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The monthly cards are distributed on the first Monday of each month, and the entertainments occur on the Friday fol- lowing. The badges are worn at the entertainments and on the other Friday afternoons of the month.
The monthly entertainments have been held regularly, and have been much enjoyed by the pupils and teachers and their friends They have been so discreetly prepared and conducted that they have in no way interfered with the regular scholastic work of the school. Many friends and former pupils have kindly assisted, and the pupils who have taken part have cer- tainly reaped benefit in many ways.
The League publishes a very neat and interesting eight-page
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school paper twice each year -a holiday and Easter number. A plan very similar to that of the Loyal League, but neces- sarily modified, is in successful use in the primary department.
Since Mr. Bissell assumed charge of the school in 1886, the School Library has grown from 37 volumes to fully 1,000 volumes. In December, 1887, the school held a large fair in Oraton Hall and cleared $491.25, which was used towards sup- plying the school with a circulating and reference library. The success of this fair was due to the earnest and hearty co- operation of all the teachers and pupils. In April, r892, a " Class Fair " netted $135, which was used to purchase a circu- lating library specially for the primary pupils. The Reference Library contains about too well-selected and much used books.
The school entertainments are always of a high order. Those which have been held during the past ten years have netted about $1,300, all of which have been used to the school's benefit.
The regularity and punctuality of the pupils speak well for them and their school. The cases of tardiness during the present principalship have been as follows : 1886-87, 180; 1887-88, 35; 1888 89, 17; 1889-90, 32 ; 1890-91, 41 ; 1891-92,19; 1892-93. 19: 1893-94. 30 : 1894-95, 35 : 1895-96, 30. The average during the last nine years has been only 29, against 180 during the first year.
That punctuality is not secured at the expense of attendance is evident from the fact that the average percentage of attendance in all the classes is usu- ally above 95 per cent.
The good work accomplished by the Burnet Street School is in no small measure due to the loyalty and efficiency of its corps of teachers. It is also true that the school has been very fortunate in having as commissioners, gentlemen who have given prompt and intelligent consideration to all matters pertaining to the school's welfare.
These illustrations represent the Chestnut Street School, opened September, 1860; enlarged 1870; class rooms, 15; Principal, David Maclure. Miller Street School, opened June, 1881; enlarged 1887-88; classrooms, 14 ; Principal, J. Wilmer Kennedy.
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CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOL.
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WASHINGTON STREET SCHOOL.
T HE old Third Ward School was built in 1843-4. At this time there were five wards in Newark -the North, East, South, West and Fifth. This school was in the South Ward. - It was the first public school building erected in the city. Rented buildings were hereto- fore used. It was located on Hill and Court Streets, and was two stories high. The upper floor was used as the male de- partment and had its entrance on Court Street The lower floor was used as the female de- putment and its entrance was on Hill Street. There was a front yard on each street, the building being placed equally distant from the sidewalk of either street. Riker's jewelry factory now occupies the site. Each floor consisted of one large room and two small recitation rooms. The children studied in the large assembly rooms, and recited to monitors in the recitation rooms, In 1860, these large rooms were divided by glass partitions, making three rooms on each floor, each seating fifty pupils. The large rooms were heated by stoves, but the recitation rooms were not heated. It was a Grammar School. Nelson Mowry was its first princi- pal. He was succeeded by Joseph A. Andrews.
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In May, 1556, a Primary Industrial School was organized in a building rented by the Board of Education, on West Kinney Street, corner of Beecher Street
These Industrial Schools were to feed the Grammar Schools. In 1860, the Third Ward Primary School was opened in a building in Fair Street. It was two stories high, one room on each floor. Mary A. Wood- ruff was its first prindipal and held that position some years after the present build- ing was occupied. In 1862, the Third Ward Industrial School moved to the building on Mulberry street, near Chestnut Street, known as Mulberry Chapel, and the Third Ward Primary School moved from the Fair Street building to a building corner of Kinney and FRANK H. HANSO , A. M. Beecher Strects.
In 1860, Samuel W. Clark succeeded Mr. Andrews as princi- pal of the grammar school. In 1867, the primary school moved again to the building on the corner of Court and Nevada Streets, opposite the grammar school. In 1868, the present building on Washington Street near West Kinney Street was completed. Both grammar and primary schools moved for the last time to occupy it. In 1879, Mr. B. C. Gregory succeeded Mr. Samuel W. Claik, who resigned to conduct a Sunday School paper which was published in Philadelphia.
