The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PLANS FOR SUPPLEMENT-
AIRY LECTURE COURSE.
Preparations for Examination and Grad
uation-Parents' Association Meet
ings-General Items.

charge of the lectures in the popular
courses for the people, says that last
weeks attendance of the first lectures
Of the second series was excellent, and
tina he is confident that this will be
the banner series" 1t is probable
that a supplementary course of lee
lures will be give at it's conclusion,
outside of the course in electricity, to
be conducted by Professor william
Wiener. Of the High Schooi. If these
lectures are decided upon they will be
| given by Professor James c. Mona
CHAN, of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, of Washington, d. c., who
Will talk on Technical and Industrial
Education" As yet nothing definite
has been arranged. The following lee
lures will be given next week:
January l3-Fourteenth Avenue. Milton
Fairchild, Ethics of Athletics, or the
True Sportsman North Seventh Street,
Frank Gaylord Gilman, The Wonders Of
Wales"
January 14-Nvon Avenue, Milton Fair
child, Ethics of Athletics, or the True
Sportsman Public Library, Claude Fred
the Northwest"
January 15-Alexander Street, Isaac F.
Smith. city of Mexico" Franklin, Fred
Ice and Fire." Hamburg Place, Milton
Fairchild, Ethics of Athletics, or the
True S~portsman;' Elliott Street, Arthur
s; Rigs; Down the Riviera; Paris to
bitt, recital, Merchant of Venice" South
Eighth Street. Marie Ruef Hofer, recital,
Songs of Germany"
January 16, Bruce Street, Milton Fair
child, Ethics of Athletics, or the True
Sportsnan;" First Presbyterian Church.
Frank Gaylord Gilman, THE Wonders Of
Wales"
January darlington Avenue School,
Milton Fairchild, ''Ethics of Athletics. or
the True Sportsman"
Preparations are under way for the mid
year examinations to take place the last
week of this month; the pupils ere lard a:
work, reviewing the lessons of the past
four months, and striving for higher marks,
that they may be promoted with honors.
The majority of the graduating exercises
will be held Thursday and Friday evenines,
January 30 and 81. In some cases where
schools have no assembly rooms arrange
ments are being made to hold the gradua-
ton exercises in public halls, for the &c
commodation of the many friends OF the
pupils.
At the nekt meeting Of the Parents
Association of the Franklin School. to
take place in the assembly room of the
school Wednesday evening, February l.,
the-Rev. DIR. William H. Morgan, pastor
Of the Central Methodist Episcopal Church,
will deliver an address on Lincoln and
d patriotic program will b. rendered by
the pupils of the fifth and sixth grades.
The Rev. Alfred Kuhn, of Minueso TIA,
talked to the pupils of the Eighteenth
pAvenue School, at the special exercises
yesterday morning, on Character Build
ing" telling them to seize their oppor-
t%unities as they came, so that when they
grew up they would be fitted for their
work in the world.
Instead( OF holding public graduation
exercises this term the members of the
graduating class of the Eighteenth Ave
nue. School will take a trip to New York
and visit one of the public show places.
The menbe Of the oliver Street School
Alumni Association will give their first
annual musicale in the school building
Thursday evening, January %. An attrac-
tive program has been arranged by n COM
mittee, of which Miss Marguerite ODER is
chairman.
Miss Ober will open the musicale with
a piano solo. lie Caravel," Truax. after
which a selected recitation will be given
by Miss Florence Weston. A vocal solo,
Il Have Something Sweet 10 Tell You,''
Eaton Tanning. will be sung by Miss Lu-
ellie Ober. and Miss Eta Wagner will
give n piano solo, Calvary" Paul Rod
ney. A comic recitation, "Kathrina's Visit
to New York will be given by Miss Mar
guerite ODER, after which a either duet.
Heart Whispers" c. A. S, Umlaef. will
be played by Professor Schambach and
Miss Jeanne Ober. A vocal solo. "Adrift, :"
Hammell, will be rendered by Miss LA
Sellick, and Professor %Schambach will play
a either solo, Concert Fantasy No. g."
Burgsthaller. A vocal duet. Then You'll
Remember Me-" will be sung by Miss
Ethel McCorkle and Miss Gertrude David
son. a butterfly drill will be given by
Miss May Buclo, Miss Anna Bruestle, Miss
Jennie Moore. Miss Estelle Hyer, Miss
Bessie Supple and Miss Amelia Schiruska.
An informal social will follow the pro-
gram, when refreshments will be served.
A meeting OF the SchooImen's Club Is
being held in the Summer Avenue School
this afternoon to arrange for the banquet
to be given to the new Board of Education
in DaVis's parlors the latter part of this
month. 1t is probable that an Informal
reception win precede the banquet, to give
the board members and the principals an
| opportunity to become acquainted. 1t is
expected that Charles II. Gleason, princi-
pal of the Summer Avenue School, and
president Of the club, will act as toast
master. The program OF speeches Will be
arranged at an early date.
The member Of the Essex County
Teachers Guild are planning to give a tea
some time next month. The matter OF ten
derfng a reception to the new members
of the Board of Education js also under
discussion, and will be decided upon at an
early date. Miss S. Emily Potter. of the
Washington Street School, IS chairman Of
the entertainment committee
The mems basketball team of the
Alumni Association Of the Oliver Street
School played its first game ia the school
court last Monday night. The apparatus
was supplied by the Board of Education,
and the team only had to pay for the ball.
Either n Whittier OF a patriotic program
will be rendered at the graduation exer-
cises Of the Franklin School. to take place
in the school auditorium Thursday even.
ing, January 80.
At a meeting Of the newly organized
alumni association Of the Central Avenue
School "Wednesday night, it was reported
that the drawing up Of a constitution had
not been completed. 1t will be finished
turing the week, and will be presented for
acceptance at a meeting to take place in
the school next wednesday night, when
officers will also be elected. The report
was made by George Larkin. Frederick
Sickle is temporary chairman of the asso-