The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-23
SCHOOL NO IA.
Residents Of That Section
Ask an Extension to
the Building.
NO ROOM FOR CHILDREN
Halt Day Sessions insufficient
People VIII Move
Away.

The overcrowded condition of School NO
"A has for some time been q souree %
vast annoyance to the parents OF scnooi
children in that section. MT. waiter
Birdsall and a number OF taxpayers = !
that section have been circulating a Pc
tit,on suggesting a remedy. h petition
mas now about three hundred signers and
II win soon be presented to the Board
of Education. Following is the petitioh'-
ITO the Honorable Board OF EducatloA'-
awe. the subscribing residents OF anu
nronsr+v Owners and taxpayers of the
Eighth ward of Jersey City, whose GU,
aren are slpnosed to and should attend
Public School No. IA, OF Union street.
Jersey CITY. do respectfully call you at
+a,+,on 10 the Inadequate school faciii-
t;es in this section of the city The school
e overcrowded. The upper class rooms
as well as the lower suffer Tor iack q
space. oo
AT the present time there are z6z pn-
n,,s hetween the of six and ten years
who can only be accommodated one-haii
the school day. They are compelled TO
attend and be satisfied with haiI Jay
sessjons-an injustice to the children, as
Far as their education is concerned, an
Injustice to. those who pay taxes and VINO
reside here in order that our children
nav he ~nroperly educated and injurious
~ the city in so far as it retards the
growth and development of this section.
.npronAr school facilities attract popula-
tion. In addition to the number VINO can
atten5 school only part of the time there
are over 100 chfldren in this school district
who cannot attend school at all, and a
number who are attending other schools IN
other sections of the city. thereby crowd
ing out other children in those SECTIONS
who rightfuly belong there. Then, again,
about one-half the large number atfeaad-
ing night school at No. II should attend
day school. They are too young to pc az
work. If there was ample school accom-
modations it seems to US that a greai
MANY Of them would attend day school
We cannot enforce the laws OF school at
tendance until school facilities are ade-
quate.
1--WE feel that it is time that you should
give some attention ito School No IA, ana
remedy the defects to which your atteIl~
ton las been called by supplying much
needed accommodations.
1--WE desire an addition to No. IA at once
if possible. The city already OWNS the
land adjoining the school on the east.
The plot has a frontage of $50 feet, which
is more than is needed. The only expendi-
ture necessary would be for the proposed
extension. All that ie needed is your ia
vorable action I'M providing funds FOR the
improvements They should be easily and
readily provided.
1.-THE people are willing to be taxed
when their children and posterity are to
be benefited. Education means the future
standing and greatness of the city. Ig-
norance fosters vice, which has caused
the downfall of man, cities and countries
We have presented this petition with
the feeling that our demand is just II
not granted we must go elsewhere to edu-
cate our children.
.The city cannot AFFORD to lose it's In
habitanas."
It is said that a number of families wiz
leave the nelghborhood unless the Board
of Education promptly acts in remedytng
the evil condition OF affairs.