The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-26
THEY'LL INVESTIGATE.
Action of School Directors
About Building
No. l.
SOME NEW STUDIES PROPOSED
Mr.. Reid Thinks 1t Would be Better
to Provide More Room for Chill
dren Who Cannot Find
Admission.

At special meeting last night the
Board of Education adopted resolution
asking the Street and Water Commission
toner's to have No. l School in York
street inspected by competent engineers
at once and report its condition.
Mr.. Pfingsten asked that No. 8 School
be also included in the inspection. Mr..
Kelly said it was only the outhouses of
No. s that needed inspection; however, he
mad no objection to including the school
building.
Mr.. John Reid, speaking on the sub
parents of children. II would not allow
my child to go to school building
known to be unsafe" said he. 'This 1n-
spection should be attended to at once in
order to allay public anxiety. ont
understand how it is we can have SO
many other new public bufldings-police
headquarters, several station houses and
a new City Hall, and not enough school
houses to accommodate the children or
the CITY," Mr.. Reid was unwilling to
leave the matter to the Street and Water
Commissioners. He was willing, with
his colleagues, to go down into his pocket
for $40 If necessary to secure a corps OF
Board of Street and Water Commis-
sions would only send one engineer. En-
pineers often differed in opinion.
INCREASING STUDIES AND EXPENSES.
A communication was received from
the Mayor in which the advantages Of
industrial education were discussed at
length. He said that the public school
system could not be perfect without it.
1t the city did it's whole duty, the girls in
the public schools would be taught the
principles that underly good sewing.
cooking, starching and ironing" and
every boy, the common and ordinary
use of tools'' and ''the application OF
mathematics to the useful arts. = He fur
ther intimared that the Finance Board
will be glad to make available out of its
contingent fund in December the small
amount needed for the first year.
Superintendent Poland, who has for
some time agitated the subject, says the
State furnishes one half OF the outlay Tor
such q purpose in every city. It will be
necessary to secure two instructors, but
the city will have to pay for only one.
President Voorhees, said he hoped the
idea would be carried out, as perfection
OF the school system demanded Industrial
education.
A COMMON SENSE INDUCTION.
"Thar may be all right" said Mr.. Reid,
sbut while lacking school facilities. I
don't see where it Will come in. Nothing
would please me better than to carry out
the scheme. But here we are doubling
up classes for want Of room. .
"There will be room enough on the first
floor of No. % for one" interrupted Pres
idept Noorhees.
Mr.. Reid did not think so.
Directors Pfngsten, Moran and Kelly
were appointed q committee to invests
gate the matter and see what can be
done.
Mr.. Pfngsten said, In reference to se-
curing an appropriation for the night
President Edelstein, of the Finance
Board. and had been told the Financiers
would gladly listen to what the commit
tee might have to say at the meeting next
Tuesday evening.
Superintendent Poland reported that he
had visited all but four or i've schools in
the city, and found them all ing ood condit-
ion with one or two exceptions. The teach
ers were all on hand. and the children
looked bright, happy and studious after
their vacation. No.22 School he found over
flowing with pupils, and No. IS full. The
new schools were being hurried on. The
outlook for scholastic year was good.
BY reason Of tho semi-annuai gradua-
tion hereafter to be made in The High
School. Ia resolution was adopted making
the Training Glass course one year, di-
vided into two terms. The rule that
heretofore required. in addition to strong
recommendations for competency, the
signatures Of the Chairman and one
member of the Committee on Teachers
and Salaries to secure the appointment Of
teachers below the grade Of Principal,
was changed so as to require recommen-
dations for competency and the sigma
lures of only majority of the Com nit
tee on Teachers and Salaries.
designations were received from Lizzie
j. Griswold, teacher in No. School,
and from Adelaide Weber of No. 90 School,
who proposes to study another profess
sion. Both signatures were accepted.
May L. Sheridan was appointed
teacher In No. School. Mary e. Gar
rett was transferred from No. 2 to No. 4,
and E. Marguerite Toohey appointed to
I'LL Miss Garrett's place in No. 2. Miss
Nellie Buchanan and Hannah Creasey
were appointed to No. 4. Carrie Barrow
was appointed primary teacher in No. s
In place of Sarah e. Robinson, resigned.
and Mary f. Brady to fill the vacancy in
No. 9 caused by the resignation of Miss
Allen. Emma Campbell was appointed
to No. 2 In place OF Miss Weber. re-
signed