Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-15
APOLOGIZE
FOR STRIKE
At SCHOOL

A delegation of six high school STU
dents, representing the whole student
body came before the board of educa-
ton last night, which had called
special session to meet as commit
tee of the whole. with a petition sign
ed by about 900 of the students, con-
cerning their action in defyipg the
mandates of the board on December
80 and 81, by remaining away from
their classes on those two days. Ine
petition was really an apology on the
part of the students. They claimed
that the whole affair was not deliber-
ately planned or executed, but was
done on the impulse of the moment,
and mob PHYSIOLOGY had swayed
their emotions, which they now re
gretted alter having considered the
incident.
j. X. Sheehy, president of the board,
said that he was glad the boys had
appeared before the members Of the
school board. because he thought 1t
took great deal of courage to admit
they were in the wrong, and to want
TO atone for every part of the AFFAIR.
Mr.. Sheehy also made it clear TO the
boys that orders made by the board
were not intended to impose hardships
on the students, but were for the ben
eft and welfare OF the pupils.
A. G. Clark said that he felt the stu
dents realize hey committed a grave
offense and that such a thing would
never occur again and he was in favor
of accepting the apology of the pupils
for their misdeeds III the belief that
no recurrence would take page.
Victor w. Main remarked That he
was sorry for only one thing, and tha.
was because the petition did not say
l.. ..N,, .4e. co.. fha
whole incident, but Mr.. Sheehy de-
clared that while such a clause was
not Incorporated in the petition, that
he felt sure the tone of the petition
indicated that they were apologiZing
for any part of the episode.
In view OF what the representatives
OF the high school pupils said. ex-
emplifled in the petition from the en-
tire school, il was finally decided by
apology be approved and thus consid
er the incident closed.
Some of the boys who came before
the board with the petition were also
members Of the cadet council, which
had sent communication to the
school concerning the designating of
schools by name instead of by num-
Der, as is now the custom. They We're
requested to present names or meth
DDS of selecting names for their pro-
posed plan, and any other sugges-
tions on the matter, SO that the board
could consider the question in detail.
At the request of Superintendent Of
Schools S. T.. Shull. the three nurses
who have been doing such splendid
work in the schools of the city. were
present last night, and told of the
things that had been accomplished
among the school children. Tho
nurses follow up all cases that de-
mand attention and children are not
permitted to return to their classes
until they have been examined by the
nurse. The nurses declared that the
parents are not always willing to CO
operate with them in eliminating dis
ease among their children and resent
interference on the part of any out
side party. The nurses also said that
the parents in some cases would not
have medical assistance because they
did not apparently seem to care at
times whether the children were benz
efitted or not. In extreme cases the
nurses were requested by the board to
hand names to Superintendent Shull,
who in turn would bring them before
the board for proper disposition of the
case, and thus help relieve sufferings
OF the school children. whose parents
either refuse or are unable to render
medical aid.
A resolution was offered by A. c..
Clark to the effect that the apDlica-
ton for state aid In manual training
work be placed at $4,000, and the
resolution was unanimously adopted.