The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

SCHOOL NO. 10 OPEN
Appropriate Exercises Last
Night in the New
Building.
MAYOR HoOS' ADDRESS
Description of the Structure
Features Adopted by
the Committee.
MAYOR HOGS ADDRESS


was opened last night with appropriate
exercises. On the platform was Mayor
Hoos, President J. L. Firm and Directors
Broderick. Mersheimer, Mooney and SUI
perintendent Snyder.
DIR. Broderick opened the proceedings
with a brief but excellent address on the
new school and congratulated the district
on at last having the Institution ready
for the children.
Mayor Hoos was introduced and ne
said
Mr. Chairman, Mr.. Director, Ladies and
Gentlemen:-
"Opening exercises of new pupilc
schools nave of late become a sort OF per-
manent vocation with me. This school
No. 10 is the sixth one since the nrst 81
September, and there still remains Ole
more to come. Well, it's a pleasant duty
and is it Indicative of our city's progress.
This glorious year '9s with a record SO re-
plete with noble deeds achieved by our
country is the fruit of the seed planted
in our public schools.
MAY Nc. 1e, which is such an ornament
to his section of our city, prove a bless
ing to the children that will be taught
here. You have a modern structure, well
ventilated, well lighted, furnished ana
equipped with a competent corps OF
teachers-all that is necessary to make
the road to learning easy and a~greeapie
has been done. To the pupils who attend
this school l would say that in the fu-
ture they will owe a generous city anu
its taxpayers a debt which they can pest
repay at this time by faithfully applying
themselves to their studies. The Know
ledge impaired is worth more TO them
than any amount of riches; they should
aearn not to belittle, but rather to upnoio
their city as they grow up to be men and
women: they should learn to deal with The
local merchants and so aid in generally
building up the city; they should take an
interest in the public problems that come
up day by day; yes, and interest them
selves in politics. for if you don't others.
who possibly may be less capable inan
you, certainly will.
LET me on this occasion thank the
Board Of Education for the time ana IA
Dor devoted gratis for the benefit Of the
city and the cause of education In par
ticular, thanks are due to DR.. BroderlcK'
the Director, who has done the pest ne
could to make the building a success. Inc
only falkland it is no faults that ne
could not be present during the entlre
period of the erection of the school. But
you will all agree with me when l say
that we envied him his position OF Exam
lining Surgeon of the sDandy Feurfh'-he
should not mind the slight delay caused
by the supply contractors. This school
should be called the Army ana Navy
School Of '%, for our Director worked
for the glory of the country in the army
and your Architect, Mr.. Long. RODE the
seas as Ensign, on board the summary
cruiser Badger. in the interest or Uncle
Sam. So far as I know everything per-
tanning to the erection of the building mas
been satisfactorily carried out to the SAT-
isfaction of the committee IN charge, anu
the few minor details which remain VIII
be rectifed before final payments are
made. Thanks are due to all who hao
anything to do with the building Of the
school,. not emitting the faithful work Oh
our able Superintendent. Mr.. Snyder, VINO,
by the way, has requested me to say
nothing further about his services IN
these matters. He no doubt fears thai
the Board may dispense with the services
of an architect entirely when the time Tor
building the new High School comes. At
any rate, with due respect to all our ar
chitects, Jersey City might be q gamer
in such a case.
Mr.. Joseph e. Bernstein presented to
the school a beautiful flag. S~uperintend-
ent, Snyder n Director Mersheimer
spoke, and there were two piano solos by
Mr.. j.. Berst. Then the building was
thrown open for general inspection.
This new school, concerning which
there has been some criticisms as to the
delay on the work, has cost the city
$g7 ,449, and, according to a statement
made by Director Broderick, in whose
charge the schoo is. it has cost less
than any other school in the city,
The style of the school is Romanesaue,
the front ard sides being constructed of
buff brick. h main entrance in the
centre of the building consists of a mas
sive brick arch. supported by two heavy
polished granite columns. Inside the
building is laid out differently from any
of the other schools, a notable feature
being that the exits are on the streets
instead of in the yards. Provision is
made for a large assembly room in the
attic, which could not be fitted up on
account of the meagre appropriation. In
this assembly room all the pupils can be
seated.
All the rooms are light and perfectly
ventilated, and a seating capacity for $50
pupils is provided. fifty to a room. A
~comnodious teachers room is to the left
OF the entrance hall. and a principals
room of like proportions is on the right.
The principal and teachers are delighted
with the building. which is unique in its
originality, and say that in their estima-
ton it cannot be improved upon.
The disposition of the school grounds
is a part of the general work that should
be mentioned. Mr. Long has utilized the
extra plot on the north, towards Grand
street, as a park, and a handsome iron
fence has been erected along the street
side. In the spring the plot of ground
is to be sodded and a flower bed formed.
Ii will add greatly to the beauty OF
the building and is believed by both the
architect and School Committee to be a
most desirable feature in intoxicating a
greater refinement among the pupils by
Surrounding them with pleasant environ
ments.