The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-27
TEE SCHOOL MACHINE.
Director Garrison's Protest
Against President Reds
SCanda1ouS Course.
FIGHTING FOR SCHOOL NO. 2
Routine Doings Of the Board-New
Teachers-Schools 0ui Of
Repair.

Board of Education. the meeting last
night was preceded by n party caucus.
The Republican members were in secret
session for quite Il while. Whatever job
they were putting III was not launched
at the meeting which followed.
1t is plain, however. that the Republi-
can members are beginning to fear that
President Reid's partisan ~jugglery of the
School Committees will prove a boomer
apg. The removal of Director Garrison
from the craftsmanship of No. 2 School
and placing it in charge OF DR.. Shain OF
the First district, has raised u storm Of
indignant protest from Director Garri-
sons constituency Of the Third district.
MIR. Garrison is especially proud of the
work he has done for that school, and he
is apt to make trouble for Mr.. Reid and
his party.
Yesterday, President Reid. DR.. Shall
and the two other Republican members
of the Board. while on their way to Ham
ilton Park to review the police parade.
are said TO lave dropped suddenly into
No. 2 School. and they are now busy cir
culaiing u story to the effect that there
was but one vacant chair Oh the rostrum
for the occupancy of the quartette.
MR.. GARRIsoN's PROTEST:
Mr., Garrison did not conceal his III
dignation ut the partisan tndiguity heaped
upon him by President Reid In removing
him from the chairmanshio OF No. 2
School. AT the open meeting ne reported
us Committeeman for that school. and
when DR.. Shain looked up in surprise ne
told DR.. Shain that IL he (Shain) was
a gentleman he would refuse to accept
the position of committeeman OF that
school.
There was a CLEAN of fire in his eye
when he arose just before adjournment.
and gave EXPRESSION to MS teelings.
Looking the President squarely in the
eyes he said:-
II still assume the craftsmanship of
School No. 2, claiming that while you NAV
have the power to organic. the Board OF
Education as Il partisan machine you nave
10 right or just power to take from me
that to which I am justly entitled by vir-
tue of my appointment by His Honor, ex-
Mayor Cleveland. to represent the Third
district in this Board. l c]niin
you ave done me an act of great 1nJus
tice, unprecedented in the history of the
Board of Education Of Jersey City. or any
other citv, by giving TO the representative
of the First district Schools Nos. /, 2, 3
and 8 Aunex and the High School. there
by giving him jurisdiction over l,453 more
pupils than you have allotted to me,
whereas all our predecessors have
divided the pupils pro rata. stand here
as IL gentleman to represent nv consiitu-
cuts, and expect to be treated by you as
such with due courtesy"
Mr.. Reid made no direct reply. He
muttered something about MIR. Garrison
playing the schoolboy. and Mr.. Garrison
retaliated holly with the remark that 1t
was Mr.. Reid who had acted the part of q
schoolboy in his partisan jugglery of the
various school committees.
ROUTINE WORK.
In the early part of the meeting the
requested report of the PRINCIPALS of the
various schools, showing what repairs and
furniture were needed, which was tabled
on April 81, was, on motion of Mr.. Moran,
taken from the table and referred to the
Street ana Water Board.
DIR. Shain ask ed that the Superintend-
emf notify the Principals of the various
schools of the committees recently ap-
polluted.
Miss Maggie Rowland was promoted to
first assistant of the primary department.
of No. % School in place OF Miss Lock
wood, who recently married Prof. Echof,
of the High School. Mr.. Moran
objected on the ground that
resignation. The rules declare that when
a lady tencher marries, her position rs a
teacher shall be declared vacant. But
there Is Il proviso to the effect that mar
rage does not debar her from %reappoint-
ment. 1t is understood. however, that
Mrs. Echoff does not desire u reappoint-
Inent.
TEACHERS AND ASPIRANTS.
Miss MARY L.. Bowley, a graduate OF the
High and Training School, Glass 'S3, was
appointed to fill the position made vacant
by the promotion of Miss Rowland.
Messrs. Garrison and MorHn voted nay in
both cases. Miss Rowland was Mr.. Null
doou's choice, but he asked to be excused
from voting for Miss Brady. because as a
member of the Committee on Teachers
aud Salaries, he had not been consulted
by his colleagues.
Application for a position of teacher
was received from w. W, Dove of
Brooklyn, aud another for a position OF
janitor from Mrs. George w. Gross, were
referred to the proper committee. Tit
Board granted the use of the High School
to the June class of '93 for the purpose OF
holding n reception therein after the COM
mencement exercises at the Academy in
the evening on June Id.
Mayor Wanser sent in a communica-
lion he recently received from President
Thomas Williams Of the "A. A. Griffin
Iron Company calling attention To the
miserable sanitary condition of No. IL
school at Clinton avenue and Astor
place. Clerk Graft was directed to COM
Iuuuicate Immediately with the Street
and Water Board with reference to the
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