Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-07-10
OVER 5000 NOW
ON SCHOOL ROLL
Superintendent ShuIl Makes
Announcement at Meeting of
Board of Education
CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED
Several New Teachers Are En-
gagged for the Coming Year.
Repairs Being Made.

Contracts for the painting of
schools and were made last night
ct the meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton in the high school. Nine teachers
were appointed for next year. A re-
quest from Rev. Joseph Sguchy, of the
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Slovak
church, for the use of one room IN
school was granted, and reports
from the truant officer, medical in
spector and the monthly report of the
conditions of the schools during the
month of June were received. SUPER
intendent S. e. Shull announced that
for the first time in the history of the
school the enrolment is over 5000,
the exact figures being 8,0S1.
The painting contracts were award
ed to Ernst & Co., who, when the bids
for painting of schools 4 and were
opened, was the lowest bidder. Ernst's
bid was for armorite paint for school
4, SS26, and for school 8, $1.046. The
next highest bid was that of M. Berus-
kin for school 4, S975 and school 8,
$1,0S4. A. d. Martin was the high
bidder, he bid for school 4, $1,2S1.50,
were given with the understanding
that the bids met all the requirements
of the specifications and 1t was under
stood that If they did not, new bids
would be asked. The bids also includ-
ed prices ON materials known as Mel
lowtone, art tone. lead and oil and ar
morite, but as the prices quoted for
armorite was much the lower, this
material was chosen.
he contract for furnishing shades
to school was given to Abraham
Beckhoff, who bid S95. One other bid
was received from Meyer Leichtman
for eeS.50.
President John K. Sheehy informed
the board that he had received a re-
Inannh " a
use of one room in school s, until their
school Is repaired. President Sheehy
said that Father Szuchy had informed
him that he would have the room kept
cleaned. The request was granted.
Victor w. Main, of the building
committee, reported they were getting
repairs under way.
The teachers committee reported on
the teachers secured for next year. A
list of nine teachers were read and rec
commended to the board and accepted
by them for next season. They are:
Eleanor Brogger. Lewis jacobson,
Jennie Wedeen, Ruth Jacobson, Helen
Powers, Rose Brody and Alice Cla-
dek.
The report from Medical Inspector
w. II. Mccormick follows: Number
of visits to school, 8, number of rooms
vigited. 9. number OF pupils examined.
1e0s number of times medical inspecz.
tor was consulted during the month.
S; number of pupils sent to medical
inspectors Office for examination, 3;
general healthfulness of pupils. good;
sanitary condition of building, good.
The truant officers report fc-
June is: Number sent for. s11; num-
Der returned. 1888; number truant. Al;
number found sick, 81; number i've
day notices, IS.
The following monthly report from
all schools and all grades for month
ending June 28, was read by Superin-
tendent Shull: Total enrolment for
month. Boys 3,640; girls, 3,509, total
7,149; average enrolment, 7,0s5.2;
average attendance, 6,618.53. Per cent
of daily attendance on average enroll
ment, 9s.26; number of cases Of tardi-
hess, sos; number of times teacher
was tardy, IS: number of pupils pres
ent every day, S.407; number of class
es or divisions. SOC; number of ses-
Bions during month, 40; number of
visits during month by superintendent.
IS; number of visits by commission
ers during month 9; number of visits
by citizens, 1871; number OF days pu-
pills were on roll, 141,2S5.5; number
Of days pupils were present, 1872, ,429.6;
number Of days pupils were absent,
1885; homes represented, $3.50;
homes visited, 1.02S: fire drills, one;
books were repaired and teachers
were excused for tardiness.
A number of communications from
teachers, thanking the board for past
feyars were received and filed.
A. Clayton Clark, vice president of
the board, was the only absent men,
Der.