In 1882, the crowded condition of Washington Street School made it necessary to provide greater facilities, and a building on the corner of Coe Place and Marshall Street, formely used as a jewelry factory, was rented and opened into two primary classes. It increased rapidly, and in 1883 there were four classes. In 1888 the property was purchased, and in 1889 a new building of two rooms was added and used in connection with the old building. At present there are five classes in the Marshall Street School.
In 1888, Mr. B. C. Gregory was succeeded by Mr. Frank H. Hanson. A. M, a graduate of Colby University, who is still in charge of the school. Mr Gregory resigned to accept the posi- tion of Supervising Principal of Public Schools at Trenton, N. J. The school ranks with the best of Newark's schools. About Soo children attend the school. Principal G. O. F. Taylor once taught here. The roll of teachers for the past thirty or more years contains many honorable and worthy names, and we are sure that the old Third Ward has been greatly favored always in this respect.
The illustrations presented on this page represent the Wash- ington Street School and its present able Principal. These recall to mind the steady outgrowth of the old South Ward School, and the triumph of public education in Essex County.
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EIGHTEENTH AVENUE SCHOOL.
O NE of the many schools of which Newark may well be proud, is the Eighteenth Avenue School. It is located in the southwestern part of the city. Its grounds are bounded by three streets, so that the building stands in an open space, thus providing ample light to each class-room-an advantage greatly to be desired.
The first building was erected in 1871, and consisted of eight class-rooms. In 1873 it became necessary to enlarge it, by the addition of a building in the form of a large T, which, sur- mnounted by two turrets, added to the architectural beauty of the present structure. This made a school of nineteen class- rooms, none too large to meet the demands of the rapidly increasing population of the okdl Thirteenth Ward. The pupils and patrons of its early days purchased a large bell, which is hung in a belfry, and its tones call the children from far and near to each session of the school. This has been of the greatest advantage in reducing to almost a minimum the number of cases of tardiness.
The Eighteenth Avenue School has been fortunate in having for its principals men of character as well as intellect. Of these, when the school was but an intermediate school, Princi- pals Smith, Schulte, Kennedy and Maclure were promoted to grammar schools.
The school was opened as a primary school. It soon advanced to an intermediate school, having no grade higher than the sixth year. It was necessary for pupils wishing to enter the High School, to be admitted to a grammar school for the remaining two year's course. The Eighteenth Avenue School was an intermediate school when Henry J. Dougherty, the present principal, assumed control. Through his untiring efforts, with the hearty co-operation of his teachers, the grade
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of the school steadily advanced and in 1891 the first graduates of Eighteenth Ave- nue School en :- tered the High School.
It has been the custom for each graduating class to leave a class memorial. The class-room has many beautiful tokens of its former inmates, which serve as an inspiration to those who are still treading the path of learning in the
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old familiar place. The graduates have formed an alumni association, which is in a flourishing condition. Thus, a bond of friendship has been cemented between the present pupils of the school and those who have passed out from their alma mater. The school has good reason to mention the alumni with pride and gratitude.
From time to time, the school has held very successful as well as pleasing entertainments. The funds derived therefrom have been judiciously spent. As a result of these investments. the school can boast of a fine library, containing several sets of encyclopa dias, histories, books of reference and works of standard writers, which are of interest to pupils and teachers alike.
Since the observance of Arbor Day by the public schools of the city, many trees have been planted in the playgrounds and on the streets bounding them, so that shade and beauty are thus provided. The front lawns are kept in good condition during the season, and flowers in beds and urns add much to the good appearance of the building.
An annex on Livingston street, with its entrance on the Eighteenth Avenue School grounds, was built in the early part of 1894, and the two buildings, which may properly be con- sidered one school, have a seating capacity for 1,280 pupils.
In October, 1891, the school was opened as an evening school, holding sessions during five months of each year. Many parents are compelled to take their children from the day schools as soon as they have reached an age when they can earn something. The evening school offers advantages to this class of pupils.
During the summer of 1895, the Eighteenth Avenue School opened its doors for six weeks as a summer school. The attendance was good for the entire term, which shows the ap- preciation felt by those living in the vicinity of the school. No national holiday ever passed without appropriate exercises by the school on the day preceding such holiday.
