Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-03

assembly room.
The use of the auditoriuiN as
study hall was considereoN but
found unsubstantial because vt Is
impossible to heat the place and the
light is very poor.
Another alternative is changing
the present system at the high
school to two four hour sessions.\
thus cutting off one hour of work
but allowing two different
groups to use the building.
1t was also suggested that the
grammar school pupils be kept on
four hour sessions. This would al
low the elimination of the, eighth
to be taken care of at the gram
mar school and give the high school
pupils two more rooms.
Another proposition took in the
vacating the high school by gran
mar grade pupils. who will be keI
in the primary schools in the dis
tricts from which they come. This,
however, besides being very incon-
venient for the proper distribution
of work, will prevent these pupils
from taking manual training and
domestic science and will also neces-
state the grade pupils of these
schools coming on half time.
Every one of these propositions
has so many drawbacks that no con-
clusion was come to last night, AMI
further consideration is to be given
the subject. 1t was repeated by the
superintendent that at the present
time there are twelve cellar rooms
being used as classrooms and that
there are many half time classes IN
various parts of the city.
Although the new school propo-
sition was apparently dropped by
the city for the time being, the
Board of Education is not content
to allow matters to remain as they
now stand. The school commis-
sioners were all agreed that con6i-
tions will be much worse next year
if the new projects are not carried
out. AS it is, providing the city sees
fit to allow the necessary funds for
the erection of the Hall avenue
school. AMI building ssh Eted .in1-
rncdiatsly. the congesTed c6nS4
cannot be yemedisd this year. and
operations ..re not immediately sta
ed the buildings will not be read
a year from September. when con-
ditions will be even more crit
than they are at the present tine.
The Board of Education could see
no way out of the predicament ex-
cept by repeating their request for
immediate action upon this matter.
1t was told that if the six room front
addition were now a part OF the high
school, every available room and
seat would be filed in the fall; and
that if the Hall avAnue
school were now completed, twenty
rooms would be put into use at the
beginning of the coming term.
The plans of the board. when the
subject was brought up few
months ago. included the building
of thirty-room, three story school
in Hall avenue, of which twenty
rooms on the first two floors should
be finished off at the present time,
leaving the third floor undone. tIe
be completed as the space is found
necessary. The addition to the high
school, according to former plans,
and the present plans, If they are
carried out, consists of either a
front wing of six rooms to match the
south extension, or a rear addition
of twelve rooms.
A delegation of residents of the
vicinity of School No. s appeared be-
fore the board last night and asked
that improvements be made in the
grounds about that school. At the
present time, the men claimed, the
yard is made up of a dressing of
ashes which prove very muddy in
bad weather, dirty in good weather.
and always an unsatisfactory play
ground covering. 1t was requested<
that either flag stones, cement or
clean gravel be laid to remedy thi-.
nnnditinp cif
sured that the matter would be con-
sidered. Following this request. the
building committee was empowered
to advertise for bids for the work
at this school.
Supplementing this move, the en-
tire board decided to make a round
of all the schools next Tuesday,
when the buildings will all be look
ed over the improvements to be
made during the vacation be decid-
ed upon.
Tribute was paid to the memory OF
Vincent S. Boarder, a member of the
high school faculty who died at his
home in Pennsylvania this past
Monday. superintendent Shull told
the board that Mr.. Boarder was a
young man of fine moral calibre, a
successful teacher, a very likabIe
person. anu y III ave- Soiulei. Ml.
Boarder died. it has been learned,
of the rheumatism which he con-
tracted while in the service in
France, and which went to his
heart.
The bids for supplies for the COM
ing year which We're opened at this
meeting resulted in the awarding OF
the contract for manual training and
hardware supplies to the Elizabeth
Hardware Co, sewing supplies TO
Sharpe & Hanson; kindergarten,
drawing and general supplies tc
Frank Neer.
Paints oIs and varnishes at Kelly &