The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-12-15


The following communication was last
night read at the meeting of the Board
of Education:-
ITO Superintendent Snyder and the
Beard ef Educat.oa:-
"At meeting of the Rev Rectors Of
the Catholic churches of Jersey City,
held in St. Lucy's Rectory, No. 615
Grove street. it was formally resolved
that this appeal to Superintendent Sny-
der and the Board of Education that our
petition be framed in the following reso-
lutions:-
Whereas. The Parochal schools or
our city are educating free of expense to
>our city 1o,Gss children, thus imposing a
heavy but voluntary burden on our peo-
pie; and
Whereas, Our schools, both in method
and grade work, have made rapid strides
and to-day with schedule of studies ar
ranged as nearly as possible with that of
our public schools, afford our children a
complete grammar course and thoroughly
fit them for High School; and
Whereas, We desire for the building
of our school system to give our chill
dTen graduating an opportunity to enter
the field of higher education, and for this
purpose pledge ourselves to supply any
difference existing between our schedule
and that Of our schools, so as to render
our system more efficient; be it
.Resolyed. Thai We. the Reetrrs of
the Catholic churches of our city. and by
our office Principals of the schools, rya
| spectfully petition your Honorable Body
to extend to our Parochial School chil-
dren graduating the right to enter High
School on our approval
The petition is headed by Monsignor
John A. Sheppard, of st. MichaeFs par
ish; Vicar-General of the Newark Dio-
eese, and is signed by every rector of a
Catholic Church in Jersey City. 1t was
referred to the Teachers Committee and
High School Committee to report to the
Committee Of the Whole.
1t was about l O'clock this ~ NJ. when
the Board adjourned. There was a
heated DEBATE over the Miss Jennie Nj
Frost case Miss Frost was transferred
from No. 10 school to No. 16 school IN
September last. Friends Of Miss Frost
and parents of pupils of the school pro-
tested. Comltteenlan Iully, OF NO. 10
school, voted Tor the transfer under the
impression that 1t was agreeable to Miss
Cook.
DIR. Lewis accused the committee of
lodging behind the superintendent of
schools and Mr.. kidg9way demanded
that Mr.. Lewis withdraw the insinua-
fion that everything was not open and
above board III the transfer.
Il voted under Il m.sapprehens.on,"
stated Mir. Tuly.
Mr. Ridgeway asserted that the value
of Official courtesy betN cen directors was
| appreciated by ham and observed, but to
/ letrans.er Miss frost on that pea alone
/ would he Subsery4en of discipline and
| would make matters worse at NO. 10.
'.WhySnot transfer Miss Gibson?" ask
ed Director Edwin A. Barnes
That would have been done as it had
| been considered. but no vacancy in the
vice-pr.ncipa of another school oc-
! Cured" was the answer.
The matter was referred to the Teach
ers' Committee for investigation, and last
night Directors Charles -. Ridgeway, NJ.
/ Il. Ramsey and L. Edward Hermann,
/ Jr., reported sustaining Their former ac-
ton. The report was adopted by vote
! of s to 5. and LATER resolution of Mr..
Tully making the retransfer was killed
| by a reversed vote.
Some sharp things We're said in the
debate, and courtesy was strained to the
breaking point. Hon. William A. Lewis
/ by mastery speech attacked the COM
mittee for failing to observe the courte-
sy Of consult ng Mr.. Tully before NAL k
ing the transfer. Supt Snyder explain
ed the bitter differences between Miss
Frost and Vice Principal Agnes Gibson,
/ of No. TO- extending over two years, and
he said that it was necessary to separate
/ them to preserve discipline in the school.
Mr. Hermann charged Miss Flost
! with appealing to politicians to bring in
fuence to bear on the Board to have her
returned to No. 10.