The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-15
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Business Transacted at
Their Neutrality-suspicious.
tipns and Appoint
ments.

The Board OF Education was In exeou
tive session nearly two tours last evsl-
ing before the doors were thrown open
10 outsiders. IH consequence OF Jne
boards room not being ia order. as the
building IL undergoing extsnsive Repairs |.
Snyder'a Office. Director Bailey WAS
absent.
Most Of Tho time during The executive
session was construed In determining
ppon some Que ill the position In tae
high ScIool n, ty Mnde vas .nt by the
resignation OF otessnr Eckotf. There
were over tweuly applicaurs tor the po-
sition, nenrly nil Of whom were fro II out
OF town.. LII open meeting the bonrd
finally appointed Minna Hetzog OF New
York CRY teacher In German aud
vocal music In the High School at
q salary of 500 a year. Resig nations
as teachers we e received from NJ ISIS Vida
]. Mains. of No. 20 school. and Miss
Emma NJ. Iinuer. Of No. IL scho ii. Ths
Dusenberry ,ppnintsi to M. % aud
aMiss Cert. utt, ~ Riper to No. IL. Miss
Fanny =. Mast. was appointed a teacher
for No. = auuex. Miss Viola NJ Hyatt
WAS granted a leave Of absence during
the present month.
TIKI NIGHT SCHOOLS.
A resolution was U,sSed To the effect
kAos - ~ wi Va 1 VIII
President of the Board SHOULD be one,
be appoin ted to arrange for the maintep-
ance aud continuance of tina night
schools. President Jones said he would
select the committee later on.
superintendent Snyder reported that
gil the schools with the exception of tine
High School and Nos 6 and II were
opened on Monday last. No. 6 was opened
on Wednesday,. Mr.. Jones. Committee
man OF NO. II, said the primary depart
meuJ OF No. ii would be ready for open
lug on Monday next. The Superinteud-
ent reported that nearly all the schools
81 owed IN lncrease ia the enroll.nsnt
over that of last yeaf.
SCHOOLS oVERCRoWDED.
TO a reporter Of The NEWS VINO sought
him for details upon the subject, super
%intendent Snyder said that ne had not
yet received official reports from the
schools, but that he had personally
visited them. The increase In the en-
rollment throughout The city would me-
cessitate su Increase in the number Of
half day classes. At No. 4 school one
enrolled tau III September u year q.
But No. 4 could easily accomm I'd to
with the wings reeeutIy erected. Al
No. s school IN Sherman ayanue three
hundred children We're refused admis-
sion, but Nos would soon bs relieved by
the opening or the new No. 25. No. s
annex was already crowded with over
five hundred pulls.
DEPARTMENTAL TEACHING.
"fhere IL one thing Of Interest You
might mentien," continued tue Superin-
tendent, aud that Is the introduction 10
Nos. 3. { anu s schools OF what is known
as departmental teaching. a, an experts
ment, aud think it IL going to praye a
great SUCCESS, The principals and teach
era Elns a fFQoI Qd upAf GntHf1aiooffo 90 fur
over the rasul ., Heretofore i tee cher
taught all sutjects to her particular class.
Under this new system. eucAers teach
only the special subjects TO which they
are assigned. The experiment is being
tried on tue first fur grammar grades Id
No. 8 school, the first five 10 No. Z. and Ia
all the grammar grades In No. s. II it
works successfully it will be introduced
in all the public schools of the city. l
recommended the system In my annual
report Of last year. The system has be en-
Tried iu other cities with Success.