The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-12
HUDSON cl7Y's GERMAN SCHOOL
Gave an Interesting Entertainment
--Reason For Its Being.


An entertainment given at Central Hall,
last night, for the benefit of the German
American school on Sherman avenue, was
thoroughly enjoyed by one of the largest
audiences that ever packed that large
resort. Many of the, school children
themselves took part in the entertain
ment.
Among other things they presented a
fve-act play or comedy, entitled, .Snee-
wittchen und die Zwerge," the cast of
which included Minnie Petre, Crissie
Lieber, Walter Clauberg, Henry Krusius,
F. Armbruster, Hans Ruediger, Elsa
Clauberg, Clara Seggel, John Mehl,
Robert Petre, Carl Schulken, Lille Lie
Der. Karl Hansen, Lottie Wallmann, Alice
Krusius, Karl Lindermann, Otto Zieme,
and Willie Schille. 1t was very neatly
presented. The school children also sang
in splendid manner a number of choruses,
and the juvenile orchestra, under the
direction of Prof. G. A. Walter, rendered
.sThe Color Guard" Gypsy Dance"
Bohemian Girl" Bells of Corneville,"
and dreams of Home"
A circular attached to the programme
sets forth that the prefix, German" at
tached to the name of the institution does
not mean anything anltagonistic nor even
foreign to our much cherished American
public cho system. The circular further
sets forth
The cardinal principles underlying the
foundation of our German-American
school rest upon a broader bass than
that Of nationality, which by itself would
not have any such strong claim on us as
American citizens; the impetus that in
spired us in starting this institution is
twofold.
American citizens to offer to their chill
dren all possible facilities to acquire a
thorough knowledge of their own native
tongue, thus cultivating all that is dear
to them in traditions connecting them
with their "fatherland.," partly, Tor prac-
teal, partly for moral and ethical rea-
sons.
"a desire to let their children have ali
the advantages which are derived from
the German system, the so called develop
ing method {en~twickelnde Methode) as
founded by such p~edagogues as Postal
ozzi, Diesterweg and others.
This system introduced into the public
schools of Massachusetts under the name
of the Quincy Adams method (who
studied it in GERMANY is now recognized
and generally prevalent in the New
England States and has also been adopted
by the New York Normal College.
at is in our school being applied both
to the German and English branches of
Instruction; it differs from that prevail
ing in our public schools in so far as less
stress is laid On memorizing already
developed sentences from text books, thus
making instruction more . a matter of
memory, but strives by t~cultivating the
intuitive power to gradually lead the pupil
into himself ~developing by his own rea-
soning, and instead of making instruction
a matter of memory to make it a matter
of reasoning and thinking"
The Board of Trustees is composed of
the following well known citizens
Charles Petre, president: G. w. Augustin,
vice president; Ludwig F. Seggel, secre-
tary; w. /. Frankenbach, treasurer;
Robert Vom Cleft, John Mehl, Jr.,
Frederick D~ieffenbach, Hilarius Pattberg.
H. Castens. The faculty consists of Carl
A. Graupner. director; With. Horn, With.
Tourney, Miss G. Trenkmann n Miss
Anna Kamn