The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-15
more MONEY NEEDED,
Or Night Schools May Have
to Close This
Month.
SUPERINTENDENT p0 AMOS REPORT.
Directors Discuss the Financial
Situation-Wh0 will Sue
coed Demarest

The Board of Education was in execu-
tive session over two hours last night.
Some important business was afterwards
transacted in open session. Where the
hitch was beneath the surface it was inn
possible 10 ascertain.
In the absence of President VOORHEES,
Director Moran presided. School Princt.
pals, Kelly. Wakenlan. Evans, Snyder
and others were in the lobby and their
presence, it was said, was partially due to
an interest in a successor of the late Prin-
cipal Demarest of No. % School. There
are said to be a number of candidates for
this position. Director Reid is the conf
mitteeman for that school. and will vigor-
ously press his claims. but Mr.. Reid is but
one of two Republican members. could
find no one inclined to discuss the matter
last evening.
Notwithstanding the receipt of a
numerously signed petition from West
Bergen asking for the appointment of
William Mcmillan as janitor or No. "a
School, the Board appointed Robert
O'Rourke TO that position. James e.
German was appointed ~janiior of No. %
School, to take effect as soon as the school
house is finisned: salary $1,000 d year.
McMillan's petition was signed by w. H.
Beach, Robert f. jennings, the Rev. John
Atkinson, James H. Swetner, Hugh Nc
King. r. H. Hitchcock and others. The
resignation of Miss Nettie Atkinson. a
teacher in No. % School,, was accepted,
and Miss Isabella S. Harvey was ap-
pointed 10 fill the vacancy.
NIGHT HOoLs.
The Board decided 10 ask the City FL
nanciers for an additional appropriation
of 81, 500 for the maintenance of the night
schools. The 5000 originally a%pproprla-
ted is well nigh exhausted, and unless
the extra appropriation is granted the
night schools will be closed { the end of
this month. It is desired to Keep them
open until March. The sentiment is uni
versal that the night schools have proved
a great blessing to thousands OF worthy
students.
The Board will also ask the Finance
Board TO allow it to retain the $2. 500 OF
the original a-pportionment of 5000 for
repairs, gas. heating, etc.. which the
Financiers believe they are obliged by
law to transfer to the Street and Water
Board. The School Directors are anxious
to expend this amount in increasing the
salaries of the low grade teachers from
$500 to S40O. Director Kelly made quite a
speech in favor of the project. ana the
vote was unanimous in favor of the
proposition.
An application for a position as princi-
pal was received from Martin Thew.
principal of the Union school of
Lawrence, L. /. w. & A. K. johnson
asked the Board to adopt their line OF
wall maps; Leach. Shewell q anborn
wanted their added to the list
of text hooks, Rand, McNally & Co.
wanted the Board to adopt "Globe" and
"Columbia" series OF maps, aud Wood g
Co. wanted Browns Language Lessons.
t"First lines of English - The Institutes
u English Grammar" and other DOCKS
added TO the list of text books.
SUPERINTENDENT PoLAND'S REPORT.
Superintendent Poland's report for De-
cember showed the total number of hours
lost by teachers 1857, increase of 30S over
col responding period OF the year before;
number of children refused admission II,
decrease 80. number OF seats in primary
department II. I'll, increase 1879; grammar
department. 1895, increase a.; all depart
ments 16. 106, increase 343; numpe on
registry list day of month. primary de-
partment II. 500, decrease 1911; grammar
department .227, decrease 81; all depart
ments 16, 033, decrease 115; average regis-
ter primary department. l0,S16, decrease
1899: department Abs. de-
crease "a: all departments Is. 13l, decrease
1895: average attendance primary de-
partment 10,932. decrease 81; grammar
department 4,006, decrease 48; all depart
ments IA, 941, decrease 102; number of
teachers primary department 262; In
crease Z: department. Isl. in
crease L; all departments 413, increase 8.
Mr.. Poland stated, with reference 10
the rule requiring children to bring GER
tifcates from their physician showing
the were properly y~accinated, and com
pelling those WHO had no certificate to
undergo vaccination that thus tar there
had been no objection. The Health De-
partment had decided to send its physic
fans to the various school houses after
school hours.
NIGHT SCHOOL STATISTICS.
the Superintendent had not completed
his report for the night schools, owing to
the non-receipt of proper data from one
or two of the schools. This morning he
furnished this statement:-
Three. no; No. Eight. 27s; No. Eleven.
ia; No. Fourteen. 100: No. Twenty.
1874: No. 81, 242. Total, Lab.
Average attendance-No. Two. 2l3;
No. Three. 1a4i No.. Eight, 1s5; No
Twenty, 98; No. Twenty-one, l73. Total,
Percentage of attendance-No. Two,
76: No. Three. 70: No. Eisht, IS: No.
Eleven, so; No. Fourteen. 70; No. Twenty,
3D.: No. Twenty-one. 70.
A little figuring easily SHOWS that tne
$4,000 appropriated for the maintenance OF
the night schools is nearly exhausted.
There are ffty-eight teachers at a month
ly salary of S25, seven principals at So
and seven ~jauitors ut sos. footing up 6
monthly payroll of $l.S35. In some Of the
schools it was necessary to put in gas fix
lures. This is the third month OF the
night schools existence.
L. H. Reineman notified the Board
that he was about to commence legal pro
reedings to collect an old bill of severa,
hundred dollars for putting in radiators
and pipes in one of the school houses
The bill was first presented In 1889.