THE WESTFIELD LEADER The Leading And Host Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County Entered a» Second class Mattel YEAR—No. 52 Pout Office. Wentfleld, N 1. WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, Published Every Thursday 30 Page*—5 Cento jerson To Head Adult School Offers Cite Need For New Theatre Course Safety Measures Public Schools Open Here und Drive Unit In School Area When the Westfield Adult With Enrollment Of 5,878 School opens Oct. 1, ten of the 26 different courses to be offered Sidewalks, More will be new to the school curri- nplete Group culum. Six have never been of- Police Sought By Westfield Public Schools fered in Westfield before and in- Washington Parents 49 New Teachers UC Business clude: Adventures in Modern Theatre; Commercial Art; Por- School Calendar, 1956-1957 A plea for joint action by the Bring Total Staff trait Painting; Cooking Is Fun; Board of Education and the Town Division Progress in Cancer and Consti- louncil regarding institution of tutional Law. Four of the remain- No. of School safety measures for children who Days Per Month Holiday. Number to 264 ing new courses were not offered must walk to Washington School commercial division of the September in the spring, but were well re- along East Broad street was made Mftipilp ^v Westfield ceived in other years and include: 18 A total of 5,878 pupils were en- ll Agencies will be under the by several residents before the rolled in Westfield public schools Personality Development for school board Tuesday night. Ap- October "ship of Judson T. Pierson, 23 yesterday as the 1950-57 term got Women; Voice and Diction; Be- proximately (i0 children are af- rdine to an announcement by ginning and Intermediate Conver- November ft end 9 underway. „.] Chairman Earl Wyman. fected. sational Spanish. 18 Thursday, Friday N. J. E. A, Convention On the rolls, according to Su- . pierson lives at 842 Brad- The board pointed out that the perintendent of Schools Dr. S. N. awnue with his wife and Booklets will be mailed out this November 22 and 23 Weekend to every home in West- matter has been under study and Ewan,, were 3,631 elementary children, a boy and a girl, atest information from the Police Thursday, Friday ...Thanksgiving vacation. Schools school pupils, 1329 junior high graduate of Dartmouth field and to the out of town peo- close at end of four-hour session ple who registered for courses dur- Department and town officials is school pupils and 918 senior high the Amos Tuck School. Dur- ;hat two police officers will be in on Nov. 21. school pupils. Ihe second world war he was ing the past two years. They will the area, with one stationed at December 21 •iated with the Western Elec- contain complete course descrip- The faculty included a total of fallows Hill road and the other 15 Friday Schools close for Christmas recess 49 new teachers, of whom 20 are Co. and '" recent years has tions, together with information for registration by mail or in per- cruising to determine where he filling positions created by in- t sales representative for the JUDSON T. PIERSON CAROL TEITEL s most needed. January 2 son Sept. 17 in the cafeteria of 22 creased enrollments. The total in- -e Glass Co, Mr. Judson is a Wednesday Schools reopen structional staff, including special of the First Baptist Roosevelt Junior High School. Mrs. H. w. Hoardman, PTA ier iafety officer for Washington February 22 teachers, supervisor's and princi- .j, 0{ Westfield, where he has To be sure of an enrollment in Retired Police any course, it is possible to regis- School, pointed out <the lad? of 16 Friday Schools close for mid-winter vacation pals numbers 204. The addition of d as vice president of the Council Tables all other personnel brings the to- ter by mail between now and Sept. sidewalks and alternate routes for March 4 •d of Trustees, chairman of he children to jtake. tal to 358. This is 29 more than building fund committee in 14, by addressing your request to 20 Monday Schools reopen last year, according to Dr. Ewan. Lieutenant Dies the registrar, Westfield Adult Zoning Measure Tentative arrangements for a I and chairman of the church 1 April 19 In cooperation with Teachers union committee in 1954. Mr. School, Roosevelt Junior High meeting Wednesday with repre- sentatives of the citizens' group, 16 Friday Schools close for spring vacation College, Columbia University, on is a member of the West- Many Present At School, and include a check or Westfield will have Robert I. Sper- ' money order for the exact amount School Question ichool board and town council, April 29 YMCA Board of Directors ivere made by Board President ber as New York City administra- has been active in previous Beniiinger Rites of the course, payable to the West- Monday Schools reopen tive intern in the office of the field Adult School, with the title To Be Reatudieri William C. Child in an effort to i in Red Cross, the United ;o-oi'dinate plans for sidewalks Mar 30 superintendent of schools. Mr. paign for Westfield Social Many officials and representa- of the course and the time it is Sperber served in the U. S. Army offered. An amendment to the zoning or- and more police protection. 