The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-06
HASKELL.'S DEBUT.
The High Schools New Prin.
cipal Will Raise Its
Standard.
A CORDIAL INSTALLATION
Messrs. Cowles and Snyder Make
Speeches of Welcome-A Life
Long Educator.

Principal Haskell of High School wss
installed in his new position this morn
ing with all the honors possible to such
an installation. On the platform in the
Assembly Room were seated Mr. e. s.
Cowles of the Board of Education, Super
1ntendent Snyder, Mr.. Haskell and the
FACULTY, Vice Principal Light, Madame
Adele Miller. Miss Brewer, Miss Corneha
M. Wigent, Miss Kate A. Spier, Miss
Cora Withers. Miss Mary H. Nicholson,
MISS Teresa Coppinger, Langdon S.
Thompson, Miss Anna w. Fields. Mrs.
Carrie c. Shepard, Mrs. Ida Brensinger,
Miss Minna Herzog, Miss Lulu C. Far
rant and G. c. Wilson. Every seat in
the room was filled and almost all held
two scholars when Vice Principal Light
called the school to order. There was
little talking, for every scholar who had
not graduated from School No. IA was
eagerly watching the new principal to
see what he would do. Those from No.
IA were also interested in watching Mr..
Haskell, but not because they wanted
to see what he would do, for they knew
of old Mr. Haskells strict discipline and
knew that what he would do would be
merely to increase the order already pre-
vailing at High School
Mr. Cowles began the exercises of the
morning by reading the Bible and pray
ing. Mr.. Snyder then made a short
speech introducing Mr.. Haskell He said
Mr.. Haskell started his work in Jersey
City as a teacher of Latin and Greek.
and from there went to take the po-
sition of principal of No. "A, which Mr..
Snyder humorously characterized as in
ferior to that of a teacher in High
School. From School No. IA Mr.. Haskell
has now returned to High School and
should be considered by the pupils as
quite one of themselves. Whether Mr..
Haskell will do his work well or i'll he
will decide for himself Mr.. Snyder.
himself has been associated with the
boys and girls of High School for long
while and has always been proud of their
conduct to their teachers and principals.
He said he knew they would be court
eous and helpful to their new principal
as to their old and he therefore took
great pleasure in introducing Mr.. Has
kell, their new principal.
Mr.. Haskell was greeted with ap-
pIause and when it subsided he said
briefly that the Board of Education had
seen Mt to confer upon him the honor of
presiding over the High School. The
tablets on either side of him would
tended by the founder and first principal
of High School, and he would endeavor
not only to keep up but to , raise 6, the
He hoped he would receive in this the
hearty cooperation of the scholars. The
an an earnest Of the wish of the pupils TO
assist Mr.. Haskell In his work.
Mr.. Cowles, in behalf OF the Board of
Education, wished the scholars a happy
New Year, and reminded them that no
man could have a. good school without
the help of the scholars. He gave the
other members of the High School Com
mittee. that they were unable TO be
present. At the. conclusion of Mr;
tapped bell and the pupils filed out to
take up their days work.
The school was dismissed after the first
lesson this morning on account of the
extreme cold, but the afternoon session
was held as usual.
Principal Haskell is native of Au-
March 30 1853 In the Edward Little
High School of Auburn he prepared him
e Wbicb for he SoegS a @ 9 ro 4ht M &
stitution he graduated in 1881 and imme-
diately engaged in teaching, t9king
mouth, Mass Mr.. Haskell remained
there three years, and in 1885 came to
jersey city to take charge of the classi-
cal department in High School. This de-
partment was in bad condition, as
many of the pupils have since testified,
and Mr.. Haskell, while teaching II,
brought it to a state of perfection which
Mr.. Snyder, his successor, continued
In 1888 Mr.. Haskell was elected princs-
pal of No. IA School, position he was
holding when he received his appoint
ment to High School. Mr.. William
Sweeny. formerly principal of High
School, was Mr.. Haskells predecessor
at School No. IA, and Mr.. Haskell found
the school in a most excellent con-
dition which, however, improved greatly
under Nfr. Haskell's mana cement
without making a hobby of it Mr..
Haskell has given special care TO the
study of geography in School No. IA,
and has become known throughout the
State as an originator of methods for
studying geography. No. IA, has done
some Exceptionally fine work in this
branch Mr.. Haskell has delivered lee
lures on systems of geography through
out the State in institutions under the
direction of Superintendent Poland.
During the Worlds Fair Mr.. Haskell
had charge of the State exhibit of edu-
cational work, ard much of its excel
lence was due to his untiring energy.
He is a member of the Committee on
Educational Progress OF the State
Teachers Association. and has serveq
two consecutive terms as President. OF
the Jersey City Teachers Association.
Mr. Haskell is row on his second term
as a trustee of the Free Public Library,
and has done much to make the library
articulate with the Public School sys-
tenn. In 1882 Mr.. Haskell married an
Eastern lady and now has two bright
boys.