Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-12

affair.
The stage itself on which the ex-
ercises took place was a little bit of
summer. Everywhere were the bas-
kets of green plants. The decorating
was accomplished so ta%stefully by a
committee composed of Mrs. Roberts
and Miss Edith Sofield. The entire
lot of flowers was donated foE the
evening by the Rose Shop.
Joseph f. Walker, the president of
the association, presided. The first
number was a piano solo by Miss
Grace Hawk. Mr.. Walker then gave
the opening address. In the name
of the Perth Amboy Teachers Asso-
citation he welcomed all who were
present and outlined the use and OBJ
ject of the association He spoke up
on the campaign which is now being
launched for better teachers n bet
ter schools. Characteristic of the
progressive spirit o manifested in
the city he cited as an example the
two important meetings held last
night; M by the merchants of the
city with as its c5jet cooperation
and the other, this meeting, which its
object also was the cooperation OF
the taxpayer and h child instrue-
tor.
Schubert's Serenade in duet form
was sung by Mrs. Roberts and Miss
A II aSSOAAh ~ 0A fAN
piano by Miss Grace Hawk.
The speaker of the evening, r. c.
Broome, superintendent of Schools in
East Orange, was then introduced. He
remarked upon how different vas his
present visit to this high school than
the last one, as the time previous he
had beer here during h explosion
and the ensuing epidemic with a gun
oyer his shoulder clad in khaki. He
avpIaIpo5 uIbu tho hove of This rOup-
try who composed the great A. e. f.
were different from the other races
overseas and lay 1t all to education.
People were and n constantly going
out of the teaching profession into
commercial pursuits, not in order to
make money, no person goes into the
teaching profession to make money,
but they must leave the ranks of the
teacher simply to make a living
wage.
Strikes are the immediate outcome
of the lack of education he explain
ed. Newspapers are the great medium
through which the man can be reach
ed, through which both sides of a
question LAY be conveyed to him and
when statistics tell people that there
are 100000 people over ten years of
age in this state of New Jersey who
can neither read nor write and that
seventy-five percent of the persons
working in the fundamental industries
in this state are foreign born and that
very few of them can read or write 1t
is no wonder thai misrepresented
facts are causing strike after strike.
Underpayed people refuse to stay In
the teaching profession as q result the
teaching stats throughout the state
are deteriorating.
The teachers are waging "a dignifed
campaign for more pay not for enough
pay for in order to get enough pay to
live today in just the same manner as
a teacher lived in 1915 b increase
should be one hundred percent parallel
to food stuffs in general. The tax
payer readily pays the increase in ap-
pearel and foodstuffs and when pre-
sented to him in a businesslike man
ner will see the right in the acceptance
of the budget asking for a forty or
fifty per cent increase. He concluded
with good wishes for success.
MIR. Echlin rendered a violin obliga-
to accompanied by Miss Hawk and
compelled to return for an en-
He vas followed by a recita-
ton Good Old Times" by Miss Flor
ence NJ. feathers she also returned for
an encore telling "A True Story" A
piano solo was hen rendered by Miss
Lillian Canse.
Glenworth Sturgts then gave a Ira
matte reading, 1.-The Tell Tale Heart"
by Edgar Allen Poe and after the
storm of applause returned and gave
a four line ditty as an encore. Miss
Ruth Jacobsen sang a solo con
panied by Miss Canse and she too
was compelled to return to the ros-
trum for an encore. Miss Helen
Bechtel recited Natures Study" and
returned to encored with when the
World BuSts Through"
The concluding number on the pro-
gram was a presentation by Samuel E.
Shull of a testimonial to the Misses
Ell M. Kent, Frances Kent and Emma
May Gilman for their untiring efforts
and charming ways. Little speeches
of thanks were than delivered by each
of the recipients.
A social time then ensued and re-
freshments were served by the COM
mittee chairman, Miss Philomena G.
Martin. assisted by the Misses Blanche
Van SICKLE and Theresa Hartman.
The young ladies who acted as float
ters were the Misses Agnes Brown,
Nell Bardrum, Claire Mccormick, Ann
Allen, Lydia Olsen. Belle Dorsey,
Florence Donegan, Helen Murray
and Rose Cerbo.