The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-12-27
New Jerseys Educators will
Take Possession of Allan
tic City
gARGE DElEaATi0AS EXPECTED
IN SPITE OF THE COLD Wealth
Err, WARM SESSIONS ARE
PROMISED - TEACHERS RE
T1REAIENT FUND TO BE DIS
OUSSED.
special to .~rhe JerseysSvlty News,

Special to .srhe JerseyS>sity News")
ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. u, 1906
Troops of school teachers have swoopcd
down upon Atlantic City for the annual
session Of the state teachers association
which will continue Thursday ana Fri
day. From all appearances, too. it is
likely to be one Of the liveliest sessions
the organization has ever seen. The
fact that South Jersey is apt to be more
largely represented than usual may have
| great deal to do with the outlook for
warm sessions, since from South Jersey
comes the least support of the retirement
fund. which has had several hard fights
in other years.
The North Jersey teachers. being more
numerous and more deeply interested in
the fund, are anxious to keep up the bat
tie along lines already well defined, while
there are said to be number of infuen-
tial members of the association who are
ready and anxious to resume hostilities
upon the present administration which
broke out III sessions at Jersey City and
Trenton.
10 head off any possible large majority
from the lower part of the state. friends
of the funds administration are making
extra efforts to get delegates from Essex,
Hudson and Passaic counties to make
the trip to she shore. which is very at
tractiye at this time Of the year.
Aside from the probable fight on the
retirement fund the sessions of the asso-
citation are very sure to be marked by
other discussions and by a lively contest
! for the chief offices. There win be many
attractive and instructive features, how
ever, to make the sessions profitable to
the members of the busy and underpaid
profession.
The convention will be opened this
afternoon with an address of welcome by
Silas r. Morse. of the State Board of
Education, Atlantic City. The president
of the association, Dr. William NJ Swim
gle, of Orange. will give short address
and viii be followed by DR.. Myron T.
Scudder, principal OF the New Palz Nor
nal school, of New York, who will speak
on Student Participation in School Gov
ernment." The balance of the session
will be taken up with business.
AT the evening session Wednesday, adj
dresses will he given on The Use of
Books" by John Cotton Dana, librarian
of the Newark free public library, and on
SCHOOLS and Schoolmasters Abroad by
DR.. George II. Phillips. principal of
West Chester Pa) Normal school,
Thursday morning lectures will be given
in the auditorium. the High School de-
Mackey, of Trenton, on New Discover
les in Education: How to Use Them, z
and by Professor Edward r. Johnstone,
principal CT the Training School for
/ Predetermined Girls and Boys, Eineland,
on .Ile Defective Child"
! While the general session is being he'd
in the auditorium, the HHigh School Ge-
pattmert viii ho.d special ses ions in diff
ferent rooms. Al the filsJ. Superln. end
ent Fred s. Shepherd of ASbuy PARK
Will preside. sAr address will be made
by DR. Scudder on a Stuly of High
School Students In the gra7amar de-
par,ment Piiac4pal A. T. Stalftfer of Eer-
sey City VIII cren the meeting, aitc..
which Profess I r. X. VII Il eek Sf the
ssate schools. Treaice. viii gve al adj
dress OF The Fangime Il, aud t In
cieental in Geography" fo lowed fy Su-
perintendsnt John If Wal il of Nev
York City en- Some Pha es { f the A tn
metic Problem
Thursday Afternoon Sapseme Court
Iusiice Fr nll'n Fort Of f Oran e,
Will give an address on "Tae Juvep e
Offender aud Ref rm Me lSures af er
which the repor < of the variausacamni,-
toes VIII be heard Thursday n.gAt il
cob a. Riis of New York C'ty wi 4 g've
an address on "Te Battle w'th he
Sums" Friday mornings s9SS en- WI
be gwen up entirely to the reports .sof
conm.t css and the e'eetoN ar'd i.Stal-
laticn of Off ers for the ensu,n ,ng Year.