That patriotism has been instilled in the hearts of the pupils of the Eighteenth Avenue School is evinced from the following fact : The first memorial left to the school by the first gradu- ates of the school was Old Glory. The stars and stripes were cut by the boys of '91, and the girls sewed together that emblem which is the pride and glory of every true American heart.
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SOUTH MARKET STREET SCHOOL.
N the year 1855, the city of Newark expended I what was then a large amount of money, in the construction of school-houses. The South Market Street School was one of the buildings con- structed in that year. This building, and several others in the city, were constructed on one plan and were then considered models of school archi- tecture, and replete with all the latest and neces- sary apphances and facilities of a first-class school building, and was intended to accommodate three hundred and fifty pupils. During the two score years of the history of this school, many of the scholars from this school have become prominent and influential citizens of Newark.
Mr. Samuel W. Clark, the first Principal of South Market Street School, a man of sterling character, remained a number of years. His able successor, William Johnson, also remained at the head of the school some ten or more years, and ably conducted the efficient and popular methods of his prede- cessor. J. Newton Smith was the next Principal. For the past sixteen years the school has been in charge of Mr. William P. B. Urick,
The school accommodations furnished by this old building have long since become inadequate for the growing neighbor- hood. More than double the original number of seats have been crowded into the house and filled, and pupils are turned away for want of room.
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HE Hawkins Street School was erected in 1887-88, and
was first opened on January 3, 1889. It first opened with five class-rooms occupied, and continued with that number a year and a half, being during that time an annex to South Market Street School.
In September, 1891, another class-room was opened and Mr. Clarence S. Giffin was appointed Principal of the school. The following September another class-room was opened, and the school has since continued with seven class-rooms occupied. There is yet one unoccupied room.
The ground floor of the building is occupied by the Princi- pal's office and reception room, the boiler room and two large courts, one each for the boys and girls. The second and third floors are each occupied by four class-rooms, and reception
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SOUTH MARKET STREET SCHOOL.
rooms for the teachers. The class-rooms are large, well lighted and ventilated. and each capable of seating sixty pupils. Each room is provided with a cloak room, and cloak rooms, courts and the class-rooms are all heated by steam. The building and site are valued at 836,000.
THE "FRANKLIN" SCHOOL.
IN reviewing the steps that have led up to the establishment of the ' Franklin " School as we know it to-day, the data at hand for the earlier stages is so meagre that no attempt is made to go into detail. Suffice to say, that when Newark was no more than a town, and only the three R's were taught in the schools, the cus- tom prevailed of naming them in honor of noted men. Therefore, one located in what is now known as the Fourth Ward of the city, was named in honor of our illustrious Franklin.
The site of this school was pur- chased by N. J. C. R. R. Co. and the money turned over to the munic- ipal authorities to be set aside for the purpose of locating a school WILLIAM P. R. URICK. bearing the same name in another portion of the city. After a number of years, when it became apparent to the Board of Education that the school accommodation of the Eighth Ward was inadequate to meet the wants of this section of the city, the present site on Fifth Avenue was purchased; however, not without some
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friction in the Board of Educa- tion, as other sections of the city made a strong fight for its loca- tion. Therefore, this money held in reserve by the Board of Education was spent in pur- chase of this site.
An eight-room building was built on the above site, and what was known as the Frank- lin Public Primary School was organized in September, 1889, with the following corps of teachers : T. T. Collard, Princi- pal ; Miss Amy Simpson, Miss Ida J. Morrison, Miss F. A. Haring, Miss E. Klotz Miss M. A. Baldwin, Miss J. Dettmer, Miss M. G. Haskell, Miss E. L. Sayre. In April, 1893. Miss Abbie P. McHugh was made Principal, and Mr. Collard was transferred to North Seventh Street School.
It soon became apparent that an eight-room building was too small to accommodate the school population, and hence the necessity for and enlargement of the building. This was brought about largely through the efforts of the School Com- missioner of the ward directly interested in this school, Mr. Moses J. DeWitt. The addition made consisted of eight class- rooms, a fine assembly hall and court. Therefore, the present building is equipped with 16 class-rooms, two large commodious courts, and an assembly hall that will seat 500 people or more.
Upon opening the schools in September, 1895. the Board of Education decided to make the " Franklin " School a grammar school, thus really transferring the grammar department of Webster Street School, leaving the latter a primary school. Also the Bloomfield annex, a two-room primary school, was abolished, and pupils transferred to the "Frankiin " primary. This necessitated changing the teachers from the Webster St. grammar and Bloomfield Ave. annex to the " Franklin " School, which was done before the opening of school in September.
