The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-05
BOARD Of Education Meeting

The monthly meeting of Penns Grove
Education was held Monday evening. s.
Cunningham presided. The members
w. P. Denny, j. u. Layton, s. M. Hunt
T. E. Hunt, H. S. Barber.
Current bills we're ordered paid.
The report OF supervisor w. d. Snyder
presented the following.
The enrolment for February was 637,
which was Is more than in January and
rs more than in September. In the High
School were go; Grammar grades 282,
Primary 1858. Days possible We're 1921;
day present 9, 124: days absent 2,l67.
The attendance had been lessened by
chicken pox and measles and scaTletina
at P%edricktown. AS many as Il had been
absent from the High School and Is in a
primary room.
The truant officer and supervisor had
been active after absentees. Some clti-
zens would have to answer at court on
Friday why they did not send their chill
dren to school. This action had been a
good effect IN others.
Sixty-one were neither absent nor tar
dy in January and February. One room
reached an attendance of 95 per cent and
four others more than 80 per cent. Since
the High School teachers began taking
the reports to parents the attendance had
improved.
The medical inspector had made weekly
visits and sent some home with chicken
pox.
DR.. ]. J. Savitz, assistant State Com
missioner OF Elementary Education, and
County Superintendent H. @. Dixon had
visited the school.
The budget for the next school yearwas
| discussed at length. 1t was estimated
that 1t will cost $40, 1877 to run the school
! the next school year. The income from
the State was estimated at SO, $40, leaving
about $l1, 800 to be raised.
This amount includes the expense fol
/ filling in the lot and grading around the
| new school building, finishing and fur
F! nishing the building, which we're pre-
sumed to be in the $4,000 bonded ISSUE
and 80 stated upon the ticket.
Mr.. Denny said that he thought the
expense for new books and supplies
should be less, because so many new book
were bought for this year and they
should last a year or two, when NOR
than 5000 had been spent. lie though
there was 10 immediate need for so mucl
grading, coping and cement walks.
The budget for which the voters will
be asked favor is for current expenses
$500; building and repairing, So. $50
cancellation of bond and interest $2550
total $ll, 800.
A lengthy controversy was held owe
the proposal to NJ the partition
which divides the rear room of the frs
floor. The plan proposed to make tw,
two small rooms, one for the Board o
which they need one evening a month
Connected with the PARTITION is a toile
and lavatory. The purpose is to make
suitable for a class rorm by the remova
of the partition.
Mr.. Denny strenously opposed tn
change because it would be a change G
plan, breaking of the contract and weak
ening of the building. 10 remove TIL
partition would be taking support froI
the auditorium above. TO put in add
tional windows would be weakening
the walls. Some of the walls were pu
up when the temperature was belo'
freezing temperature which the contraC
forbid. Some of the mortar had froze
out between the bricks. 10 remove
bracing partition he feared for the safet
of the bnilding which he doubted woul
stand thorough inspection.
Others thought it could be remove
with the advice of the architect and col
sent of the state authorities.
The Board adjourned at 11.40 afte
three hours debate with little detinii
business done.