The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-10
MORE NEW TEACHERS.
Exercises of Graduates of the
Training School Last
Night.

The assembly hall of Public School No.
8, Brunswick street. was crowded last
night on the occasion of the graduating
exercises of the Jersey City Training
School Glass of '97, the members of which
were Misses Katherine yincentia j.
Brann. Lillian May Baldwin, Gertrude III.
Bushfield. Marion II. Eckelmann, Emily
G.. Fish, Estelie L. Froude. Marguerite
Glare Foley. Julia label Classy, Kath-
crime Elizabeth Hornett, Melita v. Hud-
dleston. Jessie E. Heritage. Anna Henri
eta kenne. Anna Elizabeth Lunney.
Angela MeKernan. Ellen Ursula McCabe.
Agnes Florentine Reilly, Anna Lucille
Rafter. Mary Hortulana Ryan, Sara Il.
Seely, Lillian A. Van Horn and Elizabeth
Is. wIletts.
On the platform. with the graduates,
were DR.. Ulamor Allen. president of the
Board OF Education Directors John A.
Walker. David r. Daily. w. NJ. Oberg-
tell. Edward Hoos. e. S. Cowles, T. j.
Dsgnan. E II. Watson, B. L. Stowe, w.
H. Beach. j. j. Keilt, f. J. Mersheimer,
City Superintendent Henry Snyder and
Principal Of the Training School J. Fl.
B~rsnsinger.
TINS exercises were begun with a piano
solo by Mr.. Moritz e. Schwarz, after
which came the invocation by the Rev.
Frederick w. Jackson. DR.. Allen then
presented the class, each member of
which bowed when her name was an
neunced. Miss Marguerite C. Foley de-
livered the salutatory address, a very
able composition and very well delivered.
(, Miss Gertrude N. Bushaeld recited an
essay on Physical Culture IN which
she emphasized the Importance OF that
branc of education>in the public schools
system
The English Language" an essay given
by Miss Julia NJ. classy, was carefully
prepared and admirably spoken. Mrs.
NJ. E. Schwarz sang next a soprano solo.
'Manuelita-"
The most interesting feature of the
evening was the address of Prof. M. G.
Brumbaugh of the University of Penn
sylvania, who talked about THE Profess
sional Training of Teachers" It was a
subject, and was listened to with great
attention and interest. He pointed out the
Importance Of teachers. i~nstructing their
pupils IN the positive rather than the
negative lire of teaching. Children, he
said, should not be told not to do this
or that. but to do the thing right. 1t was
a mistake. he said, to ioad a child's
memory with the things he or she must
not do. her again, a teacher should not,
after school hours, carry her load home
ard talk about it at the tea table. He
or she must dismiss the worries of
school life and turn the thoughts into
new channels, and thus next morning
come fresh to their daily labors. No
teacher, he resumed, should ON into
a class Of little ones unless with pleas
autness, geniaIily and happiness. The
personal experiences which the Professor
audience was delighted with the address.
Miss Anna Hnrietta Kenne delivered
the vaIed1ctory in a praiseworthy man
ner, and then followed the presentation
of diplomas by Mayor p. f. Wanser.
AS Mayor Of the city, he said. he had
always taken q deep interest in educa-
tional matters directly affecting the
city's interest. He congratulated the
Board Of Education On hts work and said.
amid much applause, that If he were able
to do SO there would be more new school,
houses built for the growing needs Of Jer-
sey CITY The Mayors speech was much
At the close OF the exercises Mr.
Henry Harrison, a vfoiinist Of exceptional
ability, played Natchez's Evening Song
in which he was ACCOMPANIED on the
piano by Miss Jessie Marvin. Indeed, the
musical part Of the programme was Of q.
very high order.