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foculty Enrronce requirements were simple about eight yeors of schooling, with emphasis in the about . Teochers trudged to the high school every Saturday from 8 30 a m to 12 30 p m for dosses In spelling reodmg geography history, etymology, algebra, synonyms, natural philosophy ond intellectual philosophy The school term extended from September through July Prospective teochers studied obout 720 hours to eorn o certificate When they completed the four yeor course, they might ospire to o solory like thot of Isoioh Peckhom. who received the princely sum of $ 19.74 a week. He was New Jersey's highest paid teocher in 1855 The schedule ond curriculum of the first New Jersey high school were unique if compored to rodoy's second- Although this scenario represents a picture of educotionol progress, there was onorher side to the story: mony citizens of Nework were not satisfied w rh their public schools They especolly objected to the high school claiming thot it was the reason for mossive toxotion ond the curriculum devoted too much attention to the ocodemic education of youth ond neglected their morol training ’ Dy 1857. the city of Nework boosted of 1.003 pupils ond 10 teochers. In 1861 the Board of Eduocotion reported thot the high school hod proved itself o great benefit to Nework by preventing youth, at a dangerous ond tender age. from forming habits of idleness ond vice, inasmuch os the schools fought obedience to rules ond regulations. Also, because of the long school doy eoch thr name change from newom n gn ary education. To be admitted to this school a student had to be proficient in elemenrory school studies, dsploy o record of high attendance ond good conduct. be vocdnoted. ond be copoble of passing on entrance exam The course of study in high school included chem- Istry, bookkeeping, physiology. Lotln Greek ond English Literature The school hours were from nine om to five pm. five days a week, ond the summer vocorion was only the month of August. The school holidays were: New Yeor s Doy. Independence Doy , Thanksgiving, ond Christmas. The High School Journal o mog-ozine written entirely by hand, was published once o month. It contained descriptions of the important occurrences of the month, ond on onolysis of the morol issues which concerned students of this era It featured pictures creoted with ink ond point. It was on honor to be selected to participate in the development of the Journal. After the magazine was completed, it was reocWwh ouditoriun h principal student was able to follow a schedule of eleven subjects In 1861. when the Civil Wor was declared the first regiment of volunteers was organized in Nework in answer to Lincoln's coll for soldiers to protect Washington When Abrohom Lincoln passed through Nework in the Fall of thot year, he was greeted by thousands of school children. Including Nework High school students According to the High School Journol. “it wos on historic and memorable occasion for oil who witnessed the procession During the war there were close to 200 high school children in the Union Army. The girls of Nework High School roised $80.00 to buy o flog for the regiment It wos mode by a French seomstress ond was constructed of silk with gold tossels and loce The 34 storred flog representing the 34 states wos presented by Superintendent George B Sears to Dr J G. Craven, surgeon of the regiment It wos carried by the soldiers of Virginia ond was the first flog to pass by President Lincoln in
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his review of troops For 20 yeors the first floor of the building on Linden Street hod been used os the heodquorrers for volunteer fire forces In 1662 this building wos enlorged ond the first groduotion of Nework High School wos held In o room colled li-broty Holl. The progrom wos o long one way off In 1670. the overoge teacher foced 56 pupils in the classroom ond some toughr more rhon 100 in o room Most of the reochers were young girls rushed through high school ond then appointed to hondie dosses of 75 or more children These novice reochers could then shorp- Overworked and Underpaid, the Average Teacher Faced 58 Students in the Classroom devoted to essoys, orotions ond songs Two yeors loter when there were 30 groduotes. the ceremony took ploce in the Holsey Street Methodist Church The time when the high school wos to hove on ossembly holl of ns own wos o long en their skills in Soturdoy Normol School The overoge educorors solory seldom rose obove S500.00 o yeor Few boys of 1670 went beyond the fourth or fifth grode High school offered no lure for most moles when o factory Kail game 1960
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