Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-03-29
SO. AMBOY SCHOOL
REPORTS GIVEN
Superintendent Reports 300
Parents Visited Schools Dur
ing Go-to- o-SchooI Week
Meeting of Bd. Education.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.


South Amboy, Mar. 29:-There
were present at the regular meeting
OF the Board of Education last even
ing Messrs. Bergen, Coan, Grace,
Mason and Mrs. Miller, also Superin-
tendent Barr and Secretary Coogan.
Letter from the Dodge Disinfectant
Company in regard to liquid soap
dispensers and liquid soap was re-
ferred to the committee on buildings
/ and grounds.
I Letter was read from Mr., James.
teacher of manual training, advising
OF the Eastern Arts Convention to be
held in Philadelphia on April s, 6
and z, and asking permission to at
tend and have expenses paid. The
request was granted.
The following bills were ordered
paid: South Amboy postofice, SEA-
w; Electric Light Company, S2.6O:
D. c. Heath Company, s2.s5: Prang
Company. s1.2S: New York TeIe-
phone Company, $3.50; Wyckoff &
Rue, $22.64; Mrs. William Hayes. IS:
Mrs. r. p. Mason, $3.50; Mrs. w. p
Nichols. $40; H. d. Litteli, s311.S3;
I. f. Sullivan, $196.80; o. o. Barr.
SIPS; ]. E. Coogan, s2.OS.
The committee on buildings and
grounds reported on application of
Janitor of School No. 2 for increase
10 take care of any such increase and
therefore the request must be de-
cllned. The report was received
The financial report showed a bal
ance of $4,007.51 after payment of
March vouchers.
The clerk read copy of answer made
by the common council to the petition
OF the Board of Education as made to
the commissioner of education This
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Amboy. The answer was recently pub
lished in an issue of this paper.
The report of the superintendent
showed total pupils enrolled 1872, aver
age daily attendance 628; percentage
OF attendance 81; days present 11,791;
days absent 1922; times tardy 116.
The attendance was not up to standard
which has been running about 80 per
cent. this was due to inclement
weather in February.
Mr.. Barr reported the "go to
school week" a success. that approx
imately 800 visitors appeared in both
schools
He also reported a very interesting
trip to Kansas to attend the meeting
or department superintendent.
He stated he recently received let
ter from Mr. Willis and the principals
of the normal schools at Newark and
Trenton in regard to establishing a
centre for practice teaching that as 1t
was rather late IN the year and all
practice teachers had been assigned
for this year, there would be nothing
done SO far as this year Is concerned,
but early next year they would visit
our schools and see IL there are any
teachers who they care to put their
pupils under.
In the matter of pupils attending vo-
cational schools. he stated the trans
portation should he paid by the Board
of Education. and that refund would
be made in the regular school appor-
tionment made by the county superin-
tendent.
to have been twelve, and that there
are no contagious diseases.
The report of the attendance officer
for period Feb. g.; to date showed
number of calls thirty-two and notices
served orc.
Mrs Miller brought UP the question
Of some protection for children on
Stevens avenue during certain hours
of the day from the speeding automo-
biles and a motion was passed that
the secretary communicate with the
mayor and council and urgently re-
quest that provision be made for a
traffic officer on Stevens avenue to reg
ulate the speed of automobiles during
hours when children are passing to
and from school.