The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-20
NO. 10 RENOVATED.
The Old Fourth District
Children Provided With
a Good School.
FORMAL OPENING TODAY
Fremont Club Presents a Flag
Old Time "reminiscences Dr..
Aliens Good Work.

/
formally opened today Elaborate exer-
cises had been prepared by DIR. Allen. the
| committeeman for the school. The pro-
gramme was excellent. and the opening
was one not to be forgotten quickly by
the parents of the children and the friends
| of the school. The only thing that was
/ lacking to make the occasion a tremen-
/ dous success. was a little more interest on
the part of the parents. The attendance
was not what It was expected to be, and
| the assembly room which the doctor had
/ fondly hoped to see crowded with grown
| people was only partially filled.
The assembly room was very artisti-
cally decorated with bunting and small
flags were tastefully arranged on the
walls. On the new blackboard pictures
| had been drawn by one of the teachers.
who evidently is an artist of no mean
| iafent
/ Nearly all the members of the Board of
Education and some of the members of
| the Street and Water Board were present,
as were also Superintendent Snyder and
Principal Guilford. Mayor Wanser was
| expected. but sent his regrets at the last
| moment.
The programme opened with prayed by
Rev. Mr.. Trew, after which the pupils
| Sst1S the 7OpeIlLuS cIlUfuS. l4lCil i-ISSlAcLt
| Monroe. of the Fremont Club. in an ap-
/ propriate speech presented flag TO the
school Mr.. Guilford. Principal of No.
I school, received the flag. and
nade rattling little speech of acceptance
thanking the club for it's generosity and for
the kindly interest which it had taken in
No. 10
| When Mr. Guilford sat down the pupils
| arose and gave three mighty cheers for
1.-THE new flag, which made the people
| hold their ears.
| Street and Water Commissioner George
r. Patterson followed with neat little
| speech, IN which he spoke glowingly of
/ the good work which had been done by
/ DR.. Allen for that district. He urged the
pupils to study hard and to grow up
4 good men and good women.
/ The members of the Board of Educa-
| ton present then made addresses Di-
rector Beach praised DR.. Allen, spoke of
/ the great repairs made on the school
! and told the pupils to show their ap-
probation by making a united effort to
make No 10 School a model one. of which
| the city would be proud
1 Mr. Hoos spoke next. He dwelt on the
many promises OF d new schoolhouse
| which the Board of Education had made
from time to time to the people in this
/ vicinity, and said he was glad to say
that at last these promises had been
kept, and that the people had in new No.
/ 10 School building which they might
well point to with pride.
Then Mr.. Cowles was called on for
a speech. He said that most of the nice
4 things had already been said. He urged
| the boys and the girls to be true and
DR.. Allen then called on some Of the
| of be inf
tory Of the schooi oI' He He said he Vas 's
the plot of land, onswhfch the school
place, at that time was known as the
/ the Board came together and bought
four lots of the farm and erected a.
wooden schoolhouse on. it. The wooden
| later, and the old brick schoolhouse
/ which has been made like new, was
bIt them He SPOKE highly 9f Dr. AZ
country We're the foundation on which
| it rested.
Edward Sharp and James Henry, other
| old residents, also mar. speeches.
| Principal Guilford of No. Z School, of
which No. 10 is an annex, made short
buttons flying from Dr.. Aliens coat un-
der the great praise he had received that
morning, and he thought he had received
him blush any more Mr.. Guilford spoke
of the repairs which had been made
on the school scuse, and said he had
had electric bells while No. had none
When this. remark was made all the
electric bells. in the school were rung
and they made great racket. Mr.. Gull
| ford said he fondly hoped and fully ex-
| pected to see new furniture placed in
the school before the beginning of next
r Superintendent Snyder made the next
speech: He said that good things did
everybody appreciated to some extent the
amount Of repairs that had been made
on the school. still no one was in a bet
ferations which had been cen made neiasn on the he
school than he was. He spoke of Dr.
Aliens persistent efforts to have the
follow and to assist Dr. Allen IN his
| efforts to gain for that district the recog-
nj nttion tS due i, and if they did that, he
left He ended by urging the pupils to
be loyal to their Principal, their teach
/ ers and to their school,
/ Dr.. Allen followed with q pretty little
serving Of all the .pra'se he had received,
/ Ct the other members Of the Boa Board a '191f of
Education he would have been unable
ags far fsa so have
the school first erliered his head. he had 'sai
ah haf aoHt na t9 the
oughly repair the building. The Finance
Board finally made this appropriation but
when work was commenced the west
wall was found to be weak and a new
i wall had to be built. Another appropria-
ton .of $500 was necessary for this
After much red tape had been gone
through, the appropriation was made Dr.
Allen said ne expected the Street and
Water Board to appropriate money for
He said he publicly wished to thank the
contractors for the interest they took in
the building of the school and for the
lexcellence which characterized their work
He said he publicly wished to thank the
| little jobs on the building which thew
| were not compelled to do by their con-
4 tract.
Master Edward volknian sang a solo
entitled Coming Hv5le from School. y
Then the school sang America, and
| after Rev. e. a. Meurs offered prayer
the visitors went through the building
4 noted the repairs and returned greatly
pleased with the great changes which
/ have been made in the school house.
The repairs on the school are very ex-
/ tensive. Another floor has been added to
| the building which will provide four more
class rooms, seating about two hundred
i which was found to be weak has been
/ replaced by a new one. The doors and
windows on the outside Of the building
have been painted and repaired. The
i first and second floors have been reno
Isvated and made as good as new. The
! old folding doors have been replaced by
i Improved folding shutters on which black
Il boards have been placed These shutters
fold a1to y long box placed near the cell