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F l O m a W W A J T T A M ” M u o r d W M T N i M r a i p u u t o a r r i m i o n r ‘ C H A R I T Y F O R A L L - M A L I C E T O W A R D N O N E * * ■ E S T A B L I S H E D E I O H T E E N F I F T Y N I N E ' LARGEST BOKA-FID* CIRCUXATIOK IN CITY o f n e w s o o a m u V O L U M S &a D w H tm O v n ctA i Kjotbucae C m i — ■ • • - -------- Am Covvrv K iw iiw ii CITY OF NEW BOCHELIiE, N . X., MARCH 18, 1911 H i m S w m ir a i d C. K i»c«aof»Jyroprtet#ri NO* 51 OGDEN AMD W A LW ORTH M A K X THKIR FIR S T APPEAR- : AMOK AM D B Y O O O D B O W L - \ IN O W I N TH RES GAMES IN T H S TOURNAM E N T . Last Saturday eyening at tht Ger mania alleys, W. Ogden and W. Wal- ■yNsplh made their debut in the Two- Ma* Tournameat and With good con sistent rolling walked o f with all three games, and as they are the only team that haa not lost a tam e are at the top of. the list. Walworth rolled in very good form and averaged 208. A very goq<3 itart, but, * t wa* rendark- ed ojt the a lleys later, there are'some, more gaitnes to be tolled, QJtmpe- Broome 'dropped antSther game, wWle Swcet-Mohr loat tw o . and Opmenft-' Doering lost all three. . The 'firat game w!f the evening was between Olsen-Broome and Sweet-i Mohr, the former winning by 39 pins.i Ofcen-Broome (tilled -well with only one aplrt and one error between them. Sweet had three bad splits and Mohr two errors. 'Ogden-Walworth took the second game with Olsen-Broome by 38 pins. Walworth railed a clean game iter 212; Ogden one error, owe split. Ol- wen rolled a (good game considering a ■split and. a 'miss; -Broome - loft his ■stride and tnade three errors. Ogden-Walworth ran away from Snreet-Mcdsr right at the Start;‘Ogden leading off with four strikes andWal- worth wHh three. In Ihe Itffh frame Ogden fabled and in the sijrfh made an error, which breAe up 'a good game at he could not come back. \Walworth rolled clrim with \the ex ception *of a split htr another 212 . Mohr bad one' error th o a split in his 10 th frame which he \Ablve’dj\ Hard lack was still with Sweet fo r three splits, f>ut he also, had tw o errors. Mohr-Sweet defeated Doering-Op- sahn by a none (3 jM j * Bofb teams Were ‘ telF’ and it Wns Snybodys game tb: the ’10th fNipie. M ihi-aad Sweet dfvidtd three\ spbt* HtB three errors, white Doeriitf-Opwmn'had Itenr splits and -three errors, Olsen-Broome -then Won over PoeswvOpeann hy 25 pine. Often c o m ta c k with a fine Mean jpime for 232 (T triplet); Broome making two efrers f l d on* rpMt. ’Doering with one errof finished with .206; Opsann rnn into three had ■splits, two of Which'he fiifted nicely, ’but bed one errernn' the lOtn, Odgen-Wihrorth fodfc their third game |r«i| Doering-’Opaann by 17 pint. In thiq giliie Ogden had. two error* a n d Walwoath three splits, one Of which- i*. made and finished oat hit game With a, •“tripfe? Doering made* good staiAibnt two errora and a split held him, hnek 'snd bis '‘triple\ at thf-epd-eoyid not pull'ltis team out, at Opstnn had mads three errors in hit game. Olsen, 193; Broome, 203-^395. Sweet; 166; Mohr, 18G-3S6. Ogden, 1<% W alworth’218-400. Olsen, Broome, 169—062. Ogden, 186; Walworth, 213— 398. Sweet, 130; Mohr, 190—320. Sweet, 863; Mohr, 166-438. Doering; 168; Opsann, 167—325. Olsen, 232; Broome, 164-396. Doering; 206; Opsann, f6S—^371. O g d e n , 1 7 1 ; W a l w o r t h , 1 9 2 - 4 6 3 . D o e r i n g ; 1 7 7 ; O p s a n n , 1 9 9 — 3 9 6 . Ohmdhkg o f the T u r n W, L. Ogden-Walworth ................... I 0 KJrchhoff-Howard ......... ...4 2 Brndy-Admns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Rennie-Ltppoth . . . . . . . . . . . , 4 2 Olsen-Broome ..6 3 KnMenbeek-Donovan ...’ . . . . 3 3 Glatser-Schirmer . . , . . . , , . . . 2 1 Hewes-Carpenter 1 2 Siriwhegler-Gnb ...................1 2 West-Rabe ......... * .................. 2 * Doering-Opeatm .....5 7 Doering-VolOOd ............. ..0 4 High Team Score, Kirchhoff-How- ard, 467- High Individual, Broome, 246. The bowlers tehadekd to roll to night are Steinbugler and Grab; Mohr mid Sweet; Kehlenbeck and. Donovan; RoOnie and Lippoth. Games called at 11 5 o'clock. as. . . • < y MtaaJ m— a s * ----- R E M W c m W l f l M f M K H S A special meeting of the Board of Governors of the Second Ward Re publican Club will be held.