The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-19
SCHOOL NO. rs TO OPEN
Director Mersheimer Tells the
Causes of the Delay.

The long delay in the construction OF
No. 26 Public School, at the corner Of
Palisade and Reservoir avenues is about
over and Director Frederick Mersheimer
of the Eleventh Ward, this morning an
nounced that the new school would be
opened for the registration of pupils or
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Jan
uary, Is, 26 and "a.
This will be welcome news to the par
| ents Of that section of the Heights whose
children have been refused admission to
other schools for lack of accommodation.
n it will afford considerable relief te
No. 6 School on Central venue which is
now taxed to its utmost capacity TO ac-
commodate 1890 children who are being
educated beneath the roof.
The regular sessions of the new school
will begin Monday morning, January 80,
by which time it is expected that all
the classes will be filled by applicants and
| pupils who will be transferred from No.
6 School. The opening exercises will not
AXE place until two or three weeks
later.
There is considerable work still
to be lone in and around the build
ing, but it is of such a character as not
to interfere with the school sessions. The
school house is thoroughly dry, fires
having been kept in the furnaces for
several weeks past, desks and seats are
already in position and nearly everything
is in readiness for the reception of
pupils.
In speaking of the school opening to a
News" reporter, last night, Director
Mersheimer said:-"The delay in the con-
struction of this building has been most
aggravating, but has been beyond the
control of the Board of Education and
myself from the very beginning. ] am
satisfied. however. that when the puolic
sees what a well built and complete
school house No. &c is, it will feel
amply compensated for this firing delay.
You will recollect that the first fight
was over the requirement of the land
and after that was finally settled we We're
met by a succession of disappointments
and delays, which increased as the cold
weather advanced and still further retard-
ed our progress. j am now satisfied. how
ever. that with the exception of No. l
School. the Eleventh Ward has one of
the finest school houses in the State. 1t
is perfect in every detail and I believe
it is conceded to be an ornament to the
neighborhood.
81 wish to call attention to the sidewalk
which surrounds the building. Before this
work was finished the frost set in and
ruined a part of it. 1t has not been ac-
cepted and will not be until put in proper
condition when warmer weather arrives.
For the admirable work on the building
l desire to say that Inspector Esterbrook
and Architect Neumann are in no small
degree responsible. They lave both been
most constant in their attentions as the
work progressed and the result is that
everything about the building has been
done in a most thorough and workmanlike
manner and lone but the very best
materials ave been used.
TO the members of the Hudson City
Improvement Association who have w
their advice and ounsel greatly assisted
me from the first inception of the work.
| desire to especially express my thanks;
Their aid has been most invaluable and
has been thoroughly appreciated
Mes Emily Nigel. who will be the
principal of the new school. is now serv-
ing as vice principal of No. TO- She is a
most efficient teacher and has had an
experience of twenty-nine years. The
vice principals will be Miss Jennie CHM
ochio and Miss Biddick, both of whom
are now attached to No. 6 and are known
as most capable educators.