The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-10-12
Crowded Assembly Chamber
In City Hall to Protest
Against Rule Forcing
Them TO Pay So a Day
for Substitutes
10 DEFINITE ACTON YET
BOARD OF EDUCATION TRANS
ACTED IMPORTANT BUSINESS
REFUSED TO ALLOW AUDI
ToRIUM OF NEW HIGH SCHOOL
TO BE USED AS A PLACE TO
HOLD RELIGIOUS MEETINGS


Between three and four hundred school
marms last night Alaonged the Assembly
Chamber in the City Hall. They were
these to induce, the Board of Education
70 rescigd a.-resolution reeeItly adopted
10 the effect that when a teacher is =
sent Tie substitute employed mus be pay
ed s. per day. Heretofore the substitute
haesteen paid 81 per day. This hes been
deducted from the absent teachers pay.
No kick was made against this, but the
acton of the Board in ordering that the
enlt.;ute be paid 81 per day stirred up
the teachers. Very many of the teachers
ca hot receive 50 q day and these con-
s.dsred. that they had been treated un-
fairy by the Board. The matter was
}aid before the Teachers Association
ard The result was petition to the
Beard to rescind its resolution. Thh
wes presented last night and speeches i'll
Support of the petition We're made by
AlEs Susan C. Marvin. principal of No.
3 Urinary School; Miss Julia Minihan.
prinep3l Of No. 2 primary and Miss Van
Win1e principal of No. 27 primary.
SUeperintendent Snyder explained to fhe
assembled teachers that where a teacher
is receiving less than 81 day and is
Obliged to employ substitute line city
VIII make up the difference between her
salary and chat of the subtitutue employ
ea. There was considerable discussion.
as aesher the petition should be
% Committee of the Whole or
aee Committee 1t was finally
0e ed to refer it to Committee. of the
Whole.
Tie Board transacted much other inn
portant business.
Privilege was granted to the Teachers
Association to hold its reguluar monthly
meetings IN the Assembly room of the
nea Hisa School building. Rev. Lorri-
man, Of the Swedish Lutheran Church in
PaIisade avenue, near the High Schoo.
huiking. asked permission to hold relig-
Gus services in the auditorium on Sun
days. The High School Committee re-
ported adversely on the proposition. sta
ting that while the members. personally,
fayored I he committee felt ha it Wa;
liSFL - TtCJllDlGN11S lue SEaHL-
ing Of Rev. Lorrimans petition. One
OF the nasaEbers said if the application
was granted Rev. DIR. Scuudder and pas
tors Of other denominations along with
tae S2iyati0l Army would be sending in
j Ks Applications. The Board promptly
sa on ga Lorriman's peJition. 1t also
refused u 9liow a committee30f the ocm-
Ing Grss9 Army fair to solicit contribu-
t;ans from pupils of Nos. 10 and 20
s5elscel.
FeriaSF President John H. Ward call
ed the Eoard's attention TO the fact that
insurance experts after examining the
new IL sh School building and finding it
ahse uLely fire proof had insured il at n
ptc1eas senally low figure which reflected
grear credit on architect Rowland and
the qaelnasrs of the Board.
LsEeetaf Ffanck told the Board that
unless certain repairs were made to No. s
schDes + ere would be an epidemic Of
tyDla,G fever.
l5isecso- Lewis. chairamn of the FL
na9ee Go;naittee reported that S726 not
pledged 10 any purpose remained IN the
RepGir Fund. He also served notice that
be favored the Fourth Ward as the 10
cation Of the next new building to be
e-ectsa and would fight for it.
Former Director Ward had already
submitted g report of his personal in
sgeecion cf No. 5 school (the Old High
School buiuiding in Bay street,. No
one. he SAID, who has not visited the
premises can realize its condition. So
greatly an ! impressed with the absolute
necessity Of Immediate action on the
Boards part hat / feel it. my duty to
lis most glazing deficiencies.
call yoar attention in forcible way to
Nsllle Af-. Ward expressed the opinion
tlaa money spent in improving the Duild-
ing woa.d only be so much wasted and
that t was better to erect a new build
ing in rs cad. still, if that could no be
d9ne The rspairing or remodelling Of aae
building Should be begun at once.
AAr. Ward report was laid over, until
the nzt naee1iag.
ap7o utsa b. President Ridgeway to ar
range for memorial service as q tribute
Il, Tie memory Of the late Principal
f.eosge Il LiDsley Of No. I school.