Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-02
ACTION FOR LONGER
HIGH SCHOOL DAY
Preliminary Steps al Education
Board Meeting 70 Change
Schedule at His'fSchoOI.
FINAL ACTION 'pEFERREO
= Several 1eachers'esign, Hav-
ing Fallen victns to cupId's
Darts-othefusiness.
FINAL ACTION lsbEFERRED

Darts-othefusIness.
Preliminary steptoward the re-
esta ablishment of ne tWo-session
schedule of the hi school were
taken last night al meeting of the
Board of Educatit when Commis-
sioner Main rfnmended the
amending of rule4d regulations TO
this effect. This bnge, along with
other amendmenu to the school
code, was laid OF for final action
at the next meett
The proposed apdment is an ad-
dition to chapters, section Z, and
reads as follows: fThe High School
shall have two Ssions each day.
1t shall be In sion from $40
o'clock to 12 m. nd from / p. m.
to 3:20 p. m. Plls not delinquent
In their studies dmenable to disci-
pline shall be distsed at 2:40 p. m.
AT the optidof the principal
teachers may betcused from their
class rooms at 10 p. m. on Fri
days" ,I-
Various reasd it is said, will
prompt the COR sioners to adopt
this amendmen- the next meet
ing, for the essian plan, as
adopted three r, ,'s ago. has not
proved to be m.} of a success. In
many other plj where the half
day plan has b oinstituted, It has
almost invariah, reverted back to
the OLD two-ss On system. The
State Departme, ipf Education rec
ommends the IL thening of school
nours so that tif- may be at least
Blk fun periods forty-five or fifty
minutes each. am would be impos-
siole to put thi INTO effect under
the present arr4 ement. The one
session plan In iAny instances has
met Wltn dlsfavo the part OF the
parents, because wits inconvenience
IN necessitatng e preparation of
meals for the stun ITS after the noon
hour. 3t
-Ufher amen dffNi IS have been pro-
posed by the rules committee max
ing 1t necessary for the teachers in
the grades to remain a full period
after the regular school hour to as
sist delinquent students, and plac-
Ing the teachers In charge of the
children when at play during recess
The teachers have heretofore volun-
tariiy remained afser school hours.
but but this this is now tdbe' provided for IN
Chairman Main, of the teachers
committee, reported the designations
OF the following teachers: Laura
Washburn, Juliette Sell, Elsie
Creamer, Loretta Kelly, Mabel Main.
Ethel Van Dusen, Cornelfa L'Hom-
medieu, Marguerite Pfeiffer, Ada
Melvin and Edna Mundy. Dan Cupid
Is to blame for the depletion of the
teachers staff in this manner. for
several of the young women have
already been married and a number
will be married during the summer
and fall months. These designations
were received and the following
young women, as recommended by
Commissioner Main, we're appointed
teachers: Beatrice Jacobsen, Clara
Peterson, Sophie Greiner, Rae JAG
OLSEN, Yetta Miller, Helen Banzik,
Mildred Mundy, Florence Frost,
Elizabeth Tansey, Gladys Johnson,
Catherine Moore, Sara Goldstein and
Theresa Kreielsheimer. The last
named three are to become instruc-
tors In the primary department
City Superintendent Shull report
ed that according to figures already
tabulated for the annual report, the
attendance for the past school year
had been 1854, as compared with
7,1O8 for the preceding year, an in
crease of 358
On motion the salary of William
Flynn, an extra ianitor, was given
the customary raise to $50 per
month during July and August,
On motion the president and sec
retary were authorized to execute
note for $4,000 in order to meet
bills for coal, salaries and current
expenses, pending the receipt of
school appropriations. On motion
Of Mr.. Main a warrant was ordered
drawn for $1,000 on account of
Hans Satter & Son, the contractors
who are making Improvements at
the grounds of school No. 4
A new curricula for the high
school, approved by the State De-
partment of Education, was propos-
ed by City Superintendent Shull.
This will be considered at the next
regular meeting of the board.
Upon request, Miss Helen Seaman
was granted years leave of alb
sence, as recommended by her physi-
clan.
Those present at the meeting
were President J. X. Sheehy. Com |
missioners Main and Sellers, City
Shull and Secretary
Alfred Crowell. The board adjourn |
ed until next Thursday night, when |
estimates for painting and window
shades will be received
The report of the city superintend- |
ent. as follows. was received and |
filed: Total enrolment for the
month, boys $3.50, girls 3,255, total
6,635; average enrolment, 6,583.92. |
average attendance 6,430.61: per
cent. OF daily attendance on average
enrolment. 90.51; number of cases
Of tardiness. 377; number of pupils
present every day, 1871; number of
classes or divisions. 254; number OF
sessions during month, "a; number
Of visits by superintendent, 1c4:
number of visits by commissioners.
IL; number of visits by citizens, 38:
aumber of days pupils were on roll.
III, ,237; homes represented, $3.50;
homes visited, 1870; fire drills, z.
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