Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-28
NEW TEACHERS
At So. AMbOy
Board of Education Acts to
Increase Staff Coal Bid is
Received

SOUTH AMBOY, Sept. 2S.-The
members of the Board of Education
at its regular meeting last night in
the office of the superintendent of
schools, on motion of Francis p.
Coan. chairman of the teachers
asked that a new teach
er be added to the force of the pub
lie schools of this city. This action
came as a result of the monthly
report of the superintendent of
schools, who outlined the dire need
for an assistant in the commercial:
class, now being handled by Miss
klrchner, who is obliged to handle
more work and pupils than is pos
sible for any one teacher.
The board acknowledges the fact
that there is not enough work for
two teachers, but the laxity in the
promotion of physical training from
the sixth grade to the twelfth, as
evident. The physical training
teacher takes entire care of both
girls and boys until the sixth year.
1t has been necessary to place the
sixth, seventh and eighth years under
the care of Professor Dawson, who
according to the superintendent, is
badly needed in history classes. With
regard to this the superintendent
told the members of the Board OF
Education the following:
81 wish that we could provide the
ways and NEAR to put Il athletics
and physical training for the boys
on a more satisfactory basis. The
work is now handled by the three
men teachers of the schools, but
since their time is taken up with
regular academic instruction, it ma
turally follows that results cannot
be very great.
The superintendent of schools re-
ported that he had purchased three
rebuilt typewriters, and n new ma
chine. The contract price on the
rebuilt machines was $40 and on
the new machine was $40. The ma
chimes are the L.. c. Smith type.
For the vacancy in school No. ',
sixth grade, the services of Mss
Marie Cowen, of South Orange, was
secured. She is most highly recon-
merded by the superintendent of
schools of West Orange, where she
taught for many years.
There are 12S pupils enrolled from
Ssyreville township of which num-
Der seventeen are in the high school
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grades, seven and eight. and eighty
nine in grades n to six.
Mrs. Nichols substituted in The
sixth grade of school No. 9 for the
FIRST three days of the school term.
or until the services of a teacher
could be secured.
On Friday last. the enrollm mt
was as follows in school No. i. The
tota, number was 253. In school No.
2. the total was 2S4. In school No.
3 the total was 24S.
4 representative from a thrift or
ganization spoke to the members oil
the Board of Education on the mat
ter of introducing a systematic saw
ing by all the children of the
schools. 1t was pointed out where
many schools all over the country
had taken up the matter. resulting
by systematic savings in many thou
sands of dollars.
The plan as outlined, would have
the children taught Systematically &c
saw their money. A bank book wou'c
be given the children. where eacE
amount deposited with the teacher
wcuId be recorded in the bank book
anc later taken to the local bangs
for deposit. As an instance. the city
Of Morristown was cited. where ou'
of an enrolment of 2,355 there was
2,342 children engaged in the saw
ings. At the end of the year ap'
proximately every child had savec
s4.S2.
"I believe that our commerce.
problem and the physical training
problem can be solved If we can FIND
someone who is qualified to assist
Miss Kerchner and give the greater
part of his time to the boys work In
physical training. We shall neeo
more of Mr.. Dawson's time to han
die an extra session in seventh grade
arithmetic, and Mr.. Thomas ha'
every period taken up with his work
in mechanical drawing and manua
training"
The name of a local youth, who IS
a graduate of the high school. o
this city and also of Savages school,
of physical training. Francis NC
Carthy who Is also an expert in tht
commercial problem. was mentioned
as a possible applicant. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Mccarthy has an offer
in New York City. but would be vii
ling to accept the appointment tc
the local Office if the Board of Edu-
cation seen fit to appoint MN
Mr.. Mccarthy is well know
throughout the vicinity as a physl'
cal training teacher. and it is more
than likely that he will receive the
appointment. He will have to tax
a special examination in order t
teach in the commercial classes.
The matter was referred to th'
superintendent of schools to be takcr
before the teachers committee il
an effort to get their opinion on tn
matter, and to report at the mex
meeting of the board. The mem
bers of the board were of the opin
ion that it would in a way interfeT'
| with the regular routine work of tn
teacher.
At 8 o'clock last night the Goa
| bids were to be presented to tG'
members of the Board of Educa
| ton. The bidders were to bid oil
supplying coal to the amount OF 81
tons. Only one bid was received
it was that of Howard D. Little, 10
cal coal merchant. The specifica
tions stated chestnut coal. Mr.. LII
ties bid was exactly S14 a ton, de
livered to the schools.
The question of getting the Goa
was taken up at length with Mr.
Little, who suggested hat the bosrt
try a semi-bituminus coal. the prtc'
to be S10.75 a ton delivered. o.
motion of Mr.. Coan. even tons vii
bs placed in the various bins of tn
schools for trial.
The secretary reported the receip
of s25 for rental of the audito'
rum. On motion it was ordereC
turned over to the custodian o
moneys Mr.. Coan brought to tn
attention of the board the rathei
steep price of coal this year, ant
suggested that the rent of the au
ditorium be raised. The matter wa