Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-25
GRADUATION At
NIGHT SCHOOL
twenty y-Three Given Diplo-
mas After Most Successful
Term Ever Held Here.

After sixteen weeks OF concentrat-
ed effort. the most successful night
school term that has been held since
the Perth Amboy system instituted
this branch of the educational work
eight years ago. came to a close
when appropriate exercises were held
in the Grammar school last night be-
fore members of the Board of Edu-
cation. the superintendent of schools.
several visitors and over hundred
of the students. At this time twenty
of the pupils received their diplomas
for having completed successfully
their two years OF night school work,
members of the board talked to the
foreign born and musical numbers
were offered by friends of the school.
Following the regular sessions OF
work held for the first hour. the
night school pupils of School No.
congregated with the Grammar
School students where splendid
program was carried out. The re-
suit of training in the local schools
was manifested when the students.
ranging from boys and girls not yet
past childhood TO middle aged men
and women, joined in singing the
opening number, America for Me"
and did thorough justice TO both
the melody and the words. Repre-
senting several countries of Europe
there were, perhaps, dozen varied
accents to the words. but the inter
pretations were all identical and the
song was sung Justify and sincerely.
Royal Predmore, principal of the
night schools, said a few words of
appreciation to the students who
had worked so well during the past
wear. Mr.. Predmore was particu-
larly gratified over the splendid at
tendance which, according to the
superintendent who spoke later,
Compared most favorably with
that of the day schools
A. c. Clark, member of the Board
of Education also said a few words
to the men and women who were
fighting for their education. Super
intendent Samuel Z. .ShuH explained
to the students the significance of
that part of the preamble of the
constitution which entities all citi-
zens to life, liberty and pursuit of
happiness" and spoke at length in
a simple and encouraging manner.
Mrs. Whitney Oliver. a member
of the Board of Education and
chairman of the night school COM
Dittee did the honors OF the occa-
sion by giving out the twenty diplo-
mas for the completion of the two
wears of work. Mrs. Oliver, who
has the interests of the foreign born
much at heart, congratulated the
graduates on their splendid work
and urged them to continue their
studies and take advantage of the
offered them in this
Mrs. Oliver called upon
James A. Larcombe, industrial sec
retary of the Y. NJ. c. A, who told
the men that they could be further
helped through the night classes
held under the auspices of the asso-
citation, and Mrs. Edith Crewes in
charge of the Community House,
who invited the girls who wished
more work in elementary English,
10 attend her classes.
Tile audience was greatly pleased
with the vocal selections of Miss
Ruth jacobson and the piano num-
whom were obliged to respond to |
rncores.
The school authorities are par
hcnlarly gratifed with the results |
obtained in the night school this |
year. More than $50 students have |
been enrolled and the attendance |
has averaged about 140 a night Not |
only has English been taught the |
foreign born, but many of them |
have been helped in obtaining their |
drst and second citizenship papers |
and have learned much about the |
of the United States.
Assisting Mr.. Predmore were Miss
Mary Cohen, Miss Ida Miller and
Miss Helena Wright at the Gram
mar School and Miss Agnes HaTdi
man and Louis Jacobson at school
No. 5. To these teachers comes
much credit for the result obtained
this year, and it is due to them that
such large group of foreign born
have gotten their start in this coun-
try.
Those who received diplomas last
night were Patsy Coroleo, Paul
Tobie Nedzeler, Hans
Sorenson, Joseph Numzyk, Nick
Herman, Nels Sorenson, Joseph So
holos. William Weber, Stanley Dzia-
dosz, Auguste Luki. Joseph Roma
nella, Taefil Surgosh. Stanley Pote-
raj, John Goernicke, Dnytro, John
Manuel Silva, Steve Re-
setnick. Charles Berko. Jack Roa-
cha, Stanley Kolinski, Waco Ches-
nowski.