The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-07
ACE
Jersey City's Popular Insti-
tute Closes It's Forty
third Year Of Ex-
istence.
ENTERING ON 1 NEW COURSE
State Laws and Govern
ed by Advisory Board

It is now. forty-three years since pr.
Washington Hasbrouck founded a small
school on the site at present occupied by
Nos. SO and So Mercer street. That was
Hasbrouek Institute. and there for ten
years DR.. Hasbrouck conducted a private
school patrondzed by the leading families
Of the city. whose sons graduated there
from and are many of them today promi-
nerst in the development Of Jersey City.
That was in the year 1856 Ten years
later the school removed to No Jos
Grand street, where now stands the
Newman Mission. and within another de-
cade DIR. Hasbrouck had entirely severed
his connection with the Institute, It then
coming under the management of Messrs.
Charles Calvin Stimets and Horace G.
Wait.
In 1898 the school was again moved on
account of it's growth and the require
memts OF Its pupils to the present site on
the Hill, Crescent and Harrison venues
So rapidly has Hasbrouck Institute
grown that at present 1t not only ranks
as one of the foremost schools in the
State, but sets the pace for other insti-
buttons of learning in the city, whether
public or private
Over two hundred Hasbrouck graduates
have entered the various colleges OF the
country where many of them won hon-
ors and returned to this city, taking their
place among Its leading business NEIL
In several Of these colleges the Has
bronck diploma is accepted in place of an
entrance examination, notably by Rut-
gers, Williams, Cornell. New York Unl-
versity. Lafayette, Dartmouth, Amherst,
Smith, Wellesley and by the Regents OF
the State of New York for entrance to
professional schools.
It is a great and acknowledged defect
in the graded school system, that a pupil
backward in one direction must pursue
again In his former class those studies
also in which he is proficient. In doing
this he soon becomes disheartened, his
interest flags, and his progress is often
fatally retarded h Institute, while
possessing all the advantages of a thor
oughly classified school, Is free from this
objection. The student continues unin-
terruptedly his progress in those studies
in which he succeeds; he is obliged to re-
view with great care the subjects in
which he has failed. For this purpose
the regular classes are frequently sub
divided. and individual instruction is given
whenever required. The aim is to make
quick and correct scholars. and to lay
the foundation of a sound education.
Object and conversational lessons are fire.
quently given. In all classes great care
is taken that the pupils understand clear
lv. speak correctly, and think for them
selves. as more value is placed upon
awakening one bought than upon memoir
many words and statements.
This year sHasbrouck Institute has I'M
dergone another change. With the re-
moval of Mr.. Wait to New York and his
resignation from partnership
in the school, MI. Stimets finding himself
alone at the head of the Institute, devised
a plan by which he might receive advice
and suggestions to assist him in maintain
ing and furthering the high standard Ct
the school. This was by means of an adj
visory board composed of Hon. Gilbert
LID, chairman; Messrs. War
rem Dixon, secretary. Leon Albeit, Snas;;
e. Annett. Hon. ]. D. Bedle, Mr. David
A. Bishop, Rev. Cornelius Brett, d. p,
Messrs. Joel w. Brown, George Carragan,
DIR. Burdette p. Craig, Messrs. Joseph A.
Dear, J.. J.. DetwiIler. Charles Ekin,
Myron ] Furst John b Greyati. j. War
4 I'll L q ia III ~ 49,
D. D.. Messrs. J. E. Hulshizer, Jr.. Robert
NJ. Jarvis, James Luby, Flayel MCGEE,
Samuel G.. Negus, Henry e. Niese, Geo,
r. Perkins, Rev. John L. Scudder, Rev.
e. L. Stoddard. PhsD., Mr.. John j. Voor-
hees. DR.. George Wilkinson and Mr.. Ed
ward F. G. Young.
The Institute has also been Incorporated
under the laws of the State of New
The various branches of study are all
conducted on a par with the high standard
of the school by the faculty as follows
Charles {. Stimets, A. B., principal
Mental Philosophy and Mathmatics; John
II. Frye. A. NJ, Superintendent of Boys
Department, Latin, Greek and Elocution;
Frank w. Lindsey, Natural Science and
Mathematics; Earl Livingston Cushman,
Teeter, A. B., Mathematics and Latin;
Amelia b.. Myers, M. E., Superintendent
of Girls Department, Execution and
Mary Burgess. b. L., Rhetoric
and Literature; Georgiene B. Welsh.
English Branches and -Penmanship; Eloise
Trott Lindsey, Intermediate Branches;
Susan c. Morris, Superintendent of
Primary Department.; Emma Radford,
Kindergarten, Sarah e. Moe, Kinder
garten Assistant; Henri Muller, A NJ.
French and Spanish; S. Louise de yilaine,
German; Eloise Trott Lindsey. Physical
Shirley Turner, Drawing and
Painting; Florence Halsted, Keramics and
Victor Baier. a. G. o., Vocal
Becker, Piano and Theory; Edward j..
Groebl, Piano, Organ, Harmony; Theodore
Arnheiter, violin. mandolin and voice:
Adolph Dahm-Petersen, Voice, culture and
artistic singing and Charles w. Wernig,
eornet and other wind Instruments.