Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-12-18
County Pedagoques Extend
Vote OF Thanks to Those
Who Made Visit Pleasant
FEATURES AT THE
AFTERNOON SESSION
illustrated Address by ]. P.
Haney a Rare Treat--
Other Events.

Although yesterday was the iirAt
time that the Middlesex Teacherss
Institute has been held in this city
II was the general opinion of every
one connected with 1t that ii was
the best institute that has ever been
held In this county and, in view of
this fact, it is highly probable that
the session next year will also be
held here. There was not hitch in
the arrangements and the teachers
agreed that the accommodation
were better than ever before. The
speakers were conceded to be among
the best ever heard at county in
stitute and they were authorities IN
their respective branches.
Thank People of This City.
AT the close of the exercises yes
terday afternoon the following reso-
lutions were offered by Superinten-
dent w. G. Armstrong, of New
Brunswick, who sat in a box at the
right side OF the theatre:
RESOLVED that the thanks OF
the teachers of Middlesex County be
rendered to Superintendent Shuls
and his assistants and to the Board
of Education for the excellent ar
rangements made for the institute
and for the convenience and pleas
ure for those who are In attendance.
RESOLVED that our apprecia-
tion and compliments be rendered
to ethe members of the high school
orchestra for their music and that
we hereby express our thanks and
appreciation to the ladies of the
Simpson Methodist church for the
bountiful provision made by them
for the teachers
Chairman Willis, after the resolu-
tion had been seconded, called for
vote, which was unanimously in
the affirmative.
Mr.. Haney Delighted All.
The feature of the afternoon ses~
sion was the appearance OF James r.
Haney, B. Sc. director of art and
manual training in the New York
city schools, who gave two very, in
teresting illustrated lectures on the
methods of teaching manual arts in
the primary and grammar grades.
The afternoon session began at q
o'clock, following the organization
OF county branch of The Teachers
Retirement Fund.
Mr.. Shull, after a few opening re-
marks. introduced Mr. Haney. He
spoke on primary drawing, illuatra-
tions in colors, flowers, groups of
objects, winter scenes, illustrated
action pictures, massing in, etc, dur
ing his first lecture which was chief
ly for the primary teachers. On a
large easel Mr.. Haney illustrated in
detail his methods with chalk and
the rapidly and accuracy with which
he drew was surprising His second
lecture was on drawing In the higher
grades for the benefit of the gram-
mar grades teachers Designing,
drawing from models, professional
work, sketching, etc, were all care
fully explained on the easel Mr..
Haney besides being an artist with
the chalk proved that he was an
| able orator and although he had ex-
pected to conclude at 4 o'clock gave
an example Of Imagery, which
lasted until 4:30 Imagery, he ex-
planned was drawing from a mind
picture, and he said he would at
tempt to reproduce scene in Sicily.
near Messina, which he had placed
| in his sketch book While touring
| that country not long ago. Mr..
Haney in eloquent terms, after des-
| cribing little village clinging to the
side of cliff, with Mt Etna show
| ing In the distance and the sunshins
lighting up the fields in the valley.
\ took mp his chalk and in a very short
time placed the picture on the easel
so that every detail OF his descrip-
ton was In view. The scene was so
well drawn that the audience ex-
pressed approvas by prolonged APP
plause.
After the exercises the picture was
carefully rolled up by some high
school pupils, under direction Of
Miss Vaughan, and will probably be
framed and hung in the auditorium.
During the intermission between
the two lectures the high school or
chestra played selection. They
were so loudly applauded that they
| gave an encore.
Reception at High School.
1t was after 4:30. o'clock when the
institute adjourned and while some
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