The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-22
KERESEY TRIES reform.
And He Is Told the Reso-
luton He Introduces
Is Not His Own
Work.

The reform element in the Hoboken
another unsuccessful attempt to assert it
self at the meeting last night. A Feso-
luton was introduced by Commissioner
John Keresey, providing for total re-
vision of that section of the school man
ual which defines the curriculums of the
different grades. In submitting the reso-
luton Mr.. Keresey indulged In lengthy
criticism of the school methods in vogue
and added, parenthetically, that it was
about time Hoboken educators woke up
and began to instruct children in rrac-
tical branches of learning instead of nur-
sery hobbies and fads.
The resolution was aimed particularly
at the abolition of the Pestalotzzi sys-
tenn of teaching numbers. the Phonetic
system of teaching spelling and reading,
vertical handwriting and fable and story
telling sessions during class hours Com
missioners Keresey and Waldheim were
the only members of the Board to vote in
favor of the resolutions adoption and
President Offermann declared it lost.
Our system is as good as we can get
at the present time, said Mr.. Offermann.
"If we can be convinced that a better
one is in existence we shall be willing
to adopt that system, but we do not pro-
pose to smash up things offhand as the
resolution just defeated provided. An ed
ucational system is too important thing
to cut up in two and patch up in the
middle of school term. am glad to
see the views of the majority of this
Board comedies with mine in this re-
spect. We cannot accomplish anything
by being RASH
The establishment of an intermediate
course between the grammar and High
School classes received the Boards undr-
imous vote of approval and routine busi-
ness was rushed through in the probable
anticipation OF the lively tilt between
Chairman Offermann and Commissioner
Keresey, which followed the meeting. sAd-
journment had barely been declared wien
the chairman approached Mr.. Keresey
and in a voice loud enough for everybody
in the room said to HIM
81 am willing to take upon myself the
responsibility Of the statement that you
never wrote that resolution you introduce
ed this evening"
Don't you credit me with the ability to
frame measure of that character"
asked Mr.. Keresey.
ITS not that I refer to- responded the
chairman. You know that as we'll as you
know that the resolution was patched up
between Miss Elizabeth Allen and Assem-
blyInan Allan Benny. OF the former
have nothing to say. OF the latter would
suggest that he confine himself to the ed
ucational system of Bayonne and not be
wasting his talents and energy on Hobo
ken. We're old enough to take care of
ourselves here and the schools of Bayonne
can stand whole lot of Improvement
Its about time you applied that re-
mark to Hoboken," rejoined Mr.. Kere-
sey 1--WE can stand a whole lot of i'm
provement here, depend upon it. I've been
trying to draw that fact into the Board
ever since I have become member of it,
Mr.. Waldheim here joined in the discus
sion and Chairman Offermann threw up
his hands and left the room.
''The fight is not over vet" Mr.. Keresey
assured the Commissioners. as they fol-
lowed the example of the chanr.