The Penn's Grove record., 1919-06-13

Liz CIIIOllIltll IOl IiIC veal IOIlONS ,.
Boys Girls Total
Grades Ii incl, 388 364 1852
Grades 5-S incl, 210 209 419
Grades 9-12 incl, IS III 1856
Total enrolled, 673 684 1857
Total possible days, 175629.5
Total days present, 1883
Total days absent, 27246.5
Per cent. of attendance, 84.48R
Average daily attendance 873
Nine pupils were neither absent nor
tardy for the whole year.
Fifty pupils completed the eighth
grade and received certificates. Six
teen received diplomas from the High
School.
With the exception of that done by a
few weak teachers, the work has been
covered better than ever before in the
history of the Penns Grove Schools.
There have been ITO days of school.
In addition there will be an allowance
for six days and twenty days quaran-
tine. This should make the allowance
from the State School Funds the larg-
est in the history of the schools.
When the State allowance for teach
ers, the attendance money and tuition
for outside pupils are added together
it costs the Borough of PennS Grove
little or nothing to pay the expense of
a High School.
We have made some additions to
our equipment in Chemistry and
Physics this last year. We hope to
make more this coming year.
am recommending to the Board of
Education that four additional desks
be purchased for the bookkeeping
room, four new desks for the type
writing room, eight new stools, n
new desk and chair for the teacher
and one filing cabinet.
The school year vas heightened to
ten months. This change will be
permanent.
Salaries were increased last year as
follows: $4,000 net advance in the
grades; $215 net advance in the High
School for each teacher.
Our salaries for the coming year
are set as follows:
Grades i to 3 inclusive, $40, plus a
So bonus.
Grades 4 to s inclusive, $75, plus a
Sc bonus.
Grades s to IS inclusive, SIS to $S5
per month with a bonus of Sc.
Several of our teachers have I'M
proved their rating in certificates by
attending summer school and by pass
ing State examinations.
Some have attended Institutes and
other professional meetings among
our W groups, which should have
raised the standards of teachers in
service.
In spite of time lost by epidemic
influenza our attendance is well over
the mark of last year.
Nine pupils have been neither alb
sent nor tardy for the year.
Many pupils and some teachers have
been active in Boy Scout and Girl
Scout movements.
Thirty-fve boys and girls joined
the Victory Boys and Girls. They
contributed $175 toward the war work.
In many of the lower grades 1T was
impossible for pupils to pay $500 so
collections were taken, which brought
the grand total for the United wal
Workers up to S246.41.
The pupils pledged and SOLICITED
S172.51 in cash for the Salem County
Memorial Hospital at Salem.
S2O.26 was contributed by them also
Tor the OlQlef anu odlloio
at Trenton, N. j.
Some of our older pupils have been
active in the Junior Red Cross Work.
Our boys have distributed posters
in the Loan Drives and w. s. 5.
Campaigns. Many thousands OF dol
lars worth of bonds, etc., were sold by
school pupils.
These schools have turned out in
--, - ~ not1.1nt1n
parade in this section OF the County.
1t has been my custom each year
since | have been here to purchase
seeds, ETC., for the pupils from the
Children's Flower Mission. year
our order was for S54.
Over 14O boys and girls have en-
listed in the school garden movement.
The Ladies' Club has c~o-operated n
this work. They have promised 10
SUPERVISE gardens and offered prizes.
4 Junior Civic Club has been or
panized under the auspices OF the
Ladies' Club, among the pupils OF the
grades 5-S inclusive.
The High School Magazine, 1.-The
Rod and White,' has continued publ
cation. It has improved and enlarged.
Several prizes were awarded for best
productions.
The community has supported all
special activities of the school.
The Senior play, "The Camoutiage
of Shirley" was produced at the Broad
Theatre and pronounced a success.
The proceeds are to be used this week
to partly defray the expenses of the
Senior Glass on its trip to Washlng-
ton, D. c. ou +ho
nbIS;caI training requirements. The
Hieh School won second place in the
contest at Salem at the time OF the
May May Day Fete. Our Grammar School nnd
made the others hustle to win the VIC
tory. Had the weather been N more more
favorable, we would nave put on soae
special features, games ano uan'e'