Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-24
SCHOOL PLANS
At So. ANBOY
Supt. of Schools May Act as
High School Principal New
Teachers Are Secured

SOUTH AMBOY, May 24.-Be-
cause of the resignation of Principal
Ralph Crane and because the school
has had so many changes in prin-
cipalship during the past ten years
seven in that time, the committee
on teachers advised at the meeting
of the school board last night, the
appointment of a man as a teacher
of science and physical training in
GLIDING coaching of the athletic
teams, and that the duties of the
principal of the high school be as
signed to the superintendent of the
schools. Having sufficient clerical
assistance in the office the committee
felt that close supervision of the high
school could be given by the super
intendent.
Allen Glass, at present teacher of
science and athletics in Monroe, N.
Y, has been recommended for the
position in the local schools. Mr..
Glass. graduated from Franklin &,
Marshall College and specialized in
science and athletics.
For the vacancy created by the
resignation of Miss Herr, teacher OF
Latin and French, Miss Amy Brobst
now teaching in the high school at
East Rutherford, has been recon-
mended. Miss Brobst was gradual
ed from Reading, Pa, high school,
and Dickinson College. For the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Miss Elizabeth Kirshner, Miss Luz
ellie Underwood, of Salem, has been
recommended.
After the reports of the fourth BIZ
monthly tests were tabulated eigh-
teen of the present candidates from
the senior class were eligible to re-
ceive diplomas, provided they all
maintain the passing standard for
the remaining school year.
First honor is assigned to Miss
Grace Decker, with an average for
the entire four year period of high
school of 91.7; second honor Is as
signed to Miss Norma Cassidy, with
an average of S7.5. The others who
will graduate are: Misses Julian Par
enthal, Ruth Mortenson, Eleanor
Rosenfeld, Evelyn Brown.
Philip Kurtz, Burke Lambertson,
Edward Agan. George Nelius, John
Morrill, Blum, William Sprague
John Senker, Raymond Grace, Mil
ton Clayton and Nathan Schevolo-
WITT.
The superintendent in his report
gave honorable mention to Miss
Eleanor Rosenfeld, who had one
year in the Perth Amboy high school
and three years in the local high
school. Her rating for the four years
was 8S.6.
The Junior reception will be held
Friday night, June 8. Class Day
exercises will be held June 10 at
s o'clock p. m. Commencement ex-
ercises will be held on Thursday,
June 81.
The attendance report for the
month of April showed quite an i'm
provement over that of any previous
month.
The state efficiency test for the
pupils in the highest elementary
grades-seventh-eighth, will be CIV
en- on June IL, IL and 10.
The subjects in which the pupils
will be examined are American His
tory, Geography, Spelling, English
and Arithmetic.
The following teachers, not as yet
under tenure of office, who have ap-
piled again for positions, have been
recommended for appointment, Miss
Helen Agan, Miss Marie Cowan, Miss
Mary Delaney, Miss Mary Nei1topp,
Miss Marion Oliver, Miss Mary Tink-
ham, Miss Carol Hayden, Miss Claire
Reddington. Miss Mildred Allen and
Charles Thomas.
One OF the sixth grade classes in
School No. 2 will be dispensed with
at this time.