Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-02
STATE WARNS CITY ON
SCHOOL CONDITIONS
(Continued from Page D

| Application for the position of a
| school nurse was received from Miss
Anna ]. Olsen, of State street, and
referred to the teachers committee.
Secretary C. S. Atkinson, of the
Raritan Terminal and Waterways
Association, thanked the board for
the use of the high school audit J.
RUM on Monday night, in which the
waterway meeting was helG
The board was waited upon by a
committee of three, consisting of
lM4ssrs. SIX okos, Triculis and Mezinia
representing the Greek Comm unity
OF Perth Amboy requesting permis-
sion to use a room in the grammar
school five afternoon a week from
to o'clock for purpose of teach
ing Greek and some religion to the
childen of Greeks living in Perth
Amboy. Thus far there are thirty
eight children, all of whom attend
the public schools, who would at
tend these classes, the board was
told. Mr.. Skokos, the spokesman,
told the board that efforts are now
, being made to locate a suitable
building for use as a church and
class room and that as soon as suc1
a structure is found, the school
room will no longer be needed. The
request was referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
A letter was received from Mrs.
arthur Stern, corresponding secre-
tary of the Perth Amboy Day Nur-
sery, thanking the board for the
use of the high school library for a
recent meeting of the association.
\ resolution from the Lions Club
endorsing the school safety patrol
movement and asking the school
hoard to sanction the plan, was re-
ceived and referred to the commit
tee of the whole. The question of
the boards carrying liability insur-
ance to cover possible accidents IN
the manual training school, was dis
cussed and referred to the commit
tee of the whole. Tho policy on
boiler in the grammar school was
ordered Cancelled.
Recommendation of Superin-
tendent S. +. Shull were adopted,
they being that the night school
continue through March; that the
rianos in the various schools +
tuned: that a gas line be laid from
the grammar school to the manual
training school, and that gas fr
mace be furnished tor the manual
training school.
President Clark reported that 15S
tons of hard coal and 130 tons of
soft coal had been secured during
the month of February so that all
of the schools now have three
weeks supply on hand, with con-
ditions being more favorable now
than before. Soft coal is being burn
ed, he said, in the high school,
grammar school and Nos. 5, 6, s, Q
and 10 although there is not suffi-
cient draught in No. 10 school to
l. IS
cessful.
Discussing the question of "FadS
and Frills'' in the schools, President
Clark told of attending a conference
in Newark at which this subject was
discussed at length. superintendent
Shull also attended this conference
which was for the purpose of secur-
ing opinions from prominent educa-
tors in the state on the present cur
riculums in public schools. Com
plants had been made that too
many "fads and fancies'' were
creeping into schools, such as the
teaching of manual training, miIlin-
cry, domestic science, thrift, sing
ins physical culture, etc. Mr.. Clark
said he had not heard of any local
complaints being received regarding
the present curriculum.
Ihe question of establishing a
thrift plan in the schools was men
toned but no action was taken as
the members pointed out that the
city teachers had not informed the
board of their willingness to CO.
operate in putting such system
into effect. Commissioners pointed
out that the newspaper accounts
were all they had TO guide them as
to the teachers stand in this mat
ter and that until the teachers send
some official word to the board OF
their Willingness to assist in thrift
work, the board will not act.
Adjournment was taken until on
Friday night of next week. All of
the board members were present
with the exception of Mrs. Elizabeth
Oliver, who is still confined to her
home with injuries sustained in an
automobile accident recent1V