A. G. BAI.COM.
L'pon opening of school it was not known just how many of the sixteen class-rooms would be occupied, but in a day or so it was evident that every class-room would have to be used. as over 900 children applied for admis- sion the first week of school.
The following is the corps of teach- ers : Grammer De- partment - } rinci- pal. A. G. Balcom ; V .- Principal, Abbie P. McHugh ; As- sistants, Belle M.
THE " FRANKLIN " SCHOOL.
Gore, Anna L. Garrabrant, May Woodruff, Jessie B. Mikels, Amy Simpson, Claribel Gogl, Juliet Dettmer. Primary Department - Vice-Principal, Annie E. Curtis; Assistants, Car- oline Y. Haulenbeek, H. Isabel Smith, Ada E. Sargeant, M. Fannie Brackin, Mary G. Haskell, E. Louise Sayre, Florence A. Haring.
WALNUT STREET SCHOOL.
THIS school, located in the Tenth Ward, is a Primary School. The building was erected in 1862 and remodeled .드 1877. It contains eight class-rooms and a teachers' and principal's room. It is heated by steam, and although small, is a comfortable building.
This school has for its principal, Miss S. Fannie Carter ; Miss Carrie C. Hutchings is head teacher. The assistants are the Misses Laura C. Delano, Elizabeth Rodamor, Florence J. Farmer, Abbie J. Iloppaugh, Mattie M. Miller, Agnes Geppert and Carrie M. Welcher.
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OLIVER ST. SCHOOL.
T HE Oliver Street Grammar School was opened Sept. 6, 1869. The dedication exercises were held in the building Friday, Aug. 31. F. W. Ricord, Pres- sident of the Board of Educa- tion, presided. Addresses were made by President F. W. Ricord, Superintendant of Schools Geo, B. Sears and the ward commissioners B. B. Douglas and Elibu B. Earl. The building contains fourteen liss rooms and will accommo- date about eight hundred child- ren. The building and site cost 856.310.
Joseph A. Hallock was ap- pointed principal and remained till 187 ;. W'm. H. Elston was then appointed. He resigned in 1879. and was succeeded by Edwin Shepard the present principal. The following have served as Vice-Principals and Assistants since the school was organized: Vice-Principals of Grammar Department, Wm. Ilayes and Mrs Carrie A. Hal- lock, both of whom have died ; Miss Eunice A. McLeod, who is now occupying a similar position in the Elliot Street Grammar School; Elizabeth H. Burr, now Mrs. Peck, of Stroudsburg, Pa., and Susie Steele ; Vice-Principals of the Primary Department, Anna E. Curtis, now connected with the " Franklin " School ; Laura C. Delanoe, at present teaching in Walnut Street School ; Emma J. Dean, now Mrs. Wm. Dougall, living in Newark ; Annie E. Harrison, who resigned, and Emma Finter; Assistants, Carrie Hutch- ings, now in Walnut Street School; Emma J. Sheriff, now Mrs. Titus, living in Newark; Sarah E. Beam, Henrietta Price, resigned, living in Newark; Emma L. Lewis, now Mrs. Groves, living in Newark; Kate Roche, Alice M. Squire, now Mrs, Thompson; Mary Benjamin, now Mrs. Foster of Newark; Fan- nie Steele, Jean M. Hendry, now Mrs. Dr. Few Smith, of New- ark ; Mary D. Kirkpatrick.now at Ann Street School; Hannah Moore, Kate H. Belcher, now teaching in Orange, N. J .; Electa M. But- ler, now a miss- ionary in Can- ton, China; Sarah M. Baker, I.DWIN SHEPARD. now Mrs. Baker,
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of Newark; Hattie J. Clark, now Mrs. Charles W. Connell, of Newark: Annie O. Hoppaugh, now Mrs. D. G. Maclay, of Fargo, N. D .: M. Melissa Harrison, now Mrs. Frank Gibson of Newark; Ida M, Hatcher, M. Adelaide Healey. Ruth L. Hampson, now Mrs. F. C. Nettleship, of Newark ; Annie L. Rogers now Mis. Stewart ; Mary E. Maclay. L. Belle Ludlow, Lizzie D. Tucker. now Mrs. C. Hopwood, of Newark; Alice Dod, now Mrs. Ketcham; Belle Kirk, now Mrs. Folsom, of Kearney, N J .; Daisy M. Law, Evie Symons, A. M. Beyer, now in Iligh School; Florence G. Carter, now Mrs. Egner, of Newark; 1. Edna Freeman, and Sarah C. Moore; also the following who are deceased : Mrs. H. M. Willis, and Emma Ilohbis.
