Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-12-01
State Commissioner of EduCa-
ton Calvin N. Kendall, on a
Visit to Perth Amboy Today,
Warmly Praises Work Done.
LECTURE THIS AFTERNOON
Was Especially Interested in
the Conducting of the Alb
normal Class and the Do
meStiC Science Class.

State Commissioner of Education
Calvin N. Kendall was favorably i'm
pressed by the instruction in the
hlgh, grammar and manual training
schools of the city when he visited
them this morning. He had warm
praise for their efficiency and the
manner in which they are being con
Quoted. He especially was interested
in the conducting of the abnormal
class at the grammar school, the
domestic science department of the
high school, and the system and
thoroughness of the ordinary acade-
mical instruction.
Mr.. Kendall arrived this morning
shortly after o'clock, was met by
Superintendent s. f. Shull and visit
ed the schools before noon At noon
the commissioner Mr.. Shull. Presi-
dent John X Sheehy, of the Board
of Education, and Senator William
f. Ramsay dined at the Packer
House. After luncheon Mr.. Shull
escorted the commissioner to No. S
school and other schools of the pri-
mary grades. Mr.. Kendall is this
afternoon addressing the Perth AM
boy Teachers Association at the
Simpson NJ Z. church.
Visited High school.
Mr. Kendall first visited the high
school. He spent some time in the
kitchen OF the domestic science de-
partment and the millinery work held
| his attention. In speaking of the
work OF this department. he said -
| felt that some of the most valuable
instruction had ever seen was being
given in this department. He praised
ithe W0ri cf the girls ID making Nats,
which he declared were Of such qual-
ity that no pupil should be ashamed
to wear. 1t requires good thinking
to make the hats and helps to reduce
the cost of living because it will not
| be necessary for the pupils to pay
| exorbitant prices for a hat" he said.
He thought the kitchen department
not only teaches the pupil to spend
dollar economically for food, but
makes them efficient housekeepers in
| their home when they Will have
| finished school work.
Praise from Commissioner.
The commissioner spoke in high
terms OF the commercial and English
work being accomplished by the h1gn
school. From the high school he
went to the grammar school, where
the instruction in the abnormal
class he greatly appreciated. He de-
clared that this is the one hundred
and second of such classes through
out the public schools of the state,
and thought they were of prime I'M
portance in the modern school The
instruction in this class accomplishes
| two things" he said; 'it gives the
needed training to these pupils and
draws them from the regular school,
so that the time of the teacher is not
taken away from the normal chill
dren." He declared the abnormal
/ ldepartment to be one Of the best
features of education.
Manual Training Room
In speaking of the work done in
the manual training school, he said
| he was impressed as he saw the
pupils industriously making tables
| and other objects, and doing mechan-
| icaI drawing. He thought that the
manual training work keeps a NUM-
her of bows in school because of the
/ interest they manifest in it, and de-
cjarod it affords for the city-bred
pupil that training which in former
/ days was given TO the rural school
/ child at home. 1T gives them the
TRAINING that they formally got in
/ the old-fashioned home, which was
/ responsible to great degree Tor
tbeir effectiveness in after life he
said
The commissioner was especially
IMPRESSED with The system adopted
. by the grammar school for the cor
rectiou Of common errors IN En2iish
made in ordinary conversation. He
was given a list of errors frequently
made in conversation, alongsAue OF
which was the proper words 10 use
! These lists were printed in the man
nal training school. He was shown
a circular letter TO parents nlch
urged them to see that the culidfe4
/ in the home would profit by tne caEu
of errors. and use the correct Engilsh
expressions. Each pupils IS also
sunulied with one of the cards ms
! feature the commissioner said he had
not found in any other school IN the
state and lauded its certain accom-
nIiebrents. He declared he louhd
excellent work being done in the
academic classes of the grammar
/ school In summing up his visit TO
the schools he gave credit TO the
school authorities of the city, SAYING,
.SEGe "f school authorities here are
making an attempt to give practical
instruction in the schools, but are
NOT nor neglecting English, grammab
| arithmetic, etc.
.,. a.. Xvoodb.;dve Lots.