The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-20
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WORK AND INTERESTS OF
TEACHERS AND PUPILS.
HI. cOrsOn at Work on Profitable Series
of acknowledging School Reg
istration to Begin Monday.

son is preparing a set of circulars TO be
distributed among the teachers regarding
a college extension course Of lectures,
which will probably be given in this city
during the winter at very moderate rates.
He has written TO the various professors
whom he desires TO give the lectures, but
as yet has not heard from every one of
them.
Thu circulars will not be issued to the
teachers until responses nave been re-
ceived from all the professors. Tt is prob
able that the replies will be received in a
few days.
In the circular Mr.. Corson states that
there will be four different courses.
The first will be a thirty-hour course in
"Educational Psychology" 1t will present
a special study of those topics which have
the most important bearing on the theories
and practise of education. 1t Will also
include studies of the forms of mental ac-
tivity in children. ard the natural and ari
tlfcial conditions which determine the de-
velopment of these forms. These lectures
will probably be given by DIR. James
Tough. professor of psychology in the
New York University.
The second course will deal with
Method" and will consist of twenty-five
lectures on General Method" to be given
by DIR. Tough. and five lectures on SPECIAL
Method in History TO be given by
Thomas NJ. Balliett. dean of the School Of
Pedagogy, of the New York University,
the whole to constitute a thirty-hour
course. The certificate for these will be
accepted by the Board Of Examiners in
Newark for the examination In science
and the art of teaching In theory and
the practise of teaching in the primary
grade.
The third course will deal with Ameri-
ran history. from the colonization to the
reconstruction period. The lectures VIII
be given by DR.. ]. P. Gordy, professor OF
the history Of education In the New YORK
University. Certificate for this Will be
accepted By the local board OF examiners
in place of the history examination for
promotion.
The fourth course will consist Of q series
Of talks on Practical Lessons in Applied
Design 1t Is for grade and special teach
ers who wish TO secure a knowledge or de-
sign and TO know the methods Of present
ing this subject in the classroom.
The lectures will be given by DR.. j. z.
Haney, director of the drawing depart
ment Of the New York public schools, who
has already sigI1lfied his Intention OF COM
plying with Mr.. Corson's request. Ger
t~ificates for this course will be accepted by
the board of examiners in place of the
drawing examination for promotion.
This course will consist Of fifteen two
hour lectures, to be given Saturday after
moons, from 2 TO 4 O'Clock. on the follow
ing days: October IL and rs. November >
and %, December Z and q, January A and
IS, February 1, Is and 20, March IA and
%, and April II and rs.
AS April II is the Saturday before Easter
Mr.. Corson will endeavor to have thai
date changed.
OF course it will not be known definite
ly whether the lectures will be given until
Mr.. Corson hears from all of he speakers,
after which the circulars will be issued to
the teachers.
The member of the Board of Examiners
will meet In Isaac Lowenstein's office, in
the Board of Education rooms, tomorrow
to orally examine candidates who have
taken the written examinations for posi-
tons in the evening schools.
Principals and teachers OF the evening
schools are preparing for heavy registra-
ton next week. Two new evening schools
will be opened, one at Bergen Street and
one at South Eighth Street.
The graded copy slips with which the
teachers and pupils of the public schools
will be provided this term will not be
ready for use until the first part of Octo-
her, and until then they will have to use
the blackboard models which were used
last year. One hour per week will be al
bowed for writing, the same as last year
DR.. Addison B.. Poland, the superintendent.
ana Charles w. Slocum, the supervisor OF
writing, have noted with satisfaction that
the New York Board of Education Is con-
templating the adoption of the card and
model-form method used in the Newark
schools.
j. Wilmer Kennedy, the new assistant
superintendent, is occupying the office
which was formerly used by Miss Mar
garet McClosky, the general supervisor,
who has moved into Mr.. Slocum's office.
Mr.. Slocum now has a desk in the city
superintendent waiting room.
Mi. Kennedy is wearing a grieved ex-
preston these days over the loss of one
of his trunks, which went astray around
Labor Day, when he and Mrs. Kennedy
were returning from a s~oiourn in the
White Mountains. The majority of the
trunks came through all right, but this
particular one, of the steamer variety.
which contained many of Mr.. Kennedy's
belongings, went travelling on its own ac-
cord, and has not sent even a souvenir
postal card TO its owner by which he
could determine It's Whereabouts. Ihere
are about thirteen Newarks in the United
States, and Mr.. Kennedy is specializing as
to which town received his baggage and
how soon 1t will be returned to him.
James G. Cumberland, the new assistant
to Randall D.. Warden, the director of
physical training. started out alone to visit
the schools yesterday. Up to then he was
accompanied by Mr.. Warden.
Classes for teachers in subject matter
n methods will be formed in music and
drawing according 10 the following
schedule: Music-Thirteenth avenue, Mon
day evenings. elementary classwork; Ham
burg Place, Thursday evenings, advanced
classwork. Drawing-Central Evening
High School, Monday evenings, advanced
ciasswork; Thursday evenings. elementary
classwork. These classes Will be con-
Quoted by the supervisors of these sub
jects. Teachers who wish to take the
courses have been requested TO register
with the principals M soon as possible.
A circular is being prepared by DIR.
Poland to be sent to the employers of
young people throughout the city, calling
their attention to the opportunities af-
forded by the excellent evening school
system OF the city and requesting their
personal cooperation In bringing their
schools TO the notice of their employees.
Enrolment of students for the Newark