The graduates from the school number seven hundred and fifty-two and are scattered from one end of the country to the other. All the professions are represented by them, and our boys and girls are to be found in every walk of life. Twenty-six of the graduates have become teachers in our schools, two of them are in the Newark High School, and three are represented in the present faculty of the school. Connected with the school is a fine library consisting of over nine hundred volumes. This is the largest grammar school library in the city. More than fifteen hundred dollars has been expended in books and charts since it was established, The books and magazines are in con- stant circulation, and furnish families of the ward much useful reading. All this money, save one hundred dollars given by the state, has been raised by the pupils and teachers, The value derived from the school library can hardly be estimated; as an educational factor, it is second only to the teacher.
The patrons of the school take special pride in its welfare, This is shown by the large number yearly graduated to the Ihigh School and by its liberal contributions to its library and other improvements. The walls are decorated with many fine pictures and the front yard is one of the best kept in the city.
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SOUTH STREET SCHOOL.
IN the report of Superintendent Barringer for 1875, attention was called to the over- crowded condition of the schools of the Tenth Ward; and, in the same year, a building was rented in Thomas street, near Hermon. Jan- uary 3, 1876, two rooms were opened, with Mrs. Carrie A. Hallock in charge. In September, 1876. Miss Eunice A. Mcleod took Mrs. Hallock's place and continued as Principal until the South Street building was completed. Still, the accommodations were insufficient for this sec- tion, and in 1882 a site was bought corner of South and Hermon streets. In 1883-4, addi- tional appropriations were made and the build- ing begun.
In September, 1884, the school was formally opened by Superintendent Barringer and Com- missioners John L. Armitage and Seymour Tucker, with Principal W. J. Kennedy in charge. During the first year there were 479 pupils and seven teachers. Two of these teachers, Miss Mary M. Parker and Miss Mary D. Kirkpatrick, were from Thomas Street School, and two, Miss Hannah Moore and Miss Mary E. Bedell, were from Garden Street School. Miss Hannah Moore was appointed first Vice-Principal. September 1, 1886, Prin- cipal Kennedy was succeeded by Mr. J. L. Terwilliger, of Washington, N. J. Principal Terwilliger was transferred Sep- tember 1, 1889, and Lewis W. Thurber, of Paterson, was appointed.
April 1, 1892, the School was changed from Primary to Inter- mediate, and remained so till September 1. 1892, when the class of Intermediate schools was abolished and South Street School was changed to Primary.
Mr. Thurber remained Principal until April 1. 1894, when he was transferred to Lafayette Street School, and Mr. K. S. Blake, of the Normal School, succeeded him. Mr. Blake was Princi- pal only four months, and was then followed by Mr. E. K. Sexton, of Closter, N. J .. who took charge October 11, 1894.
The school has had a slow growth since it started, and now contains ten classes and an enrollment ( 1896) of 635 pupils.
In 1887 a sum- mer school was es- tablished and con- tinued till 1891, with an enrollment of about 140 pupils.
In 1895 an even- ing school was started, with Prin- cipal Sexton in charge. It con- tained four classes and an enrollment of 173 pupils.
Credit is due to the Commissioners who have repre- sented this section of the city in the Board of Educa- tion, for its present school accommo- dations.
SOUTH STREET SCHOOL.
CAMDEN STREET SCHOOL.
THE Camden Street School was built in 1884 and opened in September of the same year. This building has fourteen class-rooms, is very well located and is a well-arranged and very convenient house for school purposes. The faculty of the school consists of Mr. Arnold Voget, Principal, Miss Laura B. Sayre, Vice-Principal, Miss J. V. Enders, Head Assistant, and the teachers, Miss L. F ... Hill, Miss L. A. Hill, Miss M. Leanora Stevens, Miss Carrie Kaiser, Miss Jean A. Dearie, Miss Anna Anderson, Miss Edith Burgyes, Miss Griselda Ellis, Miss Frances C. Force, Miss H. Louise Crane, Miss Mabel Burnett, Miss Madeleine Boylan.
The following is an extract from the report of City Superin- tendent of Public Schools, Win. N. Barringer, for 1895 :
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