The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-11
SCHOOL, NO. 20 TROUBLE
Board Of Education After the
Contraetor-Preparing to
Open New Buildings.


After a lengthy executive session the
Board of Education met last night, trans
acted considerable business n discussed
several matters pertaining to the welfare
of the various schools. Directors Mooney
and higgins were absent. There was con-
siderable desultory talk over the matter
OF furniture for the seven new schools
now in curse of construction. These
are Nos. l. II, Is, 10, 20, 20 and q. The
Committee on Furniture reported that
1920 desks, together with $50 'rears,'
were necessary for the equipment of the
new schools. Clerk James J.. Wiseman
was authorized to advertise proposals
for supplying these, together with neces-
sary b~lackboards, benches, desks, tables,
bookcases, chairs, principals desks, car
pets, window shades, ETC., will be received
on March "a al nine P. NJ.
The New York and New Jersey Tele-
phone Company offered to put automatic
telephone machines in all the school
buildings for the amount of revenue they
would bring. The proposition was refer
red to the Finance Committee, with
power.
Miss Eva Potts resigned as a critic
teacher in No. 5 School.
The Board adopted resolutions abolish
Ing the practice department In No. 5
School and establishing two classes in
stead of one in No. Is School as part of
the practice department of the Training
School. Miss Emily Cook was appoint-
ed to succeed Miss Potts.
The Board of Examiners of the Civil
Service Branch of the Postofice Depart
ment was given permission to hold ex-
aminations of applicants for admission
to the letter carriers force in the as
sembly room of the High School, on Sat
urday. March 10.
A resolution was adopted asking the
Finance Board to ransfer all of last
years balances to the general claims
account to pay bills for 1896 and 1897
Leave of absence formerly granted to
Ellen Robertson was extended.
The committee on No. 20 School notified
the Board that Supervising Engineer Al
bert r. Wolf had reported that Contractor
Jacob Du Bots was not complying with
the specifications in the matter of equip
ping that building with heating appara-
tus. The Clerk was directed to notify
Contractor Du Bots hat the Board would
not accept any work in connection with
the putting in of the heating apparatus
not approved by Engineer Wolf.
President Firm notified the Board that
the graduating exercises of classes in
June, 49,, and January. 'sS, would be held
at School No. 8 tonight.
The Board of Examiners reported that
they had granted certificates to the fol-
lowing graduates of the Training School
January class):-
Eta Banfield. Wilma Bauer, Edna
Beers, Anna Bristol, Ethel Cameron. Tes-
sic Carlin, May Carly, Franc Corbett,
Floye Dale, Grace Dodd, Mary Flanagan,
Florence Graham, Mabel Grimes, Eleanor
Guillan, Florence Harding, Marguerite
Higginbotham, Katharine Hunter, Anna
Jensen, Miriam Kanegsberg, Adeline kos
ter, Rose Lascell, Elizabeth McKernan,
Emma Manke. Leonora Mitchell, Thelzla
Petersen, Mabel Post, Katharine Reyn-
Odds, Mabel Rinehart, Margaret Ritchie.
Hattie Symes, Alice Waters, Minnie
Wheelihan, Mary Whelan, also certificates
to teach physiology in the High School to
Miss Mabel Plenty and Miss Clara l..
McCarter.
superintendent Snyder,s Report.
III ISpOiI u
Snyder of the Public Schools, February,
submitted at last nights meeting OF the
Board of Education, gives the following
information:-Time lost by absence of
teachers, 1914 hours, a decrease OF AZ
from the figures of the corresponding
month last year; total number OF seats
In both primary and grammar depart
ments. q, 744, increase of 1893; average reg
ister in both departments. q, 70s, increase
of 345; average attendance in both de-
rartments, 20, 401, increase of 140; number
of teachers in both departments, or, in
crease of u. The report for the month
of February of the night schools gives
the following figures:-Number on regis
ter-Males, 53S, females, 16o; total, 7oS; de-
crease from figures of corresponding
month of last year of 50, Average reg
ister-Males, 544: females, 175; total. 49,;
decrease of IS. Average attendance
Males, 445; females, 1888; total. $50; de-
crease of %. Number of te~achers-Males,
~ = . t~to1 Et