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Van Allen: High School Meets Top Standards Some 22 members of the study on the American high ment, Van Allen believes German and Spanish. The only m a jo r area, Commission on Secondary school, which includes five the accelerated program Students, as Dr. Conant where Metuchen falls be­ Schools of the Middle States criteria for measuring the in all major subjects more recommends, are able to Association for Colleges low minimum standards is performance of medium than meets the Intent of Dr. take math, science, Eng­ In English, where each and Secondary Schools is sized schools. Conant’s recommendation. lish, social studies, a teacher Is assigned about at Metuchen High School Dr. Conant, probably the Other areas in which Me- foreign language, art and 140 students instead of the this week to determine how best recognized critic of tuchen measures up to Dr. physical education in maximum 120 proposed In successfully the borough American education today, C o n a n t’s standards are single year. the report. high school meets its goals recommends that schools math and languages. Metu­ The ratio of students to * Van Allen said this ratio and philosophy, offer advanced placement chen High School offers professional staff Is one to is under consideration and Robert Van Allen, prin­ in one or more subjects. Calculus and four years of 15.4, which is better than he expects the school will cipal, was asked last week While Metuchen Is not vet foreign language in four the one to 17.4 ratio pro­ probably move to bring this to m easure his school ottering advanced place­ languages, Latin, French, posed by Dr. Conant. figure down. against a different set of Metuchen H igh School standards, the criteria for may follow another recom­ a go6d, comprehensive, mendation of Dr. Conant’s medium-sized high school which, while not listed in as proposed by Dr. James the five criteria reported B. Cohant in his recently in the review of the study, published study on the is discussed at length in American High School. the book. Dr. Conant be­ The form er president of lieves that there should be Harvard University re­ no ability grouping in the cently published a new American History coursea This is the last opportunity, he says, for many students High-Rise to relate to all intellectual levels within the school sys tern and prepares them for Is Facing society o u ts id e the aca­ demic world. In science and math, Van Opposition Allen believes that Metu­ Opponents of the pro­ chen goes bey o n d Dr. posed high-rise apartment Conant s recommendations. projects in Metuchen will He also believes that the have another opportunity borough high school, in pro to air their objections on viding eight ability tracks, April 12, and they may have PAVING THE WAY — Mayor Thomas Weber and Parking Authority chairman, Jack meets the needs of the the Planning Board in their Belowich, signed an agreement last week that will permit the authority to proceed individual child. Since stu with plans for the development of New street. A resolution was to have been paesed dents may cross tracks, corner. this morning authorizing the authority to sell $700,000 in bonds to finance the project. S a m u el Owen, elected there is even more indi­ this week for another term Acquisition of the property on New street is expected to begin as soon as the Parking vidualized attention given. as Planning Board chair­ Authority gets the money. Witnessing the signing were Todd Bullwinkel, member of the A student may be accelera Parking Authority and form er Democratic municipal chairman, and Eric Schuster ted in one or more subjects man, has indicated that the borough clerk and former Reoublican municipal chairman. body will recommend to according to his abilityj the Zoning Board ..pf Ad­ justment that allapartmenr projects be located near the center of the borough Salary Ordinances Up for Hearings r a t h e r than in out-lying Borough employees wjtl with no opposition at last $7,838 for sergeant and the second year; $7,838 areas, in accordance, with get fatter pay checks this week’s hearing. the Master Plan. -------- detective sergeant after the for sergeant and detective year, provided did new sal -— -----Members—of *t-he -fw>Moe second year, and $-7,203for sergeant,.a $ 132 jump the More than 50 residents,, ary scale proposed Is ap­ department will get an in­ representing about 20fam ­ patrolmen after the fourth second year, and $5,655 for proved by Borough Council crease of $100 across rhd year. patrolm