The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-25
MISS ROBINSON
PRINCIPAL
Board Of Education Appoints
Her to the Vacancy
Caused By Mrs.
Foot's Death.
REGRET FOR THE DECEASED
Excise Board Asked Not to
License the Saloon at
Mercer and Brunswick
Streets.
RoERET FOR THE DECEASED

The passage of resolution in opposi-
tion toSthe granting by the Evcise Board
OF pending application for license for
the opening of a saloon at Mercer and
Brunswick streets, and the appointment
of principal of the primary department
of No. 24 school and a number of trans
fers We're the principal items of business
transacted by the Board of Education at
last nights meeting.
The preambles of the resolution adopt
ed concerning the application for license
to open saloon at Brunswick and Mer-
Ger streets set forth that the location is
directly opposite No. 8 school and in the
immediate vicinity fist. Peters par
ochial school, and that the granting Of
such license would be against law and
would tend to injure the morals or the
children attached to the SCHOOLS above
named
The Board appointed Miss Emily B.
Robinson, principal of the primary de-
partment of No. "a school to fill the va
| cancy caused by the death Of Mrs. n. E.
Foot, the appointment to take effect on
April /. Miss Mamie e. Stone was
transferred from school No. to school
| No % ~ 6ll 49, -, .,,,,.x, i A. = ~ :
promotion of Miss Robinson Miss Anna
| Wittpen was transferred from school No.
% to school No. to fill the vacancy
caused by the transfer of Miss Stone,
and Miss Isabelle Forster was appointed
model teacher IN the Training School
to fiji the vacancy caused by the promo
tion of Miss Stone. Miss Laura Kipp
was appointed a teacher in school No. %
to fill the vacancy caused by the trans
fer of Miss Anna Wittpen.
With reference to the death of Mrs.
Foote the following preamble and resolu-
tion were adopted
Whereas, official announcement has
been made of the death of Mrs. Hannah
Elizabeth Foot, principal of the primary
department of School No "a, who for
thirty-four years served as teacher and
principal in the public schools of this
city;
Resolved, That the members of this
Board feel it their duty to place on rec
ord their recognition of Mrs. Foot's long
and devoted service, her faithful and
conscientious devotion to the interests Of
the pupils and teachers under her
charge. and her skill and earnestness as
an Instructor, and their appreciation Of
her many womanly virtues and her un-
firing energy in the discharge of her
important duties"
A copy Of the preamble and resolu-
ticns were ordered forwarded to the reIa-
tiyes of the deceased.
a committee consisting of Director
Matthes, Stratford and Lewis was ap-
pointed to confer with the Board of Po-
Ice Commissioners in connection with
tie president of the Board and the su-
perintendent of the Board with regard to
the request made by the Board for the
assignment Of four policemen to act as
truant officers.
Leaves of absence were granted to
Miss Mary B. Anderson, of No. 81
School, from March Is to April /, on
account of illness. Emma v. Nugent,
No. 81 School, from March / to April
!, on account of sickness.
The Board of Examiners reported that
grammar principals certificate had
been granted to E. E. McCaslin and
primary and grammar certificates to
Carrie A. Bissell and Annie q. Cham
berlain.