Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-03
PATROL
IS URGED HERE
Board of Education Has Sew
eraI Important Matters
Call Special Meeting

Urging that the Board of Edu-
cation OF this city adopt the safety
patrol, which has been Installed with
great success II. the schools of some
of the largest cities in the state, A.
j. Van Brunt, director of safety edu-
eaton IF the Public Service Company
appeared before the board at its
meeting last night and explained In
detail tie plan OF the patrol and
what has been accomplished in the
other Giles. Mr. Van Brunt was ac-
companled by Calvin j.. Divine, the
local agent of the Public Service
Electric Company. In view of the
fact that onlJ three members of the
board were present at the meeting,
namely, John X. Sheehy, William
Sellers and Christian Andersen. sew
eral important matters were laid
over until all members can be pres
ent at a special meeting to be held
at the call of the chair. Several
recommendation by S. e. Shull, SUI
perintenGent of schools were adopt
ed
According to Mr.. Van Brunt the
patrol consists of boys appointed by
the principal to act as junior police.
the only expense being the pur-
chase of. the necessary arm bands
which desiSnates them from the
other scholars. The duties of the
patrol are to take a general inter
est in school affairs and to act in
the capacity of traffic police when
school Is dismissed. The city CO.
operates in the formation of the pa
troll as one policeman from the
force is selected and appointed to
act as chief of the junior police or
the patrol.
Following Mr.. Van Brunt's talk
Mr.. Sheehy said that in looking up
the records as near as can be found.
not one accident has occurred in
which a scholar has been injured
by a trolley car in going to n
from school, Mr.. Van Brunt pointed
out, however, that the patrol not
only aided in keeping the children
from suffering injuries by trolley
cars, but automobiles as we'll. Also
that they carry safety message to
their homes and this in turn works
to make people in general be more
careful.
Mr.. Sheehy informed Mr.. Van
Brunt that tho board would take the
matter under consideration and see
IL SOI1G NOIhliS pau Np'i' ~
ranged with city officials Mr.. Van
Rrunt stated that the %parochlal
schools of this city are to take up the
patrol work and are waiting for It's
adoption by the board before 60
ing into the matter.
Ida II. Lemelson. of Tompklns-
Vile. a teacher clerk in school nVe,
requested that permission be given
her to arrive at the school a rev
minutes late each morning as 1t is
impossible to be at tn. building ON
time if she continues to take a Ger
tain train from her home to this
city. In view OF the fact that other
teachers might ask for the same
consideration, the members present
thought it wise for the whole poaro
to discuss the matter as a whoie'
therefore it was laid over for con-
sideration at a special IneelihS "
be called by the chair.
A certificate received from the
Roard of School Estimate showed
that the amount for repairing n
furnishing the public schools of the
district of the City of Perth Amboy
for the year beginning July j, 1922,
exclusive of amount apportional TO
said district by county super1nten-
dent is fixed at 1914, 10000; manual
training was fixed at $15,40O making
a total of $390,200. Mr.. Sellers told
of appearing before the Board OF
School Estimate at which time ne
had informed them that the board
expects to bring the matter OF the
new school before them soon ana
hopes to have part of the school
erected this year.
Superintendent Shull, recommend
ed that the night school close on
Marcel IS, which, makes seventy-f1ve
nights that school has been in OPP
Grafton. That two teachers, MISS
Esther Kramer and Miss Irene Mey-
ers be granted leave of absence Tor
the balance of the year as upon ad-
vice of physicians they are too Ill
to return for duty. He also o
mended that the dining room n
the bed room in the domestic
science department of the high
school be equipped. h recommen-
dations were adopted.
The question of a raise in salary
as asked by a delegation of teach
ers from the grammar school at the
last regular meeting was laid over
.-4;y 49, enociaJ noaetinp ia held.