The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-20
into HIGH SCHOOL.
One Hundred and Eighty
five Happy Boys
and Girls.
FINE RECORD OF NO. IA.
All the Applicants Pass and Miss
Isabel Wightman Wins the
superintendent Medal.

The examinations for admittance to the
High School were finished yesterday. and
the results were announced this morning.
Out Of 235 applicants, lS5 attained the
necessary percentage for admission. The
average age of those admitted was fifteen
years.
School No. IA, OF which Mr.. Charles
Haskell is principal. carried OF the hon
ors. as the entire class of fifteen passed
the examinations, and the Superintend-
ent's medal for the candidate obtain
ing the highest percentage was woa By q
pupil from this school, Miss Isabel
Wightman, whose per cent is 964, is the
winner. She is bright girl. ffteen years
old. Miss Mary Murray. who carried of
third honors with the per cent Of 96.4, is
also from this school. The teacher of tn e
class is MRS. NJ. Paterson. The high est
averages In per cepts this time are higher
than the highest of the examinations last
February.
This is not the first time that No. IA
School has displayed evidence Of superb
ority since Mr.. Haskell was appointed
principal, for at the February examina-
tions for admission to the High School
also, the applicants from this school we're
successful.
The second highest per cent obtained
at the examination just closed Is 96.6.
and was obtained by Charles Ruhl,
fourteen hears old. OF School
No. g. There were just as many boys as
girls in the number who applied for ad-
mission. The highest numbers passing
the examination from one school were
from School No. IL, being 81
Two pupils were admitted from private
schools, one from the Academy Of the
Sacred Heart with per cent. OF 81, and
one from the Decentralization School
with per cent. of 80.
A list Of the names, percentages and
schools Of the successful candidates fol-
lows:
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SCHOOL No. l, GEORGE ii. LISsLEY,
PRINcIPAL:-Dalsy DAILY, 50; Mamie Hop
kins, S.; Charles j. Mlesner. IS; Louis Q.
Behrmann, S4; Walter Murphy, 50. John
H. Devlin, 81; Richard +. Jones, ~; Rob
ert L. Davidson, II; Alice Lunglof, ~;
Bennie Brown, rs; John Glefm, 75;
EmeIie Gunther. rs. Total. IL.
SCHOOL No. 2, HENRY SNYDER. A NJ.
PRIEcIPAL;-Luiu M. Buxton, 50; Sadie
J. Dilworth, 50; Lillian Van Horn, so;
Ella Ruddle, 20. Total,
SCHOOL No. 8. j. II. BRESsINGER. A. NJ.
| PRINCIPAL:--katie Long, 81: Maggie
Hart. 80; Walter Young, 81; Frieda
| Schlich, 50; John B. Farrell, 81; Jennie
n. Gyms, 50; William j. Blair. S5; Charles
Morris. 81; John Egan, Is; Edward
fal
SCHOOL No. 4, EDWARD KELLY. PRIN-
| cIPAL:-Lizze DnggaD, 93; Jessie A.
| Bush, e2; Annie j. Nolan. 20; Annie NJ.
Callahan, 90; Frank G. c. Worman, IS;
| Sarah Muliery, 81; James B. Nobel, 81;
Christen Makholm. 50; Frank Jones, So;
Florence Durkee, 81; Otto p. Wuerth. so,
Nellie w. McCabe, 80; Belle G. Hall, 50;
Katie NJ. English, 50; Mary Driscoll. 75.
| Total Is,
SCHOOL No. 6, J.. W. WAKEMAS, PRIN-
| cIPAL:-NeIlie Haggarsy, 81; Maud Brown,
| So; Ollie Headden, 90; Martha Z. Cordes.
92 Edith Mackey, 50; Bertha Majerey, 81;
Annie O'Neill, 50; Kittie White, IS;
Charles Z. Collins. 81; Eveieen Crissey,
| S3: John Lohrmann, 50: Jennie i. Wan-
| sey, 81; Josie Harrison, 81; Mamie E.
| Stanton, 50; Lille Cox, so; Louise Wrede,
| n; Samnel G. Mitcneli. 20; Katie
SCHNEIDER, IS; Annie Scanlon, 70. Total
81.
SCHOOL No. Z, A. B. GUILFoRD. PRIN-
| cIPAL:-Ida Stendels, SO; Andrew j. Ed
gar, IS; Florence Terrell, IS; Annie NJ.
