The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-26
FREE KINDERGARTEN
Board Of Education Assumed
Charge Of the Model
School Last
Night.

bOdru OF EuucdllOn last efclllS, DHectoi
Lewis moved a suspension Of the rules TO
take up the matter of the transfer ofthe
kindergarten school to the control of the
Board. Mr.. John J.. VOORHEES,, e&-President
of the Board of Education; Miss G. Gaines
yice-President of the Kindergarten As
sociation. and Mrs. Marvin. Vice-Princi-
pal of School No. 9, all of whom are
greatly interested in kindergarten work,
were present.
A communication was received from the
Jersey City Kindergarten Association,
signed by John A. Walker, President, en-
closing copy of a resolution adopted by
that organization, turning over without
compensation to the Board of Education,
the Free Kindergarten Schoo No. l,
with all its equipment, with the request
hat the school continue to be maintained
as a model kindergarten school and that
the present force of k-indergartens be re.
tanned. The communication also enclosed
the first annual report of the Kindergar-
ten Association, showing the number of
children on roll to be SO, average attend
ance about SO, number of instructors 3,
and one ~janitor. The school is located in
the building known as old Public School
No. Ii, on Mercer street. The report fur
Their said
The kindergarten equipment which
goes with the school cost us to accumu-
late it something over 5000.
A resolution providing that a kindergar-
ten school, to be known as School No. Q
Annex, be established in the building for
merly known as No. II. on Mercer street.
49, r--N 1 40 1xr
unanimous vote.
Mr.. voorhees, and Miss Gaines and Mrs.
Marvin were introduced and in brief
speeches thanked the Board for having
assumed control of the Kindergarten
School, and expressed the hope that under
the supervision of the Board it will. as
has resulted in other cities, meet with the
utmos success n become a valuable adj
junct to the cause of education.
Miss Gaines spoke of the method that
had been employed in conducting the
school, which has been successful in every
respect. She expressed great qualification
that the Board has assumed control and
bespoke for the school a brilliant future.
Mrs. VOORHEES, said the object of the as
ISOLATION was to make the school a sue
cess, not a fad. 1t was started with the
hope tina the Board of Education would
recognize it, and now that hope has been
realized. kindergarten schools lave been
taken under control of the Boards of I'D
ucation in other cities with great success,
and as it is our aim to place Jersey City
IN the dvanc as a great educational
centre the kindergarten makes children
better prepared to take UP the work of ed
~ucation.
Mrs. Marvin expressed her satisfaction
with the action taken by the Board and
her belief that the school will become of
great Importance in thu cause of edu-
cation, its scope to do good being now
enhanced by its becoming a part of the
excellent system which controls our pub
lie schools.
Director Hulshizer said he occupied the
unique position of being a member of the
Kindergarten Association, and also a
member of the Board of Education. While
he liked to have the Board take charge OF
this school he regretted to part with 1t
as the association was able to run it on
the lines upon which it had been conduct
ed, but he thought that a brighter and
more successful future is in store for 1t
and it will be better as a part of the c1ty's
system of teaching.