The Jersey City news., 1905-07-01
CLASSES SHOW
lNCREASEDSIzE
I arger Registration Without
Additional Accommoda-
tion Results in Crowded
Schools.
HIGH SCHOOL COURSES
r comm sndations OF Mr..
Snyder to Increase Ef1ci-
ency Substitutes
Lacking in City
IlG|H SCHOOL COURSES


In last Saturdays issue OF "The
/ News 4 portion of Superintendent Of
the Public Schools Henry snyder's an
snual report to the Board Of Education.
recently submitted, dealing with school
statistics in general Asehool buildings and
new buildings, was printed. Today The
News quotes that part Of the report
deating with Primary and Grammar
Schbols.' Z High Sehool'land Training
| School Under the heading Of ''Pri-
mary ard Grammar Schools the super
intdndent says:
AS no new buildings have been oi Nd
dufing the year there has been no gam
in the number of seats. As might be
/ expected, there was large gain in the
registration Of pupils. The statement for
November 80 before given does not show
the total gain during the year, but is sui
| ficieft for purposes Of comparison The
gain in the number of pupils on register
| Novenlber SO was 1896. As the increas2
fo1 the previous year was 1,041. it may
/ be- concluded with certainty that the pop
uls4tion of the city increased at greater
rate than usual during the past year. II
lmtst be regretted that owing to the
j.
fact that no new classrooms We're added
during the year, the report shows a len
llency toward an increase in the size of
classes. During the year the effort was
made to prevent this increase by the for
nation of four-hour classes. This expe-
dient could not, however, be used in all
ca aAes. The new extensions now in course
of srection will serve to remove this un-
| ii @orable condition to a certain extent at
usEhe notable increase in registration in
the grammar department. which is pro-
portionally greater than that in the pri-
mary department, continues. OF the to.
tai Increase in registration, which was
| 1906, the gain III the grammar depart-
nent was 724, or nearly one half. On
| November 80. 1908. the number of pu-
/ pills in the. grammar was 300 per cent OF
| he total On November 80 1904. it was
lbs per cent.
/ s.Since the increase in the number OF
| Hew pupils has in the past been mainly
/ h the primary department, it has been
| lour policy. in providing new schools, to
| Establish new primary departments, and
| 10 allow existing grammar departments to
receive new grammar pupils. In order TO
carry ont this policy it has been neees-
sary to add new classes to many OF the
/ Aammar departments. but no new gram
ar department has been established
knce the opening Of School No. Is in De-
Mmber. 1884, 1t will be necessary in
e near future to establish another
Eamnar department in the Twelfth
ard. School no. 2S. which contains
IN grammar department, is very
ch overerowded, as has been said here
fore. 1t will be necessary. when the
soposad enlargement of School No. =
completed, to establish grammar de-
lrtment III ii. Assuming that it will hs
gun soon. it cannot be completed be-
re- 1895 By that time there will I'M
ubtedly be sufficient grammar pupils TO
rraIt the organizat on Of new de-
rtnent ii It.
The School department during the
|hoo1 year suffered the loss Of one Of
oldest and most respected principals
III. jacob G. Rinehartf fpr many years
rincipal Of School No. 20 who died on
lily 81. 1904. Mr. Rinehart came to
i reenvIlle In 1867, and was principal Of
4 Is school III that sertion until his death.
hiring his iilcnmhency he had charge of
bur separate school buildings which
Eere staeeessively erected in the district.
|Ir. Rinehart's long service. his aniiable
isposilion his devotion to duty, his St
cheney as principal his strong personal
Araetes' and lis close Identification With
feselsts of GreeEville and its people