The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-12
BOARD OF EDUCATION.


Adjourned regular meeting OF the
Board of Education held In the meeting
room of School No. 3. Bay street, on
Thursday evening May Z. 1891
Present at roll CALI
President Voorhees,, and Messrs. Kelly,
Moran, German. Reid and Muidoon
Absent,-Mr. Pfngsten.
Or motion of Mr.. Reid, the courtesy
of a seat beside the President was ex-
ended to Edward A Dugan, Esq. Com
missioner Of the Street and Water Board.
PRESENTATION OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Street and Water b ard, in-
forming his Board that they had organ
ized according TO law.
Received and fled.
From l.. Dennis, Md, requesting the
Board of Education to extend permission
to the State Board of Health to make in
curry as to the effect of the use of tobacco
on the pupils of our schools.
The communication was laid over.
From the City Hall Commission,
requesting a statement OF puouc
property in possession of this Board
which is not needed for public use.
Communication was laid over until
next meeting.
From Missillia ]. Chambers ~resigning
her position as teacher in School No. 16,
which, on motion of Mr.. Moran. was ac-
cepted.
From Miss Florence NJ. Coppineer re-
questing permission to absent herself
lEOW tu0 4lLtlnOOA oCooAOno 0A C&OA(
in School No. 6.
Referred to Mr.. Moran, committeeman.
The President announced the following
committees for the next ensuing year,
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Finance = Messrs. Moran. Reid n
Voorhees,.
teachers, Salaries and Examination of
T'eachers-Messrs. Garrison, Muldoon II
Phngsten.
Text Books and Course of Study
Messrs. Pdngsten. Muldoon and Garri-
son.
Books and Stationery-Messrs. Reid,
Kelly aud Moran.
Fuel-MessrS. Muldoon. Reid aud
Kelly.
JanItors and Janitors' Supplies-Messrs.
Kelly, Garrison and Moran.
Printing and Blanks-Messrs. Kelly,
Garrison and Phngsten.
Inventory, Appraisement and Annual
Report-Messrs. Moran. Pangsten aud
Muldoon.
SCHOOL COMMITTEES.
High and Training Scaool--Messrs.
Muldoon. Moran and Voorhees,
Schools Nos. !, 3. 3 Annex n 19-Hugh
schools Nos. 9, 9. Is. II, 21--M. P. No
Schools Nos. 2 and 4--B. S. Garrison.
Schools Nos. z, 8, 10-C. A. Pfngsten.
Schools Nos. IL. II. 16-John j. Voor-
hees.
Schools Nos. g., IA and 22-John Reid.
Schools Nos. Is, Is. 20-Philip Muidoon.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Teachers' Salaries aud Examination OF
Notwithstanding, as per request,
a months leave OF absence, beginning on
May IL, 1891, to Miss j. Z. Pearson, princi-
pal of Primary Department, school No.
ii, failing health being cause.
The request was granted on motion of
Mr.. Kelly.
A request to absent herself for a month,
beginning April 10, 1891. is granted on
motion OF Mr.. Reld TO Miss Jennie v.
Frost.
BY Mr.. Garrison. chairman
Resolved. That Miss Bessie Chambers
be and she is hereby appointed a teacher
in School No. is, said appointment TO a
effect at once.
The yeas and nays were ordered and
taken and the resolution adopted by the
following vote:-
Yeas-President Voorhees, and Messrs.
Kelly, Moran, Garrison, Reid and Null
door
Nays-None.
Absent-Mr. Pfngsten.
Resolved, That Mr.. James L. Mackey
be and he is hereby appointed Professor
Of Classics in High School at annual sal.
airy of eighteen hundred dollars. Said
appointment TO take effect at once
In yeas and nays were taken and the
resolution adopted by the following vote;
Yeas-President Voorhees, and Messr5.
Kelly. Murray, Garrison, Reid and Null
doom.
Nays-None.
ADsent-Mr. Phngsten.
by Mr.. Muldoon:-
Resolved. That Grace Aknaus and
Clara THOMPSON having passed II salts
factory course of study aud practice, that
they be granted teachers certificates
; Adopted.
By Mr.. Moran, committeeman ofSchool
No. 81
Resolved, That a leave of absence be
and is hereby granted to Florence NJ.
Coppinger, from the afternoon session,
less monitors pay, for one month.
The yeas and nays were taken, and the
resolution lost by the following yote:-
Yeas-Messrs. Kelly, Moran and CARR
son.
Nays-President Voorhees, and Messrs
Reid and Muldoon.
There being a tie vote the President de-
clared the resolution Loot.
A motion by Mr.. Garrison was moved
and carried appointing a committee o.
three to revise the rules of this Board
Messrs. Garrison, Moran and Muldoou
com prising the committee.
On motion OF MIR. Kelly Miss E Chris
tie teaehar in School No. l. was granite,