The Jersey City news., 1906-04-03
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Whereas, The ParochiM schools ofs our
city are educating free Of expense to our
city 10.B6S children. TINS Imposing q
pie; and
Whereas. Our schools, both in method
ana grade work, have made rapid strides
and today with schedule of studies ar
ranged as nearly az possible with that of
our public schools afford our children.
complete grammar course ana thorough
~ 1t them for High; and
Whereas, We desire for the building
up OF our school system to give our chill
dren graduating an opportunity to enter
the field Of higher educatio and for this
purpose pledge ourselves to supply any
dl1erence existing between our schedule
and that of our public schools, so as to
render our system more Efficient; be it
RESOLVED, That we, the Rectors of the
Catholic churches of our city, and by our
of1ce principals Of our schools, respect
fully petition your Honorable Body to ex-
tend to our Parochial school children
graduating the right to enter High School
on our approval.
Respectfully submitted by the under
John A. Sheppard, v G. ST. Miehael's
Rev; John J. BOyIan, St. Lucy's
Rev; Joseph II. Meehan, Ali Saints
Rev. John A. Sullivan. ST. Al0ysius.
Rey- Alph. NJ 81. Seha eken, St Paul's.
P. w. Smith. st. Johns.
Church. M
Rev. ]. j. Maher. ST. Anne,s.
John w. Fox, st. Peters Church
John F. RYAN. St. Bridget's School
Thomas Quinn, st. Paul of the Cross
Vincent sciolla, Holy Rosary Church.
z. Q. Smyth. ST. Joseph's Church.
5el u. ID. Ter Woert st. Mary's Church.
EXHIBIT B.
elersey City, n. j., February 10, 1906.
Rev. John A. Sheppard, d. D., Vicar
General. st. Miclsaefs Church. Jersey
Reverend and Dear Sir-The COM
munlcatlon by yourself and others, Rec
tors of Catholic churches in Jersey City,
and the principals Of Parochisl schools,
addressed to Superintendent Mr. Henry
Snyder and the Board Of Education,
petiti0ning the Board of Education to ex-
tend to the Parochial school children
graduating therefrom the right to enter
the High School on the approx II of petit
loners,. was referred to the Righ School
Committee and the Committee on Teach
ers and Salaries. These two committees
have the matter of your petition under
consideration. and would be pleased to
have You and as many of the petitioners
as care to be present TO meet +be two
committees in conference at meeting to
be held at the Board of Education rooms
in the City Hall on Friday, February
10th, 1906, at half-past three O'Clock j
the afternoon
The committees desire to learn from
You and petitioners something of the
methods and grade work in your Paro-
chial schools and studies pursued, ard
what record you keep of tbs work and
advancement of pupils, and of their
scholarship and standing at graduation
from the grammar course, in order to
form some idea of their fitness to enter
the Jersey City High School, and to hear
your views as to what tests c. examin-
alton should be required to admit pupils
to the High School, who have not been
educated in the Public Grammar Schools
of Jersey City.
BY direction of the two committees
aforesaid.
Yours very respectfully.
WILLIAM A. LEWIS.
Chairman.
EXHIBIT G.
st. MicnaePs Rectory, 240 Ninth Street,
Jersey City.
Mr.. w. A. Lewis
Dear Sir-We. the Rectors of Jersey
City, are in receipt of your kind invita-
tion to meet the joint committee desig
mated to give US a hearing on Friday,
February 16, 1906.
Our petition states our position very
clearly, and we have no desire to stir up
religious animosity ON question which
might have been, and may easily be, set
tied by your Board We have sufficient
confidence in that, competent body to give
US fair and inapas.tiaa rsis1y. s
Yours sincerely.
JNO. A. SHEPPARD, ". G..
For the Rectors
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The Subcommittee on New High
School was empowered, on motion of Mr..
Lyons, to appoint a Board of Examiners
to carry out The object of resolution
adopted January %, 1906
The Board adjourned, on motion of Mr..
Barnes.
FRED. EGE,
Secretary