The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-22
TOO MANY HOLIDAYS.
Hudson City Improvement AS
ISOLATION Thinks There
Should Be More Study.

The Hudson City Improvement As
sociation met last night and discussed
a number of interesting subjects. When
Julius Berger ex-president of the Hudson
City Business Mems Association, who has
been appointed to represent the Eleventh
ward in the Board of Education, entered
the hail. he was given quite an ovation
Mr. Berger was present to meet with the
Joint con,mittee appointed by the various
Improvement and business mems associa-
tions of that section to agitate move
ment in favor of the northern route for
the proposed Western BouleTard. This
commit Zee met and transacted its busi-
ness before the Improvement Association
commenced its meeting. The committee
meeting was unimportant.
Mr.. Berger was called upon to speak at
the Improvement Associations meeting.
He said he was proud of his appointment
and declared that he would represent the
various associations in the Board of
Educations, he said, and he asked that
some leniency be sho y him until he
became accustomed to his duties as
School Director.
A number of complimentary things We're
said to Mr.. Berger by members.
Robert Muir spoke of No. 26 School He
said that the present building was only
half of the contemplated structure and ne
was satisfied that Mr.. Berger would work
in the direction of securing sometime soon
the construction of the other. half OF the
building Mr.. Mersheimer, he said, had
nobly began the work. He compliment ID
Mr. Mersheimer
George Prigge, an official Of the Twelfth
Ward Improvement Association, spoke Cf
the multiplicity of school holidays. He
declared that the schools were too often
closed on the slightest pretext. Sometimes
it was too coldx at others too warm or
too wet, and IT they were even closed
during Holy Week. Mr.. Prigge said be
believed as much in religion as anyone,
but he saw no occasion for closing the
schools during Holy Week. He believed
in even shortening the summer vacation,
and in opening up the schools at eight
o'clock in the morning.
Others spoke upon the same subject In
somewhat the same strain. though not the
extremes of Mr.. Prigge's views Mr.. Ber-
ger listened with interest, but did not
commit himself
The resignation of Treasurer Nicholas
Witsch was received and H. Wackernan
was elected in his stead. Mr.. Witsch has
moved to West Hoboken. His resigna-
tion was received with much regret, as
Mr. Witsch was very active and faith
full member of the association.
The subject of ex-President Kraft 3
resignation was again brought up by Mr..
Kastenhuber, who was chairman of the
committee who waited upon Mr.. Kraft
and asked him to withdraw his resigna-
tfon Mr.. Kraft offered to withdraw his
resignation, but refused to take back his
assertion that the association had acted
discourteously to him on the night when
| a representative of the association to
| speak at the opening of No. 26 School
was appointed.
| Mr. Krafft's attitude was discussed at
| the last meeting when Mr. Kastenhuber
was not present. On that occasion the
association decided to refuse Mr.. Kraft
| the privilege of withdrawing his resigna-
| ton unless ne took back the assertion
| concerning alleged discourtesy shown
| him. Mr.. Kastenhuber insisted last night
/ that Mr. Krafft's resignation should be
accepted, but the association again op-
/ posed it.