The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-19
PEDAGOGUES IN COUNCIL
County Teachers Associa-
tion Opens It's Annual
Convention in Hoboken.
WHAT CHILDREN SHOULD READ.
Recipes for Saving Time-Professor
Maxwell Believes in Arnold
Of Rugby.
WHAT CHILDREN SHOULD READ.

Notwithstanding the elements, the
pretty theatre Of the German Club on
Hudson street, Hoboken, was crowded
with school ma'ams yesterday afternoon
and evening when the County Teachers'
Association Convention was continued.
Never has the theatre held such bevy of
pretty and intelligent looking young
women. When the JERSEY CITY NEWS
reporter entered the theatre Last night
the scene was an inspfrftfng one. The
hall was brilliantly lighted and the
teachers stood in groups, with animated
faces, conversing and chatting merrily.
The evening session had not yet com1
menced, i
The proceedings of the convention up
70 the afternoon session were told in last
nights JERSEY CITY NEWS. Few of the
teachers left the hall before the afternoon
session commenced and there were many
new arrivals,
The afternoon proceedings were opened
py an essay on How TO Save Time" by
Mr.. H. NJ. Maxson, City superintendent
OF the Plainfield schools. 1t was a very
able article and was we'll delivered. Mr..
Maxson dWelt at length on the atten.
tion OF pupils. When a teacher sees
she has the attention of the pupils, she
is at liberty to talk, and her talk will
generally amount TO something. AS soon,
however, as she sees that she has lost the
attention OF her pupils she should cease
talking. Mr.. Maxson took up several
different subjects, and gave a practical
| talk on panmanship. The methods to ba
Dracticed in penmanshtp were essentially
tnose In vogue in business colleges,
CHILDREN'S READING.
Principal George E. Hardy of New
York. followed in pleasing essay, en-
titled Literature for Children" The
essay was replete with quotations well
applied. Mr.. Hardy said it was hard to
establish STANDARD of literature for
children. as most of the literature was
intended for adults. but keen student
could pick out a course of reading for
children in the public schools.
DR.. James NJ. Green, principal of the
State Normal School spoke next on
''School Economy" DR.. Green dwelt at
length on the value of schools, and of an
education. and in roseate hues pictured the
| future. George G. Ryan, the City Super
tntenaent of the New Brunswick schools,
whose subject was Whose Fault Is Its"
did not put in an appearance and the pro-
ceedings were brought to close sooner
| than was anticipated.
ARNOLD OF RUGBY HoNoRED.
AT the evening session the hall was
again crowded to its utmost capacity.
President Russ, of the Hoboken Board OF
| Education, and Trustee Henry Hess were
among those present. The session was
| opened by an overture rendered by the
Valencia orchestra. Mrs Maria Schultz.
| the charming soprano, rendered several
| selections. and then William b. MAX
| we'll, Superintendent of Public Instruc-
| tion in Brooklyn, delivered a lecture eu-
| titled "a Born Teacher"
Mr.. Maxwelps ideal was the late
Thomas Arnold, High Chief Instructor of
| England. Mr.. Maxwell related briefly
the life of the eminent teacher, and inter-
| spersed many anecdotes.
| One day Mr.. Arnold had reason to
| chide one of the boys in his class. the
| speaker said:-"Mr. Arnold's chiding was
| severe and the boy was very down
hearted. Finally the boy looked up into
| Mr.. Arnold's face, and in fearful voice
| said he had done the best he could.
| Mr. Arnold afterwards said that he
never felt more sorry for anything he did
than when he chided that boy, and ad-
vised all teachers to be patient and for
bearing with their pupils.
THIS MORNINGS PROCEEDINGS.
| The second days session of the Hudson
| County Institute opened this morning at
ten O'Clock, The attendance was as large
| as yesterday. DR.. Langdon r. Thompson,
| supervisor Of drawing, Jersey City, read
an interesting address on Drawing"
| Principal A. j. Demarest OF Hoboken
spoke on bookkeeping"
| When State Superintendent Addison B.
! Poland rose to deliver his address he was
! rapturously applauded. His remarks
were interesting and instructive to the
teachers. B. G. Gregory. of Trenton,
closed the Institute with an address on
| kindergartens.