«t the Club rooms <s« Monday evening, March 20th at 8 .IS. The president, Wm. A. Moore, urgently requests the; mem bers o f this board -to be present, busi ness of importance must be transact ed and aettled upon. A t a very interesting session of the club held on Saturday evening, Cor poration Counsel Hugh M. Harmer and Supervisor William F, Hoffkins outlined the work recently carried on by them in their official capacities. Other speakers were Councitmen Hhrry T. Scott snd Receiver of Taxes John J. O’Briert. The charter membership Was ex tended until May 1. The member ship numbers 129. The following new members Were admitted; O. R. Burr, John H. Collins, Daniel Dunn, John Fox, Martin Jorgensen, John P. Ken yon, C. Marrazzo, Lewis Meyer, John Busse, J. J. Robinson, Silvester SeT cor, N. L, Underhill and Dr. William Wallach, A S GLEANED FROM THE AN NUAL REPORT OF .PRESI DENT SUTER—INSTITUTION GIVING SPLENDID SERVICE W ITH LIM ITED MEANS. On January 17th, 1910, the Hospi tal sustained a great loss in the death of Mrs. Joseph W. Lester, one o f the original incorporators of the Associa tion an<l one of its m ost earnest and ■devoted friends. Serving ofi (ts Gorcrnirtg Board for more Mian seventeen years, her interest'and en thusiasm were a constant inspiration :to her colleagues, She regarded the work o f the Hospital as God’s work and as under Hi* especial, care, and With this faith was always Sanguine of its Success even under adverse condi tions. It is a rare privilege to. have 'been associated With due who had such High ideals and who.for so many ■years gave so much of ’her thought an d strength to the relief o f the suffe/ing of the poor and unfortunate, and w e shall 'all 'triiss >hwr wise counsel and cheerful presence, The ambulance service furnished b y the Hospital though The best we have been able to 'afford 'has not fully met the public requirements and needs’im provement, Proper service can be furnished <ahly by 'housing the ambu lance on 'our own \grounds and man ning i t with our own employees, in cluding “driver 'and doctor. W*e have also at tim es been obliged to rcmbve cerfam cases from the Hospital, the nature of Which was a menace t o other persons, and this has involved hard ship t o those'{hat were dismissed. L laser \Manwffal o f Great \Benefit; The Lester \Memorial Bbilding Will provide the 'quarters for the ambu lance on fhe'ground floor, .and on the second story There will be three suits p f rooms each consisting of Ward, Nurses' Steeping Room, Bath Room, Workroom, e t c , for the treatm ent of esaes thattequire isolation, and; it will enable the H ospital to 'tike a long Step forward in ita usefulness to the community. I desire tp -express- to {he donors the greateM 'appreciation and t h e thanks of -the Association. ^ T o r Ihss happy situation we are in debted 'to The late Mrs. Joseph W. Deafer who shortly before her d e a f an# in conjunction With h e r so Herfry Af. Lester; offered to give ui Five Thousand ($5,0b0) ''dollars out ol the'Nicholas A. Colburii Trust Fun# towards paying ouf debt on conditioi That the 'remaining eleven thousand ($ 11 , 000 ) dollars w o u ld'be raised by the Board of Governors. This offer was accepted and th t balance has betit secured b y subscriptions and by a '\B ibik Day.\ A separate state-, ment is m ade of the -subscriber! ts>, this fund, b u t I Wish especially to re cord. thc -generdus gift-of Mr. Slshlej Dwight who eSme to -us Voluntarily to girb fire thousand 065,000) dollars for any useful purpose and\ who, on being informed that our -greatest peed was -money to pay old debts, sent ns his cfiedk for that amount and asked us to so-apply it. Gifts Tike these are especially commendable, and I wish publicly -to acknowledge -th# obligation and 'express the appreciation; o f the Association to Mr. Lester and Mr. Dwight and t o all other contributors to this fund. Records Show Incroastd W o rk. Our records again show a large in crease in, the amount o f work done. W e h a r e Iseated a larger number of patients afcd given a larger number of days treatment than ia any pre ceding year, thus demonstrating the demand for the work done by tht Hospital and its great usefulness to the people. Total number of patieufs 1908-09 613 Total number of patients, 1909-10 ...................... 