Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-09-30

Five members of the Cliffside Park
Board of Education met at Cliffside
school on Friday evening, September
%. They were President Whelan,
and Trustees Conroy, Goemann, Kelly
and Smith. Others present were
Architect Sibley, Contractor De
Kimpe, Inspector Dreyer, Janitor
Lawson, Sub-contractors Mulhearn,
Fleischer and Naedler, Contractors
Kelly and Jory, Prof. Donaldson and
a "Palisadian" reporter.
Schools Open October 9
Many weighty questions were con-
sidered and difficulties solved, the
most urgent of which was that of
the proper date of opening the bor-
ough's four schools. Member Goe-
mann urged the postponing of the
opening on the ground that teacher
had died of infantile paralysis dur
ing the week in Hackensack and that
three other cases had been reported
in the county. Many parents would
not send their children to school II
it opened on the twenty-ffth. Presi-
dent Whelan said that fifty persons
had phoned him in the last two weeks
and many were in favor of post
poning the opening. Messrs. Smith
and Conroy shared the same views.
Mr.. Goemann thought that an ounce
of prevention in the case of paralysis
should be observed Health Officer
Hellstern, when consulted in the mat
ter, thought that delay would be
advisable and that medical inspec-
ton of all children should be per-
formed either by the family physician
or by the school doctors. After con-
siderable discussion the date for the
actual resumption of school studies
was set for Monday, October 8, the
pupils to bring their own certificates
or to be examined by the school
physician. The dates for the physi-
cal examination were set for October
6, 7 and 9, between the hours of nine
and three, daily.
Trying to Finish High School
The usual tangle with regard to the
DELAY in finishing the construction OF
the new high school was reported, and
threats made by members OF the
Board to go in and complete the car
penter and hardware work themselves
if it was not done at once by Con-
tractor De Kimpe and Sub-contractor
Mulhearn. Mr.. De Kimpe when
asked by Mr.. Smith how long it would
take him to finish did not give direct
replv. but pointed to the fact that
only the carpenter and painting work
and the laying of the linoleum re-
mcined to be done. Mr.. Mulhearn
when asked what the trouble was and
why his part of the contract was so
far behind, said bluntly: "Well, |
can't go ahead without money" At
the opening of the meeting Mr.. Null
hearn's letter had been read in which
he stated that although his work was
practically complete, there was due
him $3,612 from Mr.. De Kimpe. The
latter said that according to his books
this amount should be only $4,000.
Mr.. Conroy said that if the work was
not done by Monday or Tuesday, "Pll
get it done byself." Inspector Dreyer
believed that the work would need
only three or four carpenters working
three days. The board finally decided
to make complete inspection of the
building on the following day to find
out the exact condition of affairs.
Manual Training For All
The suggestion made by member
Goemann that manual training be
given only to the sixth grade and
above, and the equipment be installed
only in the new high school was
strenuously opposed by Mr.. Conroy.
The latter said that it would be I'M
lust to deprive even the third grade
of the training. "The step would be
a backward one; not forward" The
point was made that an assistant to
instructor Burns would then be
needed.
High School Dedication
The dedication of the new high
school was postponed until about No
vember /, at which time it is hoped
State Superintendent Kendall, AS
sistant- Commissioner Meredith, Su
perintendent Wooster, Mayor Cadien
and other notables will be able to be
present.
JanitOr's Salaries Raised
Among other important matters
attended to were the re-engaging of
Inspector Dreyer on half time
basis; the raising of the Grantwood
and Cliffside janitors' salaries to
$1,000 and $1,150, respectively; the
approving of Supervisor Bray's plan
to place the seventh and eighth grades
on single session plan the same as
the high school with hours from $50
to 1.15 and twenty minutes for re-
cess; and the referring of Benedick
J. Kelly's bid of $210 for the removal
of the rock outside the Cliffside
grounds to the building and grounds
committee. The board then adjourned
to meet again Friday evening, Octo-
Der 6.
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