Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-04
SCHOOL BIDS
To De ASKED
Advertisement for Bids on
Hall Avenue Building to be
Received June |
BUILDING IS DISCUSSED
AT Meeting Last Night of the
Local Board of
Education

s. SecretarN Arthur u. Ora ham of
the Board of Education was author
lzed at the meeting of this board
last night to advertise for bids for
the new Hall Avenue School, for
which $3.50, 0,000f has been appropri-
ated by the Board of Aldermen. The
plans and specifications will be ready
Tor the contractors at the office of
j. Noble Pierson & Son, architects
and school specialists after Nav 10.
The bids will be received at a spe-
cial meeting OF the Board of Educa-
tton TO be held in the high school
June ].
Miss Edith Soheld and Mrs. Jane
PemRerton assistant principals dp-
peared before the board and request
cd that the board consider giving
the assistant principals a raise in
salary for the work they do as as
sistant principals to yl0e a5r year.
At the present time they received
Sl00 in addition to their regular
salaries as teachers for the duties
they perform as assistant principals.
They desire this amount increased
o-$200 per year. The matter was
referred to the teachers committee.
a representative of the Raritan
Coal and Charcoal Company was
present with sample of coal which
they desire the board 10 try out for
heating purposes. The company de-
sired to place a ton of the fuel in
any school the board designated for
trial in the furnaces. The coal
has been reclaimed from banks in
Pennsylvania. The matter was re-
ferred TO the committee As a whole
John NJ. Dockstader, principal of
the manual training school was
present at the request of Mr.. An
derson to discuss the purchase of a
brass furnace for the manual train
ing department. At the present time
the department has a coal furnace,
but Mr.. Dockstader desires that the
board purchase a gas furnace. Mr..
Anderson said he could not see what
good children get from melting
metals and spoke of the great dan
ger from burns. He was of the
opinion that the manual training
department should stick to wood
work and sheet metal work. Mr..
Dockstader declared that the brass
furnace is one of the big things in
the school and in Perth Amboy in
dustry and by the use of the fur
mace in the casting of various arti-
cles. saves the school time and
money. He declared that the school
if the melting of brass is discon-
tinued Will have to give up some of
its work or else buy the necessary
castings.
The matter was referred to the
manual training committee TO in
vestigate.
Rufus Allen. athletic director of
the American Legion. requested that
the board agree to the participation
of the scholars Of the various city
schools in the field day events TO
be held by the American Legion, on
The Copper Works Field on May 80.
The permission was granted.
A communication was received
from the motion picture operators
union, concerning the operation of
motion picture machines in the
schools without the aid of licensed
union operators. The matter was
referred to the committee of the
whole.
Miss Clara Hansen, a teacher in
School No. requested leave of alb
sence for the month of June as she
desired TO spend the summer in Eu-
rope. The matter was referred 10
the teachers committee with power.
A communication was received
from Niels j. Tonnesen, chief of
police. commencing the work of the
the school safety patrol.
''The sum of $40 was donated to
aid in meeting the expense oS the
Middlesex County Field Days which
are to be held in New Brunswick
on June Q. A similar amount was
donated to this cause last year.
A communication from Miss Mary
Morris, accompanied by a doctors
certificate. requested a leave Of alb
sence for the balance of the term.
The request was granted.
Permission was given the Parent
Teachers Association to store waste
paper for short period in the boil
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