704 Our total receipts for the year, in cluding the Debt Fund, have been Thirty-three Thousand Five Hundred (|33,500) dollars, Our net ordinary receipts for the year have been seven, fecit thoasand two hundred (617,200) dolUrs, Our net Cost, of operation properly chargeable against the year has been eighteen thousand six hun dred (618,600c dollarr, leaving the net deficit for the year fourteen hundred (61,400) dollars. The cost of treat ment per patient p er day has been two and 18-100 (2.18) dollars. I wish especially to eommend the services rendered by the Superinten dent; Miss Lulu Jones, who has proved herself a capable and efficient administrative officer. Shi has won thc respect and esteem not only of our Gowrnrs, Physicians and Nurses, but also of the patients and the pub lic generally. The ambulance answered one hun dred' and four (104) calls during the year, of which seventy-one (71) were free calls. Our thanks arc again due to Messrs. Morgan B ros, who have cared for the ambulance and have furnished horse and driver free of charge for all free calls. The Women’s Auxiliary has done good work. We are especially in debted t o them for the succsts o f “Tag Day*' in November which yielded about thirteen hundred ($1,300) dol lars, and for their assistance on ‘‘Block Day” which resulted in an ad dition of twenty-two hundred ($ 2 , 200 ) dollars to the Debt Fund. Our thanks are extended to all who have helped us in this way, G E O RGE A. SU T E R , President. c o m a e Of OffKUlS M A Y O R A N D H E A D S OF C I T Y D E P A R T M E N T S “H O L D . A C A B IN E T M EETIN G .— A B E T T E R U N D E R S T A N D IN G O F c i t y ’ s A f f a i r s , t h e o b j e c t On Alonday might ila y o r Colwell instituted wlmt he termed a cabinet m eeting of tbe city- officials. Believ ing the city government is conducted by all thc city officials, mid that, a better understanding of the city’s needs could be had by \a general dis cussion ‘the Alayor called a meeting of all The heads o f the different de partments tb meet tn his office Mon day (light, Those present Were; M ayor H. E . Colwell, CompttoUer, Edward S. Griffing j Richard Lathers, Jr., Chair man Board o f Public W o rks; Hugh M. Harmer, 'Corporation Counsel; George Af, Shutt, Chairman Police Board; George Valentine, Chairman Fire Board; W illiam McCrea, Chair man Health Board; Dr, Eddy, Chair man Civil Service Board; John Bizel, President 'of the Council. In opening -(he discussion the Maypr said: “Aly object in calling this meeting is fo talk over the city’s affairs with the heads of The different departments. I have -comtcmplated This for a long while but with so many demands on our time The .opportunity sceined not to present itself. Y o u gentlemen are in touch with the affairs o f your various depart ments, arid I believe that a free tn- lor-mal discussion of the affairs of yotrT departments wifi w o rk for a better undertsarvTing o f each other anil thc city’s affairs, T f we find this conference helpful 1 trust w e may. have these meetings at Tegular inter-! wlls. *50»\ 4 U« • m t i i r A very successful \fSOO” card party •was given at -The Colborn-Home, W e d nesday aiterwoon, b y f h e Junior A u x iliary. Sixteen prizes Were donated by the clubitrombcrsanfi Auxiliary. The wmuqn were Mr*. Cooke, Miss Kusche, M m. Lutgdon. Airs. Cole, Mrs. PemfasrV M(«s Carter, \Miss Kenwortky, \Miss Aniie Dealy, M rs. Flandreau, M rs. George Smith, M iss Xroitskoff, jars. \W. \R. Stebrechl, Miss Alsble 'Cantor, Miss Bdlbrd, Mrs. Kobhc, M isi fr y e r and Aliss Wise. \ 6 thers 1 present Were the AtisseS Leech, Chesbrough, Berry, Sinter, Crennan, Todd, Poster, Kirhdffer, Schmidt, Kellock, JJtbbard, Watson, Inglfa, K f*n , \Spalding .Cantor, Rainer, Dealy, M rs. Kershow, M rs. Mullineaux, Mrs. Spoor, Mrs, G. Smith, Afr*. Kimbsill, M iss Nellie M c Coy and M i x Thurman. Refreshments were served at The south room by M iss Leech, - Afias Rainer and M iss Kusche, J.W. L CHOSEN AS HEAD! OF COUNTY TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION A T BEST OF ANNUAL MEETINGS. 