Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-08
CHRISTMAS VACATION WILL
Be CURTA|LED THIS YEAR
CONTINUED from page IL


Resolved, That the action of the
committee In closing the schools from
October 7 to November LIST, In re-
sp1nse to the order of the Board OF
Health and due to the epidemic be
hereby approved"
"Resolved, Thai the action of the
Building Committee In ordering re-
pairs to be made to the different
schools necessitated by the explosion
at Morgan on October 4 and 3 be
approved"
On the recommendation of A. c.
Clark of the teachers committee Ma
thaniel Olshin, was appointed a man
ual training teacher at a salary or
eighty-seven dollars q month.
A communication from the Commits
sion of Education at Washington was
received telling of the efforts being
Code by the government to have the
Ave- reniaIn at school and finish their
NIGH school course in preference to
obtaining a position and going 10
work. It was pointed out that EFFORTS
are being made to employ some ore
at each government employment bu-
reau to talk to the lads and try to
have them attend chool instead or go
ing to work when they apply for Jobs.
II was requested that the board have
some one placed In the local employ
ment office, at their own expense to
carry on this work.
Mr.. Shull said that there were few
of the high school boys who quit
school, but many.leave h grammar
school. The communication was re-
ferred to the superintendent.
Victor Main of the building COM
mittee reported hat considerable
damage was done to some OF the
school buildings. Glass had been
broken and other damage to the
property done by the blasts. The
committee has had repairs made,
however.
Mr.. shull stated that because of
h explosion n epidemic the night
schools were not able to start off
Wednesday night, as had been in
tended. Twenty-Five were present at
the grammar school and seven at
School No. 3.
A request was received from the
Middlesex County Vocational School
to the effect that the school be al
lowed to use the grammar school for
classes. as was done last year. The
grammar school Is open four nights
each week for the night school and
as the vocational school sessions
come on the same nights 1t was de-
cided to let the vocational school
have the use of the necessary rooms
free of charge.
In order to ave the school chill
QI0U Jake SOllo part III Tic ialolll6
of the money for the United War
fund, the committee arranged with
the superintendent to hold a meeting
of the scholars OF the grammar
school and high school in h high
school auditorium this afternoon,
when a talk will be given them n
pledge cards will be passed out for
them to sign. This work, however,
as.,nothing to do with the school
aftec And 4ha vn0aftp1 xr,iI not hn
held until the close of the high
school at 8 o'clock.
The monthly report of the public
schools of Perth Amboy by g. e.
Shull, the superintendent. and the
truant officer follow:
Truant officers report: Number
tent for. 141; number returned. 65:
number truant, s; number sick, Sc.
Monthly report of school by SUI
perintendent, ending October 81:
Total enrolment for month. 1926;
boys. $3.50; girls, 1896; average en-
rollment, 7.520.49; average attend
ance. ~6.408.S1; per cent. OF daily at
tendance or average enrolment.
S8.1S; number of cases of hardness.
14e; number of times teacher was
tardy. /: number of pupils present
every day. 1882; number of classes
or divisions, 2eS; number of sessions
during month, 8; number sessions
school closed. IS: date and cause of
closing, October Z to 81, order of
Board of Health; number of visits by
superintendent during month, 2:
number of visits by primary super
visor during month. Al; number of
visits by citizens. 6: number of days
pupils were on roll, S0,190; number
OF days pupils were present. s0,874:
number of days pupils were absent,
l.S16; collected for supplies during
month. thirty cents; some books were
repaired during the month; excuse
for tardiness OF teacher. yes; homes
represented, 7.4S5; homes visited,
18s: fire drills. /.