22 Thursday Memorial Day—schools closed icies, and the recreation com- ions of the police and fire depart- dinance, pertaining to the estab- for two years in Germany, taught The parents pointed out that June 19 elementary grades ut Levittown, !e in 1952. ments attended the funeral of re- A fresh dramatic approach to ishment of schools, other than they have been attempting to ar- 13 N. Y. and received his A.B. degree ired Police Lieut, August H. Ben- the enjoyment of the modern public or parochial, iv.as tabled by Wednesday '. Schools dose •rving as vice chairmen of the iinger, 51, of 536 Cumberland theatre will be offered by Nathan range bus service for the children from Western Reserve University rcial division are Robert S. the Town Council last week and but, they said, a local bus com- 183 d his M.A. from Teachers Col- treet, Monday from the Dooley E. and Carol Teitel in their course referred back to the Planning lift, executive vice presi- entitled "Adventures in Modern pany would not assure service un- lege, Columbia. Colonial Home, 5G6 Westfield ave- Board for rewording. icss 50 children were guaranteed of WcstfieU Federal Savings Theatre." The purpose of this in- ue. He died Friday at John E. The council's action followed a at a cost of $3(i each per year and Loan Association and Everson formal course is to stimulate in- Evening Hours For ' In the senior high school, Mrs. lunnells Hospital, Berkeley request from a group of residents only 25 parents are willing to pay ''earsaJI, secretary of Pearsall terest in modern theatre by a free Dinner Tuesday Alice R. Merrill of Plainfteld will Heights. who asked for clarification of the the sum. The repreesntatives ask- Registration Set jFrankenbach. discussion of the playwright's place Miss Alice Pelton, retired, A High Mass of Requiem was proposed measure. The amend- ed if the board could pay part of imMtchl division committee- ideas and concepts and by a pro- the commercial department. ffered at Holy Trinity Church by ment, which was due for final vote the cost and were told it would For Col. Pearsall Registrations for voting in Mrs. Merrill is a graduate of Bos- imWe Robert R. Barrett Jr., fessional reading of key pass- he Rev, Francis J. Houghton, as- after being introduced July 9, stip- not be possible. The board cited the general election Nov. G ton University and hag hail 10 A. Giuditta, Ronald G. ages from the work itself. At istant pastor. Seated in the sanc- ulates that establishment of such added cost to taxpayers and the A dinner, honoring Col. Leigh M, will be open through Sept. 21 years' experience in the Wopd- , William D. McCormiek, all times the play will be related 1 uary was the Rev. Edward schools be subject to the Board of passible ' conflict with other sec- Pearsall, Wovld War U Civil De from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Mori- brldge High 8chop\. MBO temctong :•. C, Parsons, Edmund J. to its social and psychological iwierzbinski, assistant pastor of Adjustment. Included in the tions of town if the board paid for fense director here and a comtnun day through Friday. Start- commercial subjects will be Hilton : N, George S. Smith, and milieu, and an attempt will be transportation within the two- ing next Thursday until the •it V. Snevily. it. James' Church, Springfield. amendment are private schools, ity leader for many years, will R. Barnes of Mara BUI, M«. Mr. rnade to discover basic truths in mile limit. Under state law New held Tuesday evening at Echi deadline, hours will be Irom 8 Barnes hag a B.8. in buBlneis edu- i« commercial division will be The Rev. Aloysius S. Carney, terms of the student's own ex- nursery schools and schools for the teaching of dancing or music. Jersey will refund to school dis- Lake Country Club. Guests wil a.m. until 9 p.m. cation trom the University ot astor of St. James Church, led perience. Background and trictB approximately three-quar- Thoso eligible to vote are; he recitation of the Rosary Sun- : Cou«eiliik»n. Robert F. Gumbert, include many associated with hii Maine and has had six. ywn' ex- (Please turn to page 2) graphical details wUT be given.