The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-02-04
SCHOOL BOARD
docs THINGS"

Second Waru WI vi Sii 0eI|
School will be closed, and the pupils
ord teacher, Miss Smith, will be
transferred to the Third Ward school
building where four hour session
will be held each day, according to
+be determination of the Board of
Education last evening.
Supervisor Dibble reported that
the basement was too hot when the
heater was sufficiently warm to heat
the rest of the building, and that
artificial light was necessary.
The old board adjourned sine die,
and the new board, consisting of DIR.
Leon T. Salmon, George w. PralI,
Thomas Thorne, John A. Malloy and
Walter F. Hayhurst was organized.
DR.. Salmon was reelected presi-
dent; George Prall, vice-president;
Thomas Thorne, secretary, and Jud-
son l.. Fields, custodian of school
funds. The board of estimate in
cludes Messrs. Prall and Thorne.
The president later announced the
following committees: Building, Sal
mon, Prall and Thorn; land and pur-
chasing, Prali, Thorn and Malioy;
teachers and curriculum. Thorn,
Prall and Hayhurst; grievances, NAL
10y and Hayhurst; finance, Prall,
Thorne and Malloy.
Supervisor Dibble's plan of hav-
ing the teachers advanced a half
grade in two rooms, so that they
may continue to teach not only the
regular classes, but those who can
not be sent to the other grades be-
cause of lack of room, Was approved.
Parents will be requested to en-
ter their children either on Febru-
airy LIST or September 1st, as far as
possible, in order to place them on
more uniform basis than would be
possible if they came in for the first
at any time of the year.
The building committee will at
tend to the flooded condition of the
cellar Of the First Ward School, and
the leaky roof at the Third Ward
building, and will also inquire into
available buildings for taking care
of the overflow of children in the
present schools.
Councilman Andrew F. Foltz was
present and asked for date upon
which the special committee of which
he was named a member on Monday
evening might meet with the board
to take up the matter of providing
adequate facilities for all the school
children. A date mutually salts
factory will be arranged.
Most of the evening was taken up
with discussion of the school build
ing question, and at times the argu-
ments waxed warm. F. A. Wood
ward, of the Morris Canning Com
pany, wanted to know Just how much
money the board had asked for with
which to build a new school and re-
PAIR the existing ones, and after
much discussion, it was brought out
that $4,000 was asked.
The original amount was SIS, 900,
Tor building and repairing, but later
an additional $4,000 was asked for
some increased expenditures and re-
pairs, making the total the higher
amount.
mr.. Hayhurst, the new member.
sad that ne would gladly support any
~ Tor additional school facilities
lidC might be made, if the board
would wipe the state clean" start
III ne" and ask for what they wanted.
John Stewart, local Socialist leader
asked II Mr.. Hayhurst could sit as
q member of the board after having
e e served as legal council in its
a i,gnt against the board, but Presi-
I Ta,'. Salmon assured him that Mr..
iiaynurst could fill the office re-
CARELESS of this.
c4 Mr.. Woodward, Mr.. Foltz. Mr..
b bos~af IT ;, Ashbel Wilmot and mem
1 pels OF the board discussed at some
s Uoh ! the legal status of the
c comooi night, and its possible out
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