Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
SCHOOL REPAIRS
NEEDED IN SOUTH
Board of Education Awards
Contract VIII Take Four
Weeks Teachers to Visit
Pupils
~ Special Correspondent.

SOUTH AMBOY, Oct. AT the
regular monthly meeting of the Board
of Education held in the city hall last
evening the matter of getting the
school buildings in shape for use was
discussed at length.
The buildings and grounds commit
tee had ordered the John Nj. Voss m
struction Company. who were working
on school umbe one to transfer
their organization over to this repair
work. 1t is estimated that the damase
done to school number w Is not less
than five thousand dollars n Ii VIII
take from three to four weeks to COM
plete the work. During h shutdown
the janitors are acting as watchmen
In the building alternating on the day
and night shift.
There were present at the meeting
Messrs. Rue. Grace and Mack. Also
Prof. o. o. Barr. city superintendent
Of schools. and the architects.
A communication was read from the
Dodge Co, requesting an early remit
lance of the money due them. The
board can ind no record of any debt
Il this company and on a motion by
Mr.. Grace the letter was consigned to
the waste basket. This is several sucn
letters that a been received from
this company. In answer to a recent
communication the secretary replied
tlaL IL the pOikc tOlnPang COuAd SAO0
any contract of receipt for goods and
up to the present time they have not
produced"
A communication was received from
the John M. Voss Construction Com
pany requesting formal orders to re-
pair school number two. 1t stated
that under the existing circumstances
they were working only under oral or
ders, the terms of their work being
40. ~i,.o txvapfp por cont On a mo-
ton by Mr.. Rue this communication
was received and the necessary orders
will be issued In writing.
Another communication was re-
ceived from the same firm, stating
that they had been forced to leave the
repair work on school building num-
Der two n place their men at the
disposal of the Fuller Construction
Company who were doing relief WORK
under the supervision of the RED
Cross. This was in accordance with a
proc nation issued by Mayer Kerr.
Mr.. Grace requested information as
to what the teachers were doing dur
ing the present epidemic when the
schools were closed. He suggested
putting them to work with the Red
Cross. Mr.. Barr stated that this work
was about completed. Mr.. Grace then
suggested that every teacher look OUT
for the welfare of her pupils. He
stated that the explosion and epidemic
had caused a great many deaths ana
broken up a good many homes. He
suggested that the teachers try n To-
cate their pupils and ascertain
whether they would attend the school
regularly when ii opened n IL NOT
why not. He stated hat he was cure
the teachers would welcome this OPP
p~ortunity to be of service. He stated
that this was a splendid opportunity
to get in touch with the home life of
the pupils and get nearer to the pu-
pills themselves. Mr.. Barr stated that
he thought the suggestion a good one
and stated he would follow 1t out. ana
call a meeting OF the teachers carly
next week. The plan met with the
hearty approval of all members pres
MT.
Mr.. Barr did not have a regular
written report to make but suggested
that Miss Cecilia McGonigle be elected
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of one of the teachers. Miss Myrtle
~Spangenberg. This suggestion was
adopted and Miss McGonigle declared
elected.