The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-13
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
THIRTEENTH AVENUE CIT
TO RE0RGANIzE.
Chestnut Street Pupils to Appear in
Vaudeville Tonight-Success Of New
Writing system-0ther Items.

Martin l. Cox, principal of the Thir-
tenth Avenue School. is arranging for the
reorganization Of the school city, which
has not been in operation since the open
ing of school last September, on account
of the crowded condition Of the institu-
lion.
But, INV that the new addition to the
school has been thrown open and the half
| day classes have been eliminated the varf-
Gus clubs and the school city will again
begin activities. Delegates to the city
convention are being elected. this after
noon. ana the convention will meet Mon
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock, to nominate
two candidates for mayor and six candi-
dates for the Board of Works. h cleo
ton of these officials will take place next
Friday. December 20, after which the
mayor will appoint a school board OF nipe'
according to the new law, and each of the
fourteen wards Will elect an alderman.
At this meeting the citizens will also
vote upon the question Of whether the
school shall enter the athletic contests
next June. Another matter which will
come up for discussion will be the ques-
ton of adopting green and gold as perma-
nent school colors.
The pupils of the school are anxiously
waiting for the result of the election Al
ready a great deal of private canvassins
is going en-, and speeches" are being pre-
pared for-the mass meeting
All of the children OF the Thirteenth
School are now attending two
sessions. for the first time in three and
one-half years. The day pupils are occu-
plying the new addition, but 1t has not as
vet been thrown open to the night pupils.
It will be ready for their occupancy In
a short time.
The members OF the graduating class
of the Chestnut Street School gave an
advance performance of their entertain
ment before the school yesterday after
noon. Its success IS assured If the
show is received by the elders with as
enthusiasm as was displayed by
the children.
The entertainment, which will follow the
lines of a vaudeville show, will be given
in the parlors Of the South Park Presby-
terrain Church tonight for the benefit of
the school fund. A feature will be the
presentation OF the farce, The Obstinate
Family" the participants In which have
been coached by Mrs. Amy Stone. The
players include William Phelps, Laura
Phelps, Mildred Wallace. Furney Jeffries
and Abraham Steigler. A large number
of tickets have been sold.
The Rev. Henry H. Hadley. of st.
Paul's Episcopal Church, gave an adj
dress before the pupils of the South
Street School, at the special exercises, yes
terday morning.
Charles w. Sloeum. the supervisor of
writing. is gratifed at the success of the
new copy slips, by him in the
schools a few weeks ago. Already a num-
Der of teachers nave reported a marked
Improvement in the writing of the pupils.
The writing work is so arranged that if
a pupil finds 1t necessary to leave school
upon leaving the fourth grade, he will be
able TO write a clear. decided hand, such
as is required by business men. The writ
ing Is plain, and the capitals are simple,
making the whole much easier to follow
than the old method Of following the
teachers writing on the blackboard.
Mr.. Slocum spent over a year in prepar-
ing the system, and there is nothing like
ii in the country. He received letters
about it from educators in all parts of the
East.
1t has been decided to abandon the idea
of starting the class in folk dancing and
gymnastics until in the spring,
about twelve weeks before the close of
causing the teachers to finish the
course just in time to take positions as
in the summe Fairgrounds.
About fourteen teachers we're present
at the class meeting in the Belmont Ave
nue. School Wednesday afternoon, but
Randall D.. Warden, the director of physi-
cal training, who was to have instructed
the class, did not deem it worth while to
organize.
Assistant Superintendent David b. Cor
son said yesterday that all of the extern
sion courses have been as successful as
could be desired. There are about 2SO
teachers in all of the classes.
An annex to the Hawthorne Avenue
will be opened on Clinton place,
next week, to eliminate the two halliday
classes in that institution. The Board of
Education has rented a store for that pur-
pose.
The Hawthorne Avenue School was closed
Monday. owing to the bursting OF one of
the steam pipes, which was not repaired
until late in the Afternoon.
The mothers of the children OF the kin
dergarten of the Alexander Street school
Stoned to a lecture on the Care of Chill
dren." by DR.. Daniel o'Reilly, the school
medical Inspector, this afternoon. DR..
o'Reilly will give his regular monthly talk
before the teachers Monday afternoon.
At the regular meeting OI the IdItutS
Association Of the Bruce Street School, 70
be held in the school building next Thurs
day night. a Christmas program of songs.
recitations and pantomimes will be given
by the children.
Special exercises will be held in the Bel
mont Avenue Evening School tonight, a
feature of which will be the presentation
OF a lectern to the day school. Thomas Y.
Bissell, principal of the evening school,
will make the presentation. and the lee
tern will be accepted by Charles Gleason,
jr.. the day principal. 1t is expected that
a talk will be given by Arthur G. Balcom-
the supervisor of evening schools, and
principal Of the Franklin School
The enrolment In the Charlton Street
School reached 2,104 last month. There are
now four halliday classes, and it is ex-
pected that another viii be formed in the
course of a week.
At the special exercises held In tbs
Eighteenth Avenue School yesterday morn
ing Miss Katherine Tansey told 'Th'
Story of Wahb'' to the children.
The members OF the sixth A class of the
Eighteenth Avenue School are rehearsine
for an entertainment to be given in tbs
school next Wednesday night for the bene
| Ar of the eehnoI fund.