The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-06-24
Superintendent Snyder Gives
Facts and Figures to the
Board Of Education.
PRESENT CONDITIONS GOOD
Total Enrolment 81, ,628;
Schools in Use 4a; Value Of
Propsrty SO. 474, ,487 65.

In his annual report submitted at
Thursday nights meeting of the Board
Of Education. Superintendent Snyder Of
the Public Schools interestingly and
exhaustively treats Of the schools pres
ent conditions. which. he declares. is SAT-
isfactory, and offers many valuable sug
gestions. The report is a lengthy one.
The News will deal with it in install
ments. Under separate headings Mr..
Snyder discusses School Buildings
New Buildings, Primary and Gram
mar Schools High School. 2 Training
School Evening Schools and Com
pulsory Education,n etc. Before reaching
these headings the report of the Super
intendent gives the following statistics:
Population Of Jersey City. according
to census of 1900, 2o6.432; estimated pop
uIation, 1904, 100000; total number of
school buildings. 1904 43;; number Of
buildings owned by the Board, 43; num-
ber of buildings rented by the Board 0:
number Of seats, 25,7o1; number of build
ings in course of construction. 2; number
Of buildings in course of enlargement, 8;
value of lots aud buildings, 81. .193, ,219.55.
vaane Of furniture and supplies, s134.-
594.87 valde Of books and stationery,
k46lS73.7;i;; total valuation Of school
property, sa,s74 1866; total enrolment,
3S, ISL; average register, 2t,029; average
attendance 24.Gs2s percentage Of attend
snce '94.sa
Tie total enrolment during the fiscal
rear gas 9Iil III obtaining this total
:lle netlied Of previous years was observ-
"a, that IS. the total for The whole city
was obtained BY adding together the
totals reported for the several schools
~ the principals. II is clear that there
must be many Implications Of names on
account Of transfers from one school 10
another, or Of promotions from one de-
partment to another. If we follow the
method required by the State School De-
oartment in accordance with which each
pupil is enrolled but once during the year.
although he may attend two or more
schools during the time, our total en-
rollmeut is found to be 34G27 This
number represents the total number of
different pupils attending the schools dur
ing the past year. The difference be-
tween this total and that given above,
Or more than 4,00o shows how many
pupils were received in more than one.
school or department In making com
parisons with previous years it is neces-
sary TO use the larger total.
The increase in average register and
average attendance is about 1000 In
percentage Of attendance there was
decided increase. Indeed, the percentage,
viz, 94:s2, was higher than ever. in
spite of unfavorable weather conditions.
It is net rossible to speak with certainty
the reasons for this pleasing record, but
it is undoubtedly due TO great extent
to the enforcement of the compulsory
school law. Of w.nch more will be said
laser in this report
on comparing the total enrolment with
the average attendance, We find the per-
centage to be 6a.7S. which is about the
same as that Of last year. The total
enrolment used IN the calculation is the
larger total referred TO above. and is OBJ
tanned by the method followed in past
years. while the method of computing
average attendance remains the same.
It is clear from what has already beep
said that the percentage obtained in this
way cannot be regarded as representing
accurately the conditions Of attendance,
although the percentage Is retained in the
table given above for the purpose of COM
parison. It would be fairer to base this
calculation upon the smaller total enroll
ulent, which includes every pupil but
once. and is therefore accurate. The per-
centage would then be 7l.2s
Under the head Of School Buildings.
NJ. Snyder says:
The schools are In general III excel
lent condition. Il ought 70 be said, how
eyer that several important improve
ments could not be made because the ap
preparation for repairs was insufficient
j is important that repairs and improve
nients be made promptly, as soon as III,
necessity for them appears otherwise de
ter oration becomes very rapid and thl
cost Of repaiEing accumulated defects be
Hoods Sarsa parilla cures radically