The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-11
THE NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL.
Attendance Above Expectations
The Enrolment.

Aub OeubrAi NlRut ocHOOl Will D0 estAu-
ilshsd. All DOUBT was removed last
night. The enroliment exceeded by
nearly fifty per cent. that of Monday
night. About eighty applicants nave
qualified aud sre the close of the
week 1t is anticipated. as the rush
invariab bly, comes at the eleventh hour.
that there will ne y much larger school
than the most sanguiue OF tina promoters
Of The project predicted. The principals
of the nignt schools are using admirable
Judgment and aiding the movement.
When hey meet applicants who are COM
pet ent 10 enter the higher grades they
are promptly sent 10 the High
School 10 file their application. Prin-
cipal Hopktas, OF School No. 2, dis
covered fivs bright scholars possessing
the qualifications essential for admission
10 the higher school among the candi-
dates AZ his school and their names are
now on the register OF The new school. l..
Among the pupils are several grad
of the High Schoul who desire 10 study
stenography aud mechanical drawing,
which are the popular studies elected by
the scholars. THIS preference sustains
the opinion of Principal Sweeney of the
High School that stsnography. mechan-
icRI drawing and similar important
studies should be added to The curri-
culum. He has for long time impor
tuned the Directors of Education tu
iAduce these features. The appropria-
tions have been inadequate aud tue
School Bolrd was not disposed to divert
money needed for other departments,
which are managed at the lowest po1slble
outlay. TO indulge In an experime ent, as
they regarded it. Superintendent Snyder
is elated at the superb start made and is
confident that the Central School nas
come TO stay. II will benefit the other
uight schools, as there will be an incen-
tive for the pupils to study. earn promo
tion aud win diplo ma from the higher
school,
A meeting of p.ght school principals
was held this afternoon at the High
School Building. Superintendent Suyder
presided The principals assembled Ia
the superintendent office at Two P. M.
Messr.. Brensinger. Haskell, Hopkins,
Dillingham;, Hoyt, Evans and Miss Wan
Wiukle were the principals present.
Reports were made by those present OF
the condition of their school attendance
al nd the like.
The course of study. the present en-
rollment, and that expected during the
next three evenings, and business con-
nected with the opening OF the schools
were some of tha matters discussed.
The reports of the different schools
were In effect as follows
In No. 3 School, on Bright street. Prin>
cipal Brensnger reported an enrolment
of 95 names for the two evenings. Oh
these 16 were women or girls. mostly
the former. The ages this year are
higher than the average age last year
Many of those enrolled are last year
pupils, There will be five classes in this
school
Many of the seats in this school. Prin-
cipal Breusingsr reports. are badly
| broken. The Street and Water Board
have been notified, but the seats have not
been repaired.
School No. Il on Union street, Mr..
Haskell reported, ;has ia pupils, nine
teen we've women. Que of the female
pupils is fifty years old. He expects
many more pupils this week. List year
feature of this school was q class of
negroes. The class had a membership of
| fifty. One of them was an old woman
| of sixty years. He will have similar
| class, this year.
School No. 2. on Erie street, Principal
Hopkins reported, has enrolled 150. He
could have had twice that many IL be
had not restricted the enrolment to 7s
each night
School No. IL, iu Bergen square, its
| Principal. Miss Van W1nkle said, has O
| total of 125 pupils for the two nights.
School No. 8, on Sherman avenue, had
1S1 pupils. Principal Hoyt said. Twenty
OF these are women.
Schoo! No. 81, on Twelfth street. has
108 pupils, according to Principal Evans.
or these sixteen are women.