The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16
Committee on Pedagogics of
the State Council of Edu-
cation
Normal Schools.
AND SATURDAYS SESSIONS
Mr.. 9. 5. Haskell Of this City AdvO-
Gates Scientific Teaching-An
Animated Discussion.

State Council of Education was to meet
in Newark. printed a full account of
the " papers by Profs. Seeiey and
Clark, which were TO form the report Of
he Committee on P~edagogics.
The State Council met as announced on
Friday and Saturday, in the High School
building. Newark, adopted a resolution
favoring the erection of a new Normal
School and the appointment of a com
mittee of eight to present the subject
to the proper legislative committees
President Green announced that he would
appoint the after further de-
liberation.
At the session Friday night several
suggestions were made as to the needs
IN the way of further Normal and Train
ing School facilities and a committee vas
appointed to embody the suggestions in
a resolution. The report of this com
mfttee was read Saturday by S. e. Man
ness, of Camden. He said the committee,
after defiberatfon, had concluded to rec
ommend one of the suggestions at
his time. as it was thought more could
be accomplished in that way than by
asking for too much. The resolution as
adopted reads as foliows:-
whereas, The present Normal School
facilities combined with city training
schools are able to furnish but a small
portion Of the trained teachers needed;
therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Council that another Normal School
should be eerected under the direction
and control of the State Board Of Edu-
cation and at such ocation as seems to
them most convenient to the centre OF
populations; and further
ssResolved, That there be a COMMITTEES
of eight from this Council appointed 70
tive committees and urge the passage OF
such legislation. ~
Retween thirty ana forty members Of
the Councii men prominent in educational
circles in all parts of the State. were
present at Friday nights. session., m
DR.. James NJ. Green, Principal OF the
State Normal School, presided
discussion OF the report submitted by
the Committee on .Pedagdgics. This re-
port consisted Of two papers; one on
seefey. Of the State Normal School, and
the other on CITY Training Schools
by Principals ]. Wilmer Kennedy and
Joseph Clark, of Newark. 1
In opening the discussion, President
Green uttered a note of warning. He
said tina no personal predictions We're
involved in the discussion. All believed
in better. facilities for the Framing Of
the training schools was not a factor.
DR.. Green said he was strongly m favor
of a stronger State system, which should
Charles S.@sHaskell. Principal of h
Jersey City High School, opened the dis
cussion. European critics, he said, had
ers was the great lack Of the American
school system There was an annual de-
mand for $4,000 new teachers. N the
Normal Schools OF the country graduated
only about 5000, annually, so that only
ten per cent. of the teachers received
scientific training. The two most serious
faults of the present Normal School. sys-
educarionei aua1iscat.ons for entrance
were not high enough, and that the pupils
did not get the necessary. practice u
teaching. He held that all needed AGA
fore the pupil should enter the Normal
School. and that the entire time there
should be devoted to training for the
81 Normal School facilities. large cities
nus necessarily establish and support
training schools. 5s
greatest weakness OF the New. Jersey
public school system was the lack OF
provision for High Schools. and ne be-
heved that the State should give aid to
High Schools More. Normal Schools
would naturally follow an Increase of
High Schools, and Mr.. Davey urged mis-
lation. He also advocated a higher
standard Of admission to the Normal
School. and thus give more time during
Mr.. Dayey favored another Normal
School IN the northern part Of the State.
Cities, he said, must of necessity main
h tan l & eorps. 8. sfng 9ained 4 teaeher Mef sne s9
could not do otherwise. He did not be-
heve. however, that their work should
State s. eef 4ermsf s e aau nor Is sh saas = th sas
where established.
Rev. Dr.; E R; ,, BTaee. Ct s Ri Aorooa
School from its organization. and spoke
of its wonderful influence Throughout
The STATE nss cd Ths staPaa sdvs sf fc tsseh ars Is hs
did not think it impossible to make the
Normal School a strictly professional
school for training teachers who have
where. With a little help from the
State. there was not a township in the
State that could not have its High School.
DIR. Green said that there was a misun-
~derstanding as to the requirements for
admission to the Norman School While
it was true sthatsthe standard was lower
uate, yet this was not absolutely true.
b theory was the. maturity OF. thought
shown upon examination on a few sub
Jects would indicate whether or not the
pupil could complete the course.
City Superintendent George G. Ryan,, of
New Brunswick. opened the general dis
cussion. He said the ideal all were look
ing for was a. Normal School in North
Jersey. another in South jersey and a
Normal College at Trenton. But the first
question was What shall we recommend
larger appropriation for institute work be.
asked for, SO that teachers institutes
could be held at least fye days. Than|