Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-08
Nutrition Work, New
School, Gets Action
Resolution Passed by Board
of Education for $4,000
Additional Appropriation

GOlng over the ugureS OIL me new
Hall avenue school with the archi-
tect, Aylin Pierson; discussing nu-
triton work in the schools, "eceiv-
ing bids for various supplies needed
next year and the receiving OF res
ignations and applications of teach
ers occupied the attention OF the
Board of Education for a period of
more than four hours last night.
During this time a resolution was
passed requesting the Board OF
School Estimate to approve an ad-
ditional appropriation of $4,000 in
order to build the school and a mo-
ton passed to have but one session
in the schools of the city during the
balance of the term, the session to
begin at o'clock in the morning and
end at IL o'clock noon.
Arthur Z. Graham, clerk of the
board stated at the beginning of the
meeting that meeting of the Board
of School EstirId,e will be held in
the mayors Office at 3 o'clock on
Monday afternoon at which time
the $4,000 additional for the con-
struction of the Hall avenue school
will be taken up and action taken.
Inc COllSlTuCIlOn Ol the H6W Ildli
avenue school was the first business
to occupy the boards attention. Mr..
Pierson had arranged the various
estimates submitted by the bidders
al the Wednesday night meeting and
they. were carefully gone over. More
than two hours of the meeting was
devoted to these figures. Even with
thu eliminating of the sidewalks
about the building. which had been
figured in the original bids and sew
eral other changes it was found that
to erect the school would cost about
100000, which figure did not in
clude the finishing of the auditorium
After the figures had been gone
over several times the following
resolution was presented by John
X. Sheehy and adopted by the
unanimous vote of the board:
Whereas, after receipt of bids
for the construction of school No.
1 l, it is found that the amount of
$250,000 appropriated for the i'm
provement is not sufficient, be It
and it is hereby resolved that the
Board of School Estimate be re-
quested to approve of an additional
appropriation of $4,000 in ord er
that contract for the erection of said
school can be awarded to the low
est bidder"
Mr.. Pierson informed the board
that plans of the new school had
been sent to Trenton for approval
and he had received notice that they
would not be approved until fire.
escape to be placed at the back of
the building had been added. This,
Mr.. Pierson said, would cost from
$1,S00 to $4,000 additional.
TWenty-seven applications were
received from teachers desiring po-
sitions in local schools. They were
referred to the the teachers COM
mittee.
A communication was received
from the teachers informing the
board that they were in favor of in
stalling the Making Thrift
system in the schools and gave their
reasons for the adoption of this
system. The matter was referred to
the committee of the whole.
A communication received from
DR.. +. II. Green informing the
board that he will accept the in
vitation to speak at the commence
ment exercises
The board approved the spending
of u sum of money by the athletic
committee of the Grammar school
towards the MiddleseX county field
meet to be held in New Brunswick
on June 9.
An application for school nurse
was received from Miss Gladys
Skrocki. Miss Skrocki graduated
this year. The application was or
dered filed
A communication was received
concerning the education of blind
scholars in schools in other states,
and the paying of the tuition fee
of 500 per student. The matter was
referred to the board as a whole to
! investigate.
A communication was received
from Miss Myrtle Warren request
! ing that she be allowed to exchange
| her position with California
! teacher for the coming school year.
! Miss Warren declared that because
| she had been compelled to teach a
| class in a basement room she had
| suffered with a series of colds and
! her physician advised a change.
! The matter was left in the han Is
! of the teachers committee with
| power.
| City Treasurer Frank Dorsey
| who is custodian of school funds
| requested the board of arrange the
| pay roll date so that it would fall
| about on the twentieth of each
month. The request was referred
! to the committee of the whole for
| consideration at the next meeting.
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