Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-01-18

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NOTES OF
co. SCHOOLS

Ut OOuITlUuItu iOI L uUllC lulOIIld- III
n ton by J. J. Unger, County NJ
n Superintendent of Public u
IN Schools. nj
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From the bi-monthly reports sent
by the teachers of the townships to
the county superintendent office, the
relative rank of the townships for
school attendance has been obtained.
The following table shows in the first
column the townships in order of
school attendance, placing the district
with the best attendance for the
month of November, 1916, at the top;
in the second column the name of
each township, and in the third col
umn the percentage of attendance for
last November:
l. Stow Creek, 94.5
2. Lands, 94.4
g. Hopewell, 92.4
4. Commercial, 919
5. Greenwich, 90.3
6. Downe, 89.9
7. Fairfield, S7.3
s. Deerfield, S6.1
9. Lawrence, S5.S
10. Maurice River, 1913
The following table shows the same
facts for the school year ending June
80, 1916:
1. Hopewell, 90.5
2. Landis, 1913
3. Greenwich, S7.2
4. Stow Creek, 85.9
8. Commercial, S4.7
6. Downe, S4.2
7.sMaurice River, SIS
8. Lawrence, 500
8. Deerfeld, SOL
lO. Fairfield, TIT
The attendance statistics here given
do not take account of the pupils un-
der 16 years of ag-, who were permit
ted through neglect of attendance Of
ficer to remain out of school without
regular age and schooling certifii-
Gates. In the majority of the districts
this neglect is not common. Attend
ance officers have no right to permit
any child under 16 years of age to
remain out of school without a regu-
lar age and school certificate. Such
certificate may be obtained for any
child who has employment, if said
Child Is IA years years of age, has
passed the fifth grade and attended
school 130 days during the preceding
twelve months. The supervising prin-
clpal or the principal teacher of any
district is the one whose duty it is to
issue the age and school certificate,
but said certificates are not valid un-
til they have been approved by the
Commissioner of Labor at Trenton.
1t is hoped that attendance officers
VIII enforce the law this year. and
that no children will be permitted to
be out OF school unless they are leg
ally excused.
Since the new year the county su-
perintendent has visited schools in
Lands. Deerield, Maurice River,
Fairfield and Lawrence. The most
attractive room and surroundings
have been found at the Park and East
School in Lands. Miss Bertha
Raisch, the teacher of the lower pri
mary room, had perfect score of so
points. When window plants are not
scored there was one other room Wis
tied In Lands that had perfect
score. the upper grammar grade room
OF the Park and East School.
Orders have been mailed to the GUS
todlans of the school districts of the
county for the 80 Per Cent. State
ochool Tax, amounting to 67,291.55;
OF this fund Bridgeton gets the larg-
est amount, $16,29155. The fund was
apportloned on the basis of the teach
ers employed each district being ap-
portioned six hundred dollars for SUI
perlntendent Or supervising principal,
hve hundred dollars for each special
class, four hundred dollars for each
supervisor and four-year high school
teacher, three hundred dollars for
each three-year high school teacher,
and two hundred dollars for each
teacher In the elementary grades.
The entire fund, however, was not
sufficient to apportion the amount of
money allotted by law for the teach
ers, and only SO per cent. of the
amount reOuired for fbic r,,rro,o