Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27
SCHOOL WORK
IS DISCUSSED
Medical Inspectors pay is
Raised by South Amboy
Board of Education

SOUTH AMBOY, Dec. 27.-At d
meeting of the Board of Education
last night the salary of the medical
inspector of the public schools was
increased from $3.50 to $400 per an
mum. In dealing with the proposed
increase in the salary of the medical
inspector the members of the board
in each instance felt that the present
salary of the inspector was not sufIi-
cient. The matter was brought to
the attention of the board by Mrs. II.
q. Chase. Richard L. Rue, also a
member moved that the salary be
increased from the present amount
to $500.
The matter of teachers being alb
sent from their duties throughout
the year for various reasons was
raised by Francis p. Coan, president
of the board. The matter of leave
of absence was discussed at previous
meetings, and the board advised the
superintendent of schools to watch
the matter. Mr.. Barr, stated that
heretofore leaves were granted in
extreme cases of need, but that the
ruling of the present board, was to
the effect that throughout the year
teachers would be allowed five days
in the year absence. Mr.. Coan asked
If the superintendent kept an ac-
count of the time taken off by the
various teachers. Mr.. Barr stated
that a check was kept on the matter
The question was brought to light,
as the president scanned the report
of the superintendent of schools,
wherein was contained n list of
teachers during the past month.
After each teachers name. the rea-
son for the absence was stated. In
several cases business was given as
h reason. The members of the
board seemed to feel that more
specific reasons should be given by
the teachers when absen1. The
members felt however that in sick
ness and extreme cases a teacher
was entitled to be absent.
A report of Mrs. Chase, delegate
to the annual meeting of the fedora
ted boards of education held recent
ly at the Stacy Trent Hotel, Trenton,
told in detail of the business trans
actions by hat body at the time.
Mr.. Barr in his report to the
members of the board, asked that
the school calendar be changed in
order to accommodate several of the
out of town teachers. Instead OF
opening the schools on Wednesday
Jennary 2, the opening will be de
ferred until January 3. In the an
nual spring vacation at Easter time
instead of closing the schools a week
previous to Easter Sunday the
schools will remain closed a week
after Easter. The change will be
made without any loss to time in
the school year. The schools will
close two days later in June.
An application from Mary c. Nc
Gonigle at present in the State
Normal school at Newark, for a pc.
sition as teacher was referred to thf
superintendent of schools to bC
filed.
The report OF the medical inspec
tor, Seldom 7. Kinney, showed thai
131 pupils were examined and defec.
tive cases were brought to the at.
tention of the parents for correction
The report stated that outside of
widespread epidemic OF measels ii
the lower grades the general health
condition of the children were good
The secretary reported the receipt
of $25 for auditorium rental and
s1,399,3S from the Sayreville Dor
ough as tuition for Sayreville chill
dren for the first quarter of the
year.