The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-13
SCHOOL CHANCES
Appointments Made and
designations Received
By Board Of Educa-
ton Last Night.
SECOND VICE PRINCIPALS
Resolution Abolishing Them
Passed Without Chang
ing Salaries Of
Those in Office.
SECOND VICE PRINCIPALS

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The Board Of Education held a regular
members were present excepting Director
Ward.
Edward ]. Lamster, architect, present.
ed a claim for $40 for architectural SER
vices for the proposed new addition to
School Building No. IA, on Union street,
rendered in accordance with a resolution
adopted by the Board June 10. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on that school.
The declination Of Miss Ada .. Fuller
of the appointment as teacher in the Cen
trail evening school and the designations
of Mary T. O'sullivan as teacher In School
No. 8 and Elsie Whyte Of School No 20.
were accepted.
A letter from Miss Fannie L. Howeth
expressed her thank for the appointment
as teacher in School No. 2.
A warrant was ordered drawn in favor
of George B. Swain. Treasurer. for 81, OBJ IS
for the teachers retirement fund, also
warrants for the payment of the salaries
of the eachers and ~janitors Of the school
for the month of October. when due.
The following appointments of teachers
were made:-CIare M. Rogan. School No.
&. in place of Miss Butler, resigned: An
ma S. Saul, School No. s, TO fill vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss 0'Sul-
livan; Elizabeth Briggs, School No. 20.
vice Elsie Whyte. resigned; Nettie Hol-
land, assistant Kindergarten in No. ,
Annex, at an annual salary Of 800, ana
Miss Minnie v. Shanley as teacher in the
High School. but to continue to be as
signed 10 duty in the Office OF the Super
intendent In which position Miss shan
ley for several years rendered most vaiu-
able service. Miss Shanleyss appointment
IS simply. a wen deserved promotion TO a
higher grade as teacher than she former
~ held.
Leave Of absence for one month was
granted to Miss Alice P. Ashurst on ac-
count of illness.
Kate f. Lynch was promoted from the
s4OS class to the s528 class, TO take effect
October /
The following resolution offered by the
Teachers Committee was adopted
Persons who nave served as teachers
and who have resigned. snail, On inahiss
fed with respect TO eligibility, with the
class Of the Training School, having
graduated Immediately before sucn ap-
pointment.
In offering the following resolution
Director Egbert, Chairman Of the Teach
ers' Committee, stated that an experience
of two years has shown that second as
sistant principals are not desirable and
In the Interest of economy and the good
OF the schools that position shouid pc
abolished. h committee feels that while
the board owes a duty to the city IN the
matter Of economy it also owes much to
the teachers and therefore in a desire to
be fair to the city and yet do their whole
duty to the teachers it should simply
abolish the second vice principals The
salaries of those holding that positions
al the present time are not affected, but
at the expiration of their service said
salaries cease. The resolution Isl
Resolved. Tha the position entitled
second vice prinssi l9 tb Pc ans Is reso 'sii
holding such position at this time.
Resolved. That teachers at the present
shall hereafter be known as first assist,
ants in primary schools. such title ana
such position to lapse with the CONCLUSION
of the service of the present eccupation-
Anna S. Darsley was appointed teacher
In Evening School No. a. vice Ella Roe,
who declined the appointment. and Mr.. J.
Mitchell as teacher in the Central Even
ing School to succeed Miss Fuller, who
declined.
The committee on School No. 7 were
authorized to sell the furniture removed
from the first class room on the ground
door, for the sum of S, and apply the said
amount to the purchase of articles OF ne
cessity or adornment for the school Inc
Committee on School No. l received au-
thorify to dispose of old furniture in that
to the amount of $40, and apply
that amount to the same purpose.
mittee. said they would submit a report
on the communication of DR.. Pyle in re-
lation to examination of pupils vision, at
the next meeting.