The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-12-16
GOLDEN YEAR FOR
STATE TEACHERS
New Jersey Association to
Celebrates It's Fiftieth
anniversary Decem-
ber 81, 28, 29.
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.
Progress of Education in the
State Salaries and Office
Tenure-Duty of In
structors.
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME
Especial to s.The Jersey city News )

Special to THE Jersey City News-'D
TRENTON, Dec. 16, 1904 The
official programme for the fiftieth annual
session of the New Jersey State Teach
ers' Association, to be held December 27,
IS and 20, has just been given out.
The first days session will be opened
at 2 P. NJ. on Tuesday, when Mrs. Caro-
line Barber Biddle, of this city, will sing
a solo. Prayer will be offered by Rev.
DR.. John D. Fox, of State Street NJ. E.
Church An address of welcome will be
made by DIR. James NJ. Green, principal
of the State Schools, and the response
win be by Superintendent J. J. Unger. of
Vineland schools. THE Civic Duty of
School Superintendents, Principals and
Teachers" will be the subject of the
presidents address, delivered by Super
intendent w. COLON Cook. Of Mt. Holly.
Report of the committee on legislation
will be made by the chairman, Superin-
tendent James E. Bryan, of Camden,
and committee on resume by the chair
man, Superintendent William Fl. Eld-
redge, of Williamstown. DIR. Thomas
Balliett, dean of the school of pedagogy
of New York University, will deliver an
address or Fifty Years of progress in
the Science of Education" and Superin-
tendent John Terhune, of Bergen Coun-
ty, will speak on "The Reading Habit"
At the evening session there will be
music by the glee club and others, fol-
lowed by the announcement of the nomi-
mating committee, and report of the COM
mittee on educational progress by Super
intendent A. w. Hand, of Cape May
County. sSome Facts About the Ner-
vous System and Its Relation to Educa-
ton" will be the subject of an address
by Mrs. Mary r. Earle Davis, instructor
and supervisor in the City Normal School
Of Bridgeport, Conn. Dr. Charles Gray
Shaw, of New York University, will
speak on 'sThe Modern Man.
Wednesday morning department meet
ings will be held. DIR. Thomas NJ Bal
lett will make an address, and Professor
Ray Whitbeck, supervisor of the Model
School, this city, viii speak on "Some
Aims and Problems in Supervision An
address Will also be delivered by Super
intendent w N. Swingle, of the Orange
schools. The foregoing will compose the
routine of the department of supervision.
In the High School department, ad-
dresses on sThe Elimination of the
Grammar SCHOOL, will be made by Sup
erintendent William e. Chancellor, of
Paterson, and 1.-TWO Questions Does
Our High School Teaching Relate Itself
to the Experience of the Child?'' and
what Is Your Final Test for Growth ~
by Superintendent o. /. Woodley, Of
Passaic.
In the grammar school department. an
address On '.civies in the Elementary
School VIII be: delivered BY L. II. Vhiits.
principal of School No. 2, Brooklyn. Al
discussion will be led by s. H. Dodson,
of Bloomfield. I. NJ. Thornburg, super
Visor Of writing in Paterson, will speak
on Movement Writing in the Grammar
Grades" An open discussion will fol-
low. Election Of president, yiee-pres-
ident and secretary for 'o5 will take
place.
The primary and Kindergarten depart
ment will meet in the musie-room on the
third floor and the session will be devoted
to An Open Discussion of Some Funda-
mental Propositions Regarding Arithme-
tic in the Elementary School, Election
of officers will take place.
The teachers retirement fund depart
ment will meet in DR. seely's room on
the second floor. Reports win be re-
ceived aud officers elected
The department Of music viii meet in
the gymnasium on the first floor. and the
election of 4 president, vice-president and
secretary will take place and the presi-
dents address delivered.
The department of music will meet in