Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-02-13
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
TO BE ERECTED IN THIRD
WARD.
Ihe Motion Carried by q Vote Of
b TO D. New Teacher Elected
for Pearl ST. school.

IOf Pearl ST. school.
A special meeting of the Board of
Education was held Thursday evening,
FEBRUARY 9th. This meeting was called
to take action regarding the building
OF new school house, and to elect a
new teacher for Pearl st. School.
The following members were pres
ent:-Messers Lambert, Miner, Corey,
Peck, Cox, Kienzle, Whitaker, Ayres,
Hort, Nichols and Supt Sharp. Messrs.
Silvers and Bright were detained at
home on account of sickpess.
A letter was read from Mr.. Bright,
stating the cause of his absence and
giving his views as to how the crowded
condition of the schools conld be rem-
edied.
| On motion of Mr. Whitaker it was
ordered to proceed with an election
for teacher of the Pearl street school
| Mr.. Miner, moved that Miss Hamp-
ton be promoted to the position made
vacant by the resignation of Miss
Allen, and that Miss Rancorn be pro-
NOTED to Miss Hampton's position.
Carried.
Miss Tillie j. Sneathen was unapi-
mously elected third assistant of the
Primary department of the Pearl stree,
school
The President called up the matter
of new school building.
At previous meeting Mr.. Slvers
made motion that committee be
appointed to 60 before City Council,
| and ask for new school for the Fourth
ward, which motion was amended
by Mr.. Kienzle to substitute Third
, ward for Fourth ward.
The question was on Mr.. Kienzle's
amendment.
Mr.. Kienzle strongly urged the me-
cessity of new school building in the
Third ward. He claimed children were
kept out on account of the lack
of accommodation, and the people
were complaining. He said they
had a large lot on Vine street,
and there is where it should be located.
AS for the Fourth ward he thought that
they ought to wait, as he claimed that
theThird ward had asked for a building
first, besides there was a vacant room
in Bank street school which could be
used, and if necessary there was a
room in Pearl street building, and two
rooms in Harmony Academy that
might be utilized. On the other hand
the Third ward had no vacant room to
fit up.
Mr.. Miner thought that in this dis
cussion the Second ward was entirely
overlooked. If all the children who re-
side in that ward were required to go
to the Scond ward building they could
not possibly be accommodated.
Mr.. Sharp said the increase of popu-
lation the past ten years was more
marked in the FIRST, Second and Fourth
wards than in the Third.
Mr.. Cox proceeded to show that
while other parts of the city weIe
needing more school facilities, the
most urgent was from the Third ward.
He had written to the principals of the
various private schools of the city, and
from figures they furnished him, he
found that the larger percentage who
attended these private schools came
frorn the Third ward. This, he claimed
was due to the lack of school accom-
mediation in the Third ward-parents
being compelled to send their children
to these private schools.
DIR. Peck said that in advocating a
school house for Fourth ward he was
actuated only by the best of motives,
and for the interest of the city. His
remarks were in the form of written
statement, the substance of which
was as follows
The following are figures taken from
the official records of this Board:
Census OF school children, First and
Second wards. 1869, 1896; Third ward,
AZ; First and Second wards, 1879, 1449;
Third ward, 1879, 637. Showing an in
crease in ten years in the First and
Second wards of 254; Third ward, 1865.
Census of school children First, Sec
ond and Fourth wards, 1889, 2OS3; Third
ward, 637. An increase of 636 in the
First, Second and Fourth wards, and
no increase in the Third ward in the
last ten years.
In 1879 the number enrolled in the
Bank street school, the only school in
the First and Second wards during the
first quarter, was 694; Third ward 397.
In the report for Dec. 1875, number
enrolled, First and Second wards, 1923;
Third ward, BAL. In 1886, number en-
rolled, First and Second wards and
Pearl street, 1919; Third ward, 37S. In
1889, number enrolled, First and Sec
ond wards, and Pearl street, 117S; Third
wsrd, 374.
/ The above shows steady and re-
markable growth in the First, Second
and Fourth wards, and an almost sta
tionery condition in the Third ward
school.