The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-29
Miss Allen Tells the State
Teachers Association
Women Are I'm
posed Upon.
CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION
Jersey City Men Gave Inter-
esting Talks at the Ses-
sion Yesterday.
Especial to aThe Jersey city News."l

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New Jersey State Teachers, Association
yesterday, but as the day wore on the
numbers apprecisbly increased.
AT 1015, instead Of $50, the hour sched-
uled for opening, J. S. Whitelock. who
presided, introduced Mss Carrie Doll, So
prano, of Westminster Church, Bloom
field, who sang ''Non-co-no-sci,'' from
"M.gnon," and My Loves an Arbutus,'
by c. Yilliers stanford. She was accom-
panied by Lillian NJ Kreiner, of the Bruce
street school, who also played two piano
solos in an artistic and finished manner
b minor, Scherzo, and Impromptu,
Chopin.
An exhaustive report of the Committee
on the Revision of the Constitution was
read by the chairman, William L. Rabe-
mort, in which the recommendation was
made that it be accepted
T. J. Bissell, principal of the Bruce
street school, objected to articles and
IL in the constitution, claiming that the
former. which related to nominations, was
not broad enough, as he thought the
present gathering not a representative
one The latter, which contained a pro-
vision requiring amendments to be mailed
in ogramme at least thirty days prior
to tse Getting, he considered a physical
imp s ibility.
SH Rahenort made a brief explanation
of the reasons for making the changes.
A sharp retort was made to Mr. Bissel1
b. Arthur W. Millbury, of Ridgefeld
Park. who defended the system of NOM
nation as expressed in the cons sitution.
Independent nominations" he said,
ARE the inalienable right of every re-
snectable organized body in the world.
That IS the practice of most of the city,
State and national associations in the
Urited States.'
The teachers congress was opened by
Professor Langdon S. Thompson, of Jer-
sew City, who made a brilliant and witty
address on present methods of teaching.
7fessor Thompson began by saying
tss tie hest talents. the best thoughts
nd ire best development of modern ideas
giYen to the child.
school, he said. sis for the child
for the teacher. the principal, the
;ssse he superintendent nor the
Of Tducation.'
Fiasy IS this child to be educated?'' he
asfd. Undoubtedly by teachers. The
ead alone is not a school. nor is the
tsie}er a school. But is the teacher to
) be e-ucified for the sake of the child?'
re tben advocated the maintaining of
the highest standard of teachers work
By not giving her 40, so, 60 or even 20 or
50 pupils in one class. A recitation of
the extra requirements of teachers evoked
much applause as the speaker brought
out the various studies she is expected
to teach. the fads she must exploit, and
by the unjust amount of work thrust
upon her.
Professor Thompson then criticised the
present custom of teaching without text
books being placed in the hands of the
pupils. He said the children had become
mentally helpless through the lack of
training derived from reading for them
selves.
The final report of the teachers pen
slons committee was then made by Mrs.
Georgia B. Crater. In it she gave a his
tory of the growth of pensions for teach
ers and of the different committees that
have handled the subject.
After adjournment for luncheon the
High School Department session opened
in the auditorium with discussion on
the "Flexibility in the Course of Study in
the High School," conducted by F. G.
NHA1ialis OL Tic 1NSWdAA n I1iSll SCilOOi
The grammar school department was
opened in the assembly room on the
third floor, conducted by Charles A. Hoyt
of Jersey City. John Tagg, singing in
structor in Jersey City and Arlington
schools, then read an interesting though
purely technical paper on "Rote VS.. Note
Singing
After defining what is really meant by
Tote singing, for which Webster was
quoted as saying it was repetition with
out reference to meaning" Mr.. Tagg re-
ferred to school choir singing as being
at least an advance over former rote
methods, which, while better than no
singing at all, Mr.. Tagg condemned as
utterly unworthy an advanced school s
attention.
The speaker then passed on to the mat
ter of singing by note touching, with the
experienced hand of the teacher the vari-
aus benefits to be secured by note singing,
viz: the power to render vocally any
piece of music, accuracy, economy of
time spent In learning to sing a particular
piece of music
Lack of interest in school music Mr.
Tagg attributed to the grotesqueIy un-
musical character of the books provided
for singing in the schools. Several -
lustrations of the sort of must from
which the children are supposed to derive
benefit were made, and also condemned
RS utterly bad Need for Improvement
along the lines of musical training in the
rcholars was commended to the State
Teachers Association with the hope that
Il would bear fruit at later meeting
"The Influence of Debate in the Upper
Grammar Grades" was the subject of. a
paper by David Maclure. principal of the
Chestnut Street School.
The retirement fund department was
conducted BY Dr. E. Q. Hovey, the presi-
dent. after which a report of the nomi-
mating committee was made.
+. p R. Briggs, dean Of Harvard Uni
yerstty, who was scheduled to speak last
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