The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14
WOMEN'S CLUBS
N. E. A. FAvORS SMALL
SCHOOL BOARD.
Interesting Reports Received at Annual
Meeting, at Home of Mrs. Belcher,
the President.

presAnt school conditions and r~aeolloc-
tious Of the year wete the principal topics
for dist1rssion al the annual meeting OF
tl1n NewnTlx Educational Association. held
1T the lnnmc OF the president. Mrs. Zaca-
riab BeleNer. 1Aj Mt. Pleasant avenue.
yesterday Afternoon. One of the features
was q talk by Miss Louise Connolly. super
visor of the schools. OF Summit and FORM
erly of Newark. who discussed "seeptieisln
vs.. Belief'' in a most able manner.
Mrs. BelcheE, IN giving her resume OF
the yeafes Accomplishments, told of the
n1uuy pies in which the association hao
had a finger She snid that 1t helped to
ret the school garden, the advancements
IN the teachers salaries. the institution or
supervisors. aud the public Fairgrounds
Mrs. Belcher said she thought the appoint
ing OF a small school board meant tue
dawn of mtelligent e on the part OF New
ark. and thai she Thought the work along
educational lines would be easier in the
future. and that the association would De
better able 40 carry out its plans. Let
MS be plastic she said in conclusion,
and curry out the needs of the times.
And we must never fail to realize the
growing need of the schools. We are
known by some men, she added, and by
most women. and we are feared by some
noliticians who do not know how many we
really are MTs. Bekcher expressed a
dollla az to whether the association ought
to dissolve, bat Miss Connolly, who spoke
as she concluded, said ny all means never
to do SO h the association was too vali-
able. occupying an Important place In the
societies Of the city.
Miss Connolly expressed a firm belief IN
the power for good Of the association, al
though she rather believed the members
were a little bit lazy when it came to
real pedagogical work. SHE said that what
they did was for the good Of one child or
Que school,. but not for the whole great
system. She thought that the fuIure pre-
scented interesting problems. and advised
them to support the small school board II
il proved efficient and did not concentrate
on selfshuess. as some boards had zone
in the past.
Miss Connolly expressed the opinion that
private schools were good for a conn
munity in that they promoted rivalry, and
a desire 10 outdo them, on the part OF
the nublic schools. She thought that the
influence Of the Newark Academy on the
High school was decidedly good.
Mrs. Frederick J. Jacobson spoke for a
~cilitics in the public schools.
Mrs. Laban Dennis spoke briefly of the
work OF the civic classes for foreigners IN
the evening schools.
All Of tho members of the executive
council were reelected. They are: MIS-
Zschariah Belcher. Mrs. Laban Dennis,
Mrs. Joseph Clark, Mrs. samuel Clark
Miss ELEANOR IL. Goodwin. Miss Hafrlet T.
Adams. Miss Florence M Johnson Mrs'
George Ashmun. Mrs. Henry Young. A'rs'
X. V. Lincahury, Mrs. Charles fnuhs'
Mrs, J. WUhan Clark, MIS- Freoefle L.
Thorne- Miss Agnes II, Wooiruit. MIS- u
Edward latham, Mrs. K. w. Adams, Mars,
William Hunt. MIS-. a. - IWlteheit anu
MITE. Alexander Vfrant.
oi1leers VIII be elected al an eAscntYe
meeting 10 pe he'h 10 y week .. W.,
Mrs shmuel Clark the treasurer sam .la
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importance 10 women faNOrlhs materlal III