The Jersey City news., 1890-02-14
TALKING OF SCHOOLS.
The Board Held an Inter-
esting Meeting Last
Night.
TRANSFERS AND APPOINTMENTS,
No Money for Sanitary Repairs in
the Schools---What About
the New Schools?

bought the stationery and tried to prove
the president liar. Oh, yes, it was
lively meeting and more lively caucus
before it began.
And it was all about women. There
are but very few people in this city who
suspect that ladies could be the subject
Of a very heated discussion by Mayor
Cleveland's Board of Education 1t is
fact. however. and all the members of
the Board, too. The ladies who were
talked about were applicants for the
positions of teachers.
When the battle was fought and the
young women selected. all the members
slowly climbed the stairs to the meeting
room and not one looked happy.
The statistics gathered by the County
Board of Health were read, setting forth
the condition of all the schools, and the
communication advised that the neces-
sary repairs be made.
Mr.. Pfngsten desired to have the mat
ter referred to the local committees, and
Mr. Kelly objected.
"They have no money" said he, land
could only refer it to the Street and Water
Commissioners"
Refer it to the Board of Finance
said Mr.. Reed, "the place where 1t prop
erly belongs"
1909 PUPILS MAY FALL THROUGH.
Mr.. Pfngsten declared that the matter
was properly in the hands of the Board of
Education, but there was no money. He
said that for fortnight 1900 pupils at
School No. 13 were in danger of falling
through the floor of closet there He
could get only $50 to make the repairs
with. Mr. Pfingsten said he did not know
who was responsible for the work of the
Board of Education, but believed there
should be some responsibility and wanted
it to be the Board of Finance, inasmuch
as the Board of Education apparently
could not be trusted.
President Voorhees, appointed Messrs.
Pdngsten, Garrison and Muldoon a COM
mittee TO confer with the Finance Board
concerning the repairs the County Board
of Health demanded.
In making this decision, the president
said that the Board mad only been al
lowed $1,000 for years repairs on
$265, 900 worth of property.
THAT is bad enough" exclaimed Mr..
Pfngsten, "but have only been allowed
1850 to take care of $40, COO worth of prop
erty."
A HIGH SCHOOL THEFT.
A communication from j. Preston and
and H. w Pearce for permission to use
the school rooms after the daily session
to give lessons in writing, was refeffedto to
a committee, and so was one from G. A.
Woolsey complaining tnaJ the overcoab
his son took pleasure in wearing on cold
days was stolen from High School.
A lot of claims were ordered paid.
Among them were one for s., 900 for furni-
ture, to William Dunn, and one for $3.50
to p McClosky for d piano. This wa
followed by the result OF the fight in the
caucus as to the disposition of teachers.
TRANSFERS OF TEACHERS
Miss Mary McAghon was sent from
School No. 8 to No. 13, where she will be
the first assistant principal; Miss Maggie
Mclaughlin was appointed to No. g. Miss
Grace Hausell was made teacher of No.
No. 13, Miss Emma Tewes was allotted
similar place, Miss Jennie f. Nevins was
transferred from No. IL to No 49, Miss
Margaret Fitzgerald was appointed to No.
13, Miss Minnie Il. Bachus appointed TO
the same place; Miss Kate NJ. Smith and
Miss Jennie Mitchell were appointed and
sent to No. Is, and Miss Jennie A. Ham
mil was appointed to No. IL. Miss Flo
renee Bower was sent to No. 4, and Miss
Carrie j. Lawyer was transferred from
No. and No. 9, in the place of Miss Clara
l.. McCarter, who was sent to No. 2.
Miss Carrie l.. Fincke was sent to No. %
and Miss Florence Stuvenal to the same
place.
No. 2, and Miss Lizzie Headden will be
associated with her there. Miss Tiilie NJ
Headden was transferred from No. TO
No. %, and Miss Jennie Wilson was ap-
pointed to No. 13.
SCHOOL HOUSE SITES.
81 would like to know" said Mr.. Reed,
''what has become of the two sites to be
selected for school purpo oses?"
''l'm glad to have this matter inquired
into" returned Mr.. Pfingsten. "There
would be no trouble TO decide on site Ii
the committee would come together"
ssWhy don't you call them togetherY'
asked President Voorhees,.
''It was the duty of the chairman" (" was
the response.
well, you are the chairman
"Oh, didn't know that was the re-
ply.
subsequently he notified the members
to meet on the 18th inst
Mr.. Kelly created trouble soon after by
asking pertinent questions. He wanted
to know why the pupils in the graduating
classes were compelled to answer ques-
tions about things they had never been
taught. He also wanted TO know why
children in these classes should be COM
PEELED to stand for one hour in a cold cor
ridor, and advised that the Board room
be given them for use.
MR.. POLAND EXPLAINS
Superintendent Poland answered that
he regretted it If the young ladies had
been compelled to stand in the cold halls;
it would never be repeated.
In answer to the. other question, Mr..
Poland said:--"Out of 174 pupils 1875 re-
ceived seventy-five Der cent. so that can
not be true. Those pupils who fail always
have an excuse.
1.-THE questions asked l made, and
flattered myself that they were excellent,
and heard nothing until tonight, but
approval. All the teachers said So Out
OF sixteen pupils in one school, fifteen
passed, and out of thirty-one in another,
twenty-nine were successful, thus show
ing they were asked nothing that had not
been taught. ! don't think the criticism
just"
DO THEY KNOW, THEMSELVES?
"Well, ! don't think children should be
asked questions about what they had
never been taught" doggedly reiterated
Mr. Kelly. "How are they TO know the
duties OF a Mayor or Freeholder?" he con-
tinued why, there are men here that
don't know that. and they are politi-
clans, too.o
President Voorhees, told Mr.. Kelly that
the pupils were taught those things in
general way.
''That may be the case in your district"
said Mr.. Kelly, 'for it is rich one but
mine is poor. 1t is well enough for you
if Mr. Poland calls together Principals
Hoyt, Kelly and IIinsley and submits
lot of questions to them. Tor he knows
they viii say, oh, yes; they are all right
But to answer what YOU don't know is