The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-22
THE MIGHT SCHOOLS
Directors Preparing For
Their Opening Next
Month.
WHERE THEY WILL BE LOCATED.
A Proposition to Establish a Night
High School Meets With
Much Favor.
WHERE THEY WILL be LOCATED.

The COMMITTEES appointed by President
Jones OF the Board OF Education to ar
range for the opening of the night schools
met last evening ut the Higa School and
discussed the matter thoroughly. The
committee Comprises President Jones,
Directors E. S. Cowles and j. Degnau.
1t was expected that superintendent
Snyder would ba present, but he was
called away from the city early In the
evening.
The committee. nevertheless. went
right to work as soon as all the members
arrived. No definite action was taken,
but 1t Il certain that the plans suggested
by the committee will be carried out In
every detail by the board.
The committee. after much elaboration,
decided to recomrnend that night schools
DO ~establishe / at the following schools:-
No. 3. on r lie street; No. 8. on Bright
street; No. s., on Sherman avenue; No. II.
Et Bergen. square; No. IA. OH Union
sIrest. and M, 81, on Twelfth street.
NO scHoo Foa G~REENvILLE.
The committee, iL will be Noticed, has
not provided for the Greenville district,
as No. 20 has been ieft off thu list. Last
year a night school was established at
No. 90 School. on Danforth avenue. The
0~tLCu0duC0 WAS Lar kEUHl NtkAt bu6 DUHtu
thought IL would or ought to he. aud for
this reason The Grtelville section will be
left without a night school this year.
Superintendent Snyder favors this move,
aud 1t Is reasonably certain that the
Board will act In accordance with tue
suzGt Stious of the committee aud SUPERB
"iuteudent Snyder.
NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL.
The matter that received much atten-
ton was the proposed establishment of q
SCHOOL in some central location. where all
the higher branches OF stuuy can be pu ra
sued. This committee is very much in
favor Of the schetne and will make every
etfsrt TO have It opened. It is also pro-
posed to have & commercial course at this
school, to fuclude stenography, book
keeping and tvpewriting. Superintsndent
Snyder heartily endorses the scheme and
he will urge the board to adopt Ii.
Another matter that received consider
able attention was that of teachers.
The committee decided that the schools
must be run ON a more economical plau
than that Ot last year, aud that teachers
who are appointed must consent to Il
dismissal IL her class loses iu member.
ship, and is consolidated with another
class. Last year u number of classes We're
consolidated aud as a result a number of
teachers were idle. They had so be
carried on the payrools. however, even
though they did not render service. This
This year the committee will prevent u
similar condition of things By the dis
dismissal rule. The schools this year
will require fewer teachers Il III former
~, and the nnmbsr will be increased az
the attendance increases.
The committee will discuss tina matter
still further and take definite action ae
It's meeting on'nex Tnur~asy evauing.
DIRECTOR CowLES ENTHUSIASTIC.
Director Elijan ). Cewles, uhsnl utter
vie by n reporter of The JERSEY CRY
NEWS IN regard to the proposed eeutraI
night school, saidi-"rhe committee Is
very f%ayorabiy impressed with the idea
and l am coniidene that the Board will
establish iG. There are a large number
of young people IN this city who arr
anxious to secure su n an edut As
liou and | am satisfied that
it would be a big success. 1u Boston aud
other large cities similar scao i. have
been opened and III every instance they
have met with unexpected success.
These young people who eau only atteld
scnool at nixut. and VITO are too fur al
vanced to join the ordinary night school
should be looked after rs we'll as the
others. The proposed high school would
give them the advancement that tbs
cannot secure otherwise"