Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-01-22
Ciffside School Board
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architectural terra Gotta, and the
severe weather which made possible
the use Of only two days out OF six.
II this request were granted the date
for the final completion would change
from about May IL, to August Is
Teacher Must Explain Absence
A rule was adopted in regard to
cases Of teachers who were detained
from school duties by sickness that
a doctors certificate be required in
explanation Of their absence. Mr..
Smith moved that all such cases be
referred to Supervisor Bray for his
report, placed on file and then acted
upon during the last month of the
school year. The question Of substi-
tute teachers and the work done by
them In place Of teachers on sick
leave was referred to Supervisor
Bray.
Annual School Picnic Funds
President Whelan brough up the
question Of the ways and means for
providing for the annual school
picnic. He pointed out the illegality
Of using school funds for the purpose;
also that it would be illegal for the
mayor and council to appropriate the
needed funds from the franchise and
license fund. It would be q pity to
abandon the school picnic, and he
would suggest that a series Of enter
tainments be planned to raise money
for the purpose. After some discus
sion the board finally decided to re-
quest the clerk to apply to the 2 sayor
and council for assistance in the mat
ter, and then, if this were not sue
cessful, to place the matter in the
hands Of its own governing COM
mittee. The amount thought to be
needed was $3.50.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Smith,
the board decided to have the finance
committee prepare q financial state
ment Of the boards expenditures to
date by way Of a campaign Of educa-
ton for the residents Of the borough;
the statement to include the high
school cost to date, the manual train
ing account, teachers' salaries, and
repairs.
DR.. Goemann Creates a Stir
Trustee Goemann created stir
when he rose to ask that the action
of the board at the previous meeting,
which would relieve Mrs. Coulter Of
her double duty Of teaching grade
six and supervising school No. by
securing an additional teacher for
the balance Of the term, be rescinded.
He considered the former action a
rash step, made without sufficient in
vestigation. A non-teaching prin-
cipal, with several hundred dollars
extra in salary for an extra teacher
was too great an expense. Mr.. Geo.
mann suggested that the Interrupt
lions Of which Mrs. Coulter had COM
planned at the former meeting could
be obviated in several ways; school
supplies might be received only once
a week; excuses might be taken by
different teachers; with the conplet-
ing Of the new high school, an en-
tirely new system would have to be
devised with a central telephone, and
SO on. President Whelan, too, said
that although he had not offered any
serious objection when the plan was
proposed, he was inclined to think
that non-teaching principal was not
necessary at this time. He advised
waiting until the high school was
opened before making the change.
By taking the step now a precede.~
would be established, and a position
created from which it would be diff
cult to recede.
DR.. Goemann Insists on Saving
Mr.. Timony reminded the board
that they had all voted in favor of
the proposition at the meeting; al
though he agreed that a teacher
should not be engaged unless abso-
lutely necessary. Mr.. Goemann in
further explanation Of his change of
attitude, said that he thought Super
visor Bray might arrange to give two
Of his days each week to the super
vising Of school No. 8, and that the
truant officer might be on hand the
balance of the week. It would mean
saving Of several hundred dollars
for the taxpayers.
At this point Mr.. Smith interrupted
to inquire of Mr.. Goemann what he
would suggest should be done. The
latter replied that the matter should
be placed in the hands Of the govern
ing committee. Mr.. Smith asked if
the governing committee were in a
better position to settle the merits OF
the case than the Supervisor and the
board.
Mrs. Coulter had been asked at the