Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-02
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TEACHERS PAY
Meeting of Beard of Education
Last Night; Much Business
Transacted

Teachers in the city schools who
have petitioned the Board OF Educa-
lion several times for an alienation IN
the salary schedules will have TO walt
IN patience for about two weeks Tor
the final decision OF the board IN re-
gard to the increase in salaries, since
two representatives of the city teach
er,a association were told last night
that the board was considering the
matter now and would not take nnal
action until a subsequent meeting. a
1anitor's committee also appeared be-
fore tbs board last night requesting
for a wage increase and likewise they
were told that a definite answer would
be given in about two weeks.
This salary has stirred quite some
sentiment among those engaged IN the
pedagogical profession here as they
contend that an increase should De
granted since teachers in other parts
Of me state are receiving higher re-
Enumeration than those In Perth Am
Tentative plans and specifications
for the new school building TO DC
erected in the near future in the VI
cinity of Hall avenue M Arnold ave-
nue.. were submitted to the board last
night by the following architectural
firms: G~oidberger & Greisen, J. Noble
pierson e. Son and Jensen a. BROOKS
The commission only formally recelN-
ed the drawings because the chairman
OF the building committee was absent
and the architects viii be notiheu
when their plans viii be considered.
The plans all provide for subsequent
additions to the original structure.
which was advocated by the board
since they are DESTROYS of being aDIe
TO double the capacity of the build
ing as first erected.
Jensen and Brooks would have n
building containing about forty-hve
class rooms with a number OF INSECT
laneous and teachers rooms
j. Noble Pierson & Son submitted
two schemes: The first calling Tor
eight teachers rooms. seven miscei-
Ianeous rooms and thirty-three class
rooms. the second provides for thir-
teen miscellaneous, six teachers ana
thirty-four class rooms. Greisen d
GoIdberger have in mind a structure
containing eve miscellaneous, SIX
teachers and twenty-five class rooms
Names by which the educational in
stitutions of the city will be deslg-
mated In the future were presented last
night to the board, each school max
ing its own selection from a llst SUD
mitted for hat purpose by the bat
TALON of high school cadets. who hrst
proposed the idea of abolishing the
numbered system. The plan has been
enthusiastically received by teacher
and pupil alike in all the SCHOOLS, ana
ONLY one principal objected.
The names chosen follow: NO. 1,
Washington: Nc. 2. Mckinley; NO. 4.
Lafayette; No. 5. Jefferson and Hamll-
ton; No. 6, Lincoln; No. Z, Horace
Mann, Franklin, Roosevelt or DIM
mick: No. 8, Roosevelt; No. 3, Frank
lin and No. 10 Jefferson. Before maj
adoptio these names will be consld-
cred by the board sitting as a commit
tee of the whole. The names of the
high school and grammar schooi WIN
not be altered, as it is thought best
to continue the customary names.
1t was decided TO request the alder
manic board to establish grades at
schools 8 and 9, because as the
grounds are at present the board OF
education can not commence the work
Of hxing the Fairgrounds adjoining
these school huildin0sGha h plan is
sthSafds with pitch one
~<nte in thickness, in order 10
Ee the conditions more sanitary.
Thelma Emmons, Dorothy Hadde
Marion Ludwig and Anna Jensen stu
dents at the Newark Normal school'
were appointed to fill out the remain
der of the year in classes where inc
present teachers have rendered resls-
nations.
The superintendent's report shows
an enrolment for the month or 1850
pupils in all chools with an average
Attendance of 6.571. The truant or
hcers reported that 466 pupils were
sent for out of which sixty-six hao
been found truant.