Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23
WOMAN AIDING
SCHOOL BOARD
Mrs. Gardner Newly Appoint
ed Member in Woodbridge,
Received BY Board.

WOODBRIDGE, Nov. 23:-The
regular meeting of the Board of
Education was held in the Barron
Avenue school Monday night. Mrs.
Albert Gardner, the newly appointed
member of the board from Fords,
was received as a member of the
board.
L. J.. Lawson, representing the
Woodbridge chapter of the Red
Cross, was present and the matter
of insurance on the car purchased
by the Red Cross for the school
nurse having been adjusted. present.
ed the car to the Board of Educa-
ton.
A committee from the Parent
Teacher Association of No. l and
No. IL schools then presented their
requests. They first asked permis-
sion to install two single electric
plates for the purpose of heating
water for tea and coffee to be served
at their meetings at No. IL school;
also a suitable cupboard to be placed
in the domestic science room for
the purpose of storing china and
cooking utensils. These requests
were granted. They then called the
attention of the board to the need
of furniture to be placed in the
teachers room, particular stress be-
ing laid upon the need of two bam-
boo couches, one for No. 1 and the
other for No. IL schools as there is
no resting place in case of illness In
either school. This matter will re-
ceive prompt attention by the board.
The schools of the township will
close at 1 O'Clock today, and reopen
on Monday, November %.
The Christmas holidays will be
from Friday, December 20, to We'd
nesday, January 4.
A request was received from Miss
Eleanor Brown, who has been ao-
SEM from her school duties for the
past six weeks on ccoun or her
mothers illness, for a leave of alb
sence until after the Christmas hol-
idays. This request was granted.
A note of thanks was received
from the Avenel branch of the
Woman's Club of Woodbridge Town
shin for the use of the schoolhouse
for the AmericaniZation classes De-
ing held by them.
The Avenel Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation asked hat a rest room Tor
the teachers be included in the ad-
dition to be built to the -Avenel
school, also asked that an additional
bus be secured for the Avenel chill
dren transported to the Woodbridge
schools as the one in use was over
crowded.
The report of Supervising Princi-
pal ]. H. Love gave the total enroll
ment for the township as 1921.
The reports of the truant officer
and medical inspector were placed
on fileA
a~.oe From, tho orpa DizatiOn
using the old Locust Grove school,
house to make a small addition TO
the building was granted.
II was moved and carried to ar
range for issuing the bonds for
$4,000 recently voted upon for
school building purposes. The bonds
to be offered to the state at 8 per
cent. bearing interest on February
Is and August rs, payable at the
First National Bank in Woodbridge.
The addition to the Avenel school
is to be five rooms. :.
The committee on the No. IL
school at Sewaren reported work
progressing very satisfactorily but
the enforcement of the clause in the
contract for heat to be supplied by
the contractor was emphasized and
the district clerk instructed to write
to the contractor to this effect.
A request was received from the
Iselin school for electric lights as
the wires now pass the building and
from Avenel school for water was
also received. =,
A temporary loan was authorized
in anticipation of taxes. 3,
The regular bills were ordered
paid.