Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-05
OFFERS PRIZE FOR
GRADUATION DRESS
Must Be of Muslin and Not Cost
More Than $3.50 All
Told.
GIVEN BY PRESIDENT OF
SUMMIT SCHOOL BOARD
Budget This Year Will Be Only
81 500 More, Despite Sal
airy Increases.
Especial to the Evening Start

SUMMIT, May 5.-Believing in sim
pllcity in dress, and desiring to en-
courage home sewing by girls, Presi-
dent James w. Cromwell, of the
Board of Education, at last nights
session was given the privilege of Of
fering a personal prize of $40 for the
most attractive graduation dress
made from muslin, the material to
cost not more than $3.50 The prize
is offered to the girls of the eighth
grade.
The recommendation by the COM
mittee on text books that the present
arithmetic system in the sixth, sew
enth and eighth grades be discarded
and a new system, known as the
Stone and Willis method, led Presi-
dent Cromwell to inquire if there
had been any new development or
new discoveries made in the principle
of arithmetic.
"Have they discovered that the
product of two and two is six now?"
asked Mr.. Cromwell. School Super
intendent Marsh explained that the
aim now sought in teaching mathe-
MATES is to make the study easier
and through scientific advancement
books af instruction in mathematics
are now being prepared with view
to getting away from intricacies and
rendering the study less difficult for
the child. 1T was voted to purchase
the new books for the next school
year.
Want Graphophone in School.
A strong plea was made to the
board prior to the opening of the ses-
sion for the purchase of a grapha-
phone for use in the schools by Miss
Margaret +. Barnes, supervisor of
music in the schools. Suerintendent
Marsh informed the board that the
grapahpone has been installed in
many schools, and has been found
helpful in furthering musical accom-
plishment and the appreciation of
music by the pupils. According to
Mr.. Marsh, some colleges are now
admitting students on musical GER
tifcates. President Cromwell was a
bit skeptical as to the musical value
to pupils to listen to the popular airs,
but it was finally agreed that the Sc
lection of records would be in the
hands of the committee on records.
Action relative to the purchase of
the machine was deferred.
A request for the use of one night
a week of the room in Lincoln School,
ment, from Dorothy Mckee, secretary
of the Women's Institute, was re-
ferred to the buildings and grounds
committee for a report later. Miles
S. Sherwood and Commissioner Nix
on expressed their opposition to grant
ing the request
TO Beautify the Ground.
The Town Improvement Associa-
ton wrote that it would appropriate
$50 toward the identifying of the
ground in front of the high school in
Springfield avenue The improve
ments, which will include the removal
of two trees and the planting of a
p privet hedge and shrubbery. was
ordered made by the buildings and
grounds committee. Brayton School
ground is also to be embellished with
shrubbery and plants.
The school budget for l914-15 was
passed and despite an increase of
$4,000 in the teachers salaries appro-
Driation reductions in other accounts
bring the total amount 10 be asked for
the schools this year only about Sl,5OO
higher than last years budget. IL
that city's portion OF the school money
from the State this year is as much
as last wear. about 5000, or a little
more as is expected by the board the
amount to be raised by the city for
the schools this year will be less than
last year. The budget is as follows;
Tea cbers' salaries, $4,000; janitors'
salaries. s., 800; textbooks. 100; wa
ter, light and power. 5000; supplies
81, 200; fuel. $4,000; manual training
Sc, $50: kindergarten, $500; apparatus,
$3.50; furniture, 800; repairs, $1,000;
rent, $3.50. medical inspector and
school nurse, 81, 300; nacadamizing at
Rravton school, $500; grounds, 5000;
school libraries, $50; incidentals, $500;
night schools, $500, and administra',,
ton, which, includes the salaries OF
school superintendent, secretary, at
tendance officer and office supplies
S. $50.
SUPERINTENDENT Marsh's report on
the work of the night school during
the winter and spring showed a total
average enrolment of 1923 pupils. MT.
| Marsh recommended that the night
school be opened this year in October
and a closer grading of the students,
Miss Grace A. Freeland, who has been
| a substitute teacher, was appointed
teacher in the grammar grades.