The Penn's Grove record., 1920-07-16
Penns Grove
Schools Report
Many Activities and Much Adj
vancement Reported by the
Supervisor

cCiihIllo, oupSl NlSOI VI
Penns Grove Schools, made the fol-
lowing report to County Superinten-
dent, H. c. Dixon, for the school year
ending June Both:
The Board of Education has written
to Elmer, N. j., about purchase of lab
oratory equipment of their high
school. | hope the material will be
purchased and here for use in Septem-
Der, 1920.
New typewriting desks for pupils,
stools, desk and chair for teacher and
fling cabinet have been in use this
year. Another room has been fitted
up for classes in bookkeeping.
Our schools kept open 191 days this
year. This is exclusive of holidays
and institute allowance. | think this
may be the best record in Salem coun-
ty. We have nearly 5000 more days
attendance than we had two years
ago.
Salaries have been increased in all
grades. Next year the schedule is as
follows:
Grades / to A inclusive, $700 and
POO bonus; $760. and 25% bonus.
Grades So inclusive, $500 and $50
bonus.
High School, $1,000 and $3.50 bonus.
We added one teacher in the COM
mercial department to our high school
CORPS.
Interest in professional advance
ment has resulted in better certificates
and work with several of our teach
ers. Several are planning to attend
summer school this year.
TI;r+oor p,nilc ,.aoaiyol oaTtihoatac
for perfect attendance this year.
Our Boy and Girl Scouts still con-
tinue TO function.
Teachers report yer $4,000 worth
Of Thrift Stamps sold thru the efforts
cf the school.
We contributed $4,000 to the Near
East Relief Fund.
Many rooms have contributed to the
following activities:
/. Restoration Fund for Schools of
France.
2. Betsy Ross Memorial Associa-
ton.
3. Audubon Clubs.
4. Safety First Clubs and Posters.
5. Mcy Day Fete at Woodstown,
n. j., for Salem County.
6. The Operetta for a Victrola
Fund.
Z. Personal Hygiene and Care of
Teeth have been featured in several
rooms.
Our seventh and. eighth grades pur-
chased Basket Ball and Volley Balls.
Our rooms made Christmas Stock
ings and filled them with candy and
nuts. Toys were also distributed
among poorer children.
A seventh grade donation of food
and provisions to poor families at
Thanksgiving.
Our Fourth grade made some excel
lent special work for an exhibition to
display it at a general county exhibit.
Several rooms made bird houses.
In the higher grades and high
school good English Week was OBJ
served.
More than ITO pupils have been in
terested in home gardening in con-
nection with the u. S. S. G. A. Cam
paign. Nearly 500 worth of seeds,
shrubs, bulbs, ETC., were purchased
from the Children's Flower Mission of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Last year workers of the best gar
den were awarded prizes and the
three highest were awarded a trip to
Trenton Fair. Mr.. Cunningham, the
President of the Board of Education
took the boys to Trenton by auto.
The high school chorus sang patri-
otto selections at the memorial! exc
cises of the American Legion, Febru-
arv 22nd, 1920. in the Broad Theatre.
The High School Magazine, "The
Red and White" still enjoys a pros
porous career.
We have had football; baseball and
basket ball teams among our boys.
The girls also had basket ball teams.
| have followed up the work of our
Young people in institutions OF higher
learning with much interest this year.
It is with pleasure that report that
Penn Grove High School graduates
are making good at the following IN
stitutions:
+. University of Pennsylvania.
2. Temple University. :
8. Philadelphia College of Phar-
4. Delaware College for Women.
5. Goucher College.
6. Rutgers College: .,
Z Columbia University Medical
Department. .,
Of 1920 propose entering the teaching
profession. Three will enter Trenton
Normal School in September, one will
attend summer school at Ceilings
wood. ~ c,oro
One graduate from Penns Grove
HIGH School. 1919, has made an excel
lent record at the Trenton Normal
School. +r;n 70
Washington, D. c., with two high
Several public meetings have been
held in the high school auditorium;
The Chamber of Commerce n
ladies' Club continue to meet there
regularly. winning
Ices in the commercial and indus
trial life of the community.
While the opportunity to complete d