The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-24

in my mind but that we will get ali The
money we need when we Jake ttls facts
before the Board of Finance. L. viii ap-
propriste the necessary money. Ikupw
that the board favors this scnnoi. d ,e
OF The members OF that boarl ,oit ne
bas recently that this kind OF iusGruc,
ton ought to be u regular part OF our
work. There is 70 better kind OF a,iu-
cation than that which is practical. Tnere
Is nothing theoretical about this 1t goes
direct to the homa, / consider this rsso-
luton a disgraceful piece OF work. and
the member OF the board ought to hang
their heads in shame, II, after
ing the teacher from her New England
home upon a promise to give her a per-
manent position. you send her back after
u few weeks trial"
CowLEs SURPRISED.
Director f.. 5. Cowles then opened fire
on President Allen aud the members of
the Finance Committee. He said:-"I
must say that am greatly surprised at
this resolution. II is a ~discourtesy TO the
Committee Cd Manual Training to bring
IN this snap action. The Manual Train
ing Committee, OF which ! am a member
should have been first notified of this
plan. The matter of establishing q COOK
ing school has been endorsed by this
board. BY its direction tho COMMITTEES
correspondent with parties all over the
country in an effort to secure a BILE
instructor. You ali know his. IL is
certainly a discourtesy Co introduce this
resolution without letting us know about
it. 1t is disrespectful to the teacher. 1t is
disrespectful to Mr.. Beach who is absent.
and it is di%srespectful to the committee.
| never saw a piece of business like this
before, The Finance Committee has no
right to take this matter out of the hands
OF the committee III manual training.
The Board Of Education in all the large
cities of the country are discussing the
| mQIfar nf mammal fraininn Rrnntluu
has 1t. Aoboken and West Hoboken are
also in line. Jersey city as usual. is
away behind the age. Like every other
plan or improvement in this city it is de-
feated. l have never heard n word said
against our cooking school,. / hRve often
heard 1t said that one OF the best things
we ever did was to establish the school.
Ii it is a matter of finance that
causes this action, why have
you given Que $500 as a gratuity?
Why does the financial stringeucy
come just now? We can carry
on this good work. IL 1t is desirable to
attack it, why don't you give the people
an opportunity to say whether they want
it or not. What does this action mean :
Are we going Backward Must Jersey
CITY always be exempt from improves
ments? l am indignant at my treatment
as a member of the Committee on Nam
ual Training. You haven't laid this mat
ter before the Board of Finance and
asked Them II they wanted to support it.
L protest against any attempt to enforcs
any such action"
not USED By THE TEACHERS.
Then came Superintendent Snyder's
turn. He said:-
This is Il very important subject, and
l wish | had more time to prepare to
speak on it. l am astonished at the state
ment Of the President. The cooking
department bias not been used by the
teachers, and / say. sincerely and honest
ly, il there is any error in the organizes
ton OF the school | am more than willing
to take my share of the blame. But l
know positively that the President has
been misinformed. l know it is the
pupil who is getting the advan
tages OF the department. / think it
a most serious mistake to abolish it.
This department. IL not an experiment.
Look at Newark, she boasts of her man>
ual training department. The cooking
school goes hand in hand with physiology.
IL teaches the scholars the effect OF i'm
properly prepared food Upon the human
system and gives Il valuable course of
study. II IL is taking any children out
or our primary schools, however, [ would
say abolish it. But it is not taking any
children out of the school. II the Board
will allow me until next meeting night
| believe / can raise 500 by public sub
scription to support the scnooL"
III reply " ouUcIluEeuuGQU SuYQeT
President Allen sald:-"In Minneapolis
the training school has been tried and it
had to be abolished because il diverted
the minds of the teachers and scholars
from their studies"
H SCHOOL ATTACKED.
After further remarks on the matter by
DR.. Allen, MIR. Cowles moved that the
matter be laid on the table. DIR. Allen
and Mr.. Cowles were the only members
who voted yes. and the motion was lost.
The motion to abolish the cooking school
was then made and it was passed, the
only dissenting votes being cast by Mr..
Cowles and DIR. Allen.
SALARIES INCREASED.
Immediately following this motion the
resolution of the teachers committee
increasing the salaries of ifty-six leach
ers was presented. "A, the rule of
economy seems to prevail" said Mr..
Cowles when Gale | upon to vote. 81
think we had better cut a few names off
this list, I vote. no." Directors Operfell
and Baiely and PresidenG Alien voted ia
favor of it.. DR.. Allen before hs voted
said:-'1 believe in recognizing the
merits of these teachers in This way. but
as this board on account of economy |
must abolish the cooking school l vote |
against IL.
The surprise of the evsning came when
Director Degnan, who aided President
Jones In doing away witt the cookery
school, voted. Mr.. Degnau. w en- cal ell |
upon, replied "No." TINS made the vo5s
a tie. and President Allen. who mad thu
deciding vote, decided the motion
carried.
The increases are:-
From $3.50 to S650-Ella L. Boylan.
From Saas to S624-Kate z. Banks, NJ.
Josephine Beiderhase, Florence NJ. CoppInger,
Lottie L. Jones, Anna Mahlstedt, Sara Sicksis,
Ida Vail and Anna D. Young.
From S408 TO Sj25-Anna f. Armstrong,
Florence NJ. Baker, Martha L. Collins, Maud E. |
Childs. Helena Cummings, Fforencs A. Clark
Margaret l. Carrlck, Mary c.. Dugan, Msmis p.
Denver, Anna NJ. Evans. Evelyn f. Hardy, |
Georgia L. Herzog, Anna Judge, Kittie Ken
nelly. Anna d. Keegen, Susan McAghon. Nsllie |
NJ. Murrer, Viola Mitchell, Jennie t. Owsns,
Elise A. Ramsey, Victoria A. Ralph, Mabel
Rodger, Nellie T. Payton, Augusta E. Smith,
Carrie ". Spargo. Lillian Terrell.
From $500 to $406-Mary c. Ahrens, Eleanor
D. Buchanan, May F. Brady, Mamie j. Brown
K. Louisa Beck, Carrie Barrow5. Ffeida O.. |
Burkhard. Hannah NJ. CreaseY, Bessie Guam
bers, Julia G.. Carly, Emma Campbell, Laura
A. Domiuick, Lillian Gregory, Gussis Hender, |
Bertha Hermann. Kate Kenny, Lille M. Kelly,
Mary ]. Morris, Kate G.. Rafter. May. L. Sheri-
dan, E. zarguerite Toohey.
Mr.. CowIes then moved that as a mat
ter of economy the mesfeng.r be req lie st.
ed to turn off one half or the gas fats ID
the room. Inc vote resulted In 4 tie and
President Jones decided 1t lost.
JANIToRs' SALARIES.
The resolution liking the salaries OF the
~janitors for the following year was passed