en. All figures ilies, la.st week voiced their Monday. Th.e g o v e rn in g board. The maximum sala­ objections to an application The new starting rates represent $100 increases body will conduct ^a public ries on the p o lic e scale are: (18,876 for the chief from l a s t year’s salary made by Walter K. Timp- hearing on the ordinance to would become $9,500 for son for a variance to per­ of police, a $714 increase scale. fix salaries for 1967 at 8 the chief after two years; after the one year; $8,512 mit construction of three p.m. The salary increases $8,889 for captain after six-story, multi-family, for captain, a $387 jump After one year of service already have been included the second year; $8,278 for after one year; $8,148 for a patrolman would be in­ high-rise apartments on a in the new budget adopted lieutenant after two years; 7.3 aero tract on the south lieutenant, a $140 increase creased $416 to $6,071; side bf Whitman avenue at three years another $312 Lake avenue. to $6,383, and the maximum The h e a r i n g was ad­ Teacher Applications Flow Into Boro fourth year rate of $7,203-- journed until April 12. another $820 increase. With the S ta te Depart­ ers only. assigned to Edgar School; Prejudice Charge ment of Education listing ri Six new teachers were Monroe H ir s c h m a n , a Still another salary ordi­ a personnel shortage in appointed by the Board of graduate of Jersey City nance will be up for adop­ Being Investigated some 15 areas, Kenneth Education Tuesday whose State C o lle g e with two tion, providing for raises Smida, Metuchen superin­ experience ranges from years experience, who will for most brough employees. A charge that a Metuchen tendent of s c h o o ls , was two years to 17 1/2 years. be assigned to the Franklin This increase also was in High School teacher has happy to report this week The new teachers include School; David Weissman,a eluded in the new budget. been guilty of racial preju­ that he is receiving more Mrs. M ollie Halprin, a graduate of Montclair State dice is being investigated applications this year thah graduate of Temple Univer. Annual increases of $300 by Kenneth Smlda, super­ College with two years ex­ are listed for the borough he has in the past few years. sity with 17 1/2 years teach perience, appointed to the intendent of schools. Moreover, he said, this ing e x p e r i e n c e in New clerk ($8,100), deputy bor­ high school; Mrs. Frances ough clerk ($5,700), and Smida had no more to say year’s applicants are Jersey. Mrs. Halprin, who Stevens, a graduate of Doug when asked to comment on among the best qualified has done graduate work at the public works depart­ the chargesJffftught by the ; lass. College with a master ment foreman ($6,700),- that .I XS..Bg£n.4n tjjg, aeyep Newark- State College, wi 11 oLarts from JjlligCC8J_W.tiQ.. parents of a Negro student years 1 ve been interview­ be assigned to” Campbell" has five years experience T wF-fiTnare*cT; 'dollar at the high school. ing teachers. School. A representative of the and will teach English at boosts are ticketed for the Also appointed were Mrs the high school, and Mrs. secretary to the borough National Association for At -present, with only Barbara Weissman, an the Advancement of Colored Martha Rumsey.a graduate clerk ($4,900), bookkeeper, about six vacancies con­ elementary school teacher of Douglass College with ($5,025), tax collector- People Is reported to have firmed and some six new with a bachelor of arts met with Robert Van Alien; four years experience, who treasu rer’s clerk ($4,450), teachers to be hired, Smida degree from Montclair wlir be a part-time home recreation supervisor principal of the high school, is able to limit his inter­ State College and two years to discuss the charge. economics teacher at the ($3,300) and superintendent views to experienced teach experience, who will be high school. of public works ($7,900). ★ Page 2...THE RECORDER, March 16,1967 Airman William J. Miller, son DeVries received his chartered of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Miller life u n d e r w r ite r designation' of Violet place, Edison, has re- in 1954 and is a director of the ceU^d his first United States Air’ New York CLU Chapter. He is also a member of the National signment a f te r Examination Panel of the Ameri­ com pleting can College of Life Underwriters. basic training at DeVries and his wife, the former Ruth Stone of Wolcott, New York, have two children, David, 12, and* Texas.

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