The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-09
PARENTS AND TEACHERS
Hudson City Business Men
Wish To Bring Them
Together.


A proposition to appoint a committee
to visit at intervals the seven schools OF
the section represented by the assocla-
tion's membership caused considerable
discussion at a well attended meeting
of the Hudson City Business Mems Assoc
citation held at Pohlmann's Pavilion last
night. 1t was formally decided adversely.
In the absence of President William r.
K-astenhuber, Vice President Henry
ROLLS occupied the chair.
The following were proposed and elected
to memberships. Schilling. grocer; II.
Tietjen, grocer; William A. Meyer, grocer;
H. c.. Bartsch, grocer, n Fred. Schu-
macher, coal dealer.
For the committee on the proposed VIA
duct from the Heights to Hoboken, DR..
u. Allen stated that the committee would
get down to active work during the COM
ing week.
Alfred Wenzel, of the Committee on
Trolley Matters, said he had seen Presi-
dent Young of the North Hudson County
Railway Company in reference to con-
tinuing the double track of that COM
pany on Palisade avenue, but that official
seemed to favor the removal of the south
bound track to New York avenue when
the sewer in that thoroughfare is COM
pleted.
w won't give up, however" said Mr..
Wenzel. ''but will endeavor to secure the
cooperation of the other citizens associ-
alton of the section in an effort to induce
the to have the tracks remain
where they are. In the matter Of the
proposition to asphalt Palisade avenue,
1 understand that both the Hudson City
and Twelfth Ward Improvement Assoc
Citations will cooperate with us and that
they have already appointed committees
to act in conjunction with the committee
of this organization"
Secretary J. W. Black read a commune
cation from the Twelfth Ward Associa-
tion suggesting that adj three citizens
organizations of the Hudson City section
appoint committees to act as a joint COM
mittee on all improvements of a general
character.
Andrew Knox said he was opposed to
the appointment of such a committee as
it would practically delegate to them work
which should be considered by the asso-
citation as a body"
Alfred Wenzel said that two years ago
-
an attempt to have a permanent joint
committee had been made, but nothing
had arisen since which it was thought
would require joint action. Now, how
ever, that the matter of the a~sphalting
Of Palisade avenue has come up" he
said, 81 think it would be advisable to
have such a committee"
Il believe, as Mr.. Knox has said, in APP
pointing these committees as the matters
arise said DR.. U. Allen. IF this one
standing committee is appointed to attend
to everything nothing will be done. The
different committees when they get to
work can ask the cooperation of the
other associations"
Secretary Black called attention to the
fact that the previous joint committee
had died from lack of interest.
Andrew Knox, who had evidently
changed his mind on the matter, moved
that a committee of three be appointed
in conformity with the suggestion of the
Twelfth Ward Association, but Dr.. Aliens
amendment to table the matter was car
ried.
In good and welfare Samuel Meginnis,
who had not been present at a meeting
in some time, was called upon to speak.
He said
II have talked to several persons, In
Guiding Director of Education Egbert,
relative to the ~advisabilty of having this
association appoint a committee to look
after school matters in the section repre-
scented by our membership. Mr.. Egbert
favored, but others seemed opposed to the
idea. Ny idea is not an investigating
committee to pry into everything, but
one that will bring principal and teachers
closer touch with the general public
through the medium of our organization.
The object would be rather to assist than
to find fault"
Il think a lot of good could be M by
the appointment of such a committee just
as 1 believe good is lone by parents vis-
iting the schools which their children at
tend personally investigating COM
plants. A neighbor of mine who has
done this told me that in nineteen out of
twenty cases where complaints has been
made by his children he found that the
eachers were right. Let us appoint a
committee to do this work and l hin
much good can be DONE
Il can assure Mr.. Meginnis, from my
experience in che Board of Education,
that the gentleman he refers to is an ex-
ception." said DR.. Allen. 1.-THE average
parent believes that in nineteen out OF
twenty cases their children are right and
the teachers wrong. / think 1t IS the
duty Of every parent to visit the schools
occasionally for they would then obtain
a practical idea of what is being done.
The life of a teacher in educating the
young is a very hard re. Her days work
is not over when the session ends at
three o'clock, for if she is a conscientious
teacher she goes home to prepare her
work for the next day. When | was a
member of the Board / found that one Of
the greatest difficulties in the matter of
complaints was that parents did not have
time to investigate them by a personal
visit to the schools. If people would make
it their business to do this / believe much
good would come of 1t. AS to the advis-
ability of appointing a committee as sug-
gested by Mr.. Meginnis, I am not pre-
pared to speak"
II heartily approve of parents visiting
the schools attended by their children, but
do not think it would be wise for this
association to appointment a committee
as has been suggested here" said Andrew
Knox.
President Kastenhuber said he had
been asked why the associations COM
mittee on Ferry street widening was not
more active. Treasurer Troll and Secre-
tary Black said that they had been an
able. the former by reason of sickness in
his family and the latter on account of
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