The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-12
Low GRADE SALARIES.
Raised At Last By the
Board Of Educa-
ton.
SCHOOLS AND FIRE ESCAPES,
Saddling the Responsibility On
the Street And Water Board
Interesting Statistics.

Before the members of tine Board of
Education filed into their meeting room
last night, they ~caucussed for over an
hour. 1t is said that the bone of conten-
ton was the appointment of Principals In
the new school. The appointments were
made. Ali the m b were present
when President Voorhees, dropped the
: gavel.
f. N. Rochelle petitioped the Board for
appointment as Principal. He stated
that he was a graduate Of 'S5 of Princeton
College II had three years experience
in teaching in New Jersey. He referred to
ex-President McCosh of Princeton.
Miss Carrie b. Spargo, of School No. 2S,
petitioned for leave of absence owing to
bad health and presented u doctors GER
t~ificate. At the request Of Director Ping
sten the communication was referred to
the local committeeman for investigation.
Director Pfngsten offered a resoluti on
which was odopted granting Miss Belle
Luberick, of School No. z a leave of abb
sence during the month Of March and
April with the loss of monitors pay.
Miss Luberick is in failing health.
The Board received An invitation to at
tend the annual ball of the French-Amer-
JCau Lay oCuUOl III GHo VS6b I1OUOkcu
Casino on February 20.
FIRE ESCAPES
A communication was received from
the. Citizeus' Association of the Sixth
district, which stated that at their last
meeting a resolution was adopted calling
the attention of the Board of Education
to the lack of fire escapes and the need
for a fire drill at the school in that dis
trict. President Voorhees, declared that
the Street and Wafer Board was RESPONSE
BILE. A resolution was adopted notifying
the Street and Water Board that the
Board of Education no longer insured the
schools or school furniture, and asking
that Board to do so.
Director Garrettson said that 1t was
with sincere feelings of regret that he
had to announce the death of Miss Mary
A. CorriQan. O teacher in the primary
grade of School No. 2 for nine years. 1t
was the first death among the teachers in
that school in twenty-nine years. Miss
Mary E. Bard, by unanimous vote, was
appointed to fill the vacancy
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
A. B. Poland. city superintendent,
submitted the following statistics for the
month of January:-Time lost by absence
of teachers, 2, 1S6 hours: number of chill
dren refused admission, rs; lumber of
seats in primary department.. 11,708; in
grammar department, 5,0l9; number on
registry last day of month primary de-
partment, 11,7I3; grammar department,
4,240, average register urinary depart
men., 1880; grammar department, 1916:
average attendance primary department.,
10. $50; grammar department, 4.028: num-
Der OF teachers primary department, 265;
grammar department, 1853; per cent. of
average attendance compared with aver
age register, 1913.
Evening schools-Number on register
last day of month-M les. 706; females,
200. Average register-Males, 807: fe-
males, 40. Number OF teachers-Male.
z; femHle, Sc. Per cent. of average at
tendance compared with average regis
ter, $685..
Low RAD SALARIES INCREASED.
A resolution was adopted increasing
the salaries of all the teachers in the
primary grades from $3.50 TO $500 per
year. To pass this resolution it was neces.
sary to suspend rule 3S. which states that
salaries cannot be regulated except at
the hence Of the year. The
Board Of Finance has appropriated 50. 500
to meet this increase. About sixty teach
ers profit to the extent of $40, per annum
by the resolution.