Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-23
CITY GRAMMAR
SCHOOL NEWS
Many Activities in Progress at
Barracks Street Building
Programs Given

The week of November 10 to %
was observed at the Grammar school
as elsewhere in the country as Edu-
cation Week. Miss Winters room
divided the week thus: Monday.
american Constitution Day; Tues
day, Patriotism Day; Wednesday.
School and Teacher Day; Thursday
ll~lfteracy Day, and Friday, Commu-
nifty Day. Each day was celebrated
IN an appropriate way, the programs
Tor the last two consisting of a PLAY
by the boys for Friday, and one by
1.-The girls for Thursday. Other rooms
Aad special projects, readings, reel
Satlons and three minute speeches.
Competition is keen at the Gram
mar school in the sale of tickets for
the benefit performances of "West-
bound Limited" at~the Ditmas on
the evenings of November 22 and 23
and the morning of the Gath. The
goal for each room was set at $50
tickets. The chart, which is not yet
totaled, shows that some rooms have
passed the mark and are therefore
the proud donors of one storm coat
to the Safety Patrol officers. Tickets
have sold nicely and the public has
responded generously to the call.
The seventh grades under the in
struction of Miss Kimball, art super
visor, have been making portfolios
in which to keep all the art work of
the semester. At the close of the
term prizes will be awarded to the
individuals showing fine work.
The cooking department has be-
gun the sale of cocoa for those who
remain at noon for lunch. The cocoa
sells for four cents a cup so that it
is within the reach of each child to
have a hot drink with his lunch. The
children have taken advantage of
the opportunity, and the plan exc
cuted by Mrs. Mosher has proven
successful.
The Parent-Teacher meeting of
the Grammar school was held on
Thursday, November 90, at 3 p. M.
The following program arranged for
the meeting proved most interesting:
Pupil chorus under direction of Miss
Martin, Landing of the Pilgrims"
and "In Mobile;' business session;
piano solo by Sylvia Borak, Irish
Melodies;'' address by Miss Edith
Crowell, librarian, 1.-THE Reading of
Public School Children" violin solo
by Joseph Stetkewcz, "Cavatina."
The a~ssemblage was most graft
fed to hear Miss Crowell deliver
her talk on the choice of books.
Books are of vital importance in the
life of the child and this lecture
FAmed to make more easy the selec-
ssafon of the proper reading. Through
.YIhe courtesy of the Grammar
1School print shop each parent vas
presented with a list of books chosen
by the library for the Grammar
grades.
The books are listed according to
grades-twenty-fve books for each
grade. 1t is urgently rS luested that
the parents cooperate with the Ii
brary and the school by supervising
the cnild's reading and choosing the
books from among the lists prerent-
ed. IN the opinion of the faculty
Miss Crowells plan is a very prac-
teal application of her talk; in this
way the pupils reading is guided and
inspired.
The parents were also presented
with wall placards on which the
poem Thanks" was printed. This
too was with the compliments of The
print shop.
IRE Crammer School now nos
sesses a Storage loom, recenLlV rom
pletG1 by order of the Board of I1du-
cation, oG the first floor righ. If the
main hall. This room will safeguard
the various material not in actual
use and vii relieve the congestion
elsewhere.
Each room in the Grammar
School e busily preparing FOR the
declamatjcr contest sche tIled for
the December Parenr-TeacheIS
meeting. Preliminary contests are be
ing staged In the respective rooms,
and in some cases 1t is most difficult
for the pupil judges to decide who
shall represent them at the finals De
eemter 3, in the elimination contest
at which time the teacher judges
will select the ten best.
The Grammar School basketball
team opened its season with a vic
tory over South Amboy freshmen
on the Auditorium court. The Sec
ond game of the season against
st. Mary's school team also reslt.
ed in a victory for the Gramma.
school.
The following boys are out for the
Nseam. Howard McCallen, captain;
Billy Thomas David Macofsky,
Charles Nichnowitz, Peter Zanzalari,
Harrison Jones, Samuel Tupo, Bill
Paszterak, VIM. Hanie, Wesley
Jones and Joseph Fedden. They are
being coached by Hank Thomas,
1t is through the courtesy of
Messrs. Lowenkopf and Levine that
the Grammar school can play its
games in the Auditorium. Miss Ida
E.. Miller is the manager of the team