Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-26
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
WILL OPEN SOON
South Side Institution to Be
Dedicated by Of
ficials.

There will be a formal opening next
week of the new South Side High
School, of which Prof. Thomas F.
Kennedy will be principal The build
ing, which is of the university type
of structure. is one of the landmarks
of the city, and attracts general at
tention because of the prominence of
the site. 1t stands on a slope bounded
by Johnson avenue, Alpine street and
Milford avenue,
Next Wednesday night the building
will be open for the inspection of all
public school teachers. The follow
ing afternoon it will be open to the
pupils of all local high schools and
the eighth grade pupils of all the
public schools In the southern sec
ton of the city.
Next Thursday night the formal
exercises will be held. Mayor Hauss-
ling has accepted an invitation to at
tend and will make brief address.
The members of the Board of Educa-
ton will be present and there Will be
short program.
The South Side High School has its
main entrance on Johnson avenue.
There are two entrances on Alpine
street and the same number on Milford
avenue. The assembly hall is on the
main floor. 1t will accommodate 1000
1t Is the largest hall of it's kind In the
city. On the main floor is also located
the library and offices as well as class
rooms.
On the second floor are the physio-
logical, chemical and biological la
horatories. Rooms for free-hand and
a1,a MI 6f-ox Utp oil or
on this floor. 1t also contains dress
making and millinery educational
rooms.
In the basement" floors, leading
down the slope to Johnson avenue,
are classrooms, gymnasium, joinery,
sheet metal and kitchen apartments.
| On the roof Is a roof garden, where
the pupils can find recreation during
class hours.
The building is of stone and brick
| and is absolutely fireproof 1t has
| a complete modern system for ven
tilation and heating.
Announcement of when the build
ing will be first used by pupils will
be made later this week.
Mr.. Kennedy principal of the South
Side High School, was one of the
original faculty that opened the Bar
Iil6h 0CiOOl 1925,
He was a head assistant in this in
stitution for several years and when
an annex of the high school was
opened in Market street he was placed
IN charge. On the opening of the
East Side High School, Mr.. Kennedy
was selected principal from a field OF
fifty candidates. The chairman OF
the educational committee at the time
said that 40. strength of personality
| and executive ability a better man
than Mr.. Kennedy could not be
| found" He was transferred to the
South Side High School September
| last.
Mr.. Kennedy has the collegiate de-
grees of A. B. and "A. M; also the
| degree of master of pedagogy from
| New York University. He received
| from the New Jersey State Board oil
| Examiners a first grade State certifi-
cate which entities him to be principal
of any school in the State. He has
| been lecturer in the New York State
| Teachers Institute and has held q
chair in psychology at the Champlain
Summer School. both courses being
under the control of the State Re-
gents of New York and largely at.
tended by teachers from New Yorh
city
1 Mr.. Kennedy was also first on the
\ Newark principals eligible list. The
principal of the new school is a mem.
Der of the New York University
Alumni, Schoolmen's Club, Principals
| Association of this city, Board Of
Trade. Forest Hill Field Club and sew
eral other local organizations. He /.
also president of the High Schoo
| Mems Association of Newark.