The Jersey City news., 1892-03-14
MR.. POLAND HONORgD.
Dinner and Reception Given
Him by the New York
SChoolmasters'
Club.
PLANSOF HIS STATE WORK
AIr. Dayey Of orange Greets HIM
For the Teachers OF the State-
lie viii Be Nun.Partisan.

Addison b. Poland, the newly elected
State School Superintendent of this State.
was rendered reception and dinner at
The Hotel ST. Denis on Saturday
evening by the New York School
N ssters' Club in honor of his ap-
pbintment. Mr.. Poland is member Of
the club, as are also number of promi-
nent teachers and school officials OF New
Jersey ~s A%
Over one hundred members of the club
were present. Randall Spaiding of Mont
clair presided. Seats of honor were &C
corded President De Garmo of Smath-
more College, Pennsylvania, who de-
liyered an interesting lecture on "The
herbartian System Of Education;"
Senator Hays OF the State
Board of Education and Presi-
dent Of the Newark Board; President
Voorhees,, of the Jersey City Board; j. M.
Green, Principal of che New Jersey State
Normal School; Superintendent Barrin.
ger. OF the Public Schools of Newark;
superintendent Snyder, OF the public
schools of this city; Mayor Haynes, OF
Newark, who Is q member of the club;
Principal Sweeney, of the Jersey Ct ty
High School, aud Sup ,rintend mt V. l..
Davey, OF East Orange, who addressed
Mr.. Poland in ben If OF the clu b and es-
peciaIly the teachers of New Jersey.
FEAST OF REASON.
After the menu had been disposed Of,
Superlni endenJ Davey made his address.
lie said:-"lt is matter Of congratula-
tion that the entrance of the Superinten-
deut of Schools of New Jersey into his
Office is of sufficient interest to Il clu b
c,mposed largely Of New York men to
make such greeting as you are giving
him onight not only possible but natural
The teachers OF New Jersey are now in
teresteu as never before i'll the inau-
guralion Of a new Superintendent of
S ho0ls."
The speaker told story OF a lusty cid
fellow who had been three times MARI. ed
and who sat with the fourth candidate i'll
the minister's parlor. When told to rise.
he said:-rIve usually sot."
"lhe New Jersey teachers have usually
'sot' said the speaker, when they We're
about to be united to a new State Super
intendent, but this time the sanity priest
who was Instrumental in effecting the
union, and who is lot absolutely Green in
Jne business, suggested a less passive at
tiiude. 1t WIS intimated that certain
personnge of Leonne strength would.ai
and 'abeL' them # they gave him any
x.
aud applause. The result is well
known" said tue speaker. "The blushing
Superintendent is uow ours until the
death Of his party do us part.
''To some OF us whose politics are not
of the Kind now prevailing In The more
marshy and malarial portion of the State
the evolution of such a man from such n
party seems to retute the commonly ac-
cepted idea that the age of miracles is
past. We have long cried, Can any good
thiug come out of Nazareth?' referring
D rtly to Jersey CITY. But 1t has certain
Iy me. [Applapss.l
81 have endeasoreu to reconcile my
positive faith in and admiration for this
man VINO now assumes the leadership OF
our educational forces with my equally
positive opinion tf his New Jersey en-
vironments l congratulate the State
on the wise choice that has given us this
man who has been tried in so many posi-
lions ana who has not been found want
ing. Applause.] | congratulate you,
MIR Superintendent, on your entrances
into this new and broader and more re-
sp)nsbie p ,sition. 1 am not speaking
t,arhers of Saw jersey welcome you
and are rejoic.d that you are to lead
llnm, GAppiause.1 We have known only
good In ings of you neret ofore. We expect
much of you in the future.
.sIt is rumored that ut present the
the necessary qualifications for the Office
of County Superintendent are the ability
to read and write, and the performance
of solid service in the interest of the
political party in power. We hope tlat
this kind of thing is to be stopped, or at
have a friend at Court who will SPEAK out
plainly in this matter and expostulate g
against the present domination OF our
State Board by the political bosses of the
counties. We hope that some Of the
peculiarities in the present regulation OF
ment of the diplomas of colleges and
normal schools outside of New Jersey
will be by your influence so modified AS to
appear more reasonable and less like q
very high tariff to force us to employ
home products, We look to you to sc
handle the individual members of oul
local Boards that when :hey visit Tren
ton they will return with the Erm belle!
that their Superintendent Is the best the
State ever had and ought to receive AT
Immediate increase of salary" lGrea
poLAND's MODEST REPLY.
Mr. Poland made a modest but graceful
feR,y; ffeeRIloyws:nsNY ny President and gentle men
I thank you sincerely for the honor you
do me- feel unused to such an occasion
If I fail to interest you in the few re
marks may make, attribute IL TO maid
eniv modesty. Next to being Jersey
man-and feel it to be no mean distinc
tion when see about me such men ~
these, the President of the state Norma
SCHOOL, members of the State Board, the
Mayor of Newark aud the editor or u
leading Republican paper am roud O
being Il member of the New York school
masters, Club. / take especial pride IL
recalling the fact that was present no
onlv mt It's birth but at its conception. Al
~ mem Der of the christening committee II
was my happy privilege to first propose
the name by which it is now known"
Mr.. Poland then humorously described
4ba dificulties encountered by the com
nittee IN selecting AN appropriate name
Cn,ne of the members he said intefposet
tba ohiection that Chicago might obJec
ta the name Metropolitan being attacnet
Go anytning outside OF the windy CITY
If the ideas of Mr.. Goodwin, the Brooklyl
member had prevailed the CLUB woult
have had misfit name. Jersey modestN
iad him TO suggest the name OF New Sort
Scnool Teachers Club, but the radius O.
;,s clnbs scope was extended one hundre,
,niles that his friend Green, or Trenton
WIGHT become member.
.sITnless IL be his Democracy" conttu
nod Mr. Poland, 1.-The chief characteristic
of the Jerseyman Is his innate modesty
~ II IIIsuohterl But he ~ ambitious. His
annII,on Is bounded only by the stars
H. ,,rnsps The electric bolts from TN
nn,yens aud he BOTTLES thon, aud h'
S.uss Them on the New York markets
PldNt' t,l Fill " .IMnftpr