The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-22
THREE BLACK Crows
Not Honest T~radesmen,"
But Teachers. and Talked
Too Much.

Two teachers In the Hoboken public
schools have been found guilty of ia liking
too much by the Board OF Education.
They only talked as most every teacher
In the schools has talked In the matter
in dispute. which involved the reputa-
tions of the superintendent Of Schools
and one of the Oldest and most respected
principals OF the city. The Two teachers
who were reprimanded began. in q man
ner, the talk, and for this reason were
singled out as an example for the other
teachers.
The most important school work Of the
ye,r is the annual examinations OF the
scholars Of the High School who desire to
graduate, and the examination OF the
first grammar classes who desire promo
ton 10 the High School. The examine
tiou papers for the former are prepared
by superintendent d lyid b. Rue, and no
one but he Is supposed 10 know of or see
the questions till they are given to the
scholars on the day OF examination Tne
questions for the grammar school ex
aminations are prepared by the several
principals, each n preparing the ques-
tions for a certain subject assigned to
him bv the Superintendent.
Principal Jeremiah Kelly OF No. 8
School had prepared the questions or the
subject assigned him, and had copied
them in q copybook. He directed his
monitress, Miss Mamie Fitzsimmons, to
make copies Of them. Winnie Miss Fitz-
simmons was SO engaged, Miss Clara
Wissinger, teacher in No. 8, entered the
room II glancing over Miss F1tzslm-
mons shoulder, EXCHANGED
Mamie, those are the High School
questions, amt they?"
mo, they are not, Clara" replied Miss
Fitzsinmons; they are only the Gram
mar School questions. and you had no
right TO lock at Them"
With. this the monitress closed the
book and placed it In the desk.
Won't you let me see them," asked
Miss Wissenger.
"Mr- Kelly won't allow it," said the
pretty monitress.
They're the High School questions. so
they are. know all about It," snappily
replied the teacher.
''They are no such thing. Clara" quiet
ly replied Miss Fitzsimmons.
81 think you're too mean for anything
not to let me see them. II you had q sis
ter In the High School, you would like
me to show them to you," pouted Miss
WissenRer. as she swept out of the room.
Miss Messengers sister. Jennie. was a
pupil of the High School anxious to
graduate. AS It happened. Principal
Kelly's daughter. Oracle, Vas also u pupil
ana anxious 10 graduate, and knowing
this, Miss Wissenger inferred the ques-
tions were the High School ones, aud that
Mr.. Kelly was coaching his daughter.
Convinced of this. she so informed
Mamma Wisslnger when shs weut houe
noon for lunch. Her sister Jennie over
heard the conversation, aud that after
noon told her class companio n, Laura
Mills, and both decided never to talk to
Oracle Kelly again. That evening Laura
Mills told her mother the whole story.
Her mother is Mrs. NJ. 8. Mills, a teacher
in No. 2 school,. She was surprised at
what Laura told her, Ant became quite
indignant. On her way to school next
morning she met Mrs. Swart, a teacher
in the High School. aud telling her the
story they both agreed ir was al outrage.
and Mrs. Swart said she would immedi-
ately tell Principal Bower of the High
School.
One can imagine how the story had
after being handled by these
ladies. AT all events when Mrs. Swart
told Prinoipal Bower the narrowing de
tails he was dumbfoaaded. and started
posi-haste for Saperintsndeat Rue's
Office ia No. 1 school. The Superinten-
dent ~pooh-poohed the whole thing, but u
day later, when he became aware that
every teacher in the city was talking of
the affair, and that the High School
scholars believed what Jennie Wissen-
ger aud Laura Mills said, he determined
to have an Investigation, and set the
facts before President Russ of the Board
of Education. He directed Messrs. Reid,
Hess and Sanford to PROBE the matter.
They did, with the results above sat
forth. They decided the two teachers
talkel too much aud should be repri-
nlAnued.