The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-08
PENNs GROVE. N. j., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1915
BOQId OF Education MEETING
Large Increase Of Pupils. CORtrC
VePSy Over Teachers Selection

The monthly meeting of Penns
Grove Board of Education was held
Tuesday evening in the new high
school for the first time. The mem
bers present were S.. Cunningham,
president; j. N. Layton, T. E. Hunt
H. j. Blohm, H. S. Barber, w. A. Sum
merrill.
A few bills for supplies were order
ed paid as far as the 1862 on hand
would go.
One electric light was ordered put
into each room so the janitor can see
to sweep at night.
Walter A. Hunt reported that the
monthly pay roll for teachers was
$1117.43.
Mr.. Blohm reported that the sup
~ervisor had reported to the Education
al Committee that a sixth teacher was
needed in the High School,. He with
the other member, S. NJ. Hunt, had
given their approval and the supervis-
or had had the teacher in the school
for three weeks without the approval
of the Board.
The report of the Committee was
not accepted, because with five teach
ers each one had a period with no
class. With six teachers one had
three periods with no classes and the
others had a vacant period and one
had a class on the same subject twice
a day, which was unprecedent and un-
necessary. To employ another teacher
now will require all the salary, $527.-
so, to be raised in the Borough with
nothing drawn from the State school
fund. That means 5 cents more on
each 500 of tax valuations besides
it was not put in this years tax bud
get because not expected.
SUPERVISORS REPORT
w. D. Snyder, supervisor, reported
the following.
High school enrolment, lis; Gram
mar school, 234; Primary, 1888; total,
1877. In September, 1914, the enroll
ment was 562.
The days attendance, September,
1914, were 8.812, in 1915, 1869 IL.
The attendance from outside the dis
trict are: from Oldmans, 25, in High
School and 1 in Grade; from Upper
PENIS Neck, near the Borough, 26, in
Grades and II in the High School;
Lower Penn's Neck, in High School
and 1 in Grade.
In the second grade So are enrolled
in each of the two room with a seat
ing capacity for AZ. In the first grade
50 were enrolled and several were re-
fused enrolment because they did not
arrive within the legal limit, but will
be permitted to enter in January.
Last year those rooms which reach
ed an average attendance OF 50 per
cent. for the month were given a half
holiday. 1t is continued this year
with increased attendance and excel
lent result. Last year only three
rooms reached 95 per cent. In Sep
TENDER three reached 9, seven So and
three 81 percent, total IS, and were
given their holiday, which was ap-
preciated.
During September 316 were neither
absent nor tardy.
DR.. M. r. Faulkner, medical inspect
or of Vineland, visits the school every
Tuesday. He has been present twice.
Miss Viola Jones, the nurse employed
by him, resides in Penns Grove and
reports to the school every morning
al 10 o'clock. She has had occasion
to take some children home who had
vermin, and tell the parents what to
do with them. She also visits schools
in Lower PENIS Neck, Upper PENIS
Neck, Oldmans and Logan townships,
where DR.. Faulkner is medical IN
spector.
There were five truancy cases. AS
Mr.. Cunningham can act only without
nay, it might be well to appoint the
Borough Marshal truant officer and
have him to come to the school every
morning at 10 o'clock and receive the
list of delinquents.
A special meeting Of the Board of Edu-
cation was held Thursday evening.
Messrs. Cunningham, Blohm, Barber,
LAYTON. Summerill. s. NJ. Hunt, Edw.
Fl. Keen and D. P. Feather were present.
The purpose was to elect the sixth high
school teacher which failed on Monday
evening. Mr.. Layton forcibly explained
WHY the sixth teacher was not needed
when there was a vacant period for each
teacher with five and eight vacant periods
with six. The finances were not arranged
for the extra $527. so, which has to be
raised nv Borough tax. Miss Jane Hooper,
the sixth teacher was elected by five
votes.
Three wears ago when each teacher had
a class every period and two extra classes
Messrs. Summerill and Layton pleaded for
a fourth teacher, hut were voted down.
Now the luxury of more vacant periods
than there are teachers is a necessity.
In the works of the immortal Shakes
pear What fools these mortals be- in
being in the minority all the time.
Oliver Wendell Holmes said; "Uneasy
lies the head of those who rule, but most
of all whose kingdom is a school,"
Rheumatism And Allied Pains They Must
Col adv.