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 severed his connection with the schools in the year 1883, and Mr. E. M. Allen was appointed to succeed him; he only held the place a few months, when the present efficient and painstaking official, Mr. Robert Waters, was made principal in 1884, and it is largely due to his untiring work and ceaseless efforts that the present high standard of West Hoboken's public schools is maintained.

There is connected with our schools an excellent library, which is maintained principally by the scholars themselves, who, under the direction of their teachers, at various times give entertainments, the proceeds of which are placed to the credt of the library fund, as are also the proceeds of the annual picnic and the closing exercises. The library now contains 3,305 volumes.

To conduct our schools at the present day we have one superintendent, Mr. Robt. Waters, and the following principals; In No. 1 school.—Miss Carrie Reinhardt is principal of the primary department, and Mr. E. J. Tomlinson over the grammar department. In No. 2 Miss Maria Hillas is principal; in No. 3 Miss Maria Contessa, and in No. 4 Miss Sarah Gillmore is primary principal, and Mr. Waters presides over the grammar department. In all we have 83 teaches and the total cost for maintaining these schools in this year is $65,000.