Barringer High School - Athenaeum Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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6 ucorion such os grommor. hisrory. ge-ogrophy. mothemotics. ond noturol philosophy ore olmosr entirely neglected: o high school would give new impetus to the primory schools, other stores require high schools in lorger towns ond cities . The report odded thot while o femole high school is. olmosr os de-siroble os o mole high school, its es- for free educotion However, nothing reolly chonged Public schools were still scorned os educotion houses for the un-fortunore A new City School Committee independent of the school committee of the Common Council, wos oppoinred Generol Andruss wos nomed choirmon of the committee ond the Rev Williom ft. Weeks wos appointed 'supervisor'' Public Schools Were Scorned as Education Houses for the Unfortunate toblishment would require o large additional expense , ond for thot reoson, it did nor urge its development ot this time. Two decodes after slovery wos abolished in N J.. Generol Isooc Andruss. o member of the school committee, suggested recognition of the Negroes of of on onnuol salory of one hundred dollors It wos his duty to visit from time to time the several schools in which the poor children ore placed ond note their progress ond odvise with the teochers os to the mode on instructing said poor children The original high school house was A futuristic view of Newark 1978 created by Artist Windsor McCoy in 1928 the city . Two Block businessmen. Abro-hom. ond John O King, brothers in the corpenrry business ot Twenty Acodemy Street, oppeored ot the Town Meeting, April 14th. 1628. ond mode o pleo for the oppropriotlon of funds for the ed-ucotion of the one hundred Block children in town Previously, these children hod been schooled in two or more of the loco! Block churches. When the school oppropriotion come up for consideration. the committee specified S 100.00 out of o total of $1000.00, be committed to the educotion of Block children. When Nework become o city in 1836 o new chorrer wos odopted. providing for public schooling. The first Council set aside $3500.00 os evidence of support octuolly the first story of o building on Bonk Street The school hod o foculty of one. o Mr, Nothon Hedges, who exercised complete, ond undisputed authority over his 91 pupils. In 1638. these pupils were odmltted on certificate from the School Committee of the Common Council. The first pupils. 11 of whom were orphons. come from poor homes. The courses of study were not specified by the School Committee. The curriculum wos determined solely by Mr. Hedges, who followed his own whim ond foncy in the education of his students This first high school master, teoch-er. principal ond dfscipl-nonon found it difficult to bring nearly 100 boys to toe the mork . Discipline wos corporal punishment. ond flogging' become o