The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-13
SCHOOL PROGRESS
President Ward in His Re
port to the Board Of Ed
ucation Tells Of the
Years Work.
GITY's GROWING DEMANDS
Good Condition OF the Build
ings Improved System Of
Promotion Evening
Schools Success.
CITY'S GROWING DEMANDS

In the course Of his third annual report
President John Ward. Of the Board Of
Education, who was reelected presiding
officer Of tile Board for fourth term
said:
@The appropriations for the past is-
cal year for the maintenance of the
schools amounted to $532, ,eg2. In ad-
dition to this amount 100000 was ex-
pended on the erection of schools. The
total amount expended during the year
was about $7ss,0oo.
It is important to remember that our
official acts as members Of the Board of
Education affect the present comfort and
| convenience, and the future well-being
and success of more than $4,000 pupils
It is evident to you that their interests
should be paramount in everything that
we do. It gives me great pleasure to
say that you have performed your duties
with the highest ideals in mind, and
have not allowed the interests of individ-
uals outside of the school system, nor
their personal ambitions to interfere with
your determined purpose to do the best
possible work for the benefit Of the pu-
pills.
'.The problem of furnishing sufficient
accommodations has always been a ser
ions one, as indeed it is in all large
cities. The progress which you have
made in past years. and particularly dur
ing the year just closed, has been excep-
tionally satisfactory. You have all, |
am sure, observed with much interest the
use Of the eleven temporary buildings,
with their twenty-five class rooms. which
We're opened in September, 1903. They
| have been in use for about year and
half. It is with the greatest satisfae-
tion that we notice that they have proved
useful and acceptable, far beyond our
expectations.
In many cases the teachers prefer
them to rooms in the adjacent perma-
nent buildings. After cur experience
with them, / am more sure than ever
before, as I know you also are, that their
erection was wise. School No. II, the
beautiful building on Bergen Square.
| with twenty-six class rooms, is about
complete. In the fall we began the con-
struction of extensions to Schools Nos. s,
To- u. "a and %. Their cost, with fur
niture and additional land purchased, will
be about s12o,Ooooo
What must be regarded as the most
notable achievement in the school history
of the city is the erection of the new
High School. We have just cause to feel
great pride in our participation in this
important undertaking. After years of
agitation ad unsuccessful efforts, through
the tireless and persistent zeal Of Mayor
Pagan, who has been at times confront
ed with serious opposition, the High
School was secured The ground was
broken July 6, 1904 The cornerstone
was laid October s. 1904, and the CON
structidn Of the building is rapidly pro-
crossing. Enough Of it has been finished
TO enable citizens to realize what a beau
tiful structure it will be. It is pleasant
TO notice that nothing but commendatiou
of the plans of the structure is heard.
The cost of the land was about S92 600.
The contracts for the erection of the
building amount to about 1929 600. The
grading and Identifying of the grounds
and the furniture will cost about SCI ,000
The total cost Of the building will thus
be about s500.o00
It may be established as certain that
if we desire to keep pace with the
growth IN population we must furnish
additional accommodations each year
for from 200 to 800 pupils.
We may be sure Of the large increase
OF new pupils next fan. Plans for ac-
connmodating them should be under way.
and appropriations for The construction