The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04
SCHOOL NO. 70.
The New Annex On Gator
Avenue Dedicated Last
Night.
As LARGE As MAIN BUILDING
Another Excellent Address by
Mayor Hoos-.-New High
School Promised.
SCHOOL NO 70.

One more new school was added 10 lhe
magnificent array of buildings deaiealeu
IN This CITY since vacation began, and TWO
more remain to be formally opened. ms
latest addition is an annex TO Scnoo'
No. 20. on Danforth avenue, GReenViiie'
This annex, which is as large and spacious
as the main school, faces on Gator ave-
nue.. and was dedicated last evening. All
present were loud in praise OF Inc eA-
cellent workmanship and the supslahtia
manner In which it was constructea.
There are eight rooms. four on each hoor,
and all the latest improvements nave peeh
added SO that it is a strictly up-to-oaee
school house. No. 20 has a grammar de-
nartment. but the overflow was IN ING
urinary classes. For some time ohts
halliday lessons would be given to many
pupils. but from Monday on every emit
that applies for admittance will pc laheh
In. Many will be sent up from NO. 70.
an Dwight street, as, since school sessioiS
began this fall, there has been much over
crowding. Principal Rhinheart sala' last
evening. that in the future there Wouio
ha accommodations for all the pupils ana
room to spare. Director Joseph r. fihh
nrides himself on the fact that the rooms
In the annex are larger and higher thah
anv other school rooms in the city.
The exercises were simple. Allan NC
permott. Major Pangborn and hopert
Hudspeth. who were on the programme
for speeches. sent notes explaining Inc
cause of their absence. Mr. Huospeeh -
suffering from a severe cold. After the ~
vacation by Rev. Charles j. Alien II
rector Finn made the opening aaoress'
HE said in reference to the absentees'
that he thought the cause OF educatioh
was at all times superior to politics. pal
those who rave failed to respond no doupt'
have excellent excuses. Continuing, ne
said.-"We have erected another temple
to develop the greatest gift bestowed
,non man. his intellect. Do not fail to
send your children to school regularly
A trained mind is far superior TO a trained
7narksman but an illustration OF both
combined was shown in the recent war,
in the men behind the guns. We are al
the end of Jersey City, but we have by
no means been left out in the cold. There
NAV he much finer and ~costlier school
buildings in this city, for instance Ne. J..
LET me say that we are proud of No. ]
for ii stands at the gates of our city.
Mayor Hoos was then introduced Among
the things he said were:-
III gives me great pleasure to dedicate
this beautiful annex. 1t has been saia
that Greenville is at the end of the city
and since it was combined with Jersey
City it has suffered from want of atten-
ton. Tha is not so, for never before
was it in such excellent condition. Your
streets. sewers and schools are all that
can be desired. We are all proud OF our
schools. No city in the Union can poasl
OF such accommodations. BY January !
we will be able to seat every enlld tnat
applies for admission. Is not that a taclf
We nave the best of teachers; SO good
are they that the New York Board OF
Education has to come over here ana
take them from US. The reason for this
is because they give them more money
than we do. However, we pay the best
we can, but / sincerely hope that in the
near future we win be in a position 70
provide more literally for our grand corps
OF teachers
sit has been said that our Board OF
Education is a funny Board. Let me say
that Jersey City never had a more learned
lot Of men for Directors than it has now.
They must be given credit for erecting
these seven new schools. the finest that
can be built, and every dollar expended
has been accounted for"
The Mayor went on to say that it would
be better for boys if they went in and
got a good business education. There
are too many lawyers in our city. he
said, and too much law. If we had less
law the people would be better off. There
is one man in our city who is entitled to
more credit than any other for our edu-
system and he is our Superin-
Henry Snyder"
Miss Clara Schreiner then sang a So
prano solo, after which Frederick Mer-
sheimer spoke. He said:-"I am proud
of this Board of Education, although it
has been called a funny Board. It has
erected seven schools at a cost of about
$500, 600, and n one cent has been spent
wrongly. We have given you buildings
that are modern in every respect. The
Mayor is entitled to credit, too, for his
aid In the school, question. The High
Schoo matter has been taken up by the
Board, and am confident that We will
give you a new High School within about
one year" He Also said that the Super
intendent is indispensable.
John j. Finn. a son of the Director,
who is about to be admitted to the bar,
spoke next. He said:-"Citizens and
should hail with delight the cree
tion Of any institution of education Our
Board of Education, under the present
administration, has made wondrous
strides in respect to educational facilities
and the edifces erected for educational
rave enhanced and increased
the beauty Of our city"
After a violin solo by Frederick "A. Finn,
Charles J. Allen spoke. w should
always help our Board of Education he
said, TO build schools. There is nothing
more essential He referred to the teach
rs as an efficient corps and praised
their work. no one child should miss
the opportunity to become of some i'm
portance,' he said, when we have such
schools.
superintendent Henry Snyder was the
last speaker. He said:-.It hardly be-
comes me to refer TO myself, or the work
( have done. as L have been kept busy
III the evening lodging some beautiful
thai have been thrown SO vio-
at me. However, I viii hazard 1t
his once I have learned, as a teacher.
10 know just what a school should be
ans -, nro1.5 "a eav that the Board i