Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-05
SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDS MEETING
Routine Business Transacted
BY Board of Education at
Session Last Night

Whether to install a cast iron or
tteel boiler in the new Hall avenue
lchool was one OF the matters taken
iap at the meeting of the Board of
Education last night. A representa-
live of the Harrisburg Star Water
lube Boiler Company was present
ind explained in great details the
advantages to be obtained by INSTALL
Ing a steel water tube boiler in the
new building instead of the usual
cast iron ones usually used.
The cost of the boiler, according
10 the representative, is the same as
the cast iron kind except for a blow
or attachment and special CRATE
which enables the boiler to burn the
small sizes Of buckwheat coal at a
great saving of fuel. The blower
and CRATE which is a special addition
TO the regular boiler costs $500 more
than the cast iron equipment. The
representative declared that with the
boiler burning buckwheat coal the
board would save 500 a year on
fuel. The matter was referred to
the building committee for ~investi-
cation.
The teachers committee was au-
thorized to purchase a couch for h
use of School No. 4. Several girls
have tainted in this school duringA
the past few weeks and they have
need of a couch on which to place
them until they can be revived. The
committee was also authorized to
purchase a set of dishes for the
Grammar school.
An affidavit from the lumber COM
pany from which the recent supply
of lumber for the manual training
20 al xe,ac a,hnohacaI - 4Ia offant
that the lumber was according to
Specifications was ordered referred
TO the manual training committee.
A communication from Helen w.
gBechtel, who was granted a leave of
absence, contained her resignation
sand statement that she had taken a
position as research director at Fern
dale, Detroit. She also placed an
application before the board for the
position of research director in the
local school IL such a director should
Die required.
The clerk was requested to CON-
nunicate with the Chicago Studios.
selative to purchasing scenery for
'91e stage in the new school.
Joseph Lynch, Jr., communicated
With the board for permission to
agure on the installation of a steel
Nag pole at the new Hall avenue
5chool. The communication was re-
krred to the building committee.
A communication from the Stand
ord Heater Company. of Williams
port, Penn, asked the board to con-
sider the installation Of a Spencer
Heater in the new school. The Spen-
ger heater, the communication point
Nd out will burn buckwheat coal at
i cost of 81 or IS a ton. The COM
s~nunication was referred to the build
ing committee.
Application for teacher was receiv-
I'd from May S. Mandel.. The appli-
~len WAS ordered filed.
e Acopy of a bill to be introduced in
the legislature by Arthur Whitney
concerning the distribution of state
school funds was ordered referred
10 the superintendent of Schools. s.
ID. Shull. to look up and advise the
board as to how 1t will affect this
fity.
The teachers committee was auth
sbrized to appoint a substitute teach
nr for Kindergarten work in school
NO. 3.
The superintendent report show
ed there were 415 pupils in the o N
stinuation school. 145 of which were
boys and $50 girls. The nurses re-
port showed that eighty-nine class
rooms had been visited. thirty-five
contagious cases found and 234 pup
lis treated. The general healthful-
ness of pupils is good.
Truant officers report showed 500
pupils had been sent for and 270 re-
turned. Fifty-one were found truant
& seventy-seven found sick and six
i've day notices served.
The medical report showed ell
pupils had been examined and the
general healthfulness Of the pupils
GOOD.