The Morris County chronicle., 1908-08-18


/ tion. ,
( Il understand that the board will
/ take up the matter of special commu-
! tation rates for students with the rail-
/ roads and trolley interests. and, If
/ possible, some arrangement will be
4 made by which a reduced fare can be
| obtained The possibility of running
| trolleys from different points so as to
! fit in with the school time will also
! be discussed. and this matter will
I probably be taken UP with the rail-
I roads as we'll Many of the students
1 will travel over the Erie and Lacka-
wanna roads, but many will of course,
come by trolley.
I In but very few cases will the trolley
| lines be inaccessible to the girls. Esti-
mating that the students will come
-rt m territory of radius of less than
| twenty-five miles from the Heights, it
will be easy for all to reach Montclair
within an hour and a half's ride From
!he towns further away the students
! will travel to and from Montclair by
! train, some taking the Erie direct to the
| school. and others using the Lackawan-
ma and trans ferring at Montclair proper
to the Valley Road trolley.
Those who enter the new normal
school esse ntialiy come there for their
own good, and because they intend to
become teacht rs. Therefore, the neces-
sity of maintaining strict discipline will
not exist. One of the things that the
| girls will have to learn is self-reliance
ARD self-dependence, and they will be
allowed much greater freedom than is
Usually the case Instead of having
stringent rules governing every move
inent of the students. they will be al
4 wed wide freedom. They can study
where they please, in the study hall, If
they like. or out on the lawns, or in
shady hooks in the woods or wherever
else they desire. Large recreation rooms
have been provided SO that when stu
dent wishes she may go there for a
brief breathing spell. An hour will be
allowed for lunch each noon, and there
will be plenty of recesses during the
sessions.
"The class which enters the school In
September will graduate two years and
a half hence. Two years will be spent
in study at the normal school and the
last half year will be spent at one of
the series of training schools which are
to be established throughout the state
l believe that the purpose of a normal
school is to give the students practice
in teaching as well as the theory. That
is why the New England teachers are
SO sought after, and that Is why the big
normal schools in that section OF the
country produce such excellent in
structors The practical end of teach
ing will be an important detail of study
at the new school. 1t is necessary to
give the girls self-confdence, and the
teacher who has had five months ex-
perience actually handling class is
much better prepared to take hold OF
regular school work than the one VINO
enters her duties fresh from normal
school. with only the theory Of teaching
at her command.
"For the first few years the new in
stitutien will educate teachers qualified
for work In the primary and grammar
grades This is where the greatest de-
n1and is in New Jersey today. We Will
endeavor to turn out teachers thorough
ly trained for this branch of work, and,
unlike most normal schools, the classes
we will graduate will not represent a
mass of girls all instructed along one
line. On the other hand, each girl viii
be studied individually, and II 1t Is
found that she is qualified for primary
work from our observation, she will be
specially instructed in this branch On
the other hand, If her temperament is
such that grammar classes appeal TO
her. she will be encouraged along those
lines. 1 have always made it a prtnci-
pie to study the individuality OF my
students and to allow them to follow
the lines along which they are naturally
inclined.
According to my belief, the duty of
a state normal school does not emo |
when it graduates teacher. Inc new
school will endeavor to keep watch |
over its graduates after they have left.
we will try our best to place every
member of the class which enters In
September, and think we Will sue
caed. Not only will we place them'
but we will see that they obtain pay
ing positions and ones which they are
fitted to fill A system which nave
found to work successfully In connec-
ton with my school in Rhode lslano
will probably be adopted here. Near
the conclusion of the school year seno
out notices to all school superinteno-
ents in the state announcing tnat 50
many teachers will graduate ana tna'
thev are qualified for certain posltlodis'
requesting the superintendents 70 MAKE
inoui,ies If they are In need or teacners'
Tban when a superintendent writes
bocls ar calls. we can tell him immedl-
atelv II we have a teacher suitable Ior
his purpose In this / am assured tna'
the superintenGents OF the New Jersey
schools will gladly cooperate, TOT tney
are desirous OF obtaining Jersey teach-
ers if they car. hope to make II pos
sihle for New Jersey educators TO op-
tain their teachers here within three
vears' time. and | shall use the pest ol
NV endeavors to attain this END
"While at first we viii graduate
teachers for nrin airy and g amman
worl, only. IL there is a necessity they
rr,l he nreyared for high school teach-
ing and special branches ! ater IN
specialists IN manual training ana 40
nestle science will be graduated as tne
ooco.zsor demands. Eventually the
school will ms ruct in all GRASSES OF
teaching, and its curriculum VIII De
as broad in scope as any instltutlon OF
the kind in the country.
"a class VIII en- er every six months
THE second class enteying next Fenru-
arv Those who are preparing for kim
dergarten work viii he given years
practice in that branch. in ct al
! teaching The kindergarten teaching
will be arranged so that the girls can
spend certain hours each day or GER
/ tain days each week in charge OF
/ class in one of the public schools, prob
ably the Montclair schools, or others
near at hand.
''The nersonel Of the entering class
A.. exoaIlept 1>he ma serial which we