Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-08
TEACHERS
RESIGN JOBS
Accepted at School Board
Meeting--Other Business
Is Transacted

5NLCOl 0tAhNAh6 III PAL NACdAdI ddOP-
ton of amendments to the rules and
regulations, filing of communications,
n the monthly report of the super
, i~ntendent of schools, S. +. ShulI. was
the principal business transacted last
night at the meeting of the Board of
Education.
]. N. Pierson & Son. architects, was
present at the meeting anr informed
the board that it will take about two
weeks in which to finish the prelimf-
nary drawings for the new school. and
after the board has gone over these
1t will take about one week to finish
them up. Under the present plans the
building will cost about $500. 900, and
Mr.. Pierson said that if hte cost must
be lowered the number of rooms
would have to be reduced. If three
rooms were taken off of the building
it was estimated by Mr.. Pierson that
the cost would be reduced about $25,-
900. Although the Junior High
school in New Brunswick cost twenty
eight cents a cubic foot to build, Mr..
Pierson stated that he did not think
the cost of the new building here
would be more than twenty-six and
one-half cents a cubic foot. 1t is esti-
mated that there would be a million
cubic feet in the building. 1t was de-
= cided to lay the matter before the
Board of School Estimate, and the
president was authorized to sign the
contract with the architect for the
new school to be built on Hall ave-
nue.. Mr.. Pierson said that he would
have contract right away.
The matter of %retreading some of
the stairs in the schools was referred
! to the building committee with power
The building committee was inform
ed that the lightning during the heavy
thunder storm Sunday afternoon had
struck a corner of the grammar
school, tearing away some of the terra
Gotta, but otherwise doing little dam.
age.
The teachers committee reporter
the resignation of the following
teachers: Helen Holton, Ruth Burns,
Adeline d'Arvean, Margaret WEIGH
and Rose Levy. The designations
were accepted, after which the COM
mittee recommended that the follow
Ing teachers be appointed for the
coming year: Marie e. Brown, do
mestic science, at salary of $3.50 and
$3.50; Ethel Deber, $3.50; Grace NAL
let, $3.50; Morris M~argarettan, $S25
and bonus of $50. Accepted.
The resignation of Glenworth Stur-
gis as commandant of the High School
Cadets was read and accepted. 1t fol-
lows:
!Gentlemen:-
L HGI6Dy SuDulll my resignation dS
Commandant of Cadets in the Perth
Amboy High School to become effec-
tive at the end of the present school
year
II am compelled to take this action
because l have not the time for the
work. Nearly one-half of my regular
ly scheduled laboratory work comes
after school hours. / also have class
work at that time. These conditions
nrr3 not exist when I applied for the
poSitlo.- of -Commandant. Please I'M
! derstand that this is not a complaint
of over work, such is not the case, but
is stated merely to show that all my
time is needed for regular school
duties.
I'm the second place the State De-
partment of Education does not resog-
nize military training and gives no
credit for it. / do not care to be en-
gagged in educational work of that sort.
THE work is well established here,
nearly all the boys have volunteered
and not one has dropped out this year.
The solution is an army officer who
can devote his whole time to the mill
tary department of the High School,"
Respectfully submitted,
GLENWORTH STURGIS.
Communications from Calvin Ken
dali, State Commissioner of Education,
concerning the raising of money for
a soldiers and sailors memorial at
Trenton and statements of salaries
paid throughout the state were or
dered filed.
A communication from John Han
sen, corresponding secretary of the
BricklayerS,' Masons' and Plasterers
Union 0. PIN concerning the appoint
ing of an inspector was turned over to
the committee as a whole
The following amendments to the
rules and regulations of the Board OF
Education of Perth Amboy were given
their final reading and were adopted:
When a teacher is promted or
transferred from n department to
another, the point at which such
teacher shall start in the schedule of
the new department shall be deter
mined by the committee on teachers
subject to the approval of the board.
The Board of Education reserves
the right to stop the advance of any
teacher under this schedule if said
Board considers that such teacher is
mot efficient in his or her work. The
Board of Education may restore such
teachers to the schedule whenever it
considers that the objections no longer
hold. Such shall not, however, be
permitted to skip any step or steps in
the schedule OIL account of the time
lost under the provisions of this rule
The following nurses were reap
pointed: Mrs. Mabel F. Fales, Sadie
Lear and Catherine CROSBY.
The board authorized that a draft
be drawn for $3.50 for the purchase
of machinery necessary for the print
ing department of the manual train
ing school.
Superintendent s. e. Shull reported
that the number of boys enrolled in
the school during the past year was
APIS; girls. 4,064, making a total OF
$3.50. This is 1922 more than the
number enrolled last year.
The following medical report was
also read by Mr.. Shull: Pupils with
detective hearts, 81, lungs, two; ears,
25; eyes,, S27; teeth, 2.22; throat. L.
sos; nasa pharynx, 1856: nasal sep
tum; six; nutrition, six; glands, two;
reported to parents for treatment, g.
203; treated, 1,437; improved, 512;
cured, ESQ.
The report of the schools for the
month of June follows: Boys, 1856;
girls, 9,545; total, 1900; average en-
rollment, 7,267.04: average attend
ance, 6,695.1S; per cent of daily at
tendance on average enrolment,
91.54; number of cases of hardness,
SOC; number of times teacher was
tardy, II; number of pupils present
every day 1927; number of classes or
divisions, 307; number of sessions
during month. 40; number of visits by
superintendent during month, 10;
number of visits by primary supervi-
sor during month So.