400 TEACHERS HERE EXCEL LEN T ADDRESSES, MR. CARHCGIK J U K S DATA, M ayor Critwell received from the Secretary of Andrew iGarncgie,, Satur-: day a list- a f qutstknes, asking for; certain, data as to the population of New Rochelle, the number o f volumes 1 in th# public library, .-the number of -readers, the classes o f books most read, the amsnnt of -msney appro priated and spent each year for the maintenance of the library, etc, T h is is preliminary to the opening vf negotiations fo r donation by Mr. Carnegie fo r a new pebHc library building, a site fo r which Mayor Col- Well has requisitioned in his annual message to the council. I f Mr, Carnegie gives a new library building to this city i t will make his fourth such present to Westchester County, Yonkers, .M t. Vernon and W h ite Plains already have profited MEN’S CLUB ELRCTION. A t the annual m eeting of the Men’s Club of the North Avenue Presby terian Church held last week, David R. Rough was re-elected president. T h e other officers elected are A l bert Fiehtel, first vice-president; Edward J. M ills, second vice-presi dent; J. C. Strong; third vice-presi dent; E. J, Curtis, recording secre tary; C. H, Tate, corresponding secre tary; L. C, Albertson, treasurer. The club has a membership of 108. Thirty-one* have been received during the year, and those admitted last weCk Were Edward AI. Peck, George G. Barber, W . Oakley Raymond, C. J. Van Slyke, Robert Ai. Ford, Chauncey D. Steele, Stillman Alackay, Elm er E, Lacy. APPEA L OF SELIM A W E E K S . Selltna Weeks, who owns property on Cedar street, New Rochelle, and Who asked that an injunction be granted restraining the New York, W estchester and Boston Railroad from raising an embankment along one side of her property cutting off a certain right of way and asking for $25,000 damages, which was denied lias appealed to tlie Appellate Di- President Otto Kelsey Resigns Because o f his business elsewhere, making it impossible fo r him to reside in New Rochelle, Otto K e lsey has re signed as president and director of the Huguenot Trust Company. Mr. Kelsey’s resignation was accepted at a special meeting o f the board o f di rectors held oh M onday evening. The annual meeting of the West chester County Teacher’s Association was held in the New Rochelle High School on Saturday last and was at tended. b y more than four hundred teachers and those who failed to at tend the two sessions missed a rare treat. The election of officers resulted as follows: President— John W. Lombard, Principal of the W hite Plains High School. Vice-President— William E . Slo cum, of the Ardsley. Secretary— F orrest E. Shutts, of Rye, Treasured—W illiam J. . Gleason, Principal of the Elmsford Schools. Member of the Executive Commit tee for three years— E. G. Lantram, Superintendent of the Port Chester Schools. I t was voted to hold thc next meet ing in Ossining and fesolntions were also adopted regarding the State Pen sions and the favoring o f locating a Normal School in the county. The Round Table Discussions were a source of much pleasure and profit and each section Voted to have the plan continued at the next meeting. T h e session was opened' by .Arthur T. Dean, of the State Departmqpt of Ed ucation who spoke on \The Man and H fs Job,1’ He plead for Industrial Education claiming that -sixty per cent, bf those Who leave school do so at or near the close of the Grammar •school course. Dr, StrayeT in h is address made a strong plea fo r t h e bright pupil. He iplaimed -that -special classes and schools are 'maintained fo r every possible kind o f .pupils; defective, de ficient and otherwise, but never has anything, heen don): for the bright pppil, as he is left jto go along with the average and as a -result he be comes indolent and tires o f school. D r . Strayer stated that he believed that the Democracy! largely depends upon this heretofore neglected class and urges that steps-W* taken to aid them. Dr. Thompson Intereating. Qne .of the best addresses of the d a y ' was m ade by Dr. Thompson, -principal o f the Potsdsnn State Nor m a l School. Ijjs theme ,-was “ The Mission -of Music in. -the- Public 'Schodli.” and his address was both scholarly-and interesting. H e said he 'believed there is as much justice