The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-16

Opening On Wednesday
Promises to Be Most
Propitious.
MORE NEW PUPILS
Than Ever Before, Says Mr..
Stimets An Ideal
School.

In an Interview with a News report
er, this morning, on the outlook for Has
brouck Institute. Professor Stimets said
that every indication thus far is encour-
aging. 'eMore of our former pupils are
to return than is usual, and there have
also been more new pupils registered than
before. Every mail brings inquiries for
catalogues, and as many students do not
appear for enrolment until the opening
days. I expect all our teachers will be
busy classifying new pupils on Wednes-
day next. We are to have several adj
ditions to the senior and other upper
classes"
To the question whether this increase
Of pupils was due to the influence Of the
Advisory Board and the recent i~ncorpora-
ton of the institute Mr.. Stimets said 1T
was no doubt partly due to these inlu-
ences. for both the Incorporation and the
Advisory Board had been very heartily
approved by all who had given to him
any expression on the subject.
81 appointed the Advisory Board, a
body of well known citizens from differ
emit professions. and from all sections of
1.-THE county. to represent the public. who
should meet from time to time and tell
u " vi = OAt1 -
mands of our patrons in our efforts to
maintain a high grade preparatory school.
The Hasbrouck Institute is a public in
stitution, doing work along the same line
as Lawrenceville, Exeter and Andover,
and we are glad to be watched. as they
are. by a kindly disposed body of repre-
sentative citizens"
The Board referred to consists off,
GtftA-4 C11T=-- T ~ u - q n.
Warren Dixon, secretary. Leon Albeit.
Charles E. Annett, Hon. J. D. Bedle,
David A. Bishop, Rev. Cornelius Brett.
d. D., Joel W. Brown. George C~arragan.
DIR. Burdette p. Craig. Joseph A.. Dear.
J. J.. DetwilIer, Charles Elkin, Myron ].
Furrst, John B. Grevatt, J. Warren
H~ardenbergh, Rev. Charles Herr D. D.,
]. E. Hulshizer. Jr., Robert on. Jarvis,
James Luby, FIavel MCGEE, Samuel G.
Negus, Henry e. Niese, George F. Per-
kins, Rev. John l.. Scudder. Rev. E. L.
Stoddard, Ph.D., John J. Voorhees,. DR..
George Wilkinson. Edward F. c. Young.
Several subcommittee from this Board
were appointed by Judge Collins. The
Educational Committee. consisting of Rev.
DR.. Herr, John J. Voorhees, and DR..
Burdette P. Craig, are already looking
into the courses of study and the general
methods of work. SO far they have given
only enthusiastic approval.
Mr.. Stimets was asked whether any
radical changes had been made in the
courses of study or in the faculty for
the coming year. He said there had not.
I'VE are always looking out for i'm
provements and some changes for this
purpose are made eyerysyear. I am MAX
ing an effort to give the pupils beside
their class room work more individual at
tention ands instruction. Purely private
instruction usually lacks variety and in
spiration often times thoroughness,
while Instructions in large classes quite
as often fails to met the wants of the
Individual pupil. My ideal school is one
in which there is a proper combination
of class and private instruction, so that
the student may be inspired by his strife
with CLASSMATES and helped individually
when the class instruction has failed to
meet his peculiar needs. This ideal
school must have small classes and many
thoroughly conscientious teachers. Has
brouck Institute tries 10 carry out this
Idea. OF all the students who went to col
lege this year half of them were about
ctAtCSh ytdl0 OLHd5C. ~ <A50 III
one to meet the present high requirements
of Yale or Princeton must indicate sue
eessful work.
1--WE shah have two or three new teach
ers. DR.. Cushman and Prof. Teeter, who
came to the school III February, have al
become popular and are doing care
full work. Our kindergarten and primary
departments for little. children will both
he strengthened and made more attrac-
tive. With young children so little de-
ponds upon text books and so much upon
the teacher that our plan has always been
to get the best teachers possible for the
grades and have the classes small.
We have just engaged a primary teacher
from Adams. N. Y, who is an Oswego
School graduate. with a large ex-
perienee in Yonkers. Our primary depart
ment has two teachers besides the French
professor. The Kindergarten also usually
requires an assistant. We have two new
teachers, and Mr.. Victor Baier is
quite enthusiastic over the outlook. The
art department, under the efficient direc-
ton of Miss Shirley Turner, will be
strong and attractive.
Several additions have been made to
our science department. and this feature
of the Hasbrouck Institute is attracting
young men from out of town. The In
stitute will no doubt open for the forty
third year on the 10Th instant most pro-
pitiously."