The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-14


patent pencil sharpeners, was vending
itself schoolward for the very first time
in a. number of long, delicious, fun
filled weeks.
The little girls were manifestly glad,
and SO were most of the boys. But
there were some to whom the making
of gladstone smile came hard. like
visit to the dentist when you have to
make believe you're not afraid.
Good morning, children came III
dulcet tones from sweet-voiced teach
ers. to be met with prompt reciprocal
ton by some of the little girls, and al
most open skepticism by some OF those
small members Of society who Know tne
Joys of pockets and pieces of string
and hop-toads and other boy thnss'
everybody seemed Happy.
The principals. too, were in mighty
rood hunor. So were the Janitors.
Everybody il, the first day OF schooi.
Mothers sighed with comfort and De-
gan TO put their house In actual order,
putting away toys and boy Junk,
and fathers bent over their desks moro
studiously than last week, as they
thought of the responsibilities entalied
bv'large families.
The schools themselves had a first
day look. Everything was in appIe-pls
order. Paint had been scrubbed, desks
were glistening with new varnisn, courts
and yards looked like an old Connectl-
cut Sunday, and empty, clean waste
baskets waited expectantly for pencil
shavings and hunks o paper
Thursdays and Fridays enrolment
was heavy. though thousands of pupils
LETT that duty until today, hinderlng
considerably the principals and teach
ers in their work of forming classes.
. L is not known as yet how many halt-
day classes will have to be formed. 1t
seems as though these are always in
evidence, no matter how many new
classrooms are provided. Five hundred
and fifty-six permits were granted to
pupils to attend schools i'll districts
other than those in which they live, and
l73 applications of the same kind were
rejected AT the offices of the Board or
Education IL was learned Saturday that
of the 1900 teachers employed in the
city but five would be absent from thei;'
desks today.
More Room Required.
The additions to the Bergen and Bur-
this morning, and were promptly filled.
The wings which have been added to
The Belmont Avenue and the Haw-
horne Avenue schools will be ready in
a day or two. and the Warren street
School addition will be opened in about
a month There Is several months
work to be done on the Alexander street
school addition. The pupils who eX-
pected to attend the Lincoln School VIII
have desk room in the Alexander street
institution until the former Is ready for
occupancy. Grade meetings for teach
ers will begin Monday, September Il,
when first grade 3 teachers Will be
instructed by the general supervisor.
second grade teachers by the drawing
suneryisor. sixth grade B teachers by
the supervisor of music, and fifth grade
r teachers by the supervisor of sew
ing.
Two classes from the Eighteenth Ave-
nue School, two from the Livingston
street School, and one class from the
Newton Street School were transferred
to the Belmont Avenue School. A KIM
dergarten class was transferred from
the Avon Avenue to the Bergen street
school, and two ungraded classes were
taken from the Commerce street In
Graded School and placed in the Bnrnet
Street School.
High school Crowded.
As usual. the High School will ne
crowded though conditions VIII De
mvch better than in former years. CIV
ing to the opening of the two anncSes
Mt Market street and at State street
The commercial and manual training
courses will be placed at Market street,
under the charge of Thomas r. Ken
nedy. while the college and general
courses will be placed at the state
street institution. under the direction
OF Morris L. Barr. The following new !
instructors have been appointed IN tne
High school: Orrin w. Snodgrass, as
sistant instructor In English; George