The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-06
THE STATE SCHOOLS
Will Open Next Week With In
creased Attendance and
New Teachers.

SDeciut 70 1He Jersey CaLV NetcS.
TRENTON, Sept. q. 1S93.-At the State
schools the usual activity of the week
preceding tho opening of the fall term
prevails. The number of students regis.
tered at this time exceeds the number OF
any preceding year at an even date by at
least twenty. This is for boarding pupils
the day scholars are not register ed. Tit
last few days of the vacation are geuer-
ally prolific In applications and the &C
tIvity in CORES pondence this week 1.
greater than usual.
1t Is considered by the faculty a COM
plimentary sign in connection with the
| registration fer the Normal. that a num-
Der of graduates IN the elementary course
have returned to complete the advance
| course.
The preparations for the school opening
are nearing Completion. A number OF
improvements have beer made which
while small. are lmpo tant. The new
gymr asium building mas this 70 IN iatiou
walls up atoat re ,dy for living the first
floor. The contractor is under penalty
10 have tae blu ldlug finished by OctuUer
l. WLea compl sted the prescott gympa-
stun room will BIZ divided mt class
r1oms TO te.ieve the pr.siure tor room
now existing.
A number OF change, and additions
| INV ocCh a ~ tuC HP< VI tSdCu6tS.
DIR, James VI. Green, tue Principal, tie.
l ewes thai his force has Le.n much
strengthened. Prot. Oliver &. Mordorf,
who succeeds Or. Stevens as Vise Princi-
pal. comes w tn the reputation Of being q
thoroughly trained teacher aud triuc pal.
aud a schol II of distinction. lie Is q
gratiu ste OF Die kinson Coll.o-, an b Is
&c n for a term OF years. Principal of
BUGGY Academy. at Phllad.lDhIa. This
Is a college preparatory scaoot for bows,
and In it Prof. Mordorf has shown
qualities which are adapted To the WORK
here. Previous to his experience at Rugby
he was principal OF one or two other
large schools III Pennsylvania. He is re-
ported to be q highly polished gentleman.
Of firm executive character. aud Of cor
rect conception In education.
The classic Il work will be mainly in
the hands Of Professor John G. Lesch,
who was a tutor III Prince ton Colleg (,
where he was an instructor Id Greek TO
the freshmen aud sopho more classes.
| While q studept at the coilegs Professor
Leech won distinction 10 classics, He
was called 10 INSTRUCT in this department
in an academy ut Germantown, u was
afterward called bach to his ALMA mater.
He Is counted an able scholar. and mis-
fresh information concerning the de-
mands OF college. 1t IL thought will be q
great advantage To the Model School,.
Miss Nd. Lillian Newman, the new
teacher of geography In the Model,
graduated at The P~lainfield High School
and at the birmingham (Mass.) Normal
School. She was thsu appointed a
teacher at Plainfield. Sue quickly rose
TO the position of principal aud was
counted Que of the best teachers of Plain
field aud q lazy of culture aud force.
Miss Sarah E. Dillon, who is to assist
in the department or drawing IN tue
Model School and OF history Of education
in the Normal, graduated from the Sara :
toRa High School and afterwards from
the College OF Training Teachers In New
York. After teaching successfully IN
several schools she was called 10 u CHR iu
the Newport Normal School, from whicn
position she comes to New Jersey. She
brings with her the highest testimonials
of success In all her previous WORK.
Each of the above t~eacners, we are in
formed. was selected by reason of tried
and successful experience Ia teaching,
high scholarship aud culture, aud it Ii
believed will BE- All additional. eismsnJ OF
strength 10 the corps.