The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-15
SCHOOL NO. %.
Architect Rowland Submits
Plans for the New
Building.
SOME APPOINTMENTS MADE
Board of Education Decides
to Protest Against Saloon
Near No. 81.

The Board of Education held meeting
last evening and transacted considerable
business, most of which, however, was of
routine character. The Board accepted
the plans and specifications for the new
school in the Hudson City section, to be
known as No. 2S School These were sub
mitted last evening by Architect Row
land. The new school is to be three stories
in height and will face on Hancock ave-
nue., between South and Bowers streets,
on a lot 20Ox175 feet. Its exterior will be
of red brick, trimmed with red sandstone
There will be thirty-six class rooms, 2exS2
feet in dimensions. with seating ca
pacity of 500. Two of these class rooms
will open on the assembly room on the
third floor. There will be two fireproof
stairways on the interior and fire escapes
on the outside.
All the plumbing will be open and nickle
plated and the heating and ventilating APP
paratuses will be similar to those used in
the modern schools.
Ventilating fans will be run by electric
motors. Two play courts. with cement
floors, will be enclosed by iron railing and
there viii also be a complete call system.
The new structure will cost $4,000.
Several designations of teachers were
received and new appointments made to
fill vacancies. Miss Grace Hopson was
appointed teacher in No. 2 School to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Miss
Avonia Tilford, to take place March II.
Miss Anna L. Kennedy resigned, resigna-
tion to take effect March IS, and Miss
Annie Comfy was appointed to No. IL
School in her place. Miss Florence
Graham resigned, resignation to take eff
feet Immediately, and Miss Annie Jones
was appointed to No. 19 School in her
place. Miss May Malloy and Miss Eliza
beth Wood were appointed to No. II
School
The Board of Examiners reported that
it had granted the following certificates
Primary and grammar certificates to
the following graduates of the Training
School:-Jane Anderson. Jennie Biddie,
Jessie Collins, Clara Davis, Minnie
Deutschberger, Clara Eckerline, Mary c.
Pagan, Ada Fitch. Susan classy, Loretto
Hopkins, Annie Kanegsberg, Margaret
Keane, Eleanor Herman, Lulu McGown.
Anna McMullen, Louise Mullins, Josephine
Oberhauser. Estelle Petit, Agnes Reidy,
Teresa Riley, Helen Rodihan. Helen Val
ieau. Carrie Winter. Also grammar prin-
cipals certificate to Edwin S. Richards.
primary principals certificate to Martha
L. Collins. vice-principa1s certificates to
Florence L. Baur. Florence Hague. Euret-
ia F. Halsey.
The March payroll for officers, teachers
and janitors was passed.
A lot of rubbish, such as old shutters,
broken desks and chairs, ETC., stored
away in the cellar of the High School
building in Bay street, was ordered sold
and the proceeds turned into the treasury.
The Board received the communication
of Principal Mackey. of School No. 21,
previously alluded to in 1.-THE News ask
ing that the Board protest against the
Board of Aldermen granting a license for
saloon on the northeast corner of Erie
and Twelfth streets, on account of it's
close proximity to the schoolhouse The
Board decided to make the protest.
Notice was given that the following
amendment to the rules and regulations
for the government of school would be
moved at the next meeting:-
"Be i tresolved, That Article XII, en-
titled forfeiture clauses (a) and Cb) of
rules and regulations of the government
of school, shall be amended by prefxing
the words principals and to said clause
(a) and (b).''