Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-08
HIGH SCHOOL
IS CROWDED.;
CHANGE MADE
Must Make Room for 100
Pupils to Come Into Class
es There
TWO ADDITIONAL CLASSES
Will be Placed in Basement
Hall Ave. School Action
Taken
TWO ADDITIONAL CLASSES

The need of additional school IA
cilities' in this city was again force
fully brought out last night at the
meeting of the Board of Education,
when the board on the recommen-
dation of superintendent of Schools
s. e. ShulI. authorized the placing
of wooden partition in the manual
training room in the basement of
the new wing of the high school in
order to provide a place for the
students who come into the high
school from the grammar school
February /.
About 100 pupils will come into
the high school and the lack OF
school room for this number, Mr..
Shull declared, made it necessary
for the board to take some action
in the matter of placing partition
In the basement room and furnish
ing these rooms thus obtained with
desks, blackboards and other fur
nishings necessary for school work.
With these two additional classes in
the basement of the high school
there will then be five classes using
the basement for school purposes
Three classes are already using
part of the basement for class
rooms
After these new scnc4ars are re-
ceived from the grammar school the
high school building, which is de-
signed to house but S52 pupils, will
be taking care of 1,182 or more.
This overcrowded condition could
be remedied by the erection of the
Hall avenue school, which would
relieve the high school of three
/ 1rammar school classes and two
continuation school classes.
The board authorized the placing
oe the partition and the purchasing
of the necessary school furniture to
properly furnish the rooms.
The clerk was authorized to COM
municate with the chairman of the
Board of School Estimate, in order
to ascertain what action has been
taken in regards to the Hall avenue
building.
Mr.. Shull called the attention of
the board of the need of an assist
ant to help Glenworth Sturgis, pro-
fessor in chemistry, to replace the
equipmen in the laboratory. Mr..
Shull suggested that a boy in
the class be employed for this work,
the pay to be $40 month. The
board authorized the employing OF
such an assistant.
A. Clayon Clark presented a re-
port on tn ecoal supply at the
schools. The report showed that
there are still 202 tons to be dellv-
cred from ceal dealers and that $50
additional tons would be needed 10
furnish heat for the balance OF the
year. The clerk was authorized to
communicate with the coal men re-
ouesting them to make deliveries ac-
cording to contract and to advertise
for bids for 1000 tons Of coal.
A special meeting Will be held on
December 21, at which time the piu
for the coal will be received.
Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver reported on
the need of wash bowls and running
water on the second floors of the
school buildings and was informed
that the state architect had ordered
the bowls which at one time We're
on the second floors of all schools
removed. The clerk was authorized
to communicate with the state archl-
tect on the matter.
A representative was present from
| the Anti-Tuberculosis League ana
requested permission to dispose OF
, Christmas seals through the schools.
| The board decided to allow the stu
| dents of the high and grammar
| schools to meet in the high schooi
auditorium where they may be ad-
| dressed by representative of the
| league on the matter.
The board decided to attend a DIM
ner and inspection trip through the
Railway Reformatory on January 10.
| superintendent of Schools Shull
was authorized to attend the conven-
| ton of superintendent to be held IN
| Cleveland beginning February 26.
| A delegation representing the
janitors of the schools was present
and requested that the board gram
them an increase of SO a month il
salary, in order to meet the raising
cost in living. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee as a whole
Ralph E. Seaman of "A Commerce
street, filed an application with the
board for the position of truant Of
ficer.
| stenographer TO the public; circular