The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-13

soon be opened. They may therefore be drop
ped from consideration.
But for the other schools there y no such ca
couraging prospect tn view, Tbs most salts.
erecting more buildings. But this is manifestly
impossible. Even If it were possible it would
not provide relief soon enough There are
serious objections to establishing schools In
rented buildings. Ordinarily the buildings
rented are not adapted to school pur-
poses. The schools are thought to BE-
temporary, and hence suitable furniture Is not
as a rule provided. The necessary convent
ences for teachers are often lacking. The ar
raugements Tor these schools are usually based
upon the thought that anything will do. The
result is that children are compelled to suffer
the injurious effects OF impure air. uucomforr-
able seats and unsanitary surroundings. More
very frequently decline TO send their children
to annex schools, aud insist upon their recsp-
ton in the larger and better equipped schools.
II this demand is yielded to, The objec. for
which the annex schools are established Is, to a
great extent. defeated. Nor are the conditions
which have been described only imaginary.
instances might readily be cited to verify the
statements made. For these reasons | am
strongly opposed TO the establishment of tenn
porary annexes IL any other method of relief is
available. The demand for more room in sew
eral sections of the city is, however,, SO urgent,
and the means and methods OF properly salts
flying this demand at your disposal are so
limited that you may deem it advisable to take
steps toward establishing anneXss.
II you do. l would respectfully urge that y on
insist that only such buildings be ussd as are
surrounded with proper sanitary conditions. arr
supplied with necessary conveniences and that
as good aud as suira Ole furniture % progt ded
as in d new school building.
An inspection Of the table presented abov Q
will help to Indicate where such annex schoo Is
might be located and the minimum number OF
pupils it will be necessary to provide for. The
schools which need your attention most, are
Nos. j. 3, a, 5. II, Il, ID, ID, 10. 20 and 90. In
considering where annex schools should be
located, many plans present themselves. The
one which suggests itself most readily Is TO at
tach a small annex to each of the larger schools.
But as the schools are often not far apart
especially In the First and Third districts, IL will
be found less expensive and in general less
Objectionable to locate the annexes that they
will relieve Two or more schools. l submitp pos
sibIe locations of such schools and the smallest
number of pupils for whom iu each case &c
commodations must be provided. 1t should be
said in explanation that il is not int that
all of the annexes mentioned below should be
established. They are only suggested as pos
sible. From them you will be able to select
those which seem most desirable.
An annex relieving Nos. l, 8 and 5, must re-
ceive 160 pupils.
An annex relieving Nos. 9, 8, 5 and 10. must
receive 1855 pupils.
An annex relieving Nos. 2 and 4. must receive
25 pupils.
An annex in the nelghborhood of the High
School building and relieving Nos. /, 2, 8, 4, 5
and 10 must receive 472 pupils.
An annex relieving Nos. ID and % must receive
291 pupils.
An annex relieving Nos. IL, IS and % must re-
ceive SCI pupils.
An annex relieving Nos. ii and 10 must receive
418 pupils.
An annex relieving Nos. II, IL and 16 must
receive 453 pupils.
An annex relieving Nos. 1a and ID must re-
ceive $50 pupils.
An annex relieving Nos, ~, ID and 16 must re-
ceive AIS pupils.
An annex relieving No. 20 must receive 17
pupils.
An annex relieving Nos. IS and 20 must re-
ceiya 274 pupils.
There Is another plan of relief which ought to
be mentioned. By adopting 1t you will avoid
the necessity of renting buildings aud buy ing
new furniture. This is to divide the largest
classes into two divisions-one division to at
tend school during q long morning session. last
ing from about half past eight to half past
twelve, the other to attend during a long after
to one to about half past four-and the divi-
sions to be taught by different teachers. Al
though this plan is the most economical and can
be most easily and quickly resorted to. there are
would suggest that it be introduced into one or
two schools as an experiment before IN troduc-
ing 1t generally.
Ibave confined myself to the conditions and
needs Of the grammar and primary schools. In
order to comply with your instructions and
complete tn is report, / would say that the High
School is more crowded than ever, and is very
much in need Of relisf.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY SNYDER.
A GTEENvILLE KICK.
AS the report did not mention in par
Vile school, Director Cowles asked if
the board intended to do anything in
The matter, Director Beach, VINO re D.
resents the Sixth district, being aosent.
the matter was laid over until the next
meeting.