in taxing property for voeaBonsd schools as for a high school. Others who spoke were President Taylor, of Vassar College; H u gh AI. Parrish, Latin instructor and James A . Bridges, instructor in mathematics in the N e w Rochelle H igh School. T h e program which proved f o be ■one o f the best ever given in f he couh t y waa arranged by School Commis sioner Charles H . Cheney, of this •village, and he received many eon- 'gratutations upon the success o f the •meeting. Mr. Cheney took opportunity to speak a few words upon the Pen- rion Fund. H e stated that by De cember next when the annuities will start, that there would be at least $16(00 in the fund. A fine lunch was served all present a t noon. N. IL Riwiig Cht Recognized Carl T . Kuchler Elected President of tht Harlem Regatta Association. At the recent meeting o f the Har lem Regatta Association, held at the W e st End Casino, Carl T. Kuchler, of thc New Rocheiie Rowing Club, was elected President, after a short con test against E. Hjertberg, of the Union Boat Club. Mr. Kuchler was nominated by the New Y o r k Athletic Club and received all but four votes. The election was immediately made unanimous, nothing but the best feel ing-existing among all the delegates. The retiring president called at tention to the apparent decline in rowing, as shown by a deficit of $61.74 in the annual report o f the association, Mr. Kuchler does not believe in a decline in any athletic sport, and in this case, attributes dearth of entries at last years regatta, to the fact that, owing to a late spring and bad weather, the crews o f the Various boat clubs were unible to get into proper condition for an early re gatta. This year’s annual regatta will be held over the Speedway course of one and one-quarter miles on the Harlem river, Memorial Day, and the following events were decided upont Junior single sculls, Intermediate single sculls. Association single sculls, Senior single stullsj senior quarter mile dash, junior doubles, in termediate doubles, senior doubles, junior quadruple sculls, junior four oared gigs, junior eight oared shells, intermediate eight oared shells, senior eight-oared shells, and junior octuple sculls. ’ The New Rochelle Rowing Club will undoubtedly be represented by several crews, hut it is too early to say what its entries will he at present. TH E IN-BAD EDITOR “ Never again will I juggle a letter censuring doings at a masked ball.” M A Y O R A N D C I T Y O F F IC IA L S A C T I V E A T A L B A N Y IN IN T E R E S T S OF COM M U T E R S .— T E L L S S E N A T E CO M M IT T E E H O W T H I S C I T Y SU F F E R S . In the hope of demonstrating to the Senate Judiciary Committee the just ness of the W ainwright bill, a dele gation front th'S city, headed by Mayor Harry E, Colwell appeared be fore that body at Albany on Wednes day, The bill has been drawn and in troduced in the Legislature amend in g the Railroad A c t of 1846, so that it tyill be necessary for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail road Company to provide transporta tion between New Rochelle and other stations lit this State and Grand Cen tral terminal at a rate to conform to the surburban rates now charged in and about the City of Boston, which is much lower than the rate now charged in this vicinity. New Rochelle -was represented by M ayor Colwell, Corporation Counsel Harmer, President Bizel and Coun- cilincn Davidson and Cordial. Mayor Fiske arid Joseph S . W ood were there from Mount Vernon, M ayor James E . Lennon from Yonkers, and repre sentatives frorh other localities in the state, Lawyers fo r the New York Central, the New Haven and the Eric Railroads were present and defend ed the railroad interests. Alayor Colwell,, in his address to the committee, said the New Haven rail road is a monopoly that got the peo ple to settle in W estchester County and along its lines With the bait of low commutation Tates, and now, whpn the sections are largely built up and the railroad business is thriving it inereasts its rates with Out a warn ing. When asked hy a senator as to how the raise in rates had affected New RocheUe, the Alayor replied that since the tates wfcnt up, real estate h as been practically dead, and there were never