The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-02
BAfOySE's SCHOOLS.
Their General Efficiency Certified by
City Inspector Jones.

Their General Efficiency Certified by
City Inspector Jones.
The Bayonne Board OF Education met
last evening and cleared its calendar.
Thirteen OF the trustees were In atten-
dance. Mrs. A. w. Smith Of No. 81
Trask avenue. reported that pending the
action of the Board. her children had
been given permission by ex-President
Trask to attend School No. l. She asked
that the favor be extended. The matter
was referred TO the Committee on Schools.
Applications for positions as teachers
were received from Miss Margaret X.
Kennedy. Misses Ida ID. Kernaghan,
Louise BoorInan, Margaret Benny and
Aida A. Concver, all OF whom passed the
recent semi-annual city examlnation, and
Miss Sadie b. BREWSTER of Woodbridge.
They were referred 10 the Committee on
Examinations.
A recommendation from the Committee
on Schools to close the schools on Friday,
June %, and the Academic Department
on Friday, june 10, and to reopen all the
was adopted. acquisitions for sup
plies for the ensuing year were
received from the principals Of
Schools Nos. 1, 2, 8, 4 and 5. The reports
from the several school census enumer-
ators showed the number of children OF
school age in the city TO be as follows:-
First Ward, 496; Second Ward, 1,l42;
Fifth Ward, 1.1s6, total. 5,144, an increase
of Csc over last year. City Inspector OF
schools, the Rev. Henry w. T. Jones,
reported that at the recent semtannual
examination for teachers. twelve of the
fourteen applicants had passed sue
cessfully, and that the Board of Ex-
aminers recommended that first
grade city certificates be granted TO
Misses Juliet b. La Tourette and Nellie
b. Ramsay; that second grade certih-
Gates be issued TO Misses Marga ret X.
Kennedy, Jennie A. Ruth. Carrie NJ.
Reynolds and Harriet M. Couyer. and
that third grade certificates be give 70
Misses Louise Boorman. Aida A.
Conover. Margaret Benny. Id ID. Kern
aghan, Jennie NJ. Marks and Robin a
L. Harvey. The matter was referred to
the Committee on Examinations.
City Inspector of Schools Jones submit
ted his annual report. During the year
he paid seyenty-one long visits TO the sew
eral schools and thoroughly examined,
with and without the teachers. every class
IN each school. he claimed that there
was no necessity for people living in the
city sending their children to private
schools. He asserted that with few ex-
ceptions the teachers are efficient and con-
scientious workers. He cited as the TWO
principal deficiencies in the present system
OF teaching the want of ability on the part
Of higher grade pupils TO properly use their
language and the want of experience and
practical teachers in the primary depart
ments. He suggested that a third year
be added to the course OF the academic
department and that the year be made
compulsory with those graduates Of the
grammar departments who may seek
positions as teachers in the city schools.
He praised the work that Is being accom-
plished In the academic and kindergarte n
departments. and he called attention &c
the overcrowded condition of the kinder
garten departments in schools Nos. and
s. In the former school, said he, there
are only forty-six seats in the department
for seventy-one pupils, while In the latte I
school the condition of the seating capa-
city is almost as bad.