Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-07
SCHOOL BOARD
HON0RS SHEEHY
Resolution Adopted Praising
Former President for His
Past Services

A meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation, which was preceded by a
committee session lasting for an
hour and a half, was held in the
High school last night.
A. Clayton Clark, president of the
board, announced the various stand
ing committees for this years ad-
ministration. The list follows:
Building and repairs, Commits.
sioners Clark, Andersen and J
Sheehy; finance and accounting, An.
dersen and Rostkowski; rules, Rost
kowski and Mrs. Oliver, teachers
Mrs. Oliver and Andersens book ant
medical inspection, Sheehy and Mrs
Oliver; manual training, Andersen
and Rostk owski; evening schools,
Mrs. Oliver and Sheehy.
Mrs. Oliver introduced a resolu-
ton containing a tribute to Mr..
Sheehy's achievement as president of
the Board of Education for the last
thirteen years. 1t was unanimously
adopted. The resolution in. full read:
Whereas John X. Sheehy. mem
ber of the present Board of Educa-
ton and the president of this NUM-
cipal organization during the unpre-
cedented period of thirteen consecu-
tive years, and
''Whereas Mr.. Sheehy has termi-
mated his long period of service as
president of the organization, there
fore be it
Resolved that we, his associates,
have ever found him inspired by a
spirit of absolute fairness as a pre-
siding official and equipped with an
unusual knowledge of all the many
details of a school system, he applied
that knowledge in a gentlemanly,
kindly and intelligent way at all
times.
Resolved, that during the period
Of his presidency he freely expended
his time and efforts not for himself
but for others and they will be mob
ler, truer and better because the
course of their life ran for a time
parallel with his own;
Resolved that as pebble drop
ped into the placid lake sends its in
f1uence in widening wavelets TO
the farthest shore so we are sure
that the wavelets of his influence as
the head of our public school activ1-
ties will go on in overwhelming cir
cles, until they are felt on the far
thest shores of time,
Resolved that these resolutions
be spread on the minutes and that a
copy signed by the members or the
board presented to Mr.. Sheehy."
Mr.. Sheehy responded to the hlgn
tribute paid him in the resolution by
a few well chosen words.
Among the communications re-
ceived last night was a request TO
install a shoe repairing department
in the manual training department.
A resolution by Mrs. Oliver ap-
proved the system Of thrift cam =
paigns carried on by the Woman
Club. Those teachers who are will
ing will be asked to assist with this
work after school hours.
The offer of Rev. Dean Cantwell,
of st. Mary's church, for additional
class rooms was again taken up. A
special committee was appointed 10
secure additional information.
The Greek community OF Perth
Amboy requested that class room
be allotted to them several days dur
ing the week to teach the Greek
language to thirty-eight children.
A representative of that body Will
be asked to come before the board
and further explain the plan.
Mrs. Oliver urged the installation
of basins in the schools and the sec
retary was asked to communicate
with state building inspector to Sc
cure the approval of the plan.