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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
STATE SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Glass of ITO to Receive Diplomas a
Montrlair Normal.

The graduation exercises OF tne
Montclair Normal school were held
this Tuesday morning, at 10 O'Clock,
when 10 graduates. received theii
diplomas, which were presented by
DR.. William G.. Schauffler, president
of the state board of education.
Rev. Frank Woolley Murtfeldt, as
sistant minister of the First Congrega
tional church, of Montclair, delivered
the invocation. The presentation oil
the class gift was made by Miss
Dorothea B. Lauterborn, and the gift
was accepted by Melvin A. Rice,
chairman of the committee on state nor
NAL schools. DR.. Calvin N. Kendall,
state commissioner of education, made
the address and Principal Charles s.
Chaplin presented the class. Music
was furnished by an orchestra.
Among the graduates Morristown is
represented by the Misses Agnes
Leonard, S. Alice Prost, Helen s.
Muir and Minnie T. Gillespie.
Miss Leonard will teach in East Or
ange next year, Miss Prost in the
Mills street school, and Miss GILES
pie at Morris Plains. Miss Muir has
taken no position yet.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
DAMAGE IN WAKE OF STORM
Post office Suffers From Flood ano
Wind Plays Havoc.

The severe electrical and wind
storm that passed over Morrls1oWn
Monday afternoon left in It's wake
considerable damage. The floor ol
the post office was covered Win
water to a depth of several lnches'
The water came in the back door,
washing down through the rear yard
There was no way of stopping It's
flow until the rain had ceased. Hoies
were bored in the floor and Drooms
literally used to get the water from
the building.
-. The wind blew over the flag-pole
sh9 Mills street school building
Vreaking s@;t off where it had been
snliced, In ifs~ fall the pole bent a
niece of the iron piping of the school
yard fence. s 80
mahogany tree in the yard OF
former Mayor Charlton A. Reed's
home on Cutler street had its top
blown out. Mr.. Reed highly prlzed
the tree, planting it ten years ago.
a Seeding of the mahogany tree IN
the Memorial hospital property
The electric lights suffered from
the electrical storm and the trolley
cars suspended running for short
time. Several streets were badly
washed and many trees suffered from
the wind.
The large billboard of the Newark
Sign Co., on George street, also SUI,
fered from the storm, about one-half
of it being lifted into the air by the
wind and dashed to pieces in the
field beyond
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
fine BASE BALL
AT BENEFIT GAME
MoTristown Beaten by Berkeley
Hall College Team.

Though the rain just previous to
tne game Kept many from attending
.ne annual benefit contest for the
hospitals by the MOrristown A. A.
was played on Wednesday afternoon
and those who did brave the damp
weather Were rewarded by seeing
aihe contest. Morristown was de-
1eated by Berkeley Hall college two
20 one. Manager Todd had patched
up team in the field. Green could
not come up owing to the sudden
ueatn OF MS wife and Andy McDevitt
sent word that he, too, was unable
to get away. Maloney was also kent
away. To stop the gaps Doc Hill
lock went to South Orange Wednes-
uay morning and brought back with
MN Joe Peploski, Feeney and Ashe,
OF the Seton Hall college team. Nc
Dewitt sent up Evans, Of the Orange
b. B. c., to fill his place.
Welsh started the game for Morris
Town, and was scored on for the first
run, In the third Dunn started off
with single Hartman famed and
Collins caught Dunn at second trying
TO steal on the third strike. Buster
Brown, our old friendsof Lackawanna
league memory, came through with
two-bagger and tailed on Jordan's
duplicate OF his hit. Bretano ended
The inning with roller to Hillock.
In the fifth Dunn singled again. was
sacrificed to second by Hartman.
Brown hit to Doyle who caught Dunn
In run-up between second and third
but Hillock dropped the ball and
Dunn roasted safely on the third sack
Brown going to second on the mix
up. Jordan's single scored Dunn but
Welsh played Bretana's feeble roller
70 the plate, cutting down Brown.
Hofer ended the session with a foul
| fly
! Manager Todd put Peploski on the
mound the next inning and he held
The visitors hitiess and runless the
last Tour innings, as we'll as maxi
ing eight strike-outs. Evans started
The game at third base as Captain
, Mike Doyle was late but when the
latter arrived Evans was benched.
, Morristown's lone tally had its
, initiative from the bat of Hillock,
, who singled in the seventh with one
down. Peploski came through with
another single, perching doc" on
third base Peploski and Hillock
then worked the "whipsaw," HiIlock
? scoring as Peploski was thrown out
at second. Hartman pitched great
ball for the visitors and except for
the seventh inning kept the hits well
scattered.
Peploski, who made such fine
showing pitching for Seton Hal
; against Morristown last Saturday
made fine impression on the fans
put he will not be able to play with
Morristown this season. He has ar
ranged to pitch for one of the teams
In the White Mountain league and
Will leave for the mountains soon.
The box score:-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
Miss Agnes NJ. Burke a Social Worker

