Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-28
NEW SCHOOL
FOR ATAWAN
Cornerstone of New High
School Building Will be
Laid Tomorrow

MATAWAN, Nov. 2S.-Tomorrow
marks an important epoch in the
growth and development of the Mat
avian Township Public School sys-
tenn. This epoch is the corner stone
laying of the new high school build
ing now under construction in Broad
street, adjoining the present scaooi
building. The new building W1lch
has been designed by ]. Noble PIER
son & S..2s, school architects OF
Perth Amboy, will be one IF the
finest high school buildings 10 ne
found in the northeastern section
of Monmouth county. The ceremony
in connection with the laying OF the
stone will begin at 3 O'Clock IN the
afternoon, representatives OF the
state and county are expected to be
present.
The honor of laying the stone has
been bestowed upon Congressman
Elmer H. Geran, who is also presl-
dent of the Matawan Township
Board of Education. Mr.. Geran IS
q. product of the Matawan Puonc
School system, having begun his ed
u~cation in the district schools when
were located in this borough prior TO
the erection of the graded school
in Broad street here. A silver
plated trowel will be USED py MI
Geran in the ceremony.
Others who are expected to take
an important part in the laying Oh
the stone and probably make hitting
addresses are: John Enright, com.
missioner of education; members OF
+he State Board of Education, Coun-
~ superintendent William M. Smith,
of Freehold; Councilman Frank
Howard Lloyd, superintendent OF the
Middletown Township Public Schools
and John S. McCurdy, superlnteno-
ent of the Matawan Township PupIlc
Schools.
An important feature of the ceie-
bration will be the presentaLon ny
Mr.. Lloyd, representing the Colunl
bia. Council, Jr. Order OF the Onlleo
American Mechanics, of this Dor
ough, of a handsome American nag
to the school. Congressman Gerah
,,,i1i receive the flag for the school,.
uihe fact that Matawan is having
n new high school building is Ill
rectlv t~raceable to the efforts put
forth bv MIR. Lloyd, who as superln-
tendent of the Matawan
Public Schools urged and worked Tor
tbe new building here. Throughout
Mr.. Lloyd's term aY supervisor ne
worked and urged the new building
and the great need of such a struc-
t,,re was so impressed upon the peo-
Mo nv Mr.. Lloyd's efforts, thai When
an election was held to appropriate
the money necessary, but lew votes
were cast against it. ~
The present school system in Mat
avian township and borough was
started in 1895, when a building
known as the graded school wac
erected in Matawan at the corner Oh
church and Broad streets. rms
building resulted in the eonso!ida
zion of the district schools of when
there were four in this immediate
vicinity. Through the EFFORTS OF
William A. Miller, now retired ana
living in Elizabeth, n joseph
Walker. principal of School NO. /,
Perth Amboy, the Matawan school
system was started on its successful
ourney The original building con-
tanned four large rooms, basement
library and hall.
This school became too small In
the year 1908 and an addition was
built which about doubled its size
not including a large auditorium
The first building cost in the neigh
n OF @1o'VVV - =.
in the neighborhood of $4,000. III
1912 a new building was built al
Cliffwood costing $4,000 and in 1872
an addition built costing $4,000.
The new building of which the
cornerstone will be laid tomorrow Is
a two-story basement building cost
ing $15O,000. 1t will be 142 Zee
across the front by 102 feet deep
and is OF classical design, built OF
tapestry brick in Flemish Bond witt
art stone and terra Gotta trlm'
The main floor contains an audl-
forum 10 by 81 feet, in which there
is a stage As by 20 feet with dress
ing rooms on either side. There is
also n reception hall on this floor
nrincipal's room, seeretary's room
Teachers rooms, library, stock