The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-19
|THH HODOKHN SCHOOLS
They Can Accommodate AL
Of Father Corri-
gan's Pupils.

In order to ascertain to what extent
Father Corrigan's closing of his psrochiaI
school would affect the public schools,
made tour of the Hoboken Schools this
morning. noted their condition and
talked with all the principals.
Though pupils from Father Corrigan's
schools have flooded to the punlie
schools sIncs yesterday morning by
the hundreds, it looks az though
all will be accommodated. This,
however, entails an extra outlay
for new furniture in some of the schools
aud will involve the employ ment of extra
teachers. 1t also involves the splitting
up of some OF the classes In the lowest
primary grades into half day classes In
several of the schools, but every principal
with whom the reporter talked agreed
that such course Is really beneficial TO
the little tots, who cannot stand the
fatigue of the whole school day.
All the Principals agree that the rush
is about over. ana several of the scnoolg
with additional furniture already order
ed can accommodate several hundred
more pupils.
AT NO. SCHOOL.
No. 1 School, Principal David E. Rue,
enrolled seventy new pupils yesterday
With very few exceptions all were
from Father Corrigan's school.
There was hardly any noticeable differ
ence in the enrolment of the week
before. So far all have been accommo-
dated without crowdinR. In the lowest
primary class 1t was found necessary to
divide it into half day classes, and thus
more can be accommodated. There are
few vacant seats IN the grammar de-
partment.
PRINCIPAL LYCETT's ENROLMENT
AT No. School, Principal Johu W.
LYcett, &c new pupils were enrolled yes
terdsy and 30 more this morning, making
126 during tue past two school days. The
total number of pupils enrolled from
Father Corrigan's school siuce the open
ing OF the term IS over 200. The total
enrolment up to date is LOIS. The soho
has seating capacity of $50. About 20
or twenty-five double desks have been
ordered. One class of fortysf1ve was sent
up this morning TO occupy a vacant class
room in No. school located in ths New
High School building, aud another class
OF forty Will be sent to occupy the other
vacant room in No. II think the pub
lie schools will be able to accommodate
all pupils who apply for admission"
said Principal Lycett.
NEW DESKS AT NO. 8.
No. 8 School, of which Professor j.
Kelly is principal, had q seating capacity
last term of LOLA. The influx OF yester-
day has necessitated the ordering of fifty
additional double desks, which will bring
the seating capacity up to Lila.
Is 1,1S9, or ia more than was
of the latter part of September of last
year. By splitting up the two lowest
primary classes into half day classes. aud
with the acquisition of the nfty double
desks the school can accommodate
twenty-six more 10 the grammar depart
| ment and all the littla cots who may
come into the natf day classes.
No. 4 CROWDED.
At No. school, Principal A. Musgrave,
| 113 pupils were enrolled yeoterdsy, and
2S this morning. nearly all from Father
Corrigan's school. Altogether" re-
| marked Principal Musgrave. II should
$50 pupils from Father Corrlgap's
school. The seating capacity OF the
school is only l, 100. but new seats have
been ordered winch will bring tue seating
f, capacity up to over 1000. There are no
| half day classes In this school. The total
enrolment up to date is 1,s75 This viii
necessitate the placing of these pupils "a
some of the double desks. The scht ol
| will not be able to accommodate any
| more pupils.
| PRINCIPAL KIERNAN's SCHOOL.
| Yesterdays enrolment at No. 5 school,
| which is primary school. was lUo, ana
that of this morning about Is. Nearly
| all of these pupils came from Father
| Corrigan's school. The total enrolment is
1.156. By splitting the classes into bali day
classes, Principal E. H. Klernan says
4 nifty more pupils can be accommodated.
| rha reporter noticed that the building
| was roomy and a number ofidle desks
| occupied space in the Railways.
| LOTS OF ROOM IN NO. 6.
| The closing of FuEher COrriOADtq arhanr
has not at the least affected the High
School. AT No. school, which is To-
| Gated in the High School building yes
terday's enrolment was 26 and this
mornings %. not counting the forty
nine pupils sent from No. school.
| Principal Demarest said that from 15l
to 200 could yet be accommodated, aud
| Director John Reid, who came in during
the interview. said that If 1t were necs-
sary. the assembly room In the Hi9t
School building could be dismantlsd aud
fixed up for the accommodation Of 20(
| more pupils.
Weather Indications.