Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-07
SCHOOL BOARD REFUSES
RAISE FOR TEACHERS
(Continued from page ID

Four new teachers were appoint
ed last night as the result of the
action taken by the board. They
are Anna Tzitlow. Marie Barr. Vir-
ginia Widerstrom and Johanna
Hanson.
superintendent shull and the
principals of the city will all attend
the meeting of the superintendents,
supervising principals of the schools
of all the counties in northern
Jersey In the Hotel Klein January
IS ard IA. This will be the twenty
nth annual meeting of this kind
and the members gather to discuss
the vital problems of school work
in order to increase the efficiency
Of the school system.
The monthly report of the super
intendent showed that the very I'M
usual number of sos visits were
made by the citizens of the city to
the various schools during the
month OF December. The enroll
ment for the month was 1904, av-
erage enrolment. 7.122.16; average
attendance, 6,422.64; per cent of
daily attendance on average enroll
ment. s9.7S; number of cases Of
hardness, 500; number of times
teacher was tardy, 20: number CT
pupils present every day. 3.061;
number OF classes or divisions. 303;
number of sessions during the
month, "a; number of sessions
schools were closed. IL; reason for
closing the Christmas holidays:
number of visits by the superinten-
dent during the month. ISL: num-
her of visits by the primary SUPER
visor, 100; number of visits by cit
liens sos; homes represented. T.
102.
In the truant officers report 1t was
shown that 365 children were sent
for; IT'S returned: 2S found sick; 20
found truant; 1877 found sick: IS
day notices served, and 1 warrant
served.
The medical inspectors report for
December showed 10 visits to
schools, 33 rooms visited. 1,043 pu-
pills examined. 8 pupils excluded. 20
pupils sent to the medical inspec-
tors Office for examination. general
healthfulness of the pupils, good;
and sanitary condition of the build
ings, good.
The nurses made SO visits to the
schools during the month, visited
252 classrooms, found 80 cases of
S~OHld6iouS QlocdScS, gave tIcdtiiiSut
to 72S cases. and found the general
he~althfulness of pupils and sanitary
condition of the buildings good.
The report of the night school
classes was most encouraging. Last
year the average attendance for the
entire year was $50 each night,
while the average attendance of last
month alone was $50. This is the
largest attendance ever recorded in
the Perth Amboy night school sys-
tenn. There are 1870 homes repre-
scented and the attendance averaged
eighty-two per cent. which. in the
opinion of the board, is remarkable
considering that the classes consist
entirely of foreign born who have
families and many other outside in
terests.
The report of the continuation
schools shows an enrolment of 1852
with an average per cent of daily
attendance on average enrolment,
ninety-four per cent. There are $50
homes represented. tw~enty-eight
homes visited and five visits made
by the superintendent.
The next meeting will be held
January 20 at which time Mrs.
Whitney Oliver. the first woman
who will have ever sat with the
Board of Education here. will take
up her duties. replacing Adolph
Greenbaum, the retiring member.