The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-01
JERSEY CITY'S NEEDS
The Rev. John 1. scudder's
Appeal for a New High
School and Street
Signs.
CROWDED WORSE THAN IN POITER'S FIELD
Coed Morals as Well as Con-
venience Demand the improve
Inconsistencies at Other
Churches.
CROWDED WORSE THAN IN POTTER'S field

Rev. John L.. Scudder Of the Taber-
nacla was greeted by a good-sized con-
~gregation last night. The pastor was IN
good spirits n in the prelude to MS
sermon he spoke as follows:-
Jersey City needs two improvements
for which every good citizen should
agitate. The first IS a High Schooi
building. 1t IS a disgrace for a city or
nearly 2OO, 1000 inhabitants to ave no
better edifce for higher education than
that primitive, inadequate and hyor.d
institution on Bay street, which is notn-
ing but a grammar school with a hign
school crammed into the top story II
this branch of education IS worth any
thing at all, it deserves a home OF It's
own. 1t has been boarding long enough.
If the young ladies and gentlemen now
attending the high school constitute the
flower. of this city, all ! have to say IS
that we nave a very insignificant hover
not. 1t makes US blush to think that
during all these years we have had so
little municipal pride and been so ne
sleetful of our educational rAsponsibll-
tiles. All honor to the Cluo
of Jersey City who are working SO
vigorously in behalf of a high school
building.
1--WE applaud their enterprise and pub
lie spirit, and echo their sentiments with
a VIII. Such women are an honor n
blessing to this city. We need the edifice
they demand more than a new CITY
Hall. 1t is far more important to the
welfare of our people n should nave
been erected first. Politicians can thrive
any where. judging by the unwholesome
atmosphere in the primary and conven-
tion hall, but delicate girls from four
teen to eighteen years of age cannot De
hacked together like sardines without
suffering in both min and body. How
the school board manage to crowd over
900 scholars into 258 single seats IS a
mystery, which neither my knowledge
Of or algebra a unravel.
LIKE POTTER'S FIELD.
In Potters Field I have seen bodies
piled one above the other and l pitied
the dead thus heaped together, but when
II comes to ov~crcrowding the living and
compelling our choicest young men ana
women to study in necessarily Ill ventii-
ated rooms, as a citizen and philanthro-
pist I decidedly object. When property is
so cheap and the credit Of Jersey City
stands so high a suitable edifice can be
easily erected, ard if it is not forthcom-
ing, I maintain that we are a snort
sighted people and do not treat our sons
and daughters with proper justice and
respect. The idea Of psrching half a
thousand advanced scholars UP in the
fourth story of a grammar school and In
such an ~uninviting portion of the w
No wonder the young manhood. and
womanhood of Jersey CITY speak snght-
ingly OF the temporary quarters and that
in nrpnnrfi0n Tn IT'S nOnl1iat.On. the num-
Der of student in our High Schol is only
half as great as that in other American
Now that the people are clamoring for
better accommodations, I hope our au-
thorities will heed the public, call and
erect a se dpsarn ,HI3lgn s Son1ol j. oq nrol,d
Nothing is too good for our bright and
budding youth. Until such a building Is
s ssegrs fhej / bPo pepiGaei yn and 9 allow aq tbe press
ent body of students to occupy the new
City Hall. This new building would make
a frst-class High School, such as we
THE OTHER IMPROVEMENT.
The other much needed improvement is
the simple matter Of street ct s ign m,,r,c,-
zen when he wanders beyond the irnmed-
late neign E1g aco.ia NTH when ne sw Is m9rs
enough to be continually asking people
Just arrived from the country, dHH QClle
iaborious in districts where pedestrians
are few. to be c~laInbering up front
stoops, ringing door bells and tnou.ring
whereabouts you are, when a few painted
strips of glass on the ~lampposts would
inform the public and prevent. q vast
amount of profanity and wrathful ebul-
iition. Good morals as well as %~onyeni-
cree suggest the propr,ety of immediate
action on the part of the proper author.
tiles to supply us with streets signs and
put this city on a level With other civ
ilized communities.
'.There Is much talk at present con-
corning the slow growth of Jersey City:
but if one reflects a moment he will
see that a stranger travelling about the
city and looking for a house would
naturally think this place a century be-
hind the times, when he cannot ascertain
the names Of the streets without but
are one Of the common requirements of
modern municipalities. and as a city we
canrlot afford to be without them. I
trust the present agitation Will con-
vince our rulers Of the necessity of sup
plying them at once and satisfy the in.
creasing public opinion on this Important
question. We are all delighted oyer
tie prospect of improved roads in this
city. but, first of all, let is know what
road we are on
SERVICES IN THF AUDITORIUM.