Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-07
SCHOOL BOARD TURNS
DOWN PLEA FOR RAISE
IN SALARY; 5000 BONUS
Resolution Passed by Board
of Education Last Night to
That Effect for the Year.
NAME NEW TEACHERS
Request for Shorter School
Hours for Primary Grade
at School No. 7 Refused

The teachers of the city will not
have the 5000 bonus granted BY ths
Board Of Education last year. made
a part of their regular salary for
the year 1s21-1s2z as was petition
ed through the Perth Amboy Teach
ers' Association. This action was
taken by the Board Of Educatfon
last night after careful Considers
ton of the situation, but q $500
bonus was granted to be given the
coming term under the same
conditions as the one granted for
this year. Following are the reGo-
lutions passed by the board last
night.
Resolved, That in view of the un<
stable and variable economic con-
ditions now prevailing. the board Of
education is unable to grant the Pc
titIon of the Perth Amboy Teachcrr
Association contained in their COM
munication OF Nov. 8. 1920. ad-
dressed to the board. to the effect
that the present bonus Of &200 be
made part of the regular salary Of
all the city teachers beginning Sept
/. 1921. Be 1t further resolved. That
the clerk Of the board be directed
to advise the president of the teach
ton OF the board OF education
The resolution granting the boGnp
reads as follows:
Resolved. That maxim : a. :. -. -
OF 800. payable In ten month1x
stallments for the ensuing sc1o1
term OF 1891 and 1929. be paid to II
principals and teachers and all 9th y
er employees OF the school board ~
otherwise provided for on the eamo
terms and conditions as were pro-
vided for in the resolutions passed
by the board of education al their
meetings of June IA. 1890. and Sept
2, 1920. providing for the payment
OF bonuses for the school year 1870
and 1921.
Immediate action was necessary
In regard to the salary situation a.
the school budget must be made up
by the next meeting. and the action
taken by the board was the result
of careful investigation and mature
thought on the part of It's members.
The petition for the bonus last year
caused considerable stir in TIE edu-
cational circle here and it was cnly
after several delegations OF t>ach-
ers were present at various hear1ne=
OF the board that the petition was
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made no request for the Continuance
Of the bonus.
Another petition that was not
granted by the board last night was
that which came from the parents
of several children in the district OF
school No Z. requesting that the
children of the kindergarten and
lower primary grades be given
shorter sessions each day. This Pc
tition was signed by a large number
OF parents. but the board deemed IT
inadvisable to grant the request at
this time.
The graduation of large Febru-
ary class at the Grammar school
presents another difficult situation
to the board to make room for them
in the already well filled hixh
school building. Some time ago.
rooms used for other purposes were
necessarily converted into class
rooms and the influx of the Febru-
airy graduates necessitates the con-
version of the only available space
left in the high school to uc
room for them. A room in
southwest corner of the cour
be used after the commit
charge of this work has mad
necessary improvements.
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