Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-05
TEACHERS STUDY
IN VACATION TIME
Work in State Summer Schools
Will Be Reflected in
ClaSsrOOms.
CHILDREN WILL PROFIT
BY DRILL, SAYS KENDALL
Varied Curriculum and Able
Faculty Inspiring to
Instructors.
IFrom a stnfr Corrennondent.I

RCAS OAN, ~. ~ Aug. 0.-CdlNl1
N. Kendall, State commissioner of
education, today expressed the opin-
ion that the school work of fifty thou
sand children in the State will be
made better as the result of the sue
cessful drilling of teachers at the four
summer schools, located at Cape May,
Rutgers College. New Brunswick;
Collingswood and Phillipsburg. The
Cape May school closed on Saturday
last, the Rutgers school will close
this week and the Phillpsburg and
Collingswood schools will close on Au
gust Is.
Commissioner Kendall estimated
that about one teacher in ten in the
State attended at a summer. school.
He personally visited the four schools
and is enthusiastic over the work
that Is being done. There are nearly
nine hundred teachers enrolled in the
four schools, and every county is
represented. Many teachers in the
populous sections near New York
are attending the summer schools in
New York city. Others in the south
ern part of the State are attending
the University of Pennsylvania sum-
mer school.
Teachers Go Back Inspired.
Every one of these teachers will
take up her work next fall not only
with increased scholarship, but with
new inspiration and ambition" DR..
Kendall said today. A summary of
the work which was outlined for the
teachers and list of the instructors
at the different schools was completed
by DR.. Kendall today. 1t follows;
This is the seventh year of the
school at Cape May and the enroll
ment there has been the largest of
any year in its history. number of
teachers from New York State and
Pennsylvania attended this school.
The largest representation from any
county was from Cumberland, while
Ocean, Atlantic, Monmouth, Cape
May and Salem followed close in the
number of enrolled.
County Superintendent Instruct.
There were twenty five members of
the faculty which includes T. D.
Sensor. the dean of the school, who
is secretary of the State board of
examiners, and who initiated the
school. and who has earnestly pro-
NOTED it,
A number of county superintendent
have assisted in the instruction.
Assistant Commissioner Meredith.
Miss Kerckner. manual training d.
rector. of Hackensack; Fred P.
Roagle. supervisor of manual train
ing in Montclair; Miss Emma Britton,
director of drawing in Trenton; Miss
Catherine M. Zisgen, director of music
at Trenton; Miss Anna S. Grossman.
and Miss Bertha Fisher, supervisors
of physical training in Philadelphia;
Mrs. Frances Gowdy, Miss Mary
yelling and Miss Regina Cavanaugh.
teachers of domestic science in New
York
A large number of teachers are en-
rolled in this school in manual train
ing, domestic science, drawing and
physical training There were two
cottages in use for the work in do
nestle science. Thirty-f1ve students
and four instructors live in these
cottages and all the home duties were
performed by the students.
Housekeeping In Curriculum.
In addition to the teaching of the
preparation of food much attention Is
given to marketing, serving of meals
and the general care of the house.
The work in sewing includes not only
simple sewing, but the making of gar
ments and the designing of patterns.
The manual training department
mas OuISTOWn ally dNdiidDlt IooIi III
the high school building, and Is now
located in the dining hall of the old
Columbia Hotel There were nearly
200 students enrolled in these courses.
One of the new courses offered this
summer was a course in blackboard
drawing under the direction of DR..
Greenburg, of the New York schools.
The physical training work was
particularly interesting. 1t included
Al Of ~
the work is done out of doors. A gen
eral field day was held near the close
of the session.
The location of the school is par
ticularly fortunate. inasmuch as the
students have the advantage of the
fine surf bathing at Cape May.
Outlook for Cape May.
DIR. Kendall is of the opinion that
this school will increase in numbers.
so that in the next few years there
will be 1000 students enrolled In the
summer school at Cape May, or N
some other attractive place on the
seashore.
The summer school at Rutgers Col
lege is the first summer school to be
operated at Rutgers OF the 314 stu
dents enrolled ~ are men. Thirteen
are college graduates.
The college dormitories have been
opened for the students. Inc IN
structors are mainly members OF the
Rutgers College faculty.
willis in Charge at Rutgers.
County Superintendent Willis, OF
Niddlesex county, is in charge of the
department of school organization
and management. Mr.. William Ward
director of manual training. OF Tren-
ton. is In charge of manual training
and carpentry.
Five courses are given in agricul-
ture. in which there are one hundred
students enrolled, one hundred stu
dents in drawing, one hundred and
thirteen students in general courses
in education. nearly one hundred stu
dents in manual training. nearly one
hundred students in physical training
and a large number of teachers are
enrolled in courses of cooking and
sewing. Some of the work is done at
the State Agricultural Experiment
Station.
There is a general assembly of the
students at noon in the chapel of the
college. Addresses are given at these
exercises. Among those that have
spoken are: President Demarest, of