The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-06

had four years high school training and
two years normal school training, or to
those who have had three years high
School training and three years normal
ceive credit for this course, a candidate
must have complied with ali the require
ments necessary to become a grade
teacher in the schools of the city,
The fourth A class of the Central Ave
nue. School Is at present absorbed in the
study of the Middle West, and each
pupil Is writing a letter to a pupil of
a fourth A class in Duluth, Minn., asking
about that city, etc. The letter will be
mailed in a day or two, and already the
children are anticipating the replies.
The members Of the graduating class o.
the Chestnut Street School are rehearsins
for a vaudeville entertainment to be given
in the lecture room of the South Park
Presbyterian Church Friday evening" De-
cember 10, for the benefit of the school
fund.
The feature OF the evening will be q
farce, THE Obstinate Family The cast
is being coached by Mrs. Amy Stone, and
includes William Phelps, Laura Phelps,
Mildred Wallace, Abraham Steigler and
Furney Jeffries.
1t is probable thai the entire performance
will be given in the chool next Thursday
afternoon.
At a recent meeting of the Alumni Asso-
citation of the Oliver Street School, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the COM
ing year: Wilbur virgins, vice-presidene;
Miss Emma Claire Ober, recording seere-
tary Miss Gertrude J. Dwyer. correspond
ing secretary, and William Stanger, treas
urer.
The president will be elected at an early
meeting. The work OF fitting up the courts
with basketball apparatus has been COM
pleted.
At the annual meeting of the New Jersey
State Teachers Association. to be held in
Atlantis City, beginning December &C.. the
matter of having separate rooms in the
schools for mentally deficient children will
be taken up. Circulars have been sent to
all principals asking that they request
each of their teachers TO make u careful
examination of every pupil in their rooms,
and to present tabulated reports to the
executive committee, represented by ]. ].
Unger, of Vineland, and DIR. William ].
Eckhoff, principal of the Oliver Street
School, of this city.
Lists OF questions have been prepared,
anG The result of all of the answers will
be made known at the association meet
ing.
The letter to the teachers reads in part
as follows:
Fellow Teacher-Rid your room OF
mental deficiencies. You owe 1t to the
enormous majority of normal pupils. You
owe it to the deficients who are entitled
to a special education. You owe it to the
taxpayers on whom these defcients. wher
adults, unless specially educated. viii be
II burden. Finally, you owe. it to your
self. You tan no more do our grade
work properly with "A deficient child il
your room than you could do il were g
blind or a deaf and dumb child put into II
For the protection of our own pro
fessional character. take the action which
we urge, We need not add that there j.
even a distinct personal reward in this
removal Of a wholly unwarrantable weal
and tear upon your nerves.
Assistant Superintendent Bison advises
your COMMITTEES that in New York city
there are some forty schools having classes
for detectives. This sets forth into I
clear light the remissness of New Jersey
merely because public attention has no
been drawn to the matter. The executive
of your association has appointed a sub
committee to get you to report with
view to helping you. Please be accurat'
and promp&"