Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-26

At the morning session the following
officers for 1912 and 1913 were elected:
Rev. DR.. Frank Moore. of Railway,
president: Governor Woodrow Wilson,
former Governor Franklin Fort, former
Governor Edward c. Stokes, former
Governor Franklin Murphy. the Rt.
Rev. James McFaul, the Rt. Rev. Ed
win s. Lines, vice. presidents; Ernest
d. Eaton, secretary; Isaac G.. Ogden,
treasurer.
Rev. John f. Dillon was the prin-
cipal speaker of the morning. He spoke
eloauently upon the parochial school
system and its value in coping with
pauperism, inefficiency and crime.
Principal J. A. Green, of the State
Normal School at Trenton. presided at
the meeting this afternoon. Clarence
Arthur Perry. of the Russell Sage
Foundation. gave a talk on the
Schools as Social and Re~creationai Gen.
tres" :.
In the Introductory address, Principal
Green spoke Of the expansion ana
metamorphosis of the old-time school
into the educational system of today.
His address follows in part:
One who the public edqca-
ton system Of today with mat Oh sntI an
Of thirty years ago has exploded, Inen
our education was formed; 1t was largeiy
the result of our heritage from E1giano.
We gave our attention largely to the
s.rhree RS in the elementary school
and to Latin. Greek and matnematics N
English It was chiefly parsing OF analysis.
/ said tina one would conclude that
the education system of thirty years ago
S baf e explGassi i we has we sssitaS DOING nSt very sag'0S well
then, as a beginning, but we are unuer
new conditions and living an entirely dif-
ferent iifs' and we must ,ns.e Il co we ars 20 and nd
adapt our schools to the demands OF the
day. 1t Is in harmony with this neces-
sity th h.nns we AR are ss 70 discuss 8 .srb on s shes pr as
Social R~ecreational Centres" and, THE
Conservation of Childhood Purity"
Speaking of the schools as social and
recreational centres. Mr.. Perry said:
,., "You1 sau psOplMS . SD J, wr0 mars d or e s tnstg
their thoughts and actions are controlled
by their tasks. When free to do what
they will they may. or may not make the
right use of their time.
Moral Citizens-That's h Aim. !,
1.-THE State undertook the support Of
schools in order to insure the ~upbr1nglnB
of moral citizens. Free schools have been
in existence over a century and a halI.
and now people are beginning. to question
their ability to inculcate morality. AT the
recent teachers convention in Albany DR.:
Lyman Abbott said: Crime in the United
States is growing faster than the popu-
l alton in 1 gpa,iev Of i fu IS pubic fgae th sshG the GIRL siri
without a social centre Is mother to the
woman without a home.
To-day we have g~rafters in our common
councils and dishonest men in our. city
offices because years ago our municipai-
ties did not see to it that all the poys
and girls played the games of youth IN
SFew fathers, can provide their sons
with Fairgrounds. Many mothers fan 10
make social centres out of their homes
the ability of the average family to give
its children the right kind of schooling al
home so is It beyond its power to provide
ssThe free school met the first need;
it is now coming forward with a pro-
vision for the second.
ION account of its location the school
house is the natural centre OF a neighpor-
hood. When it is properly organized the
schoolhouse social centre brings the whole
I'm over a score Of cities recreation
experts have been employed to make
schoolhouses attractive resorts during the
winter evenings"
The speaker then described some of the
social and recreational centre work that
has been carried on In New York, Phila-
delphia. Rochester, Chicago, Pittsburgh,
Columbus. Louisville. Detroit and several
other cities.
Headmaster Wilson Farrand, of the
Newark Academy. presided at the
morning session. He introduced Rev.
John f. Dillon, superintendent of the
parochial schools Of the diocese of
Newark.
Father Dillon's speech was as fol-
lows:
The title of the paper assigned to me is
THE Relation of the ParochiaI School to
Citizenship and. If / may judge from tho
general topic of the three days confer
ence, to citizenship as It is affected by
pauperism, delinquency and crime.
Parish school and Citixenship.
In order to enable you to understand
more readily, and to appreciate more ac-
curately, the effect of the parochial school
system on this threefold evil, you will
allow me to outline very briefly what the
parochiai school Is, what is ~accomplishes
and the methods it uses to achieve its
well-deined aims. The parochial school
is In the fullest sense Of the word a Cath
Ollie school,; in its convention, mainte-
nance, development and efforts it is the
result Of Catholic thought aud Catholic
olic clergy and laity. it sustains itself by
the voluntary contributions of Catholic
generosity. This school SYSTEM. which
comprises 100000 pupils, over $1,000 pro.
fessional teachers. more than 500, 100000
worth Of property, with an annual expen-