New-York tribune., 1896-06-03
SCHOOL TEACHERS AGITATED
MANY TRANSFERS AND CHANGES MADE
IN JERSEY CITY.
OPENING A TRAINING school. IN NEW BUILD
ING LEADS TO JEALOUSY AND DIssATIs-
FACTION-A GENERAL CHANGING
ABOUT IN THE DEPART
AiENT.

ABOUT IN THE DEPART
Forty enraged school teachers each with forty or
more indignant and active friends are making 1t un
comfortable for Jersey Cys Directors Of Education
and several Other officials. The is the proposed
establishment OF the new training-scho The
Board Of Education Is erecting a building to be
known No. 8 in Monmouth-st. |; is to be a model
structure ana intended a grammar and prm-
AIRY school in a densey populated section having no
grammar school convenient. The directors have
realized for long time that it's training school. in
which the graduates of the High School equipped
as teachers sadly deficient and unsatisfactory.
They suddenly decided at the meeting last week 10
change the arrangement and organize a training
department in the new school, which will be opened
at the fall session.
This movomen, not anticipated. 1t made many
changes necessary. The teachers had contemplated
only the Closing Of two small. primary schools Nos.
Il and 49, and tha, the teachers would be transferred
10 the new school and the department would not be
disturbed Blu; the Beard had study economy, and
70 save the expense OF new principal they decided
close the annex OF No school. abolish Its gram
mar department, and transfer Principal Brensingcr
TO the training schoo. This would have caused
dissatisfaction. but comparatively little If the
grammar department teachers OF No. had been
transferred to No. {? But the Board vcniured on
dangerous ground They concluded 10 select STAFF
OF teachers for the training school of the entire
department; This offended every teacher who was
not chosen for the advanced grade. This In Itself
would have aroused storm. but additional fuel was
added the flame by series of transfers to fill the
vacancies made IN the several schools In making up
the corps o. teachers for The training department.
Teachers have been moved from lower Jersey City
20 remote of the city. and vice versa. over
fifty changes were made and not more than ten
OF the teachers removed are contenied The angry
teachers are concealing their wrath. They
are uttering harsh expressiohs about ;he directors
They have not only talked. but have gone 10 poll
iicians and men of influence. or induced their rea-
t!ves and friends 10 go stop the proposed revo-
luton The Directors OF Education have had little
rest. and have made explanations iDnumerable to
the wrathfu callers in a futile effort 10 prove that
the changes could not be avoided, and that they
are for the benefit OF the department. The per
turbed directors satisfactorily explain to the
angry friends why the dscontened teacher was
no, one OF the elect for the training school.
DEFENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.
Superintendent Snyder Is not exempt from enter
tanning the angry teachers and Their influential
friends but he defends the action of the Board.
He said yesterday:
The action taken by the Board yesterday was
OF course very important; probably mo!e lmpoTt-
years 1t involved tAe entire reorganization OF
the training school, The Board oi Educatioh mas
and has given Il careful attention. The Board Do
be CONGRATULATED for the enthusiasm ana
the concern for the interests or the SCHOOLS Wnch
it has shown or course. II the Board OF Education
had unlimited means at It's disposal II could i'm
prove the schools. and particularly the training
school In a number OF ways. but IT has used its
limited means very wisely. All who are acquaini;
commend the plan highly. l, is cause for sAtis-
faction 10 know that the Board OF Education mas
made This Improvement without .ng KS cost
The training school as at present organize, has q
number OF wel-recognized defects. These, II ousni
10 be said II has heretofore been TposSlb'e - re-
move owing to circumstances Perhaps you would
like to know a few OF the defects. II IS not com
pete training school because 1t contains only a
primary department II should have. In order TO De
complete grammar department also. 1t Is. be
sides located In building very poorly adapted -
training school purposes TAc instruction Is given
under very adverse circumstances. Then. too. pn-
pl teachers are required to pracse IN me me sane Ia
is not regarded as good one for the reason that
practice work by pupil teachers and model Work
BY skilled teachers are antagonistc TO each other
The practice work should be given IN otner elas~s
than the model classes Furthermore. me 'raih.ne
school work which Is required of the pupil teachers
mar grades they are assigned 10 The grammar I,a,
schools throughout the city. where they remain an
qeS,r qsS I"s az $50 at the High schoo Budns every
day where they listen TO instruction given 10y
hair T. viii i,e seen that, besides iaborins all day
In these two kinds Of work they must give muca
zoo ardmous Il has been though, for a long time
tina, the plan should be changed on this account
alone
THE OPPORTUNITY ACCEPTED.
The completion in the near future o! Schoo! 10 ,.
which. az Is we'll known. Is to be the best school
h,,,,rg IN m. city and q model one furnished the
BOARD OF Education with good opportunity FOR re-
organizing the training school u dec!-'' "''er
much careful investigation 70 make NO the i'ou''
school, with full grammar ana primary ueIh'-
rnents Sixteen classes IN 1t are TO be moo.i oaSs''
The principals and teachers for tho school were
chosen as follows: Principal. Joseph H. Brensingtr
Sramma s. MsTT y Dsya nas'MS M. NFs P@une
c;II,tinger Mss Ella Van C!eek Mlss anna u
J"dsa' Miss Louise H. seeiy Miss Harriet w. Tom
Rf Mi' Miy M4s Susan s. sa'Ps C h4 fr%HIy eenc
MISS BLANCHE Hasey s Ma ArAa Aee xpah II R'ksa Mss & @
NJ Hammond, Mrs. Bessie Clements. MISS Mary +
All have done excellent work. and all deeeTye the
honor conferred upon them by the Board o. hau'a
No VIII however no, be used a. e ,b praeirSs SoTS
been appointed the very best possible 20 that M
pupil one bs hnss my eahers si az sH' aoraS
stances For practice classes In otacr schools WI,
be seec'eq te.tei skill whose duy it viii
only look out for the Interests & 90 o, ~ poFI m n IN @ ,
teachers and Improve H. 1t Will thus be seen ihat
the dee;S school M se Almost enfey
PERFECTION NOT EXPECTED.
=, oo,rso Il ,s too much to hope that No will
;, a nerfcct model school, There Is e,ill room Tor
,nn-ovcment but to secure 1t we need to spend
moro money The Board has always been nam
n.red nv the want OF funds and 1t IL stu IN neei
OF more generous appropriations Perhaps II VIII p1
,ost N make these Improvements aIter 'ne So''o
~, ,ooo established and has demonstrated hs use
,,,oess II .e certain that the plan adopted VIII oe
n.. CONDUCIVE to the successful preparation OF
,nacbers than the one now In force, .... ..or, +,
teacneIs, '' ,her changes OF great importance were
made by the Board at the same h ,me o
WIZ VII; has been abandoned. but there were soou
reasons for doing 80 II new n No. SaHi the resui
,od have bee that the classro0ms IN M, ,is uHPG "a
grammar grades would haye been 1anS oo, nave meant
IN oss no in ibc real seating capacity But a. NOR nor
ao iuo e. " headed in the primary Rrades' the cts
room ~ ~ n~ord N have small classes In the gram
mar department and refuse children IN tne ~ bir