Miss Florence Miller after a year S
satisfactory work as an agent for
dependent children in Oneida county,
has rendered her resignation and her
successor, who is Miss Agnes M.
Burke. has been appointed. Miss
Burke graduated from Barnard col
lege in 1911 and is taking her A. M.
degree at Columbia this year. She
has done graduate work under Prof
Gliddings and Mr.. Divine, and has
been engaged in volunteer probation
work under Rt. Rev. Father Mcmahon
and volunteer work under Rt. Rev.
Father McSorley of the Paulist Fa-
theirs. New York city, who recon-
mended her very highly.
She is the daughter of Eugene S..
Burke, of Morristown, NJ j., who was
director and secretary of the society
for providing medical attendance to
the worthy poor of Morris township,
a non-sectarian society in Morristown,
for more than twenty years.
Miss Burke will be welcomed to the
ranks of the social workers of the
county.-Utica IN. W Herald"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
THE NATIONAL
CONVENTIONS
The Two Great Parties Prepar-
ing to Make Nominations.

The republican national convention
of 1912 will be the greatest in point
of numbers in the history of the party
and, the political prophets are agreed,
the most momentous since war times.
1t will be the climax of a prenomi-
nation contest unexampled in the an
nails of the United States, il not of
the world.
On June 18th, 1,07S men and wom-
en- (for delegates from the suffragist
states will have seats in the conven-
tion) will assemble in the Chicago
coliseum.
Each state is represented by twice
as many delegates as it has votes in
the electoral college Zone for each
senator and representative in con-
gress, under the new apportionment. }
Thus Oregon, which has five electoral
votes, one for each of it's two sena-
tors and one for each of its three
representatives in congress, has ter
delegates. Alaska, Porto Rico, the
Philippines and the District of Colum
bia have two each and Hawaii six.
The apportionment of delegates Ii
| ac fnlInwS.-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18

Number of delegates, 1,07S. with
the same number of alternates.)
Necessary to nominate, $40
Seating capacity of the coliseum,
11,172.
First of all, the national committee,
is now sitting to pass upon creden-
tials of would be delegates. The
temporary roll of the convention will
be made up by this body. and it will
determine the procedure of the first
session and the choice of temporary
chairman. After the temporary chair
man has made his speech resolutions
will be in order, the committees, in
cluding one on resolutions, another
on credentials and third on perma-
nent organization, will be named. The
first is charged with the drafting of
the platform, the second with the
claims of representatives of rival fac
tions to votes in the convention and
the third with the recommendation
of permanent presiding officer
Some of the salient features follow:
Acting chairman republican nationi
committee, Victor Rosewater, of
Omaha.
Chairman committee on arrange
ments, Harry S. New, of Indianapolis.
Secretary national committee, Will
lam Hayward, of New York city.
Sergeant-at-arms, Colonel William +
Stone, of Baltimore.
Temporary chairman according to
the national committee slate), Senator
Elihl Root of New York.
The Democratic national convention
meets in Baltimore on June 25th. 1t
will have twelve more delegates than
the republican convention, a total of
1,094, and under the two-third rule
730 votes will be necessary TO nomi-
nate
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
A HELLIeERENT PRINTER.
Suspended His Paper for a Week
to Fight.

to Fight.
Charles A. Philhower, supervising
principal of the public schools1of Chat
ham, possesses rare old book, pub
lished in 1888, by Shepherd Kollock
in his printing shop at Chatham. 1t
is a Watts hymn hook. and it was UNI
earthed while H. T. Strong and Mr.
Philhower were preparing a drama
dealing with historic happenings in
Chatham. The old book becomes
very interesting when one knows that
it was probably gotten out by Kollock
to supply the shortage in hymnbooks
that must have existed after the battl
of Springfield in $780, During that
battle Parson Caldwell strobe up and
down the lines of the New Jersey
militia, distributing hymnbonl1s for
wadding, calling upon the boys to
"Give 'em Watts, boys." Kollock
was a jealous patriot. An artillery
man himself, serving as an officer in
the same company with Alexander
Hamilton early in the War for Inde-
in 1779 to start a newspaper, the New
Jersey Journal at the instance of
members of Washington's staff in or
der to counteraet the influence upon
North Jersey of the pro-British papers
of New York. Under the sheltering
wing of the army Kollock proved so
formidable foe to the British cause
that the enemy would rather have
captured him than company of con-
tinental troops. At the time of the
battle of Springfield, Kollock suspend
ed publication for week, and it is
believed that one of his reasons for
so doing was that he might take part
in the fight He gave IN his news
paper and removed his shop from
Chatham to New York in 1883.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
WHAT AILs THE SCHOOLS :?
A Great Deal, Declares Or. A. s
DRAPER

