The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-01-02
DR.. C. MILLS ON
EDUCATION BOARD
Succeeds the Late Or. Stephen
PieTSOn as Member.


DR., Clifford Mills was elected a
member of the board of education at
"a meeting of that body Friday even
ing. DIR. Mills takes the place left
vacant by the death OF DIR. stephen
Pierson
Hereafter teachers who are called
away by the death of an Immediate
relative will be granted three days
vacation with pay and no more, ac-
cording to the boards action Friday
might.
Superintendent Ira w. Travel re-
ported in part as follows and his
recommendation were concurred in
THE health of the school children
has been unusually good during the
first four months of this school year.
There have been cases of whooping
cough and of chicken pox, but we
have been almost entirely free from
the more dreaded infectious diseases.
During December among the teach
ers, Miss Elizabeth Smith was absent
a week because of trouble with her
eyes, and Mr. Somerville was gone
four days because of the death of
his brother
Progress is being made toward
compelling boys and girls who are
under seventeen years of age and
who are out of school either to con-
tinue in school or, if circumstances of
the family warrant. to apply for and
to secure working papers from the
board of education. / would recon-
mend that such papers be given to
Raymond Evans, of AZ Harrison street
and | would further recommend that
prosecution be authorized against the
parent or guardian of the following:
Charles ingalls,, 13 Albeit avenue; ;
Felice Villaino, 40 Flagler street;
Joe Cutter, 27 Flagler street; Angelo
Cutter, 27 Flagler street; Dominick
Vigilante, 40 Flagler street; Girard
Archangel, 2 Grupelli row; Frank
Archangel, Grupellli row; Michael
Galdi, 10 Flagler street; Rocco Skelli,
70 Flagler street; Pasquale Sandora,
% Flagler street; Vitan Curreli, 5
Nicholas avenue; : Memo Meniero, 10
Flagler street; Alexander Antonnac-
clio. 25 Flagler street; Mike Owney,
10 Flagler street and Flances Bright
During the past two months there
has been in process of development
in certain of our grammar school
classes plan of sharing with the
pupils the control of the order and
conduct of the room. Such a plan is
not new. For score of years teach
ers here and there have been en-
deavoring through some form of or
ganized self-government in the class
room to stimulate not only a personal
sense of duty as regards each ones
own work and conduct, but a clearer
perception of the rights and priv
ment children come to keen realiza-
tion of the necessity for law and or
der; they develop public opinion in
their support; there grows among
them a sense of responsibility for the
welfare and reputation of the entire
group in matters social, intellectual
and moral.
Such feeling tends to be stifled
in the class room under the usual
autocratic control of the teacher. In
the class room every pupil sees vari-
GUS acts of disorder and dishonesty
among fellow pupils. He does not
Interfere, for the teacher is re-
sponsible for the government of the
room. Were he disposed to report
such acts, he would be called spy
and tell-tale. But with pupil-govern-
ment his attitude is changed He
comes to feel a responsibility; he
helps to create a sentiment that lifts
the whole moral tone of the room.
In him rugged, wholesome type of
character is developing, and with it
all ne is gaining a practical expert
ence in performing the rights of citi-
zenship that teids to make him
zenship that tends to make him a
citizen"