Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-12


Through the influence of Principal
Jos. F. Walker, the pupils Of School
/, enjoy weekly performances OF
the Pathe and International weekly
movie films.
School l is glad to report that
the horse chestnut tree recently
planted by the Camp Fire Girls is
growing vigorously.
Recently in 5 B class the pupils
held their monthly election for the
mayor and officers of their town,
Charlottesville. The candidates for
office were asked to make a cam
paign speech. There is good ma
terial here for future leaders of our
city when these young candidates
promise not to be SINNERS to be
fair in their treatment of the "citi-
gems" and to appoint to office those
honest and capable ana not those
whose claim is friendship only.
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Passers-by at No. ( school often
stop to watch the classes performing
calisthenics outdoors. This is done
in time to the music Of the victro-
la and when seventy-1ve or more
children are doing them in unison
the effect is indeed a pretty one.
The attendance banner for fifth
grades is home again in Miss Stacks
room. It was taken by rooms s and
u, but room 9 stih challenges them
10 hold it for five consecutive weeks
as they did.
The American Boys Week was
observed in the Grammar School
also. Charles Reybok of the Sth
grade Industrial class was elected
by the pupils to be principal for n
hour on Friday morning. He as
sumed The duties in the Office at the
principals desk and Mr.. steel be-
came a pupil in Room /. Through
out the school boys took charge OF
classes while teachers played the
part of pupils. The boys enjoyed
the responsibility placed on their
shoulders and carried on the work
OF the school successfully.
The industrial classes of the school
will have an exhibit of their hand
work on wednesday, May Is, from
2 to 5 o'clock. The work of the
Manual Training Department includ-
ing cooking, sewing, printing, draw
ing, metal work, and WOODWORK
will be seen. The girls Of the Sth
grade Industrial class will serve re-
freshments during the social hour
which will follow the exhibition. This
inspection is open to the public and
the school faculty and pupils hope
that many visitors will be present.
The Safety Patrol will take a trip
to Newark next Tuesday 10 observe
the work Of the Newark Safety Pa
trolls. Patrolinan Dunn of the New
ark Police Department and Presi-
lent of the New Jersey Public School
Safety Patrols. will arrange the pro-
gram of the day for the Grammar
School Patrol. Mr.. Van Brunt,'
supervisor of public safety for theI
Public Service of New Jersey, to-
gether with Patrolman Frank Sci
both and Mr.. Margaretten will ar
range the transportation and other
details of the trip.
Chief Joseph Budney of the gram
mar school safety patrol was act
chief of police of the local po-
lice department for n hour dur
ing Boys Week. The chief made
a tour of the city to inspect his force
and also paid a visit to his schooI
during his term of Office
~GThe cratic stop and Co sign was
approved by Mayor Wilson and is.
now being used at New Brunswick
avenue and New street. The Indus
trial classes of the grammar school
will make a few more for the safety
patrol. 81
Each officer received a picture Of
the safety patrol taken a few weeks
ago.
The Boys Club is making progress
IN it's line of duty by helping boys
free themselves of the tobacco habit