Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-11
SCHOOL BOARD
FORBU|LD|NGS
Will Go Before Bd. of School
Estimates for Money to
Build Soon as Possible.
HALL AVENUE BUILDING
Also in Favor of Wing to High
School - Meet at Special
Session With Architect.
HALL AVENUE BUILDING

Another front wing on the high
school and a new school on Hail
avenue will be started Immediately.
providing the necessary funds can
be procured, as the result of the
action taken at a special meeting of
the Board of Education held last
night for the express purpose of
discussing the building situation.
With every member of the board
present, the arguments on both SIDES
wire considered carefully and the
action that was taken had the unan-
imous vote of the board. For sew
eral months the school situation has
been uppermost in the minds of the
members and it is only the indispen-
stability of additional school room
that required immediate action at
this time. At several previous meet
ings, the matter was discussed and
no final agreement come to, until
the last regular meeting when 1t was
decided that building could no long
er be disregarded and last nights
special meeting arranged.
The proposition which the Board
of Education will put up to the
Board of School Estimate is six
room wing on the high school and a
new school on Hall avenue of which
the top floor will remain unfinished
until such time as the finances of
the city will allow its completion.
the work to start at lonce.
1t was pointed out that the new
school alone would not relieve the
crowded condition of the high
school to any great extent and that
the new building would not be ready
for occupancy for at least year
and a half. During this time new
classes would be coming into the
high school which had not another
room available for classroom. On
the other hand, the addition to the
high school building, If started inn
mediately, would be completed with
in about eight months, in time for
the new year next September. This
would take care of the eighth grade
children who will come in at that
time and also do away with the
rooms in the basement which are
now being used as classrooms and
which are decidedly unhealthful and
inconvenient. In this way the en-
tire situation would be relieved until
such time as the new school on Hall
avenue is completed. The extension
on the high school will take care,
it has been figured, of all high
school students who may enter
within the next four or five years.
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addition of twelve rooms may be
added to conform with the wing that
has already been built.
The proposed school building Oh
Hall avenue, which is planned to
contain about thirty-three rooms
will, if left unfinished as to the TOP
story, make available nineteen class
rooms which would relieve the con-
gestion that exists in almost every
school in the city for considerable
space of time.
1t has been pointed out on several
occasions that at present the schools
are all crowded. that there are sew
eral half-time classes and that
rooms are being used that were
never meant for classrooms and
should not be used as such. Fol
these reasons the board found il
necessary to take the action they
did last night.
The architects for the new school
were present last night. and. in con-
ference with all the members. it was
shown just where changes could be
made and what steps might be taken
in carrying out the most economical
plan and still conform with the plar
that would relieve the situation tc
the best advantage.
The Board of Education will pui
the matter up to the Board of Schoo
Estimate who, in turn. will take il
up with the aldermanic body.