as many empty houses in New RocheUe as now. He said he believes nearly- every family that has moved away front New RochelJe during that period was driven awmy b y the un just railroad rates. M ayor Fiske cor roborated this, and said similar con ditions cyist in M t. Vernon. Corporation Counsel Harmer and Councilman Davidson also advanced strong argument a long file same lines. St Pafs flwdi Site to ta l The: officials of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, this week closed.the contract with John I I . Trcnor fo r the purchase o f about* one acre of tbe property which extends from Alayflower ave nue to Kress Place, upon which they are to erect a modern church, rec tory and parish house. The build ings a f present standing on this prop erty arc to be removed. Plans fo r the proposed buildings have been under consideration and if is expected that work upon the pare ish house, the first building to be erected, w ill bc commenced in sixty days. The three buildings are to be erected m close proximity. The style of architecture is to be modern and thc construction work w ill be o f stone and brick. The parish house is to seat -three hundred people, while the church will accommodate six hun dred. The parish house and rectory are to face Kress Place, while the church will have a commanding view on Alayflower avenue. The Pioneer congratulates St. Paul's officials on the acquisition of this choice piece o f property for pa rochial purposesj and feels that the new parish is privileged tp soon take its place among the churches and other agencies that tend to thc exten sion o f religious teachings H U G U E N O T Y A C H T CLU B . A m eeting of thc Huguenot Yacht Club has been called by Commodore E. A . Sanford to bc held on Satur day evening, March 25th, 1911, at 8.30, a t the residence o f G. G Alien, 193 W eyman avenue, N e w Rochelle. The meeting is called for the pur pose o f having the Club pass on the question o f building a new club house. The ■ Trustees have carefully con sidered the matter and believe that it can b e undertaken and financed with out creating any unsecured indebted ness and without any financial assis tance from the members, and believe fhat such action will strengthen the Club in all ways. Sfeg htertMMrt for G.O. P. Another one o f those noted enter tainments on next Alonday evening, M arch 20th, at Republican Club, 22 Church street. Excellent talent has been engaged and the presentation of prizes for billiard and pool tourna ment will also take place. Don’t fail to attend. M ONEY FO R LECTURES. The Board o f Education has ap propriated the sum of $150 to be ex pended under the direction of Dr. Leonard on a scries o f lectures for teachers and the general public. EXH IBITIO N OF PASTELS. W ill Stevens will show his pastels at the N e w Rochelle Public Library ot; Tuesday, Alarch 21, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Thc exhibition is free WHAT IS DOING IN OUR SCHOOLS DR. LE O N A R D D ISC O U R S E S ON R E G I S T R A T I O N , T H E R IG H T K I N D O F T E A C H E R S , M AN U A L T R A I N I N G A N D T H E GOOD IN F L U E N C E O F PICTU R E S . “The total registration o f our schools since opening of school in Septem ber,” said Dr. Albert Leonard, Super intendent of Schools, in his report to the Board of Education, “ is 5,075. A t this time iast year it was 4,927. Ow ing io thc prevalence of niea%les and other contagious diseases, the regis tration for February was 4,507. “A class of twenty-eight boys and twenty-eight girls completed the grammar school course at the regents’ examinations in January, Some o f these pupils had saved either a year or half-year in their grammar school course, the average age of the mem bers of the class being less than fourteen years. While it is farthest from my purpose to crowd children too fast through thdir elementary school course, I am most earnestly in favor of having thc work so arrang ed that pupils o f ability can com plete the course below the high school in less than the eight years usually required to complete it. “ W ith our increased school ac commodations, it is now possible to Reduce the Size o f Classes. In all of our schools. One reason why many pupils fail to do