The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-28

BUSINESS MEN DINE
Hudson County Merchants
Protective Associations
Annual Banquet,
D R By MAYOR 100,
Director Mersheimer Tells About
The Progress We Have Made
in School Building.

joyed by several hundred persons. The
men all escorted ladies. There We're rep
resentatives present from the Hudson
City Improvement Association and the
Hudson County Merchants Protective AS
ISOLATION. An elaborate menu was served
in ProDrietors Mutchler & Kiesewetter's
best style. Dancing preceded and followed
the banquet. The banquet hall and ball
room were s~plendidly decorated for the
occasion, and an orchestra played patri-
otto and other airs, while the banquet pro-
ceeded.
President julius Berger presided and
Mayor Hoos made the opening address
President Berger told the objects Of the
association. Toasts were responded to as
follows:-"The Relation of Public Schools
to Business" by Superintendent of
Schools Henry Snyder; THE schools of
Our District by Director Fred ]. Mer-
sheimer; "Our Country" by Principal
Charles A. Hoyt; THE Hudson City Dis
trict,' by Frederick Kraft: THE Rela-
ton of Property TO Business Interests
by Robert Muir; Kindred Associations"
by James E. Banks: .Our Guests" by
Freebooter f. j. Stuhr; 'The Ladies'" by
Alfred Wenzel. William p. K-astenhuber
was master of ceremonies.
Mayor Hoos said he felt highly honored
in being called upon to address such a
representative gathering of business men
men who knew what they were about.
He allude TO the recent food exhibition
held with such signal success under the
auspices of the Business Mems Associa-
ton, and congratulated the members on
the general success of the association
No one had dreamed, he said, that the
merchants of Central and Summit ave-
nueS cOuld make such an exhibition as
hat recently held at the same resort. The
Mayor spoke encouragingly of the pa
tronizing OF home trade, and advised the
ladies present to cultivate that sentiment.
President Julius Berger said the OBJ
jects of the association were well known
Cooperation, he declared, was the NUM-
cipal thing. There had been wonderful
changes, he said. since the association
was organized. Conditions had changed:
circumstances had changed. There was
keener competition and keener business
wits were at work. Many of its members
regretted now that they had not organ
ized years before. The people OF the sec
ton were a good, honest, thrifty set, who
paid as they went, and through the efforts
of the association these people had come
to look upon the patroniZing of home
trade as a good thing for the community.
The merchants. he said, had learned the
value OF printers ink and now pushed
their trade. Advertise" was the cry OF
ln6 BUSINESS EAGtl > <ASSOEtd " MI
Berger also alluded to the recent food ex-
hioslion of the association and said that
twenty thousand people had patronized IT.:
There was. he said, however, pienty OF
room for development. He advised his
brother merchants to advertise if they
would hosd trade in that section and show
exhibit pride in the section.
School Director Frederick Mersheimer,
in responding TO the toast SIne Sehoois
of Our District said:-
The toast 10 which | am asked to re,
spord to is, Schools OF IRIS Dlstrlcts
but inasmuch as l have been, in my ca
paciiy as a member of the Beard OF Edu--
cation, intel ested in school matters ali
over the city, may be pardoned for ex-
tending somewhat the scope OF my re-
marks.
1T is popular in some quarters to eriti-
else public boards and pubic ofheiais,
but 1t is too often The case that me cTltl5
is too often made without a CONSIDERATION
of all proper circumstances AS a mem
Der Of the Board of Education, ana as q
citizen interested in all that benefits cur
schools, / gladly welcome any frank, tar
suggestion. l recognize the fact thai
suggestions from citizens cannot but nelp
Us in our work, but | most strongly object
10 criticisms which are Intended manly
for adverse arguments. Let us look for
a moment al the transactions and rela-
Board Of Edueation. TIE Board, during
the current year, is spending in various
ways, S401, d24 for the maintenance OF the
ScGEOIS. II 6ApG1utu <ol,--S.po y ~
during the last summer. This large sum
of money Involves not only good manage
ment on the part Of the Board OF Eduea-
manv but ha alsq Sssleio 81 f f9aivisnaIs. H The
and enc extension. These schools. after
they are s cso5ans s;3a ed VIII Viii na ave ee eess sa 7
ed business relations with more than
thirty persons with whom me Board
must have made official contracts, not 70
- l.. ~ M n, o " Sf1h-adnf TQ1f0 TS NAFGS-7
sary. 1t is not an evidence OF prudent
and economical management on TIE part
Of the Board Of Education that since the
schools were first planned, ALMOST a year
ago, there has not been a single case OF
complaint OF any Importance. The Board
has constantly IN its employ, 544 ~ottteers,
schools more than 2l.o00 children. with
whom tne members are constantly assoc
ciated. When one considers the large
number Of persons directly and indirectly
connected with the Board of Education.
does 1t MT seem that the complaints that
nave been maze are not unusual, but are
quite small in number and very neon
/ do, the many interests and diversified
duties of members of the Board of Edu.-
cation, it seems to me that the Beard OF
Education HAY congratulate itself upon
fulfilling its duties SO successfully and
with so little friction.
but let us consider our own section,
wards. We have Schools Nos. 6, Z. S, 10
and Is. all Of them in as good condition as
1t IS possible to make them, and all Of
them, except No. 6, good, substantial
comfortable buildings. 1t must be re-
gretted that when No. 6 was enlarged
many years ago, the plans did not allow
the rooms to be CONSTRUCTED which should
be well lighted and sanitary in every way.
It may %truthfully be said that nothing
can be done to make these rooms as suit
able as we should like them to. be for
class room purposes. | have given the
building much attention, ard have con-
slIlted many experts, but find that Moth
ing but the removal of the building and
The erection of a new one will give u
IN its stead such a building as we should
like to have 1t is. therefore, needless
10 talk about spending much money on
No. s. in the way of alterations. All
that IT is wise to do is to keep the
hri'dinc in such repair as is necessary I'M
til the time arrives when the city can af-
ford to erect q new building in its stead.
other buildings, Nos. {. s, 10 and p,
are +. now In excellent condition.
FAST summer the city spent, tor
he purpose Of making annual
repairs to the school buildings. $31, 229.0
For the schools in our section Of the city
there WIS spent S7,SS1.24, or about one
fourth OF. the total. AT present there are
on register in the schools of the city
81 207 pupils. OF these $500, or about one
fourth. are registered in the schools of
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