Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-08-02
Capital Issues Committee Re-
fuses to Allow Bond Issue for
New Building in City.
WITH FIRST GRADE
Others viii Be Included in Half
Day Program As Necessity
for Room Arises.

No new school will be erected in
this city for the present and possibly
not until after the war as the result
of the failure of the local Board of
Education to secure the necessary
permission to float a bond issue for
this purpose.
1t became known at the meeting Of
the board last night that the state
school authorities had investigated
the matter thoroughly and had in
formed the Perth Amboy board that
no permission could be secured for
any school construction at this time.
In order to care for the large num-
Der of pupils who will crowd the
schools of the city when they open in
September the state school authorities
have announced that half sessions OF
two and a half hours each day be held
in the first grades. this period count
ing as a full days work. II 1t Is
found that the pupils cannot be ac-
commodated by having, half sessions
in the first grade only the second grade
will have half time scheduled, the
higher grades being included as neces-
sity arises.
The school board was informed by
the state authorities that similar re-
quests for permission to build had
been received from many other
the Capital Issues Committee would
not give the permission for bond
Issue the State Board of Education
had decided to take some steps
whereby the congestion in the schools
might be relieved. The half session
system in the first grade was decided
upon.
The local school board now owns
an entire block on Hall avenue which
was purchased for the purpose of
erecting a school and plans had been
discussed for erecting a twenty-four
or thirty-two-room school which
would cost approximately S225, 900.
The board had decided to receive all
the information possible from the
State Board OF Education concerning
the erection of new school buildings
at this time before II went ahead
with the plans. 1t is the general be-
lief now that no new school Will be
erected until after the war
Owing TO the absence OF the presi-
dent and vice president. William Sell
ers was made president ro-tem during
the meeting. The resignation OF Miss
Anne Il. Neer, supervisor OF the pri-
mary department, was received and
accepted. The resignation OF Leroy
p. Elliot, supervisor OF manual train
ing, was also received and accepted,
MT. ElllOts having decided 10 lAhc up
emergency war work.
The teachers committee recon-
mended the appointment OF John M.
as manual training teach
er; Miss Marian Burns, physical train
ing, and Miss Catherine Crossey,
school nurse. The recommendations
were adopted.
Chairman Victor w. Main. OF the
committee, reported that re-
pairs were being made in the schools
and recommended that a bicycle, cost
ing not more than fifty doilats, DO pur-
chased for the use OF the head Janitor
between schools.
The secretary was given authority
70 have his annual report printed
superintendent 8. y. Shull reported
that all OF the school supplies had
been received with the exception OF
the high school text books, which can
not be purchased until September. as
the number needed viii not be known
till then.