The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-15
evening SCHOOLS
Superintendent Snyder Dis
cusses Them in His An
nual Report.
ATTENDANCE IMPROVED
Technical Schools Populari-
ty Greatly Increased
Table OF Pupils


Superintendent Snyder of the Public
Schools had the following to say on the
subject of Evening Schools in his last
annual report to the Board of Educa-
tion:
Compared with the statistics for the
term 19o3-1904, those for the term 1904
1905 show a pleasing increase in attend
anee. This is true both of the Elemen-
tary Evening Schools and the Evening
Technical School In the Elementary
Evening Schools the gain III enrolment
was l9o. i'll average register 1872. and
in average attendance 10. The corre-
spending gains infthe Evelnng Technical
School We're 2S1, 56 and rs. respectively.
It is also pleasing to notice that the at
tendance was better. The percentage of
the term 1903-1904 was S1.3, and for
the term 1904-19o5, s2.7.
The work of the evening schools can
not be regarded with the same degree
of satisfaction as the work of the day
schools, but it ought TO be said that the
| principals and teachers labored faithful
/ " and earnestly.
"The Evening Technical School, as
was expected, was more popular and
more successful than the term before
In addition to the courses established on
the opening of the school, classes in
cooking and sewing were organized in
School No. 8, as departments of the
school, all the other courses being con
tinued in School No l.
THAT the school is of great practical
value and has direct influence upon
earning capacity is shown by the favor
with which it is viewed by those engaged
in spes ial line calling for skilled ar Il
sans and by the fact that it is largely
patronized by ambitious young men and
women. who, having been we'll advan ed
! in the course of the day school, were com
PEELED to suspend their studies and be-
come wage e.arnels, but who eagerly take
advantage of the opportunity to resume
them. Its work has received the appso-
bation of many citizens who have Vi lied
/ the school and have given ii their aid and
encouragement. Special acknowle lge-
ment is due to Mayor Pagan, the
late DR.. Leonard ]. Gordon, and
i the trustees of the Free Public Lii
brary. Mr.. David R. DAILY, Com
! missioner E. B. Bacon and Mr..
Fredsaick Schmidt Of the Public Service
Cooperation, for courtesies extended
Directors Lyons, Clute, and Coy.e, Of
the Evening Technical School Commit
Tee, have been particularly interes. ed in
blye sdlicol and have managed it very
succe ssfully.
School No. II has always been re-
garded as well located for evening school
purposes. Az the old building was torn
down, the evening school located in it
had TO be abandoned. Now that the
/ new school is ready for occupancy. it
is recommended that the evening school
i be re- established | have no doubt but
that another evening technical school
might be proftably established in it. 1t
is likely that that cannot be done next
winter. In that event it would be well
to establish here an elementary school,
and. in addition, classes in freehand
drawing, stnography and typewritins4
An interesting table that gives the
5 places Of birth Of the evening school
pupils. They are as follows:
i United States, 2,O6s; Russia, 225; Ger
many, 213; Italy. 154; Ireland, II; Eng
land, II; Hungary. II; Canada, Z; Bel
way, 27; Scotland, "a; Turken. %: Po-
land, II; Hungard, II; Canada, Z; Bel
GUM, Z; Denmark, 8; Switzerland, Il
Spain, 4; Holland 3; France, 2; Fin
land, ?; Roumania, 2; Mexico, /; jana
|scia. I; Portugal !; Cuba, J; Australia
I; Barbados, /; Nova Scotia, /. Total
2,975.
The Superintendent in concluding his
4 report saws:
The work Of principals and tea'ehers
has been performed IN a quiet vet most
effective manner. They are imbued with
STRONG professional spirit and are each
year securing better resu1ts.e I can
speak with confidence ef the improve
msnt manifested in nrainy ways during
the past year
1t gives NE particular pleasure to
mention the cooperation OF Mayor Fa-
gan in the work Of the school II has
always exhibited the greatest enthu asan
in everything which concerns the pro-