When but one-third of the children
remain to the end of the elementary
course in country where education
is such universal passion there is
something the matter with the
schools.
When half of the men who are re-
sponsible for the business activities
and who are guiding the political life
of the country tell us that children
from the elementary schools are not
able to do definite things required in
the worlds real affairs there is some
thing the matter with the schools.
When work seeks workers and
young men and women are indiffer-
ent to it or do not know how to do
it there is something the matter with
the schools.
Thus briefly does DIR. Andrew S.
Draper, state commissioner of educa-
tion, of New York, summarize the
shortcomings of the schools The
work of the elementary schools has
been shaped with too much reference
| to the demands of the advanced
| schools. So many things are exacted
! for entrance to the colleges and uni
versities that we have too often taken
away the probability of such complete
ness of preparation, such acquisition
of power, as is necessary to carry
on college work naturally and salts
factorily.
The things that are weighing down
the schools are ''the multiplicity OF
studies which are only informatory
! the prolongation of branches SO as to
require many text books and the pro
lixity of treatment and Illustration
! which will accommodate physiological
8, theory and sustain pedagogical meth
ods which have some basis of rea
son, but which have been most in
geniously overdone.
1--WE reach after too much mere in
formation in the lower grades, and il
the later ones we are not up with the
normal powers of the healthy child.
DIR. Draper does not consider "cul
ture" sufficient excuse for the over
loaded and impractical curriculum
Culture worth seeking must conn
from labor upon things worth doing
and from the influence of the powe
to do and the pleasure of real accom-
plishment upon the soul of the on
who does
1--WE must stand.'' he declares, so
simplifying the course and shortenin
the time of the elementary schools an
for making their teaching of NOR
definite worth
I'VE must try very hard to hav
the child able to do some definit
thing, no matter at what age we los
him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DIMES.
Twenty-Eighth Annual Gathering 0
High School Graduates.

After enjoying a fine dinner at
Days last Friday night the members
of the alumni association of the Nor
ristown high school listened to sev-
eral speeches, the text of almost all
of which was a new high school. II
was the twenty-eighth annual banquet
of the association and proved most
enjoyable. Resolutions were passed
by the alumni asking that if n new
high school building is erected ii be
named the "Haven High School," IN
recognition of the many years of SER
vice of the late William l.. r. Haven
as head of the Morristown public
school system.
The Rev. Frederick w. Cutler, of
Yonkers, was toastmaster. The
speakers included d. Farrand Stnrgis,
of the board of education; Superin-
tendent Ira W. Travel, DR.. Britton
d. Evans, the Rev. Thomas B. IRON
side.
The following officers were elected:
President, Robert H. Schenck; first
vice-president. Lawrence Day; sec
ond vice-president, Miss s. Elizabeth
VanPelt; secretary, F. Flagg Vogt;
treasurer, Robert c. Caskey.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
FORTY-FIVE
LEAVE SCHOOL
Large Graduating Glass from
High School This Year.

