The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-29
PROSPEROUS SCHOOLS.
Changes in the Faculty and
Courses at the Model and
Normal Academies.

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TRENTON, Aug. q, 1sss.-A number of
changes a been made in the Faculty
of the State Normal and Model Schools,
which will open next month. Several Of
the teachers have resigned and others
have been appointed in their places.
Miss Rena T. Merwin. supervisor in the
primary department. resigned. and the
position has been filled by the appoint
ment of Miss Grace A., Wood. Miss Wood
spent her childhood days in SAINT Bar
bara, Cal, where she was educated. She
began teaching in a district school, From
this she was called to the supervision
of primary work in her adopted city. At
ter spending about eight years in the
supervision of primary work in Califor-
mia, she took the kindergarten course UNI
der Miss Lucy Wheeiock, Americas most
distinguished kindergarten teacher, In
the chauncey Hall School of Boston.
Upon her graduation she was made the
leading kindergarten teacher in the
Chauncey Hall School. This position she
has filled successfully until the present
time.
Miss Julia B. Dennis, teacher Of Ger
man, resigned to accept a position in the
Brooklyn High School. This vacancy will
be flied by Miss Georgiana L. Morrill,,
Phi. D, of Wolcott, n. <. Miss Nor
rill was graduated from vassar College.
and has pursued a course OF study in
Bryn Mawr College and received the de-
gree of Phi. ?. from the University of
Heidelberg She has spent three years
in study in Berlin, Leipstc and Zurich,
and has been unde some Of the most
famous professors now eaching there,
and speaks the German language flu
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in teaching.
Prof. William Woodhouse, Jr.. teacher
of vocal music in the Model School, also
resigned. This vacancy will be filed by
Miss Brooks is a graduate of the course
in music under H. E. Holt. of Lexington,
Mass, and has had experience both in
the teaching of classes and choruses, and
comes highly recommended.
The position of teacher of French, made
vacant by the illness of Prof. German,
will be filled by Miss Lucy j., Lull. Miss
Lull is the daughter of Captain Edward
was educated in France, where she spent
five years, and was graduated from a
French Normal School, h has had
three years experience in teaching French
She was also graduated from the Saveur
College of Languages of Amherst.
The position of teacher of Latin and
Greek, made vacant by the resignation
of Prof. John c.. Leach, will be filed
by J. Clarence Smith. Mr.. Smith was
graduated from the Model School, and
afterwards from Princeton College, where
he took honors in the classics, n after
wards from the State Normal School.
thus giving him IN unusual equipment for
the work of teaching.
The position of substitute teacher will
be filed by Miss Anna B. Bockee. Miss
Bockee was graduated from Mt. Holyoke
College, and afterwards taught for four
years in the High Sehool connected with
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gaining the kind of experience most use
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The applications for admission to the
State schools are much larger than they
have ever been in the past. An addi-
tional house has been rented on Model
avenue thus enabling the accommodate
ton Of twenty-five more boarders than
schools have already declined twenty or
more applications.
OF the June graduates of the Normal
positions. Of the Model School, all who
applied for admission to college were re-
ce.ved with one exception. and OF those
received all passed the examl nation sue
cessfully in the main. A few conditions
were received, owing ito the fact that the
students in attempting to prepare for coll
necessity sighted some portions Of the
work. The requirements for admission
to college have recently been raised so
very much that It Is impossible for stu
" taken. 1t is in consequence of his
raising of the college requirements thai
the course in the high school depart
ment of the Model School has been length
ened to four years. Students are still
permitted to graduate in less than four
years if they SO desire, but the faculty
of the school advise against so shorten
ing the course that 1t is crowded at the
expense of thoroughneyss as was the case
in several instances with the last class.
The prospects for the State schools
for fha coming Year aeQ yrnrt hrirhf The
and Arc in eycallaOt condition