The Denver Jewish news., 1923-09-06

! hutHuous. Ine work you put III Is 50
prodigous."
There is just this ia like to say
he replied. "when you are inclined to
be uncharitable. TO judge harshly. be
more kind, more patient"
Patience-thnt's one of DIR. Adler's
qualities. He has the rare ability OF
sitting in at conference where every
lody's nerves are being frazzled and
torn to tatters and maintaining calm
detachment which enables him to fol-
convolutions and hours later, when
everybody else is displaying the effects
of strain and the air Is electric with
teyasperatiOns. which the main issue be-
fOgged. lost sight of. he will rise and
| in his cool. crisp tones bring the dis
fcussion back to its moorings and say
the final. deciding word.
/ I suppose he was being very patient
with me ms l put my question to him,
because with well-informed Jewish
public the answers to these questions
ought TO be on evcrybody's lips.
/ He told me. for instance that la
Rabbis have received their diplomas at
the Seminary. and that they are carry
ing on religious work in 40 American
communities. Two of its graduates oc-
cupy pulpits in Canada. But. the pride
of the Seminary, its just pride. is
Jospeh ii. Hertz. who is chief Rabbi of
England.
Forty eight of the graduates of the
Seminary" DIR. Adler added, occupy
pulpits in Greater New York. And 2O3
Young men and women have graduted
lfrom the Teachers Institute of the
Seminary"
THAT is news l remarked. .Peo-
pie know very little about the Teachers
Institute OF the Seminary"
THE Teachers Institute was estab-
Iished here in 1904 as an extension
of its mainwork. but when 1t was found
necessary to conduct it as separate
department five years later. Mr.. Schiff
created II fund of $1OO.OOO. one half
of which was to be devoted to the main
tcnnnce of the school Later he added
SIOOOO to his original benefactions,"
DIR. Adler told me. 1T began its sep
arate existence under the direction of
the Seminary. tc be sure. in 1909 with
thirty five students.
Development Of Teachers Institute.
by 1912 the Bureau of Jewish Edu
cation had persuaded the principal He
brew Schools of New York to adopt
uniform curriculum and standards Of
education. and to engage as teachers
only those who Ind the advantage OF |
u pcdagugic trimming. The opening of |
this new career for Jewish young men |
and women caused many of them to ap |
ply for admission to the Teachers
Institute which incren scd its staff and |
hrosidened its scope of instruction. Since
1916 the progress of the Teachers 1nsti-
tute can be measured not only by the |
Increased scope of its course. but also
by the rise in the standards of admis-
sion. In 1919 the-Teac chers' Institute
organized an Extension Department for
Young men and women Who were un-
able to gain admission to its regular
courses because of their inadequate
Jewish preparation. but who. if given
IL general knowledge of things Jewish !
could qualify as Sunday School teach
ers. club leaders or directors of social |
activities in Jewish institutions. A
post, graduate course fer those of its |
alumni who desire,t to qualify as teach |
.,f -, IN, IInlp /
schools. and undertake positions of |
greater responsibility in the field of /
Jewish education. The course now COW
crs four years. So great has the num-
her Of students become that the classes |
are held in two different places-tlie |
Jewish Technical Institute and the |
Central Jewish Institute. several miles |
apart and both several miles removed
from the Seminary. If Our work was
supported MS it should be for the sake
Teachers Institute would have a build
ing of its own or the Seminary would
have II building adequate for its Rab-
binical and teachers classes and its
great library"
Encouraging Scholarship and Research
THAT accounts for two of the aims
of the founders of the Seminary Ind in
mind. | think it will he interesting to
know how il has carried out its purpose
of encouraging scholarship and re-
search.
1T has carried out the promotion of
Jewish learning by the assembly of
great library and by the publication of
learned works directly by the institu-
tion or by members of the faculty in
publications of learned societies and