Graduating class of forty-five
from the Morristown high school
commencement exercises will be held
at ten O'Clock in the Lyceum theatre
Friday morning.
The program is as follows:-
Prayer
Chorus-Ye Maybells and Flowers :.
................. Mendelssohn
*Essay-.-In Days Before the Revolution
Elizabeth B. Ford
Essay-The Old-fashioned Newspaper
Lorraine Harrison
Chorus-Hallelujah from The Mes
Oration-The Sayre Tragedy ....-...
Robert c.. Clark
Essay-Slaver Days ............
Phoebe Reed
Violin Solo. Yankee I11odle. Vie&temps
Abram Friedman
Frances Myers at the piano
Essay-The Cost of Living .......- -.
Ada H. Goble
Semi-C -Chorns Angels Serenade. Bragg
Violin obligato by Mr.. Friedman
Presentation of Diplomas
Reading of Honor Roll
Chorus-Rest Thee, My Little One.--
....--.-. .......--..... racer
*Each member of the graduating
class has written an essay dealing
with some subject associated with
Morristown. The essays selected for
presentation were chosen both for in
dividual excellence and for diversity
of subject matter.
An arts and crafts exhibit of the
work of pupils in all grades of the
Morristown public schools is on dis
play, Friday, June 21st, from two to
six o'clock in the Maple avenue
building.
The music as usual will be a feat
ure of the commencement and will
be under the direction of Prof Ed
ward M. Young with Miss Hannah
Elizabeth VanNess and Miss Helen
VanBuren Wenman as accompanies.
Officers of the class of 1912 are
President, Paul Alfred Freeman;
vice-president, Miss Elizabeth Burke
Ford; secretary, Robert Carter Clarke !;
treasurer, Miss Ada Harriet Goble.
The list of graduates follows
Gladys Katherine Ayers, Marion Min
ton Carroll. Eva Louise Cook, Mar
garet Mary Donahue, Flora Agatha
Donley, Grace Douglass, Marguerite
Baird Douglas, Lily Agnes Eccles.
Edna Frances Emmons, Elizabeth
Burke Ford, Carrie Cline CASTOR,
Catherine Glynn, Ada Har-
riet Goble, Gertrude Eva Green,
Lorraine Cairns Harrison, Margaret
Lee Howell, Edith Willburta Johnson,
Gertrude Jukes, Genevieve Miriam
Keeler, Margaret Losey, Gladys Lor-
ton Muchmore, Ethel Frances Myers,
Edna Gordon Polhemus, Phoebe Cur
It's Reed, Evelyn Graye Schenck, Bes-
sic Adele Smith, Grace Stone, Natalie
Wolff Terhune, Jean Muir Torrance,
Elizabeth VanNess, Helen
Van Buren, Wenman, Charles Mel
vim Bartron, Leslie Bookoven,
Robert Carter Clarke, Eugene
Francis Coffey, jr., Nathan Cone,
George Samuel Ensminger, Paul AL
fred Freeman, Abraham Friedman,
Charles Frederick Hand, Charles
Henry Hendrickson, Arthur Linde,
John Monteith, jr., John Reginald
Moodey, Christopher Russell Moodey
and George Henry Mullen.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
ALARM WIRES GOING.
Cable Replaces Overhead Lines on
Many Streets of Town.

Under the supervision of Superin-
tendent of Fire Alarm Frank e. Pier
son the New York Telephone Co. is
laying for the town $500 feet of un-
derground cable for the fire alarm
system. The underground will re-
place the present aerial lines on
Speedwell avenue. Sussex avenue,
Flagler street, Spring street, Cole av-
enue, Water street, Morris street and
section along the Lackawanna rail-
road tracks.
The only other parts of the towns s
fire alarm system not under ground
are on Cutler street, Albeit avenue
and Western avenue, thoroughfares
in which there are no conduits There
is a small section of aerial line on
Harrison street that is to be taken
down. With the change from aerial
to underground on Speedwell avenue
the box at the corner of Early street
will be moved to the corner of Spring
street
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
BAYLEY SCHOOL GRADUATES
High School to Hold Commencement
Exercises in Lyceum Friday.

Exercises in Lyceum Friday.
Friday evening will occur the COM
mencement exercises of Bayley high
school. The exercises will be held
in the Lyceum theatre and there will
be graduating class of seventeen.
The program will be opened With
music followed by the salutatory de-
livered by John J. Dacey. Music,
including a selection by the girls
glee club, will precede the reading of
an essay, s'The Making of a Presi-
dent,'' by Miss Rose |. Gallagher.
The valedictory, "Religiuos Atnio.
sphere in the School, will be by
Austin NJ. Mansfield and after the pre-
sentation of diplomas the exercises
will close with music, including q se-
lection by the girls glee club
The members and officers are as
follows: Louis F. Dempsey. presi-
dent; John J.. Dacey, vice-president:
Austin M Mansfield, secretary; John
P. Royce. treasurer; Alice H. Cum
mings, John l.. Dooling, Margaret R.
Dooling, Mary e. Dugan, Marcelia B.
Flynn, Rose l. Gallagher, Peter ]
Hedden, Annie E Kennedy, Helen
v. Maloney, Elizabeth M. Murray, Al
bert ]. O'Neill, Edward F. Sweeney
and Josephine M. Willeau.
The class colors are blue and white
the motto Labor Conquers ALL" and
the class flower is the fleur de lis.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
CONTRACTS AWARDED
BY SCHOOL BOARD
For Repairs to Spaadwell, Mills
and Liberty Buildings.

