The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-18
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HANEY'S LECTURES
WELL ATTENDED.
schoolmen's Club to Give Banquet in
Honor of j. W. Kennedy-0ver 1000
Pupils in Drawing sehool-Notes.

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Forty-eight teachers attended the first
lesson in the series in practical Lessons
in Applied Design" conducted in the Bur-
net Street School Saturday afternoon by
DIR. J. p. Haney, lecturer of manual arts
In the New York school of Pedagogy ard
director Of manual arts In the New York
public schools. Two more applications
were received this week. and 1t is pre-
dicted that the series will be nignly sue
cessful.
1t has been decided o make the opening
lecture in the course in American history
free, so as to give the teachers an idea of
the methods to be used. DR. Poland has
issued the following circular;
1.-THE first lecture on American history
in the college extension course Will be
given al the Free Public Library on
Wednesday, october %, at A D N. Ir.
]. P. Gordy, the lecturer, is a professor In
New York University, and his ability is
we'll known. The course is one likely to
he very valuable, especially % teacaeis of
the sixth, seventh and eighth grades Of
our city schools.
"a cordial Invitation is hereby EXTENDED
tn the teachers of these grades and to
the principals of the sc lools to attend the
first lecture of the course. Teachers who
NAV wish to AXE the full course for the
benefit of themselves IN their classroom
work are privileged to do so V;tholt The
final examinations"
sixty-four applications have been re-
ceiyed for the course in educational
psychology. to be given by DR., James
Tough, professor of psychology in the
New York University, the first one OF
which took place in the Free Puohc
7 ibrarv today. The dates has been
- - TTridouc aS DrnfnEgoT lOuGh
is unable to attend on Mondays.
invitations lave been issued by the
Schoolmen's Club for a banquet to be held
in Davis's dining hall, Saturday evening,
October 20, in honor of Assistant Superln-
tend.nt ]. Wilmer Kennedy. The COM
mittee of arrangements includes Thomas
T Rissell, Fred w. Fort, William A.
Dougall, Benjamin C. Miner and Charles
II. Gleason, jr.
over one hundred pupils are in attend
ance at the Free Drawing School. The
annex is crowded and there are many
complaints in regard to the poor hght
which is furnished by a few gas jets. All
| those concerned are DESTROYS or having
electric lights installed.
There are six classes in the College
Place Annex of the Morton Street School,
one from Belmont Avenue, two from Mon
mouth Street, two from Morton Street
and one new class. Miss Ida w. Smith,
who was vice-principal of the William
Street Annex, has been placed in charge
Charles Grant Shaffer, principal OF the
| Elliott Street School. Is arranging a series
of concerts to be given in his school as
semblv room on the evenings of November
20, December IS. January 5, February rs,
and March 25, the proceeds of which are
TO be added to the school decoration FUND.
The circular reads in part as follows;
1.-The object of these concerts is educa-
tlonal, and intended primarily for the bene-
fit of the young people of our school ana
| community. You are cordially invited 10
become a. patron and Subscriber to these
concerts.
Among the artists to appear in these
| concerts are the following: Rosa ldnde,
contralto; ElIzabeth Stickney-Courrierl So
pfano; Nellie Wright, sopranoi Theodore
Pfafiin- Balsbaugh, soprano; Dora Becker
Shaffer, violin; Flavie Van den Hende'
cello; Celia Schiller. piano; Mabel Phipps,
piano; Charles Norman Granille. baritone;
Earl Pfouts, violin; Gustav L. Becker,
| piano; r.. M. Stonert, piano; Women's
| String Orchestra Quartet, of New York.
Three or more artists will appear in each
concert.
Subscriptions may be sent in now and
reserved seats will be assigned In the
order in which subscriptions are received.
"A nominal price is charged for a ticket
for the entire series. Pupils will be charged
only one-fourth of that amount"
The next meeting of the Parents Assoc
citation of the ELLIOTT Street School will be
held in the school assembly room Wednes-
day evening, November 6, hen DR.. e.
Murray will give a talk on THE Public
School: It's Relation to the Health of the
Community"
The pupils Of the sixth grade will pre-
sent a Japanese fan drill, In costume, and
a number of choruses will be rendered by
the seventh and eighth grade pupils.
There will be a meeting of all Of the
School Commissioner on the east side of
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad and the parents
of the school children, in the new assem-
bly, room of the Hamburg Place School,
Friday evening. November 1. A musical
program is being arranged, and there will
be a number of addresses. The arrange
ments are in the hands of a committee, of
which William. Tuite. yice-president of the
Board of Education, is chairman.
The first regular meeting of the Parents
Association of the Warren and Wickliffe
street schools will be held In the Warren
street building Monday evening, October
rs. A speaker will be chosen at a meet
ing of the directors to be held this coming
Monday night. The miscellaneous program
will be furnished by the pupils of the
fourth year grades.
Principal Frank H. Hanson, of the South
Market Street School, is planning a series
of lectures to be given bi-monthly before
the pupils OF the grammar department of
his school,. The lectures. which will be IL
Iustrated, will be given in connection with
the geography lessons and will treat of the
various industries, scenery and people of
different countries. Many of the slides
were made from pictures taken by Mr..
Hanson.
Principal Hoeneman, of the South Eighth
Street School, expects to, r~eorganize his
school orchestra in the near future. Sew
eral of last years players graduated.
During the last week he has been drilling
some of the pupils who play the violin.
The new assembly room of the South
Eighth Street School is being decorated
with pictures, in black and white, and
sepia, depicting various historical scenes.
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The citizens of the Oliver Street School
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