The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-29
STATE TEACHERS CONFER
They Meet in Trenton To
Receive instruction
From Experts.
INTERESTING LECTURES DELIVERED
President Maxon, Of the Assoc
citation, Makes a Plea For
Higher Professional Ethics
Especial 10 .The Jersey city News, d

ICpC<idf ~ II lJ1t JSLSCy MAY fNNS- j III
TRENTON. Dec. %, 1ssS.-The State
Schools auditorium was nearly filed with
lady teachers yesterday afternoon, at the
commencement Of the annual meeting Of
1.-THE State Teachers, Association. After
two songs by Mrs. Biddle. accompanied
by Miss STEELE. and a prayer by Rev. DR..
James B. Kennedy. DR.. James NJ. Green,
| OF the State Schools, made an address Of
welcome.
DIR. Green said tina the State Schools
stood for teachers, If it stood for any
thing, and he gladly welcomed the asso-
citation to the building and the city. He
referred to the history OF the association.
The members came together without
| compulsion and for a discussion of the
best way to improve the young of the
| State. To teach correctly a child is the
noblest of motives, and it has in i the
thought of Immortality. When she saw
a body gathered together for no other
purpose than that, it was to be honored
most highly. There are some parts Of
the State which in education shine
brighter than others. A reason for this
is that there are devoted, patient and
persistent teachers in these places who
have learned what is right to teach, and
1&%C "a NAiC CHN - x Ntr~@N
they have learned.
President Henry NJ. Maxon of Plainfeld-
made 4 brief reply. He made a plea Tor
higher professional ethics. He said that
the teachers must raise the standard Of
their calling to the of a profession, which
they call it. IN ore part of Pennsylvania
many of the teachers are paid less tnan
the cost of maintaining tina many Of the
Cat - ,n1,,nr 1rbara p,,t1f ho oy,iftysl-
ton of the professional spirit and a culti-
walton Of the highest IDEAL Of the feeirng
Of fraternity. The profession has been
cursed by an open door. which has result
ed in a flood of men and women who use
waiting place for something to happen
that viii relieve one of the necessity Of
making a living. 1t should not be that
than housenaaids. There should be The
is found among physicians and lawyers.
When a teachers salary is raised there
should not be heard complaints. Every
increase in salaries is a benefit to others,
as the door is opened for the salaries OF
respect given to the leaders among the
tCtCiElS- Ally piDilAiISLt IcfIIlSi -OiAolVA
by the community reflects on every other
teacher. Teachers too often are careless
of the payment Of accounts and Of the inn
portance Of courtesy, all Of which detract
in no small degree from the honor Of tie
profession. BY an adherence 10 what is
known to be the best, it can no longer be
said that there is no profession for the
teacher.
~ ~ II ;~--L ~ ~ 81 aL1T1F 49,
New Brunswick Seminary, spoke on the
Private Reading Of the Teacher" He
believed with Carlyle that books are the
pictures Of mems souls. A person could
be tole by the books he reads. The
teacher should read only the best. and in
no instance the second best. The world
is full of trashy books. The teacher has
no right to read any other than the very
best. Elegant plrraseology does not make
o book, any more than does popularity.
The rule should be, who are those who
reaa2" rot How many read?'s a book.
Read zola, if you want TO-, but don't
read 1t because other people read him.
The speaker said he had never read a
line of Zola, u did not know whether
or not lola was a good writer.
Sarah I. Arnold, Supervisor of Schools
of Boston, was unable to be present on
aeoolnts Of throat trouble. Her place was
taken by George H. Martin, also a super
visor If Poston He smoke on the sub
loci 4Artist and Artisan"
Henry Turner Bailey, State Supervisor
of Drawing. of Massachusetts, made an
ADDRESS on .Drawing and Art Instruc-
ton He illustrated his remarks on a
blackboard. He said that there ought to
be taught an appreciation of that which
,vas hea,ifffuI II used to be believed that
evsr,5 ,,,ni, alight ID be taught to draw.
life has been found TOO short for this
york R,4t drawing ought TO be taught
II some n,anner TO every pupil. Draw.
inp m,,st Ia considered from a point of
techniaue. hit there is 4 vast difference
between d Photographic and an apprecia-
five dra wing.
The following committee on Nomina.
t;ons was annonneed4S r.. Morse. At
lantic citv. q. Gregory. Long Branch;
Sarab i Dvnes of this citv. Emma s
R,,rroupbs III Camden. and r W. KEN
nadv ~ Nawar,s