Contracts for the repairs and altera'
tions to the Speedwell avenue, Mills
street and Liberty street school build
ings were awarded at meeting OF
the hoard of education Monday even
ing. The William H. Meslar Co. was
given the general contract for the
Speedwell avenue building work for
S3.127: and the Hays Plumbing Co. the
contracts for the Mills street build
ing at S2,194 and the Liberty street
school at S2.0S7. Meslar's sub-con-
tractors are William Barkman, car
penter; John D. Collins, mason; Fred
Horsefield. painter; N. J. Enigneer-
ing & Construction Co., electricians.
Hays, contractors are the same ex-
cent for Hays Brothers as carpenters
The work is to be completed by
August 10th with forfeit Of $25 per
day for each additional day. The
finance committee was authorized TO
have printed the bonds to be issued
to nay for the work. They will cost
$3.50 andsswill be of three colors, a
color for each denomination. Ad-
yertisements were ordered made OF
the sale of bonds.
Other bids on the school work were
as follows: s:-Oliver-Drake Co., Speed
we'll. $4,S9S; Liberty, $3,S97; Mills
s3,260. l.. B. Tompkins, Speedwell'
$3,S43.7O; Liberty, $2,S49-66; Mills
$2.2S3.66. w. H. Snudden, Speedweli.'
S3.9323S. James J. Lyons, SpeedWei
s4.993: Liberty, $2,219; Mills, $2,175.
Clerk George G. Smith reported the
receipt of the approval of the state
school authorities of the plans LOT
the ventilation of the three school
buildings for which contracts We're
let.
Upon recommendation OF the teach,
er's committee Miss Elmlra Golo
was engaged as eighth grade teacner
at salary of $825 and Miss Eoha
Radell, seventh grade, at $75O.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
]. BURTON WILEY
Superintendent
Succeeds Ira ". TraveII at the
MOrristOWn Public Schools.

]. Burton Wiley, of Red Bank, who
has been engaged as superintendent
of the Morristown public schools to
succeed Ira w. Travell. has been
spending several days in town, becon--
ing acquainted with the members of
the board of education and the teach
ers
Mr. Wiley resigned the Red Band
superintendency to come to Norris
town. He has had considerable ex-
perience in his line of work and is
highly recommended by educators.
Mr.. Wiley was born at Colora, Md,
on October 17th, 1879. He graduated
from Nottingham academy in 1899
and the following two years taught
mathematics at the academy which is
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
OBITUARY..
James Grove.

James Grove. resident of Morris
town for many years, died last week
Thursday in England, where he had
gone a month ago on a visit to his
old home. He was stricken with
pneumonia. Mr.. Grove was born in
England seventy-six years ago and
came to this country in 1871 Ex
cept for three years spent in Canada
and year in California he lived in
Morristown most of the time since
that date. He was in the cabinet
making business here
Mr.. Grove leaves four children: Mrs
Helen Lyman and Sidney Grove, ol
this town; Mrs. Herbert Grove, o.
Morris Plains and Mrs. Lillian Gold
stein, of Brooklyn. Burial was il
England.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVE.
Morristown G. Erie Engine Makes
Trip TO Essex FeIIs.

A locomotive of the Morristown &
Erie railroad ran away recently, max
ing the trip from the Morristown
roundhouse to Essex Fells. A hos
tier was wiping up the engine and
opened the throttle a notch or two.
He left the engine for a minute or
two, thinking he had closed the
throttle. Returning he found the en-
gine gone. Hastily firing up another
locomotive he chased the runaway all
the way to Essex Fells where the
runaway had died. the steam being
exhausted. Though there are sew
eral grade crossings on the railroad
no one was injured by the runaway.
Since the incident the roundhouse
switch is left open so that if another
engine starts away on its own hook it
will roll down the railroad embank-
ment
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-18
CHORAL SOCIETY CONCERT.
Dover Organization Sings Well the
Cantata "The Rose Maiden.D


The Dover Choral society gave its
second concert in Arcanum hall,
Dover, Tuesday evening before a
large and appreciative audience. The
society had chosen for presentation
the cantata "The Rose Maiden" and
under the able direction of Mrs. Rae
M. Silberg sang the cantata with great
credit.
Mrs. M. e. Alpers, the soprano, was
In fine voice and sang well her diff
cult numbers. Edward D. Neighbour
had solos that were well fitted to his
lyric tenor. Other soloists were Miss
Anna Pedrick, mezzo soprano; Mrs.
Adelaide Alpers, contralto and
Charles Curtis, basso. The large
chorus, too, sang well. Miss Leah
d. Phillips was at the piano.
This is the third season of the soci-
ETY. and it is making rapid strides
along musical lines under Mrs. Sill
berg's tutelage.