! Bossiot, Sc; Kittie B. Wright, So; Sadie
| NJ. Spreslin, S.; Louis 2. Ditfenbach. So;
George Suess, 50; Annie Handorf. as; Lii
lie Ellaby. "a; Lille NJ. Hill, rs; Edith NJ.
| Molienhaner, IS. Total. u.
SCHOOL No. 8, CHARLES A. HoyT, PRIN-
| cIPAL:-Charles RUM. y6.S; Fannie w.
Smith, 50; John Glassford, So: Nellie
Robertshaw, 90; Charles w. Wauiow, 80;
| George Pierson. 50; Frank J. Reinecke,
81: John Z. A Lindsrs, 81: Hattie
| Draesemer, SO; Addie Matthes, so: Emma
Bschaidler, 80; John j. Mulhern. 10; Ed
ward E. Weissenborn, IS: Marguerite
| Fisher, 75 Total. IA
SCHOOL No. II, VIM B. DUKE, A. B.,
| PRINcIPAL:-Robert 5. Howe. g3; John n.
Jones, 80; Edward S Cameron, IS; Fred
w. Wersele, IS; Arthur E. Banks, 81;
| Benjamin Hiller. So; Lester Limbeck, 81;
John A. O'Donnell, 80; Frank Y. Wal
| lace, 70 john II. Bowly, 75. Total, 10.
FEMALE DEPARTMENT, Miss FRANCES
| SoPER, PRINCIPAL:-Carrie E Millham,
| 94; Maude Sherwood, "a; Sadie c. Payne.
%: Lillian L. Wilson. SO: Ida Bsgert, 50;
Kate Potts, IS; Caroline Bishop, IS; Mamie
L. Ksogh. IS; Annie L. Morris, e6; Julia
Sauter, So; ADELE n. Sweeney. s.; Lucy j.
Lane. So; Edith Cornell, 81; Christina
Baird, 81; Ntttie N. Smith, 10 Georgiana
H. Washer, rs; Addie |. Mills, n; Eta r.
Banfieid. as. Total, IS.
SCHOOL No. r. a. ID. JosLIN, PRINCI-
PAL.-Nettie Muller, IS; George Bowers.
95; James II. Breen, 93; William e.
Ridgeway, 92; James Z. Pyle, 81; Mary
c. Scott, 81; Lille NJ. Oakley, 80; Leon
Mawtey, IS: Thomas II. Muskill. Jr.. ST;
| Floyd Fail, IS; Grace Walton. Sc; Fred
H. Clafiin, "a: Annie NJ. Hopkius, 81;
Lewis E jackson, 50; Isaac Forshay 81;
Anna A. Scott, 50; Edward l. Suter, 81;
Mollie B. Walsh, 81; Lena Ficken, 81;
Laurence Prior. 81; Clarence Z. Lindsley.
81; Maggie Deppiech; 50, Willie h
Lynasen, so: Mabel Stout. 50; Robert E.
Nerity, 20; Mabel McAllister. IS; Edward
j.. Bachelor. IS. Total "a.
SCHOOL No. IA. CHARLES S. HASKELL,
A. NJ. PRINcIPAL:-Isabel Nav WignL-
man. 9S.4; Mary Z. Murray, 96 A; Lucy
Erdwurm, "a; Helen n. Tiffany, 81; Lewis
B. Caben. Jr.. 81; Clara E Meyer. 81;
Virginia Cole. 80; Maude L. Warner. 50;
Lotfie B. SayFe, S6; Louis T. Hermann,
Jr., So: Jesse NJ. Rapp, 50; Katie l. Met
calfe, 81; Lizzie b. McGeown, 70: Annie
F. Mckinney. ~; Harriet Evans. 20.
Sch SCHOOL M No. 20, j. C. RISEHART, PRrN-
cIPAL: - Rutherford II. Merriam, So
AIonzo jackson, 93; Howard j. Cheesoro.
go: Mamie II. Eveleith, 81; Florence A.
Jacob, 81; Bernard st. Borgstede, Sc;
Erank KLEIN, Sc; Paul Reichert. s5;
Lester H. Lewis. 81; Hattie w. Ham
burger. 75 Total, 10
SCHOOL No. 81, JAMES II. EVANS. A N.
PRINCIPAL.-William Cunningham. IS;