good work is to be found in classes that are too large to allow the teacher to give the needed attention to individual pupils. W ith very few exceptions, our classes now are not over-large, and I feel sure that a marked gain in efficiency will come to our schools. “ B u t there will always be pupils who cap not dp the work of their grade without some extra attention at home or school. In those cities which have tried thc plan of teaching pupils individually, rather than col lectively in large classes, there are virtually No Pupils W h o F a il to Pass, satisfactorily through the work of each grade. It Is my belief that an extra teacher in each large school who would give attention to back ward pupils, teaching them individual ly, would render a most useful service in opr schools. Manual Training. “Manqal training is now provided from tho fifth year through the last year of the grammar school in-, hll the schools. It is optional in thc high school. The introduction of this work in the intermediate graces of the grammar schools places our schools, in respect to manual training, on a level wilh the best city systems in all parts of the country. Pictures Placed in Schools has been unexpectedly large. The interest continues, and every week pictures o f real artistic worth are being added to the collections already in the schools. These pictures arc purchased with money given by the pupils, teachers, and parents. It is my wish to have the children in our Schools spend -their school days in as pleasant and cheery surroundings as possible, and if the present interest in the artistic decoration of our school buildings continues, in a few years we shall have classrooms which will foster the love o f what is best in art. “But all these conditions arc ol small value, unless there is Good Teaching. The kind of teaching done measures the value of our schools, and my chief purpose in the administration of the New RocheUe schools is to bring up the teaching to the highest possi ble level o f excellence. \The Mayflower school will be ready for use a t the opening of the schools after Easter vacation. When completed, this building will represent what is best in school architecture, and'will, I ant sure, be pronounced by all intelligent judges one of thc best school buildings in the state. W ith the completion o f this building, there will be accommodations for several hundred more pupils than arc enroll ed in our schools. The success of the Evening School Classes this year has been most gratifying, especially the classes studying high school -subjects. Next year, it is hoped tbat still better provision can bc made for young men and women who wish to pursue commercial or technical subjects. This year, two pupils complete the four years’ high school course in commercial subjects and three in mechanical drawing. “In all the efforts we are making to improve our school system, we must not lose sight o f the important truth that there cannot be good schools unless we have good teachers. A half-day with some teachers is worth more than a month with other teach ers, so far as educational progress is concerned; and too much stress can not' be put upon the importance of having .in our schools None but Really Strong Teachers, Men and women who are well educat ed, who have an attractive and re fined personality, and who can teach well. Poor teachers can never arouse an interest on the part of pupils in their work, and whatever short-com- ings our schools have arc due to poor teaching. W e can never make the schools o f New Rochelle as good as they should be unless there is abso lute freedom to choose only the best teachers to be had,” PLANS FOR CONFERENCE E X T E N S I V E P R E P A R A T IO N S FO R E N T E R T A I N I N G T H E BISH O P AN D H IS CA B IN E T .