Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-17
BIDS OPENED
At WOODBRIDGE
For Furniture for Different
Schools Leon &
Son Receive Large Part

were dWdrueu at the meeting or Tie
Board of Education last night for
108 movable desks, three teachers
desks and chairs and 100 auditorium
eats for the Colonia school; thirty
six movable desks, 126 stationary
desks. 300 auditorium seats, four
teachers desks, and chairs for the
AVene school, forty stationary desks
to complete the number needed for
the portable school: t%hirty-six nova
BILE desks, nfnety-six stationary, 300
auditorium seats and three teachers
desks and chairs for the Hopelawn
school: one teachers desk and chair
for No. l school and the same for
No. II school.
The New Jersey Furniture Com
pany of Trenton received the bid for
the $50 movable desks at prices
ranging from $40, 5000 and sos SO
according to size. Albert Leon and
Son received the bid on the station
airy desks. the auditorium seats at
$3.50 each and the teachers desks
$24.25 and chairs STATS each.
Upon recommendation of the
teachers committee, Elsie Tielsch
was appointed as a teacher at Keas-
hey; Elsie Hatch for Avenel, Haze.
E. Bruck, Avenel: Gertrude Tan
sey for Fords; Bryan Rothfuss, tc
high school, taking classes of his
brother who resigned; Minnie Grace
Port Reading; Warren Muller, prin-
cipal at Port Reading: Edna Hun
tress. Iselin; Charles Boehm, Eng
lish and community c~ivics; Edna
Welsh, Spanish and mathematics;
Matilda Ffnkelstein, Iselin; Heller
Monaghan, Fords: Dorothy Dietz
%Sewaren; Charlotte Lee, No. II
Hilda Ruturch, H%opelawn; Jane
Elizabeth Shibe, Fords; department
tai English; Edna Shuller, art, a
graduate of Pratt Institute and ex-
perienced teacher.
The resignation of Miss Lois c
Letter was accepted also that of
Gladys Bumm of No. II, Marie
Moulson, No. 1; Florence Galusha
No. Z; Ethel Jardine, Avenel; Susie
letters Love from Iselin; Mae Gel
for from Hopelawn, and from H.
c. Rothfuss as physical director.
Miss Anne Richards Of the Keas-
hey school has retired, having re-
eeived a pension for thirty-six years
active and efficient service as E
| teacher in the township schools. A
resolution was passed hat a suitable
testimonial be ~engrossed and pre-
scented to Miss Richards by the
board in recognition of her services
Miss Richards was never absen1
from her class room and her rec
ord was excellent.
A copy of a letter sent by architect
J.. K. Jensen to the contractors
working upon the township schools
reminding them that the time allow
ed them had expired and giving
them a limited time in which tc
complete the buildings was read.
Medical Inspector DIR. Hoaglant
reported for his year of service al
follows: 400 visits to the schools
1919 pupils examined and 1915 pa
rents to whom notices were sent o
various defects. L. e. Meyer wa
reappointed as truant officer and hi
salary raised to 800 a month.
E. C. Ensign was reappointed as
district clerk at a salary of 500 q
month.
A. E. Berry was reappointed as
custodian of school funds at a sal
airy of $500 per year. J. II. Thayer
Martin was reappointed as counsel
for the board. The medical inspec.
tors were then r~eappointed. Las
year DIR. Hoagland was appointed a.
a salary of $500 as inspector. For
merly four physicians were each paid
$3.50 for visiting certain schools
There are twelve schools in the
township scattered far and wide.
Upon recommendation of the
health committee 4 physicians were
again appointed last night. Nothing
but praise was given DR.. Hoaglan6
for his years work, but in the spirit
of cooperation the change was made
The doctors appointed were DR.. b
w. Hoagland, DR.. I. T. Spencer, DR.
Joseph Mark and DIR. v. P. Gauzza
of Fords. The allotment to the var
ious schools and the health regula'
lions were left in the hands of Mr.
Walling, chairman of the health
committee and L. e. Potter, inspec
tor of the board of health.
There We're 4001 children in thu
local schools last year and 156 from
the Third ward sent to the Cartere
schools. Upon recommendation o
Mr.. Love the rules and regulation
of the township schools governing
teachers as printed in 1913 will b
revised. Mr.. Love and Mr.. Ensigl
were appointed to arrange for tn
transportation of pupils. Mr.. Ensigl
reported $500 received during tn
year for rental of the auditoriums.
:, A table and desk was ordered TO
the science room which is to be en-
larged. Miss Aida Van Slyke wa
transferred from No. 1 to No.
Miss Miriam Voorhees, from No. 9 t
No. II. Miss Mildred Ludlow fror
No. 4 to the new school at Colonis
No. 10. The meeting adjourned un
til Monday evening, July 23, whei
bids will be opened for the improve
ments to the Port Reading schoc
grounds.