Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-07
WANT SCHOOLS TO BAR
STUDY OF GERMAN TONGUE
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Miss McMaster outlined the work
| " hich will be carried on and stated
J thas the organization of a Gir1, Pa
| Il otic League will be the first step
| teken.
A communication was received
| from the Board of School EstinlIte in
| forming the board that an appropria-
tion of $195.690 had been made to
| finance the work of the school board
during the coming year, OF this
amount $S,O55 was appropriated for
manual training and the remaining
S1S7,635 for general expenses.
superintendent S. L. Shun recon-
| mended the appointment of Miss Mar
garet Philip as a drawing tcachsr:
| Miss Marie Russi, as a teacher for the
| Rose Goldstein, Bessie Slobodien, AL
| ice Johnson, Rose Chesansky and Bes-
| sic Soloman as grade teachers. He
| also recommended that the schools
! open on Wednesday, September a. The
| recommendations of the superinten-
dent were adopted.
| The matter of again teaching classes
in domestic science during the sum
| mer months came up for discussion
and the manual training committee in
structed to procure the services Of q
| teacher for this period.
| Bids on supplies were received, the
| following awards being made: Kinder
garten supplies. e. Steiger Ss Com
pany, $488.S6; lumber, W. ]. Donnell
Lumber Company. s1,027; manual
| training hardware, Elizabeth Hard
plies Elizabeth Hardware Company
| $1,492.3S; sewing supplies. Sharp &
/ Hansen. S594.11. The bids on gen.
! eral supplies and drawing materials
were held over for checking up by the
secretary.
| The board granted a leave of alb
| sence to Miss Florence M. Leathers
until January 1, 1919. A communica-
/ tions thanking the board for the use
of room in the high school for the
| annual meeting of the Day Nursery
ASSOCIATE ton was received from that
| body. Mrs. Mabel Fales also had
letter before the board thanking it
for the increase in salary.
A communication from the State
| Council Secretary of the Jr. O. L. A.
M. was received urging that the study
| continued. Letters concerning fire
hazards and food conservation from
tho State Board of Educa-
ton were received and placed on file.
The superintendents report for the
month of May follows: Totol enroll
ment for the month, 1872, $3.50 boys
and 1852 girls; average enrolment
1886; average attendance, 6,S38.8;
per cent Of daily attendance on aver
age enrolment, 88.42: number of
cases tardiness, 942: number of times
teachers were tardy, "a; number of
pupils present every day, 1,75S; num-
| Der of classes of divisions, 295; num-
ber of sessions during month, A;
| number of sessions of school closed,
two, on Memorial Day. May 80; num-
ber of visits by superintendent, $50:
number of visits by commissioners
during month. two: number of visits
| by citizens, 1862: number of days pu-
pills were on roll. 15S S.17S.5; number of
days pupils were present, 1,4U0.73:
| number of days pupils were absent,
49, 1856 all books were inspected
| during the month and all teachers eX-
cused fo tardiness: homes represented
6,967: homes visited, $40; fire drills
one plus; number of visits by primary
supervisor, 110.
Truant officers Meshrow and Hope
during the month Of May were sent
for 622 pupils, of which $40 were re-
turned. eighty-three were found tru-
| ant and 1876 were sick. Twenty SIX
| five day notices were sent out and
three warrants served.
| The medical inspectors report for
| the month ten; number of pupils sent
| to schools, six; number of rooms Wis
tied, twenty-nine; number of pupils
examined. 4S7; number Of contagious
diseases found, none: nuber of pupils
excluded. three; number of times
medical inspector was cosulted during
the month, ten! number Of pupils sen.
to medical inspectors Office for ex-
! animation, ten; general healthfulness
of pupils, good: sanitary condition of
buildings good,