Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-12-04
MPLA|NI ON
LONG WALK To
SCHOOL No. 8

Believing that The assignment of
their children to the new school No.
at Lawrence and Spruce streets is
unfair since its necessitates a long
walk, julius Hnot and Alex Mechrow-
ski. both of Hall avenue, entered
protest before the Board of Educa-
ton at their regular session last
night President Sheehy informed
the men that the members OF the
board and Superintendent Shull were
making every effort to relieve the
crowded conditions at schools Nos, s,
8 and 6, and stated that in working
out their plan the transfer of the
scholars was necessitated. He asked
that Hnot and Mechrowski, as well
as other parents who may feel that
tie present conditions are unjust,
forbear in their criticism until the
plan adopted by the Board of Educa-
ton has been given a fair trial. Mr..
Sheehy added that some of the mem
bers of the board had been compelled
to walk far greater distance in or
der to attend school and he believed
that the parents should be only too
/ glad to have their children educated
in the fine new building.
Reports Opening of School No. 8.
City Superintendent Shull report
ed that the new school, in accordance
with the power vested in him, had
been opened Tuesday morning, and
stated that there were $40 pupils en-
rolled there
A. C. Clark presented petition
Al.
school No which stated that at d
recent entertainment given In the
Ditmas theatre the sum of Sly had
been cleared This amount, together
with $23 now in the treasury, was
offered to the board toward the pur-
chase of new piano for the school,
| it being stated that the Instrument
now in use was very old, having been
transferred from school No. /. The
members of the board were inclined
to believe that the action taken by
the teachers and pupils OF No. was
commendable and voted to supply an
additional eighty dollars to secure a
new piano. On motion the tuning of
a piano at the grammar school was
also authorized.
Contract for Flagpole.
Chairman Rossi, of the building
committee, reported that the Perth
Amboy Dry Dock Company had been
awarded the contract for the erec-
tion of a fiagpole at School No. 8,
their estimate being $40.
The building committee also re-
ported that the bids for the retain
ing wall on the high school property
had been received but that no con-
tract had been let owing to the fail
! ure to reach an agreement with own
ers OF adjoining property in regard
to partial payment for the work.
The annex to school No. was re-
ported as being almost completed.
and the membe of the board decid-
ed to inspect the new addition Sun
day morning at 8 o'clock. Architect
Dayton reported that the floors and
corridors in the basement of the new
annex were liable to retain the dust
and recommended that the entire
| floor be covered with a floor pre-
server.
The book committee was author
| lied to purchase necessary supplies
| for school No. 8 to an amount not
exceeding $500.
Appoint Miss Van Syckle.
| The teachers committee recon-
mended the appointment of Miss
! Blanche Van Syckle as vice principal
| of school No. 8 and Miss Gertrude
| Pfeiffer as vice principal of school
| No. s, the recommendation being
adopted by the board
| A communication was read from
Miss Blanche Van Syckle and seven
| Continued on Page nine.)
| The Cadillac eight-cylinder car will
be demonstrated Sunday, 1880 p. M,
at the Frank Van SyckIe garage,