Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-11
NEW SCIENCE AND
ARTS INSTITUTE
ANNOUNCES AIMS
Higher Education Placed Within
Reach of All Residents
of Newark.

Excellent opportunity for the young
folk of Newark and vicinity to become
proficient in the higher branches OF
education is offered by the Newark In
stitute of Arts and Sciences, which was
recently incorporated in Trenton.
The new organization has been
formed by the merging Of the Newark
University courses of the last year and
the college extension courses given for
several. years under the direction of
David B. Corson, assistant superintend-
ent of schools. 1t is to have the CO.
York University. The most expert
enced and capable instructors and lee
turers have been engaged.
It is proposed to organize the Newark
Institute in departments, those selected
for the first year being a department
| OF industrial education, the head of
which is to be DR.. A. B. Poland; a de-
partment of literature and fine arts.
John Cotton Dana: department of law.
finance and accounts, Frank II. Som
mer; department Of popular lectures.
j. Wilmer Kennedy, and department of
education, David B. Corson.
Scope OF Departments.
1t Is intended to give a course in the
department of Industrial education
hat shall prove helpful to teachers of
manual training and those who are
aiming to become specialists in ndus-
trial work.
The department of literature n fine
arts will offer courses for the general
public in literature and allied sub
jects.
The department of law, nance AND
accounts will repeat some of the
courses that have been given the past
year. 1t Is proposed to offer courses
in law that are high rank. 1t Is not
the intention to duplicate the work
offered in law schools, but to take up
special phases of the law h a shall
render the courses particularly valua-
BILE to the practitioner.
For the popular lecture purse q fee
not exceeding So, will be charged, and
persons paying the same will become
associate members of the Newark In
stitute.
In the department of education, lee
lures will be given in pedagogy, his
tory. science, art, music and the KIN
| dergarten. Among the lecturers for
this department are DIR. Herman IL
Horn and DR.. Thomas M. Ballet. oil
New York University, inc Frank Alvaf
Parsons, of the New York School Of
Art. DR.. Archibald Bouton. of New
York University. will also offer in this
department courses in English, one or
1.-The Short Story and one on Eng
lish Composition" There will bt
! courses in mathematics and languages
Professor Roux will give courses II
French for beginners as well as for ad
vanced students.
New institute Offcers.
The officers of the new institution are
DR.. Samuel E. Robertson, president
James b. Dill, Addison B. Poland
Frank H. Sommer. vice-presidents
Willard l. Hamilton, treasurer, AMI
Horatio M. Van SAINT, secretary, ant
associated with them are thirty others
all of whom constitute the board o
trustees.
In addition to the officers those con
s~tituting the corporation are j. Henri.
Bachelor, Peter Campbell, Samue
Clark, David B. Corson. Benjamin g
Demarest, William H. F. Fielder, tn
Rev. Solomon Foster, David Grotta
Thomas S. Henry. George r. Howe
vice-Chancellors James E. Howell
William T. Hunt, Richard c. Jenkinson
j. Wilmer Kennedy. Thoma
N. McCarter, Franklin Murphy
jr., Merritt G. Perkins, Bene
dict Prieth, George F. Reeve, Abraham
Rothchild, Louis %Bamberger, the Rev
DR.. James I. Vance, Monsignor Isaa
P. Whelan, Alexander S. Ward, Johl
Cotton Dana