The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-12
HOBOKEN SCHOOLS.
Trustee Cannon ReVives a
Complaint Against Prin-
cipal LYcett.
HIGH SCHOOL FEE REDUCED
Schools To Close June 29-Trans'
fer Of Seholars--Contemplated
Improvements.

Trustee Cannon of the Hoboken Schoo
Trustees took the initiative last night in
what is generally thought will result in a
shake-up text fall in school government in
that town. THE JERSEY CITY NEWS said
last week. on very good authority, that there
would probably be a transfer In the schools
next fall, and when Trustee Cannon asked
last night for a report of the Committee o II
Teachers, Salaries and School Government,
concerning the charges made against Prin-
cipal j. W. Lycett preferred on January 8
last, there was a suspicious smile
that began to overspread the c~ountenances
of the trustees. The charges against Lyeett
were neglect of duty in different ways, such
as THE JERSEY CITY News has shown.
When Cannon had asked for the report he
sat down and there was AZ rather painful
silence. f&fR II
HESS Explains.
Then Mr.. Hess, with some reluctance,
arose. He, as chairman of the committee to
whom the matter had been referred, en-
deaYored TO stsaighten. thlags out. He said
the committee had never had a meeting to
consider the matter, and, although it might
be true that they had been dereliet, still the
COMMITTEES had really allowed the matter to
escape their minds, nothing more. Mr..
Hess attempted to make the matter insig-
~niticant.
Trustee Cannon was in for business though
and made a motion that the committee re-
port atthe next meeting Upon it.
President Russ said the charges were no
longer with the committee, but were on file.
AT the reorganization of the board, Mr..
Russ thought, the matter was taken out of
the hands of the committee. Mr.. Cannon
said the matter was a very important one,
and seemed surprised at the way some of the
trustees tried to dodge it. He made a
motion, which was carried, referring it to
the present Committee on Teachers, Salaries
and School Government, requiring a report
at the next meeting.
The matter of charging a S25 fee for en-
rance to the High School from nonresident
pupils was discussed, and the board con-
cluded not to charge it by a vote Of 10 to z.
Most of the members agreed upon $40. and
thought that to inHict the whole SIS would
be eliminating the privilege Of free schools.
Trustee Cannon said there is plenty of room
in Hoboken's schools for High School
scholars from outside localities. The schools
are taking care of only about one-third of
the school population, about $500 pupils,
while there are 1880, according to the
census of 1892, who are of the proper age to
attend.
Miss George F. Kellett was granted a
leave of absence, time to be fixed by the com
mittee TO whom it was referred. She is sllfA
fering from nervous prostration.
TRANSFERS OF
1t was decided that no transfers of
scholars be allowed hereafter except by per-
mission of the Teachers, Salaries and School
Government Committee, and that no pupil
be allowed to reside outside the district ex-
cept with sufficient reason and permission
by the same committee. Telephones will be
placed in all schools by next September.
Closing exercises of schools will be held on
June 80. Plans and specifications were or
dered for lavatories for Nos. 3 and 5 Schools, :
clothes closets for No. 3 School, and steam
heating for No. 2 School. The High School
hereafter will have usual sessions on stormy
days, and the other schools may be dis
missed at twelve o'clock for the day at the
discretion OF the PRINCIPALS.