Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-11
Public Opinion
EDITOR EVENING NEWS:

EDITOR EVENING NEWS:
Under the heading "As 1t APP
pears" [ suppose it means just what
it says--as it appears to the editor.
In assuming the right to express an
opinion, I am doing so since "As 1t
Appears" has a very different view
than that expressed by you, Mr.. Edi-
tor. For instance, you say there was
a holiday in nearly every week dur
ing October. If you had taken the
pains to get in touch with the proper
authorities, you would have learned
that there was one holiday in Octo-
Der columbus Day, state holiday
when the schools were closed for the
entire day. On another day, there
was school from eight until twelve
which is considered the equivalent
of whole day by the state. This
was done for election purposes in
order to save the city money.
In regard to closing school on
Wednesday I wonder If you realize
there are no lights in most of the
school rooms. 1t was necessary on
this day to have lights in our homes
and even the automobiles in going
through the streets were lighted. If
it is necessary to have "artific:-
lights on such days in order to per.
| form household duties, how much
more vital is it that our schools bt
| properly lighted? Under the pres
ent conditions the lighting facilities
of our schools are such that chill
dren are subjected to the greatest
eye strain. Why not indorse the ac-
| tion taken by the teachers and par
ents and request that there be light:
in every schoolroom in the city?
In visiting the schools on rainy
day, you might be greatly surprised
Mr.. Editor. to find many childrer
| with wet clothing and feet because
they have no umbrellas nor rain
coats nor rubbers nor are fortunate
| enough to have automobiles to come
| to school in. In the modern school:
| the wardrobes for the children!
clothing are in the classrooms ant
as result of this the rooms art
made damp by the dripping clothing
of the children who come great dis
| tances, as is the case of many higl
| school and grammar school students
1 think you give the wrong i'm
| preston when you state that th'
| stormy season set in which mean
many more off days" Schools wert
closed one day last year becaus
| of storm-March 18th.
In "As 1t Appears" a short tim
| ago, there was an article concern
ing the planting of trees and th
lessons that should be taught chill
dren in caring for them. In pas
years at School No. there wer'
trees planted along the curb oi
Madison avenue and Paterson street
! Every tree on Paterson street died
but only one on Madison avenue
The reason for this was, that thu
ice and salt used by the ice cream
/ store on Paterson street melted init
the ground an killed tho trees. Thu
city has just planted trees in tn
same places where the old tree
were. If the trees die again, as
expect they will, please remembe
the same soil was used this tint
and that the same conditions re
| garding the ice and salt still exists
I would suggest that you give tn
| Board of Education the credit the,
deserve in taking care of the chill
dren and schools under their direc
tion. When you are inclined again
to express yourself in "As 1t Ap
pears" have reporter call on th
authorities to see how things appea
from another angle.
| Yours truly,
| A PARENT.