Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
SCHOOL PARADE
ASSURED FOR
CITY PAGEANT
Chairman McCarter, of Finance
Committee, Promises Neces-
sary Funds for Affair.
1000 CHILDREN ARE
EXPECTED IN LINE
NeWark's Public, ParochiaI and
Private Schools Will Partici-
pate-Cost, $4,000.

NeWark's public, parochial and
private schools will participate in a
parade in conjunction with the 250th
anniversary celebration to be held
this year This was definitely decided
upon yesterday afternoon at a meet
ing Of the subcommittee on school
parades of the Committee of One
Hundred, after Uzal II. .MeCarter.
chairman of the finance committee,
assured the members of the former
committee that the necessary appro.
priation to finance the event. in which
more than IA 600 children will partici-
pate, will be taken up at the next
meeting of the finance committee.
Mrs Mary c. jacobson, member
of the committee on parades and
decorations and chairman of the sub
committee on school parades, as
sured Mr.. McCarter that $4,000 would
be ample enough to defray the eX-
penses of holding a school parade, in
which all the public and parochial
schools and several of the private
educational institutions will partici-
pate.
j. Wilmer Kennedy, assistant city
superintendent of schools, and Ran
dali D. Warden. supervisor OF phys-
cal instruction, represented the in
terests of the public schools; Rev.
John A. Dillon, superintendent OF
parochial schools in the Newark
diocese, represented the Catholic in
stitutions, and Mrs. W. S. Lamont.
principal of Miss Craven's School, ap-
r1aarad in tho Of f,1.iyo to a6,t-
cational institutions.
Mr.. Kennedy informed the SUBJ
committee that the Newark Board of
Education at it's last meeting had
gone on record as opposed to defray-
ing any of the expenses of the school
parade, as this feature was not in
cluded in the school curriculum Mr..
Warden said the estimated cost of the
public school section was 81 500. This,
the supervisor explained, provided
81 900 for floats. numbering twenty,
and $500 for music, including ten
bands. He said 5000 pupils would
participate.
5000 Parochiai cblIdren Promised,
Father Dillon informed Mrs, jacob,
son that the pupils from twenty-one-
parochial schools and st. Nincents
Academy viii take part in the parade,
numbering in all about 5000 children.
He asked for an appropriation Of
S1,500. Mrs. Lamont, who is the head
of the oldest school for girls in the
city, said the parents of her pupils
win defray the expenses of costumes
if the committee furnishes money for
motor power. She explained that she
desired To have float representing
the oldest school for girls. She also
urged the committee TO influence
other private schools to participate in
the parade.
When asked by Mr. McCarter con-
cerning the sum needed Mrs Lamont
said that 500 would be sufficient to
defray all expenses. It was decided
to appropriate 500 to the Newark
Academy and $500 to the Recreation
Commission for the playground chill
dren. With the Ave items the amount
desired totaled SO. 700.
"Will $4,000 be sufficient" Mr.. Nc
Carter asked Mrs Jacobson.
Yes, that sum will be sufficient to
make credltabie showing replied
Mrs Jacobson.
I'VE have got to build up civic pride
in Newark and to educate our chill
dren." said Mr.. McCarter. There
will be no greater feature in the cele-
bration than the parade of school
children. l will see that the finance
committee gives what is necessary toI
insure the parade"
According to Father Dillon, the
following parochial schools will pal
ticlpate; st. Patrick's Cathedral
school, st. Aloysius', st. Antoninus',
st. Benedict's, St Bridget's, ST.
Casimir's, st. Charles, st. Columba's,
st. Johns, st. Joseph's st. Lucy's,
Our Lady of Good Counsel, st. Peters.
ST. Philips, st. Rose of Lima, Sacred
Heart. Sacred Heart of Vailsburg, st.
Stanislaus', St Augustines. st.
James and ST. Mary's.