The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-07
4 NORMAL SCHOOL
Trenton's Excellent Institu.
ton for the Training of
1000 Young People.
OUTLINE OF DAILY WORK
Sketches of Members Of the Fac
ulty-Dr. GREEN'S Admir-
able Work.
OUTLINE OF DAILY WORK
Special y 1.-THE Jsrseu Citu Ne,rs.

Special y the JeTscp Cftu Netrs-
TRENTON. Jan. z, 1s96.-Such have been
the development and progress of the
State Normal and Model Schools of re-
cent years, that almost without the aver
age Jerseyman realizing it, they W.
grown up into an important and interest
ing factor in the development of the
State. Many of our citizens will doubt
less be surprised to learn that over a
thousand scholars are now housed under
the ample roof of the handsome State
buildings on Clinton avenue. While this
bustling city goes on day by day in its
various pursuits, this institution keeps
up an unostentatious but steady advance
from prosperity to prosperity, enlarging
and developing in all lines of educational
work.
Connected with the schools, but stu
ated on the opposite side of the street,
are two large boarding halls which ac-
c~ommodate the ever-increasing number of
pupils who make this their home during
their years of study. The boys hall faces
on Model avenue, the girls on Clinton
avenue. A very pleasant home 1t must
be. if one may judge from impressions
received during a visit. The hall in the
centre of the girls hall is fanked or
each side by two commodious, well fur
nished reception rooms, and leads to a
large, CHEEKY dining room in the rear.
Here tables, each accommodating twelve
PERSONS, are set with glassware, silver
and clean linen, giving the room a very
inviting appearance. The food, which is
of an excellent quality, is well cooked and
neatly served, while absolute cleanliness
prevails everywhere. The Matron of the
institution is a lady of marked execu-
tive ability, shown in the admirable APP
pointments of the school-home. Besides
ordering for the table this lady takes full
charge of the building, supervising the
linen, the furniture, the kitchen and the
laundry, and employs thirty-seven SER
wants, over whom she has complete con-
troll. The bill of fare compares favor
ably with that in any well-to-do house
hold Meat is served at all the meals
and vegetables at each dinner.
On Sundays ice cream is served among
the desserts. The cook and baker are
professionals in their ines and the facili-
ties of the kitchen for cooking, etc., are
of late Invention. Each pupil is allowed
twelve pieces per week in the laundry,
exclusive of towels and bedding, and in
this department the same cleanliness,
order and quiet are observable which
characterize the entire building. Break
fast is served at 7:30, and afterward the
pupils attend to their rooms, with the
aid of a chambermaid. Glasses follow.
Dinner is at 2 o'clock, after which the
recreation hours last till 4:30. During
this time the pupils are required to take
y yisit e aUsm o Il 9utf From e1 z!so til s { o'c nes
is study hour and also from Z to 8 p.
M, with a half hour recreation after
supper. At 10 o'clock the gas is extin-
| pui1bnd Or Wednesday, evenings 2. DraV W
er meeting is held and on Sunday after
noon a Christian Endeavor Society meets.
pupils may nave the choice of denomi-
nation, but must go to a particular church
selected by the principal. This church IS,
the best talent. On Friday evenings the
girls may go to the gymnasium and
spend the evening in dancing or playing
the girls and a joint reception is held,
at which, while no dancing or games are
pursued, a pleasant time is spent in talk
The walk prescribed for the girls is
limited to the streets on which the OPP
portunities for their being annoyed by
reading room and library are accessible
to all. The bedrooms are of uniform
size, ska, and well furnished in solid OAK
or cherry, the floor being. covered with
Brussels carpet. The beds have good
springs and hair mattresses.
The preceptress and preceptor OF the
\ hall nave CndTSG OIL LIE uldullGIS liz
morals of the pupils and etiquette is
taught incidentally.
Tn boys, are subjected to the same rules
as the girls. excepting as to the limita-
'tions of the walk and in the care Of their
rooms. There is a prevailing air, OF, quiet
refinement about the buildings which rem
ders them most attractive and pleasant,
while bright faces and CHEEKY smiles on
every HAND testify I'd the happy life of the
scholars.
A hospital is provided for the sick and a
resident nurse is always in. attendance.
Here are all the appliances for the com
building can be entirely isolated in case a
contagious disease should make its APP
Under the marvellous executive ability
which has marked the principalship of DR..
James M. Green, the school has grown
are hardly adequate. and an adjoining
house has been rented. which is also used
as a dormitory..
aiming an outline of the work pursued in
each study. has obtained almost a world
vide wide fame anne a ADDlica tHary fs STATS copies in ha tSe
Canada. The catholic Institutions q
Florida " adopted the course in their
centres for training teachers.
The work of the schools Is characterized
by eyy,o the h fpe poefbo aRlri em ana dlm ana rs.
suits obtained, making the institutional
life one of steady growth and develop
Th present enrolment Of the State
Schools is upwards of 1000.
Since the organization of the Normal
School, IN 1855, it has graduated Its
teachers. There are now in the faculty
As teachers who represent IA colleges
n universities, 10 Normal and Train
ing schools. 10 States and three. coun-
ties: The teachers are selected with the
all made excellent records in teaching
before taking their present positions.
Austin q. Apgar!. the vice-principal
of the schools, IS the instructor In bot
any and zoology. He has been a mem
Der of the faculty since 1866, and since
that time has taught in summer schools
in Massachusetts. New York. Indiana.
Illinois, and Texas, and is now one of
the Executive Committee of the Stats
Association. He has written much up
ON his researches, and is the author OF
William N. Mumper, Ph. D.. ~instruc-
uate of Dickinson College, and was for
two years a student at Johns Hopkins.
He has taught at Pennington Seminary,
Maryland Agricultural College, Oshkosh
Normal School and Cincinnati High
| School, and has lect,lred before the Uni
versity Extension Society in several
Miss A. g. Hewitt, Instructor. IN chem
istry, is a graduate of the State Model
School. and has been a student at Vel
LESLIE. College and Clark University.
English, is a graduate of Wellesley Col
lege and of the University of the City
of New York. She taught for a short
time In Newark High and Normal
Schools before taking her present posi-
ton.