Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
BOARD ACTION
ON SHICK TEST
Also Defend Action of Secre-
tary in Dispute With City
Comptroller

A discussion of the error in the
city's books in regards to the $780,
600 bonus for teachers; the Shick
test; the delay in hearing from the
city fathers in relation to the taking
over of the old city stables as a
school for cripple children and the
receiving of bids and awarding of
contracts for school supplies for mex
year, was the principal business
transacted last night at the meeting
of the Board of Education.
A. II. Crowell, secretary to the
board, read a communication he
had received from the city clerg in
relation to the $4,000 which had
not been included in the last budget
for the teachers bonus and asked
why the clerk of the board of school
estimate had not advised when
bonus was due.
During the discussion which fol-
lowed, it was pointed out that 1t vas
the first time the clerk of the board
of school estimate had been called
upon to remind the comptroller of
his work, and that the minutes of
the council show plainly that the
council approved bonus and the mo-
ment this was done the matter
passed out of the hands of the board
of school estimate. 1t was declared
that it is just as reasonable to have
to advise the city when the teach
ers' salaries are due.
Secretary Crowell read a portion
of the state law to prove the claim
that the minute the Board of AL
dermen approved the matter. the
Board of School Estimate had moth
ing more to do with II. 1t was the
opinion that ii was unfair to pass
the blame to the secretary of the
Board of Education when someone
else was at fault. President John X.
Sheehy of the school board held
that 1t was a serious error on some
ones part and they are trying to
shift the blame.
The secretary was authorized to
reply to the communication and ex-
plain his stand in the matter.
DR.. Charles /. Silk, president of
the Health Board, and DIR. Charles
S. Thompson, secretary and health
officer of the board. were present at
the meeting and desired to know
what had been decided in relation
TO the Shick test in the schools OF
the city. They were informed that
the parents of 2,647 scholars have
agreed to the test, also eighteen
others providing the family physi-
clan is allowed to perform the work.
The question then revolved about
how the test should be given
without upsetting school conditions
and the money it would s to
| give the test to the 2,647. 1t was
estimated that the material for the
test would cost in he neighborhood
of S27, and that the services OF
| physicians to give the test to the
2,647 scholars would cost in the
| neighborhood of from $1,000 to
$500, if more than this number
! of children took the test the cost
, would be considerably raised. The
general idea was the Antire test be-
fore it was trdough would cost In
the neighborhood of $4,000. These
figures were based on the paying OF
physicians $40 an hour for their SER
vices and the giving of the test to
at least fifty children an hour.
1t was held that in some cases the
| parents would possibly be willing
I for the test for their children at the
rate of fifty cents each time the test
Is taken. DR.. Silk was advised to
take the matter UP with physicians
| of the city in an effort to see If a
lower rate could not be agreed upon.
1t was recalled by the board that
nothing has been heard from the
city yet in regards to the request