Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
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PARENTS NIGHT
300 See Their Children At
tend Classes at the High
School Last Night.

| closer understanding with their
children and the institutions that
are preparing the young people for
their future, was evidenced at the
session held in the high school last
| night, when almost 800 parents Wis.,
tied the building upon invitation
from the school authorities. To
enable the parents and friends in
terested in the welfare of the youth
to get in touch with the school,
its activities and the work of the
individual pupils. no classes were
held yesterday afternoon. but the
| regular work was resumed from
1880 to 9 o'clock last night at which
time opportunity was given for n
citizens of the community to see
for themselves what the high school
Is doing.
Probably the most attractive part
Of the movement was the fact that
no 'frills' were instituted for the oc-
casion. Regular classes were held
and the daily lessons given as
though nothing out of the ordinary
was occurring. The pupils changed
a. the end of the periods and re-
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them the day before. Parents visit
ed the rooms of their children with
out interrupting the work and gain
ed a very fair idea of the method
employed in the educational system.
Upon entrance. the older people
were ushered, II they so preferred.
to the rooms where the
of their family were then in class
and If they desired, the parents
visited several departments.
After . o'clock conferences were
held between the teachers and the
parents, and the work of the chill
dren discussed from many angles.
Several parents, who had been ig-
norant of the way the childrens
time was employed in shours away
from home, learned exactly the
status of pupils in the various,
classes. Parents of deficient pupils
were told where their children were
lacking and more fortunate fathers
and mothers were praised by the
instructors. Advice vas freely ask
ed and given with the result tina
there is probably a better under
standing between the teaching staff
and the older representatives from
many CT the homes.
Already there have been requests
for another visiting night which
manifests a closer cooperation OF
the home and the school. The
arousing of interest in the parents
will no doubt NEAR closer supervi-
sion of the pupils at home and bet
ter work in the school.
The movement was instituted last
year for the first time with the idea
of interesting the entire public in
he educational welfare of the young
the educational welfare of the
young. The fact that there was a
considerably larger representation
present last night than there was
last year is the sign of increasing
interest. Parents and friends are
not only asked to attend the night
sessions but are urged to keep in
close touch with the school WORK
throughout the year. Principal Ed
gar Kleinhans is at all times willing
to discuss both individual cases and
the entire stem with interested
parents, and fathers and mothers
will always md the cooperation of
every teacher on the high school
staff.
There are thirty names on the
staff besides that of the principal.
The Latin, French and Spanish de-
partment is in charge of Miss Rose
Mccormick, Miss Beatrice Jacobsen,
Hiss Catherine Ruger, Samuel
Henry and Herbert Eichlin.
Mathematics is taught by Miss
Gertrude Bloomingdale, Mrs. Mabel
Lanning and Will Ramsey.
The history and civics department
Is in charge of Miss Eleanor Martin,
Miss Gladys Crowell. j. Leslie Crow
ell and Lester Bartlett.
The English supervisors are Miss
Florence Stauffer. Miss Elsie Snyder.
Miss Gladys Crowell, Miss Clara
Peterson and Mrs. Mabel tanning.
Instruction in the sciences is given
by Glenworth Sturgis, Herbert Eich-
lin and Victor Border.
Commercial subjects are given by
Miss Bertha Fulton, Miss Jessie Ora
ham and Miss Muriel Foote.
Drawing both freehand and me-
chanical is taught by Mrs. Mary Dan
enhauer; cooking, by Miss Marie
Brown; sewing, by Mrs. Nellie Hill:
music by Miss Beatrice Chisholm:
physical education by Miss Marion
Burns and Harold Evans.
Miss Alice Cladek is in charge of
the library and is secretary to Prin-
cipal Kleinhans.
The special subjects. which are in
cluded in the regular courses, do
much to break up the routine of the
academic and commercial work.
The physical training work under
Miss Marion Burns and Harold
Evans proved especially attractive
to the guests and the gymnasium was
well filled with parents during both
periods. The culinary art, under the
supervision of Miss Marie Brown,
seemed to be a great attraction to
the girls and samples of the cooking
and baking made during the session
were offered the many visitors who
found their way to this department.
On the third floor a group of SEN
ior girls were diligently working on
white materials. which. in a short
time will develop into their own
graduation dresses. Mrs. Hill not
only insists upon this inexpensive
but prepares the girls for their flu
ture by instruction in fabrics. styles
and other phases of the work which
are indispensable to girls.
In the drawing department, which
was a great drawing card to the
guests. Mrs. Danenhauer continued
with a lesson while the work was
being examined by the parents. Art
work of decided merit evidenced that
the pupils are not wasting time and
whether the specimens were me-
chanical or freehand work. they
showed Interest and an intelligent
understanding of the work.
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