The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-13
SCHOOLS 0VERCROVDED
Superintendent Snyder Re-
ports a Deplorable State
of Affairs.
CHILDREN REFUSED ADMITTANCE.
Remedies Suggested-Night School
Enrollment-Other Business of
the Board of Education.

Although the meeting of the Board of
a quarter past niue o'clock, last evening,
tbs directors succeeded In ~disposing of u
large amount of business before the
hands on the clock above President
n desk pointed to the hour of ten,
when adjournment was taken. The
directors present were Jones, Cowles,
Bailey, Degnan and Oberield, In the
absence of Clerk Graf. Superintendent
Sny der acted as secretary of the meeting.
Janitor ]. E. German of No. % School
sent in his resignation and 1t was accept
ed. Mr.. William Lapdrine was appoint
ed his successor.
Miss Mary DAILY. q teacher. notified
the board that sne is still unable to fill
her position. and her leave of absence ,
which expired this month. was extended
thirty days.
Miss Fannie Outwater's communica.
lion announcing that she Is q candidate
Tor a position rs teacher was received to
the COMMITTEES onTeachers. The claims of
Kate Walsh. janitor OF No. 6 School, AID
Janitor E.. X. Sutton of No. 5 School for
exIra WORK. and amounting to $I52, were
referred to the Finance Committee and
afterw ards ordered ptid. Tn motion
that Henrietta H. Roe be appointed
teacher of the cooking school at an
annual salary of $500 was carried unanim-
DUSTY. A resolution that the principals
OF night schools be paid TWO dollars a
| carried.
The following srausfers were ordered:
Miss Nellie Schaefer, from No. 2 School
to NO; % School; Elizabeth Ramsey, from
NO. % School TO No. % Scaool, and
Elizabeth Hurley. from No. % School to
No. 2 School,.
URGING COMPLETION Of NO. 25.
The board passed the following resolu-
tom
Whereas, There are 4s9 children now de-
priyed of school accommodations in the Fourth
district IN the immediate vicinity Of School No.
70, at Columbia avenue and Zabriskie street; and
Whereas, About $4,000 has been expended on
the said building, aud, as it is in an unfinished
condition., 1t Is fair to assume that the city is
losing the interest upon said sum by being de-
prived Of the use of the building, and, as the
architect has said that it can be completed in
eight days il a sufficient number of men are
engaged: therefore, be it
Resolved. That the Board of Street and Water
commissioners be requested to enforce an inn
to the children deprived of school a.
lions, and to the taxpayers whose money is in
vested therein.
SCHOOLS FOR SEPTEMBER,
superintendent Snyder's report for the
month OF September was q rollows;-
Time lost by absence OF teachers, CAT
hours; last year, 1923. Number OF seats,
primary department.. IL, 500; last year,
1924. Grammar, IL. 800; asst year, II, 667.
Total increase. 1,007. Number of SCHOLARS
on register last day of month, 10, ITO; last
year, 1890. Average register, Is. GAL;
last year. 17,434. Average attendance,
1895; last year, 16,762. Number of
teachers, 449: last wear. 436 Per cent. of
average attendancs compared with aver
age register. So. OF; last year. 1904.
NIGHT SCHOOL REGISTRY.
Inc register az tie nlgh5 school, as re-
ported up to Wednesday night, was as
follows.-No. 2. 23l; No. 8, 1877; No. 8, 26I;
No. II, 1872; No. Il. 1852; No. q. 126, and
Central School. Ill Total. LAO.
Superintendent Snyder, who at the
last meetipg WAS instructed to investi-
gate the oyercrowded schools, submitted
an excellent report. After 1t was read, the
directors paid a compliment to the hust>
ling Superintendent by ordering 1t spread
in full upon the minutes. Following is
an exact COPY OF the report:-
SUPERINTENDENT SNYDER'S REPORT.
JERSEY CITY, N. j.. Oct. II, 1893.
To the Hoaorabl, President and D .rectors of the
Board of Edu cdtion:-
GENTLEMEN:-Iu obedience to the res oll1tion
adopted by your board at its last m Getting.
directing me TO report TO the board concerning
the necessity, for additional school room in
Greenville and in other parts of the city" / beg
leave to submit the following report:- >
A school is ov~ercrowded ~ when halliday
sessions are maintained, CO when the number
OF pupils exceeds the number OF seats, and (3)
when pupils are refused admission. That these
conditions prevail in many OF our schools and
that therefore such schools are overcrowded l. is
shown by the following table, which is made up
from the principals reports of September 81,
1885,
A. q. c. D..