The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-15
A YEARS SCHOOL WORK
President Voorhees, Sums
Up the Board of Ed
cations Record.
THOSE FIVE NEW BUILDINGS.
Suggestions for Utilizing Them
Manual Trainlng-Music
and Books.

report of Mr.. Snyder, the new Superin-
tendent, were read. The schools were
then ordered closed on Easter Monday,
April IS.
The corps of teachers for School Ne. "a
will consist of Mrs. Fl. E. Foote, Rose
Mccormack, Jessie Mcmillan, Mary Or
miston, Josie Connery, A. M. Evans.
Mary L. Steinhauser, Josie Kopescheny
Emily Richling. Clara Thompson and
Emily G. Rappleyea.
Principal Charles Haskell, of No. IA
School, will have general superintend-
ence of the new school. Mrs. II. E.
Foote, who will be in charge Of the
primary department Of the new school,
had her salary increased from $s8S to ST.
0O0 Mr.. Reid objected on the ground
that he had heard rumor to the effect
that male principal was yet to be ap-
pointed.
A MONTHS WORK.
Superintendent Snyders report for the
month of March showed the following
results
Number of hours lost by teachers, g. 259; in
crease over corresponding month Of last year of
1863.
Number of children refused admission, 4T; de-
crease of 2
Number of seats in Primary department, II. no;
decrease of IL. Grammar department, 5025; de-
crease of IL. ALL departments, IL, 7S5; decrease
of 25.
Number on register last day of month in Pr-
mary department, 1,635; increase of 80; Gram
mar department, 4739 increase, 81; all depart
ments, 18, 374; increase, 1873.
Average register in Primary department H., :
532; increase of n; grammar department, 4779:
in crease Of 73 all departments, 1851; increase
of 100.
Average attendance in Primary Department,
10, 451, decrease of 141; Grammar Department.
4507, increase of IS; all departments 1888; in
crease of 3d..
261, increase of 3; Grammar Department, 152;
decrease of /; all departments, 4l3; increate
of 2.
Aver age percentage of attendance compared
with register, 90.6; March of last year, 92.3.
MIR. VOORHEES, REPORT.
President Voorhees, annual report was
next read. Stripped of argument in de-
fence of the Boards actions during the
past year, the facts and suggestions pre-
sented by Mr.. Voorhees, are about as fol-
lows
Judged from every standpoint, the
year has been one of exceptional prosper
ity. In my report of last year. l alluded
to the want of evening schools; they have
since been supplied. l alluded also to the
advantages OF free text books; the Board
of Finance has made an appropriation for
the purpose. / urged some steps toward
the erection of a new High School build
| ing; the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners have purchased site. And
may say, furthermore, that of all my rec
concentrations OF year ago, none have
| failed to receive all the consideration that
| the condition and finance of the city will
perhaps at present authorize.
-"It would be impossible to have good
| schools without good teachers. OF the
rank and file of our teaching force it may
| be fairly said that the general average is
high; perhaps no city can lay claim to q
more Intelligent corps. But to retain
this decree of efficiency 1t Will be neces-
sary to pursue most careful policy. and
appoint only those who shall have proven
| themselves wholly competent.
To this end nothing should be left un-
done to make our High School and Train
| ing School as efficient as possible since
all, or nearly all our teachers come from
| that source,
During the year a resolution was
passed by the Board extending the Train
| ing School course from six months to a
year, with the intention of making the
preparation more thorough, and insuring
| she schools still more against the dangers
of incompetent teachers. l suggest that
every candidate for appointment should
| be required to gain successful record In
| sideration of her claims.
NEW BUILDINGS.
81 am glad to say that at the date OF this
writing, two buildings are complete-one
| in the West Bergen district and the other
| in the Marion District. The former Is a
primary and intermediate school; the
latter u twenty room building adapted
| for q full primary and grammar school.
| l am not so sure that school No. "a will
be found good model. but No. 23 in the
| Marion section, bids fair to give entire
satisfaction.
"I have urged that the Marion school
| be made primary school for both sexes.
and grammar school for boys only. My
reasons for this are the following:-
First - School No. IL ou Bergen
square, contains separate boys and
girls grammar departments, and
employs two principals - one for
each. Both departments are small. BY
| transferring the boys department. to the
new building, the cost of another princi-
| pal and first assistant will be saved.
| Again, part of the pupils of School No.
| IL must be transferred to the new build
| ing in order to give room for the primary
children, who now are refused admission
| for lack of room. The transfer of the
| boys department to the new school
| would open up six rooms. making it pos
sibIe to reduce the overcrowding in the
| lower grades, and relieving us from the
necessity of refusing admission to any,
and will allow US to give full day tuition
| to the great number who now only have
| half day sessions. The girls grammar
department. will be left in charge of q
| lady who is exceptionally we'll qualified.
and who would not fail to keep the school
as In former years, one of the best gram
mar departments in the city.
IAN eligible location for school build
| ing has been secured in the Fourth dis
trict, aud plans for the building have been
| adopted. am pleased to report that a site
for new High School has been pur-
chased at the corner of Bergen and Mon
| ticello avenues, the geographical centre
of the city, accessible by horse cars from
all directions. My opinion is. however,
| that the site is too small for proper High
School building, and suggest that before
any steps are taken towards the erection
of building, additional land be pur-
chased.
MANUAL TRAINING.
"In connection with the high school, or
School No. 90, l suggest that there should
| be manual training department for the
study of industrial drawing. carving,
modelling, etc, and perhaps cooking and
domestic science. In these days, when
education needs to be practical. and in
Jersey City, where so many of the pupils
| will become wage earpers rather than
professional men and women, a school
having for It's object the fitting of young
| mar and U0tnan for the ordinary VOca-