The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-12
PEDAGOGICAL HASH.
Dished Up By the School
Directors In Their Kit
chen ConClave-Jan-
itor Mccormack.

met in the kitchen OF the High and Train
ing School last night-at least, to judge
by the array of dishes and the general
assortment of cooking appliances that
-monopolized nearly one-half OF the
boards meeting room, one might
naturally arrive at such a conclusion.
Owen Meredith's SUGGESTION
We can live without learning,
We can live without books;
But civilized man
Cannot live without cooks.
appears 10 have BEEN adopted with a
vengeance by the Jersey City school
mapnates. The presence OF a tolerably
weii-reculated kitchen right In tie
honrd,s meeting room would seem to be-
a nerpetuaI reminder to the erudiue gen
tlemen who manags the scholastic aHairs
of the CITY. of Omen's solid. rock-bound,
frozen-to-Lhe-bottom deductions from
intensely Fundamental facts.
Director Cowles, the Chief Cook and
Bottle Washer OF the new scheme, on
behalf of the Chief Cook of the CASTRO
pomical or culinary department extended
mn inyitation 10 all the directors TO call
in most any afternoon" ana Inspect que
work of the enthusiastic asplrants Ior
dough kneeaing and half roasting honors.
BARNEY MCCORMACK RESTORED.
The meeting OF the boaId in the Kitchen
WAS in some respects like a love-Ieast.
There WAS no fire In the gas stove. There
was no roasting. But cautious Brother
Rench wanted to be certain mat The Doard
would not tumble into a stew III seeking
,he~ forgiveness of Janitor Barney Nc
Cormnck. of No. / school and officially
ieIustatiug him. with allowance OF back
nav due from the date of his dismissal IN
September last. He was assured tnat
tnere was no prospect OF he board De-
coming involved in any such stew or
picket, so to speak, so he voted 10 resclu1
the resolution by which the Ialthlui
Barney was dismissed.
Barney is Il democrat. 1t will be re-
membered that in September las1 Ne was
removed because of charges OF alleged
neglect ard Incompetence. Ii was claimed
ut the time, that Barney, along with
Janitor O'Rourke. of another school, was
ousted from the position that he had
faithfully filled for many years simply to
make room for u Republican partisan
James Graham was appointed IN Bar
news piace. The proceedings were GER
tioraried. aud have since been hanging
fire in the courts. The charges nave
never been proved. and Director Cowles.
who is the committeeman FOR NO. L
school. and who has made a personal IN
y~estigation of the charges and found
them uu~substautiated, moved last night
to rescind the resolution for Barney's dis
~1nissal. He felt that a wrong a been
done Barney and h%eswaDted it righted.
DIR. Allen SAID ne seconded the motion
with pleasure.
a personal investigation OF the charges
and found them untrue. He would
gladly vute Barney's official reinstate-
ment. As Graham performed the duties
for only a few daysibetore the certiorarl
proceedings were instituted, it Is not an
lfcipated there will be much OF q ste ".
1o..1 Mill nntu OaE his S1tQrrz which
has been tied up since last Septsmeer.
The court proceedings wilt be dropped.
NEW COMMITTEES.
In announcing his committees Presi-
dent Jones said he was compelled 10
leave a few positions blank until the
question was settled as to who should
occuLy Mr.. Moran's seat. Mr.. Ooerfeid,
who was appointed Moran's successor,
was not present last night. The commit
tees are as follows:-
Finance-Jones, Bailey and -.
Teachers Salaries and Examination OF Teach
~ All Beach and Bailey.
Text Books aud Course of Study owles and
Books and stationery-cowles, Degman and
Fuei-Bsach, Bailey and Degman.
Janitors and Janltors' Supplies-Bailey, Allen
and Cowies.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Beach.
Inventory, appraisement and annual report
Beach, Bailey and Jones.
SCHOOL COMMITTEES
High and Training-CowIes, Allen and Bailey.
Nos. 3 and 3 annex-Co les.
Nos. 2 and 1 annex-Baiiey.
Nos. Z, 8 and 10 a~nneX-Allen.
Nos II, II annex. q and % ~annex-Jones.
Nos. II. IL, 70 and "a -annex-Beach.
Nos. IS, 10 and - annex-Degman.
No. 6 was assigned temporarily to Allen
and Nos. IL and 81 to Bailey.
CHANGES AMONG TEACAERs.
The ~resignatlou of Miss Kate Gaffney,
" ~ O o1hoal tuaG nnnAnfaH Misc
Emma Nj. Dear was transferred from No.
Q to No. s. and Miss Grace p. Kelly from
No. Is to No. q. Miss Jennie Fish was
appointed to No. 16 and Miss Sophia Bar
rows to No. s 10 fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Miss E. 2. Beilard.
Miss Harriet Meyer was appointed TO No.
s annex. Miss Eliza B. Hardy was ap-
pointed Vice Principal of the grammar
deuartmeut of No. s, The vacancy was
caused by the absence of Miss Mary Daily.
Miss Hardy's salary was fixed at The Fate
OF $500 a year. Miss Alice NJ. Morgan,
q teacher in the primary department. of
No. l. school, was granted a leave of alb
sence for Que month. The Doctors GER
tificate which accompanied the applica-
Jtou stated Lnat Miss Morgan may not be
able to teach again until after vacation.
Mr.. sNYDER's REPORT.
Superintendent Sbvder's report for the
month of April showed that tue number
of hours lost by teachers was 2,02S, an in
crease of G04 over the number of hours
lost during the corresponding month or
last year. The SUPERINTENDENT explained
that this was due to illness upon the part
of teachers during The general prevalence
of an unusual amount of sickness, which
would also De lound TO have affec ted the
attendance of pupil.
The number of children refused aamis-
sion was SO, a decrease Of As.
The NUMBER of seats, teachers and the
attendance of pupils compared with the
report for April Of last year gives the re-
suits
Number of seats-Primary De partment,
1855; increase OF 1875. Grammar Depart
menr, 5, 730; increase OF 352. All depart
mepts. 1873: increase OF All.
Number of pupils on registry last day
of the mou;h-Prtmary Department.
1887; increase of 906. Grammar Depart
meut, 4,213: decrease OF 372. All depart
ments, II. 150; increase of ga.
Average register-Primary Depart
ment, 1879; Increase or 364. Grammar
Department. Lac; Increase of SO. All de-
pariments, II. 068; increase of 457.
Average MISUNDERSTANDING Depart
meat, II, 561; increase Of 435. Grammar
Department, 1896; decrease OF 4S3. Al
departments. 1887; decrease Of 40:
Number of teHcners-Pr1mary Depart