Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-14
CITYTEACHERS
FROLICf At Y
Hear Ex-PreSIdGnt of Teachers
Association on Salary Issue

The Y. NJ. C. A. building was the
scene of great festivity last night when
q large congregation of teachers, city
officials and the Board of Education
brought their friends to help them
enjoy a social time at the Public
School Night" BY $3.50 o'clock every
seat in the gym" was filled ana
guests were standing in the balcony,
eager for the informal good time
which materialized a little later.
With the committee on arrange
ments who represented the teachers,
Frank Hensen and James Larcombe,
both of the Y. M. c.. A. secretarial
staff, Joined their efforts and did much
to make q successful evening. MT.
ILarcombe started the program by
leading the community singing which
included some of the old familiar
songs and a few of the moro modern.
j. f. Walker, as master of cere-
! monies, introduced A. j. Glennie, for
mer president of the State Teachers
Association, and a great favorite with
all the teachers, as the speaker of the
evening Mr.. Glennie was witty
Throughout his talk. He brought some
very important facts home to the as
semblage. The new campaign for the
betterment of the schools and the
teaching profession was his subject,
which he said was a campaign waged
primarily ito educate h people" not
the teachers. MI. Glennie gave some
figures concerning the teachers who
are dropping out of the profession for
more remunerative work. $4,000
teachers left within the last year
which greatly depletes the staff of
200, 900 which is needed to teach the
80, 600. 900 children who are attend
ing the public schools of the country,
Statements Of man public men were
repeated concerning the condition.
General Leonard Wood has said that
"the people have gone to sleep in the
matter of public schools"
Herbert Hoover wrote in a letter to
fAIr. Glennie hat it Is a dangerous
situation" Secretary of the Interior
Franklin K. Kane made the statement
that If the teachers all stood pat n
did not so honorably make public all
their moves within one year they
could demand hold up salaries" and
the sentiments of Stephen Wise run
much in the same rein.
Mr.. Glennie gave the startling re-
port that the teachers of Newark have
agreed to make a house to house can
vass with literature concerning the
campaign. The teachers. he said, at
first thought 1t beneath their dignity
to carry out such plans but upon the
realization of the good work they
would be doing in educating the pub
lie upon the public school affairs, con-
sented and the canvass will 0 COM
mence.
A feature of the evening We're the
games played In which the teachers
were the participants. Peanut races,
indian club races, blind fold races and
boxing caused a great deal of merri-
ment. 1t was refreshing to see many
Of the -staid, reserved teachers dror
their official dignity and take part in
the activities. Especially amusing
was the blind fold boxing between
Mark Leffler and Royal Predmore.
Both made some wonderful passes
that would be the nvy of many q
professional boxer, but unfortunately
the swings were invariably made a.
empty space, the contestants being al
opposite ends Of the gym most Of the
time. The referee pronounced MI
ILeffler the WHINE although no one
could fathom the mystery of how the
points We're scored.
The barrel boxing between Her.
bert Rankin and Rufus Allen was
also most amusing and both mel
made noises like a hoop and rolled
away"
Prizes consisting of a pair of shoe:
(horse shoes), a cake of yeast( tt
help raise the teachers salaries), {
d.mcnd pin (dime n pin) and various
other useful and beautiful articles
were distributed to the winners who
were, Miss Mary Wilmer, NJ. Margaret.
ten. Fl. Rankin, Anna Allen, L. J
Bartlett. Mark Leffler, Royal Pred
more, r, Allen and Sara Anneck
stein.
Miss Ruth Jacobson entertained th'
guests with a beautiful solo accom-
panied by Mrs. Carrie Brown at the
! piano. After the games two reels o
educational moving pictures were
shown and there Is no doubt but wha
the most dignifed of those who at
tended called 1t a might"