The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-10

SNYDER RH-APPOIN9ED.
He Will Continue Superin-
intendent of the Pub
lie Schools.
DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOL REGISTRY.
Principal Lindsay Complains Of
the Condition of No. |
School-Appoiutments.
DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOL REGISTRY.

The Beard OF Education transacted con-
siderable business at its meeting last
evening at the High School Building.
The meeting was not called TO order I'M
til halt past nine o'clock, owing to the
fact that the members held q star
chamber session at which the bu slness of
the evening was reviewed aud decide ed
upon. Consequently the meeting was of
Il cut and dried nature. Superintendent
Snyder submitted reports of the
uight and day schools for
October, which showed both TO
be in o satisfactory condition. The day
school report was as follows. Time lost
by absence Of teachers. 1,46S hours; In
crease over last rear. 921 hours: number
of children refused admittance. 255; in
crease, 5; nmbe of seats, all DEPART
ments, l8.025; increase. 1917; number on
registry lBst day of monJh, 1909; in-
crease, 1879, average register. 10. 1856; in~
crease. 1,529; average attendance, II. $40;
Increase. 1887: number of teachers, 449;
increase. ii; per cent. of average attend-
Hnce compared with average register,
93.6; last year. 81 30.
NIGHT SCHOOL REGISTER.
The Number of pupils OF register in the
night schools to October 81. IS LAOS males
and 1926 females: total. 1.734. The average
register ls ]. 4s9 males and 337 females;
total 1.S26. The average attendance is
males, Las. and females. 374; total l422.
Number of teachers. males, 9; females.
43. The per cent. of attendance is males,
III; females, Sl.3 All departments, 779
The Inquiry Cub OF No. % School re-
qnesteu per mission 60 use the top floor of
the school building on Nopember % for a
afaraOnftpo nwhtHffiCn ~ f0o COioo y n
Fair. The matter was referred TO tue
local committee man with power. Miss
Emma A. Laws, teacher In the gram>
mar department of No. l school, rendered
her Resignation. 1t was accepted. Vices
Principal May Janbier. of No. 25 SCHOOL.
and Lizatte Dumont also rendered their
resignstions. The resignation OF Miss
Emma Wingate as assistant tsachsr OF
No. 4 school Was also accepted.
CONDITION OF NO l SCHOOL.
Principal L!ndsley, OF Nc. l seuool. on
York street, sent in u lengthy communi-
cation 10 the board in regari 10
the disgracefui condition OF No. /
school. Mr.. Lindsl-y declared TIL It
the teachers were much annoyed by the
chatter Of vehicles on YORK street. Tha
walls of the school are 20 thin that the
sound penetrates the n and makes teach
ing decidedly difficult. He also declared
that the building is unhealthy AID not
ft for a school,.
"We ought to burn MP that old build.
Ing" remarked Director Cuwies after the
report was read. The matter was referred
to the conn itteman who has the school
under his cSre. =.
NO STOVES En- NO. IS.
Director DAguan reported that No. 10
AuneX School would nave to b. closed Ia
cold weather unless the boarl provided
stoves. During the past month, he said,
the classes had to bs dismissed several
times on account of the cold. The fur
naces at this school are all out of working
order aud stoves will have 10 ps provided
If the classes are TO be kept In session dur
ing the winter.
The Finance Committee ordered paid
the bill of $50 25 FIR extra work In clean
ing No. i School,.
UPT SNYDER REAPPoINTED.
A resolution reappoInting Superinten-
dent Snyder for a term of three years.
from December 5, at an annual salary of
S 5000. was then read aud unanimously
accepted.
Mary A. Parker was then chosen to fiji
the vacaucy Of Vice Principal of No. 8
School, and Miss Stanton, Maggie
Toomey anh Emma Tfnmsns ia Nos. /, 4
and 10 Schools re-uecfs veIy.
Clerk Graft wa d rected 10 ADVERTISE
for bids for the u1tks ttr the year e ding
Novenber1, 1894, FIR 50) tons of c,aI, SO
cords Of Virginia pine wood. and j %.uitor.'
supplies.
W. H. Beach Of West Bergen declared
that the schools In his district aud under
his supervision are also in very bad con-
dition. Window shades are lacking apa
the plaster on the walls IS in need I
trimming. The clerk was directed to
notify the board of these schools. These
repairs were called for in the specifea<
tious Of the contract for ~rsDairs. but The
work was never done and the Board
wants TO know the reason why. The
clerk Was also directed to notify the
Street and Water Board or the need of
rspairs to the furnace ut M. IA annex