The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-26
NORMAL SCHOOLS WORK.
Report Shows That the
States Two Big Schools
Have Balances in Their
Treasures.
Special to the Jerssu Cftu NeuN.

vs. O|o 44tS
tieth annual report of the New Jersey
State Normal School. with accompanying
has just been issued by the
State Board of Education. This report
contains fun information concerning the
management and prosperity of the
schools during the past year. A nun-
Der OF items are of especial interest.
The income of the Normal and Model
Schools was $670.10 greater than that of
last year, while the expenditures were
$2,0S4.27 less, leaving a balance of 49,
76s-67 to the credit Of the educational de-
partment. The receipts in the boarding
hall We're $4.97S.31 more than those of
last year. while the expenditures show a
decrease of $7.015. CO.. There IS in the
9sS. SIS. The balance to the credit of the
Farnum School is SAILS. 10 greater than
that of last var.
shows an increase of "a; in the Model a
decrease of IL; in the Farnum an in
crease of 6. making a total increase in
School graduated 129 persons, all of
whom We're engaged in teaching at the
opening p Of the fan term. The average
42.12. The class of last year has raised
its average salary from s43.16 to s44.4s;
The report gives tables showing the
number in the Normal from each county.
the number of graduates of the class of
'94 employed in each county, and the
total number of graduates of the Normal
School employed in each county. The
largest enrolment in the Normal is from
Mercer county. being 90. This county
graduates, which, with four exceptions
is the lowest record of employment in the
state; 1t is significant that the county
which, receives most from the Normal
School returns among the least in the
support of its graduates.
Under the head Of Course of Study"
in tho p0i n ~ nrn INC re hn
COURSE OF STUDY.
1.-The subjects in our course Of study
have not been changed in name during
the year. The curriculum, however, as
in any earnest institution, is the sub
ject of constant thought respecting the
quantity and quality of work in the
various branches.
1.-THE large attention attracted by the
now famous Report of the Committee
of Ten prompted us, as it no doubt
prompted most of the progressive schools
of the country, to introspection. In this
ard Of comparison We held a series of
faculty meetings, in which the teachers
of the respective branches COMPARED
their work with that by
the Committee.
THE results of the comparison showed
that while in some particulars due to
local peculiarities and purposes, our plan
of work in the Model School differed
from tina recommended. in the principal
features we harmonized with 1T.
E GLlll 4CIlll lhS SOoIsC III IAS AS%A4SA
tary grades by eliminating the special
grammar. geography. etc. and giy.ng
lessons lessons in e aSi1a ia4sra 5e5ence, eonei bae
brought us the most satisfactory re-
suits.
we differ from THE recommendation OF
the committee by arranging our Selec-
lions historically as well as ~psyehoiogi-
cally. The committee would Simply give
lectures ON the historical in the highes
year ao m,,oh ,ess
than the committee recommend. indeed,
it seems to US that in this subject the
committee. instead of thinking what the
child might do. tried to display their
W knowledge of the su6leeti ana aGot snal
aries and other books Of reference;
in the number of subjects to be taken
at n ssd time: al ana a m me fh le1sf Hen n h't sehool
courses, we regard the recommendations
of the committee as much better than
our own practice has been
i'm nv last annual report I referred to
the fact that to take the amount OF WORK
necessary in our High Scnooi course IN
three years o%vertaxed many OF the pupils.
That statement / now repeat. 1t is for
this reason that we have now arranged
the High School work In a four years
course
.Wlhile this arrangement will not pre-
vent mature pupils ak.ng the work IN
less time than four years, It anords opo
portunity for the average pupil 10 take
the course in a manner conducive both
to seho nNfF2i az R TME WORK.
1.-THE idea of unifying our work is
kept in mind constantly, and has been
the means of much economy OF mentai
energy. .s..a,o1
attention to the pupils and to classify,
and assign work accordingly, ana the eI-
forts in this direction have TINS year. as
| pupils during the term.
1.-THE general power OF the school IN
the work sna seems seer m to pc t fons'a anv ot mheaaii IS
the test of a schools prosperity.
"our practice teaching In the Normal nal
has aai,,, been g granfsd st enr senior ~ class SIS
through the courtesy of the Board Of
Education Of the city Of Trenton rsa n,,h, Of
schools of the city.
sThe practice is so conducted as not
to prove detrimental to the city ,s SCHOOLS s.
closer sympathy than he otherwise would
come with the conditions he Will meet
after graduation"
Of the attitude of the State toward the
school. Formerly the law limited the
number of students in the Normal school,
now it simply protects representation for
each member of the Legislature.
The last annual report contained print
ed orders of work for ZACH OF the depart,
widespread attention, and the report was
called for in nearly every State IN the
Union, and in. several foreign couIltries
and was largely reviewed by the leading
educational publications.
The report show a large increase in the
number of High School graduates enter
ing the Normal, over sixty entering dur
ing the last year. $3.50
Constant attention is being given to the
careful development of the work IN the
different departments and the facilities
for this work are being continuously in
creased. Careful laboratory equipment
Is nroyided for all of the work in natural
ciences and daily r~ecitations for one
wear are given in physics and chemistry,
| both in the Normal and Model, the es-
~sentials of method being developed in the
Normal.
of natural sciences appear from the re-
/ port to be no greater than that given in
| each of the other departments.