The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-18

mr. SNYDER HONORHD
Board of Education Pays
Tribute to the superin-
tendent of Our
Schools.
DISTINGUISHED EDUCATORS PRESENT
Mayor Wanser and Gilbert Collins
Add Their Need of Praise
Mr.. snyder's Reply.
DISTINGUISHED EDUCATORS PRESENT

wasn't present to hear them. that it oc.
CURED to them to invite that official T.
Public School No. 10 last night, and In
front of a large audience tell him in
plan and unmistakabe terms what they
thought of him, and this they did in such
highly complimentary terms shat Mr.. Sny-
der sat there and actually blushed during
this very trying. bat pleasant ordeal.
The meeting was a great tribute to a
very worthy public servant, and when !,
IS remembered that Mayor Wanser, ex-
Mayor Gilbert Collins and cx-Presidents
of the Board of Education John j. Voor.
bees and John M Jones, Mr.. C. ]. Baxter,
State Superintendent; DR.. j. M. Green.
Principal State Normal School,; Mr.. b. C.
Gregory. Superintendent Trenton schools;
Mr.. c. B. Gilbert, superintendent Newark
schools; Mr.. Henry Maxon, Superintendent
Piainiield schools: Mr.. Charles NJ. Davis,
Superintendent Bayonne schools; Dr.. w,
H. Maxwell, Superintendent Brooklyn
schools; Mr.. Edward G. Ward, Assistan;
superintendent Brooklyn schools; DIR. Ad-
New York Schools; Thomas S. O'Brien,
Assistant superintendent of New York,
and DR.. w. N. Baringer of Newark, came
TO join in the tribute to Mr.. Snyder, 1t is
much embarrassed.
The school hall of the most modern
school Of the city was in splendid order,
and well might Director B. L. Stowe be
proud of .his" school. That courteous
gentleman received the guests and with
the aid of the principal CT the. school
looked after their comfort. All were
seated when President Lc. Ulamor Allen,
followed by his colleagues on the Board,
TOOK their seats on the platform. Mr..
Snyder. the guest of honor, sat on the
Presidents right hand.
After an overture by a well selected or
chestra. DR.. Allen briefly explained the
objects of the gathering, and in a pleasing
little speech praised Mr.. Snyder for his
this city. DR.. Allen then introduced Mr..
Gilbert Collins, who received a warm well
come.
In his characteristic felicitous manner
Mr.. Collins said it was much better 20
praise a man while he was living thai
wait until his death There was an
Snyder might leave this city. Other cities
were apt to take Jersey City's superin-
5endents away, as in the case Of DR.. Po-
land and S others; He, Nj, Collins, had
obtrusive way doing his duties. and the
success which met Mr.. Snyder was the re-
suit Of his own merit. The schools Of
second to those of Massachusetts,, and he,
while in Chicago, noticed with pride the
excellent exhibit of work done in this
city, which indeed was a tribute to Mr..
Snyder,s zeal; In closing Mr.. Collins
/ asked the audience to hold up Mr.. Sny-
der's hands in his work, and wound up a
polished speech by complimenting Mr..
4 Snyder on the success of the training
and night schools of the city.
Mr.. Sidoine s.. Jordan at this point sang
with much grace and expression a song
by Blumenthai.
When President Allen introduced the
Dean Of the Faculty, Mr.. George H. Linds-
ley, of No. l School, the building re-
echoed with applause. The venerable
preceptor poke In a humorous strain of
the expansion of the school system from
the days when No. 1 in 1s47 had a wooden
stove TO the present time when its build
ing still needs attention. He traced the
history of the superintendent of the city
and added some warm words of praise for
Mr.. Snyder's work.
Miss Carolyn A.. Paddock, a very able
e~lccutionist, recited a delightful sketch
by Hope, for. which she received an en-
core.
At its close Mayor wanser was seen
making his way to the platform, and was
friend of the public school. His Honor
said
II am glad to be with you tonight to
take part in this tribute to Mr.. Snyder.
AS a public servant he is a most valuable
man and thoroughly understands not only
the part of educator but the construction
of the building itself. He had as much
to do with the building of this school as
the architect, and Brunswick school also.
| am glad to see you honor Mr.. Snyder.
He works with the city and the city with
sad about him" Gheers.@ s0' ~
Rev. II. c.. Cronin came next, and he
claimed for the ministers an important
place in the educational ranks. for did
they not found nearly all the great seats
| of learning in the county? He paid a
warm tribute to Mr.. Snyder as a man
who had even done more than raise two
blades of grass where before only one
| grew.
Director VIM. H. Beach presented the
compliments of the Board of Education
in a howery speech thickly bestrewn with
resistance, creme de la creme and
par excellence superintendent" and all
most nsnam achieved an apotneoses for that
peare, referred to scylia and Cnarybdls
in the Classics, delved into ancient his
tory, ASTRONOMY and geology for SMILES
TO cover Mr.. Snyder with praise. In
thetic who lay upon the dasies and dis
coursed in novel phrases in a compli-
Gated state of mind, the meaning didn't
matter If it was only idle chatter of a
transcendental kind Nevertheless Mr..
Beach did what he started out to do,
praise Nj. Snyder, and he did it, to use
TIL rising of Mr.. Snyder to reply was
the signal for an outburst of cheering.
which was repeated, again and again.
affected by the complimentary speeches.
mfr. President. ladies' and gentiemen.-
This is a novel experience for me-, who
nave Deen many Tunes IN THIS hail but
never as a central figure. as IT were. To-
night l have nothing to do but sit still
and listen. ! am sure ! don't know how
to act. but this seems to be TO be a pretty
nice sort of an entertainment anyway.
Gaughter.) I feel very much embar-
raised on hearing all these nice things
said about me. I might doubt their truth
II others repeated them, but coming from
gentlemen of known veracfty, I can only
say thaGI don't deserve all that has been
said about me. / am fully cogn.zant of
my own shortcomings. I know more of
them than you can tell me-"
Mr.. Snyder wen into the work done in
the city in, a general way, and modestlv
to all those active IN the educational
field. The great progress made. he said,
would have been impossible without the
enthusiasm of the principals and teachers
both of whom aimed at one thing. 10
bring the pupil and teacher together I'M
der the most favorable circumstance. The
duty Of the teacher, he said, was 70 make
1t the most pleasant for the pupil. All
the credit for What had been done in the
city was due to the principals and teach
ers. and lastly the Mayor, who had al
ways aided as far as possible the school
system.
He created much laughter when he said
in closing:-
II was told by a friend before / came
here tonigh to say simply, Thank you,
and Amen and now I VIII do that"
Mr.. ohm Giles, the well known baritone
sang with great artistic feeling a song bv
Adams, and afterwards Joined Mr.. Jor-
dan In a duet, nFlow Gently Deva, d
delightful piece OF work.
Short addresses by the State ~Superinten-