— M AYO R C O L W E L L TO W E L COM E V ISITO R S . Preparation are well under way at Saint John’s Methodist Episcopal Church for the entertainment of the New York East Conference which occurs week after next. This week tlie entire church and Sunday School floors and galleries are being layed with a new carpet at an expense of $2,000. The building is being equip ped with conveniences for the Minis ters, carpenters and other mechanics have been at the church working for many days. For the handling of the large quantity of mail which the Con ference receives and sends, a post office is equipped, and the letter-box will be supplied from which collec tions will be made at regular intervals. The church will have three telephones installed and two professional opera tors will be on hand during the en tire week. Four type writing ma chines will be placed at the disposal of the Ministers in the correspondence room which will be in one of the parlors of the church, writing tables and an abundance of printed station ary being supplied. A n elaborate equipment for coat room conveniences is to be furnished, and for this several men will be employed during the en tire session. Thc Bishop and his Cabinet who make thc appointments of the three hundred and fifty preachers will have their hearqiiarters at the Methodist parsonage, 25 LeCount Place, where they meet every afternoon and even ing. Thc indications are that they will have some very knotty problems to solve in making the appointments. Several men who belong to the Con ference but who have been occupying secretarial positions will this year r e turn to the pastorate. According to Alcthodist Law the Bishop is required to give every “effective” member o f thc Conference an appointment, con sequently there may not be as many new men received on trial this year The system of examining the candi dates is an extensive one in the Alcthodist Church. Each candidate is required to pass a five years’ course of study -or its equivalent. A Board of some twenty-five Alinisters ex amines these men each year. The ordination service when the young men who apply for orders and are ac cepted by the Conference are set apart to the Christian Ministry is one o f the great, gatherings o f the Confer ence. I t will be held Sunday afternoon, April 2nd at 3.3d ' o’clock. M ayor to Extend Welcome. The reception to the Bishop and members o f the Conference on Tues day evening, Alarch 28th, and which will be the first gathering of the week, promises to be a brilliant affair. The Honorable Harry E. Colwell, Alayor of New RocheUe, will preside and deliver a formal address of welcome to the Bishop and the Conference. There will be several addresses and at thc close thc Epworth League of Saint John’s Church will conduct a reception to the Bishop, thc Conference and the Congregation for which extensive preparations are being made. Object to 1st Ward Sdwoi Site A committee from the First Ward, headed by Franklin Jones, and sub mitting a petition bearing nearly 200 names, appeared before the Board o f Education on Tuesday night, protest ing the action of thc Board in select ing the Peter Doern property at Franklin and Bay View avenues, for a site of a new school. The board re scinded the order and referred the matter of selecting a site to the build ings and grounds committee to report. The site in question was objected to for the reasons that the property is not large enough, that no playground can be provided, that it is near the western boundary of thc school dis trict and not in or near thc centre, as it should be, and that it is not at the centre of expansion. ST. JO H N ’S M EN , ^ A treat is in store for the men of St John's Aren’s Club next Thursday evening, March 23rd when the Rev. Dr Jacob E. Price, pastor o f W ash ington Heights Church, New Y o r k City, will speak ta the men. Thc new committee on entertain ment for thc present year is plan ning to make this the most successful in the Club’s history. John J. Schwartz the chairman has a large acquaintance among distinguished speakers and hopes-to bring to New Rochelle some very able men. D r. Price has long been occupying lead ing pulpits in New Y o rk and is a very popular speaker to men. Each member uf the Club may bring a friend. V. M. C. I Ibises $55,000 W ith $10,000 to raise -to complete a fund of $55,000 to pay off the debt on the New Rochelle Y. M. C. A. build ing, one hundred and fifty men in two teams, headed by Councilman John H. T r o y and Arthur E . Chase, principal of the New Rocheiie High School resumed their canvass on Saturday morning at eight o’clock and within a few minutes o f the time limit raised tbe entire amount,
