Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-07
SEVEN TEACHERS
QUIT SCHOOLS
School Board Notified That
Action for S55, 900 for
Bonus Are Affected by City

A certificate read at the meeting
of the Board of Education last
night indicated that the Board of
School Estimate has made legal the
$4,000 to be added to the salaries
OF the teachers of Perth Amboy,
giving them the 5000 bonus for the
coming year as was the request of
the grade teachers. A letter from
the teachers expressed the gratitude
of that body for the consideration
which the board has shown them
in this matter and thanked them
for the move which was taken to
bring about this bonus.
Seven designations were accepted
at last nights meeting sent in by
Beatrice jacobson, Ethel Holeman,
Besse r. Hunter. Jonas G.. Gresham,
Camille Wiles, Thomas A. Garretson
and Florence Donegan. The teach
ers all thanked the superintendent
and the board for their courtesy
during the period of the teachers
work in the city and gave valid
reasons for their resignation.
The following resolution was
adopted by the board upon the ad-
vice of the city attorney:
Whereas this board has hereto
fore decided that it is necessary TO
purpose of erecting and furnishing
school building, and
whereas this board has pre-
pared and delivered to each mem
ber of the board of school estimate
a statement of the amount of money
estimated to be necessary for such
purpose, and
"Whereas the council of the city
of Perth Amboy has passed an or
dinance appropriating said moneys
for said school purposes. and
"Whereas this board has incurred
expenses, incidental and prelimi-
nary, to the erection of the said
school building;
request that the council of the city
of Perth Amboy do cause to be is
sued temporary bonds for the sum
of $4,000 in accordance with the
statute"
The superintendent report for
the month of June is as follows:
Total enrolment for month. z
313; average enrolment, 1885; av-
erage attendance, 6,419; number of
cases of tardiness. 431: number OF
times teacher was tardy SO; num-
ber of pupils present every day, A.
222; number of classes or divisions,
ZS6, NUMBER Ol ScoSiOilS lliC
month, 3S; number of visits by the
primary supervisor. 33: number of
visits by citizens. 116; number of
day pupils were on roll 137, ,039;
number of days pupils were present,
129,786; number of days pupils
were absent. S,S44; homes repre-
sented, 1852; homes visited. 446;
fire drills, As.
The report of the truant officer
for the month is: Number of chill
dren sent for. 299; number return
ed, 1853; number truant, AZ; number
found sick. II; number of five day
notices, 7.
The medical inspectors report
shows number of visits to school.
1S: number of rooms visited, II:
number of pupils examined, 326:
number of pupils ercluded. s.; num-
ber of times medical inspector was
called during the month, z; number
of pupils sent to medical inspec-
tor for examination z: general
healthfulness of pupils, good: SAN
itary conditions of buildings. fair.
The monthly report of the city
nurses indicates that the number
of visits to the school buildings,
were IS: number of class rooms Wis
tied, 13S: number of contagious
diseases found. Al; number of cases
given temporary treatment, SOL:
general healthfulness of pupils,
good; general sanitary condition of
buildings. fair.