The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-02
IT is MULvANEY.
New Board Of Education
Organized Last Night
and Elected Officers.
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Directors Appointed to Visit
Schools in the Wards
No Committee Yet.

The Board of Education recently p
pointed by Mayor Hoss, organized last
might and elected without opposition John
y. Mulvauey as its President and James j.
Wiseman, Clerk.
The majority of the new directors SAT
in the rear seats of the Assembly Cnam-
Der during the closing work of the retir-
ing Board. and when that body adjourned
they came forward and took their seats
Or the desk of the Seventh ward was
a handsome bouquet of red roses tied with
red satin ribbons, a compliment to Direc-
tor George F. Witt, from the Seventh
Ward Democratic Association. Director
julius Berger had on his desk a basket of
flowers sent from the Eleventh ward, and
these were the only two, as member
said, .at whom bokays were thrown"
Clerk Wiseman raped for order, read
the commission from Mayor Hoos of the
appointment of the Board and the act of
the Legislature giving authority for
Boards of Education and then called for
nomination for temporary. president,
whereat, Director Mulvaney nominated
the Director-at-Large, Mr.. James T.,
Hulshizer, Jr., who was escorted to the
chair.
NOmtndllOuS lOT ptIlHdiSAt PicSioS"N
are in ORDER said President Hulshizer.
and Mr.. Julius Berger at once proceeded
to nominate Mr.. Mulvaney, who he said
was an energetic man, whose profession
as a lawyer would dovetail in his duties
as president of the Board of Education"
AS there were no other nominations, Mr..
Hulshizer declared Mr.. Mulvaney elected.
81 hardly know how to express my feel
- I-o~,. D-aafIant Mn1-
waney. when Mr.. Hulshizer relinquished
the chair to him, "for the honor you have
conferred on me. I consider it the most
important and honorable position i'll the
city government. Since my connection
with the Board the impression has grown
upon me and the feeling grows deeper
that the school department is the most
important in the city. Each member has
to do with the welfare of $4,000 children
and care for the discipline and advance
mont of GOO teachers of both sexes. In
dividual attention has to be paid to the
school buildings and to all this the tax
payer demands the best work. We must
each give as much time as we can spare
in order that the work shall be well done.
I feel the burden and responsibility cast
on me, but with you kindness and con-
fdence the task will be an easy onc. l
hope when our official relations are sew
cred we will experience genuine regret.
Again THANK you" (Applause.O
James J.. Wiseman was reelected clerk
for one year at a salary of $500 and
Jno. Schroeder, messenger.
President Mulvaney said he had not
been able to announce his committees.
but named the following to the schools
in the interim
No. ! and Annex-Succow.
No. 2-Ward.
No. 3-LeWis. Il.
Nos. 4 and 2l-Kennedy.
No. 5-Lewis.
Nos. s. 5, 26-Berger.
Nos.7, 10. Is, 27-Egbert.
No. 9@Muivaney.
No.. IL and Annex-Cullen.
Nos. II, IA, 16-Birdsall.
Nos. Is, 10, 22-Barker.
Nos. Is and 2-Witt.
No. I7-Hulshizer.
Nos. Is, %, 244Culver.
High SCHOOLGIRLS. Cullen and Witt.
Training Schocl-Witt and Lewis.
The Board will meet Thursday week
when the committees viii be named.
Directors Lewis. Cullen and Culver will
draft rules for the new board.