.. Poland stated that about 80 or
40 per cent. of the pupils attended
and that about n per cent. of the
teachers braved the storm. DR.. Po-
lands recommendation was con-
CURED in.
Leave of absence to attend the an
nual American Physical framing
Convention in st. Louis on April l
10 4. was given Randall ID. Warden.
supervisor of physical training, who
will also receive compensa ton for his
expenses. The following kindergar-
ten teachers were given permission to
al tho annual convention of the
international kindergarten Union
Misses Edna A. Cowell, Marie l.
Racquet, Marietta II. Freeland,
Georgia A. Haring. Maude M. Cowell
and Louise Doolittle. The conven-
rion will be held in Springfield. Mass,
diving the last week of April.
The Junior Order OF American Me
chanies OF this city were given per
mission to present the South Side
High School with school flag, pro-
vided il met the requirements as de-
nanded by the architect The pres
aentation will take place today.
Comm ssioner Taylor brought up |
1he question OF the cost of milk and /
food supplied in the special classes
of the school system. Mr., Taylor subj
1nited n table showing that last year
this item cost $i.433.?5 for twelve
months while for the first five |
months of the new school year. with /
the same number Of pupils, il cost |
S2,506 Is. Mr. Taylor pointed out that |
these figures showed that somewhere |
there was a lack Of economy. and he !
added that in some instances he !
found that the average milk supply |
to the pupil was more than u quart, /
while in other cases il was a pint and |
less than that. +
He also brought to the attention OF |
his colleagues that in the cooking /,
GLASSES, from the figures he had seen, |
onl.' the highest grades OF eggs were !
used. The matter was referred to the |
superintendent for investigation.
: A protest from Professor William |
Wiener, the principal Of the Central |
Manual and Training High School, !
was received against the list of books
selected by the board of examiners
FOR the school library. 1t was stated
that the committee had not officially
received any list and. therefore, ac-
zion was deferred. The board met
yesterday afternoon and made the
selections with which MIR. Wiener is
not in accord.
ikTI7y' TWIN KEAE