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Kean University Kean Digital Learning Commons Reflector 1960s Reflector 11-15-1960 The Reflector, Vol. 3, No. 8, November 15, 1960 Newark State College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/reflector_1960s Recommended Citation Newark State College, "The Reflector, Vol. 3, No. 8, November 15, 1960" (1960). Reflector 1960s. 17. https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/reflector_1960s/17 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Reflector at Kean Digital Learning Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Reflector 1960s by an authorized administrator of Kean Digital Learning Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Practicum and student teaching Student Council meeting on visits will be made on Thursday, Friday - everyone is invited, November 17. Don't forget to notify your cooperating teachers, Ref lee tor EDUCATE LE AD REFLECT Vol. III No. 8 Newark State College TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1960 Teachers ' Pay Messiah Soloists Announced Group Leaders On The Rise To Discuss In New Jersey Advisor's Role A general trend toward rising All the student associations in salaries in many New Jersey the college have, through their schools is leaving some teachers representatives in the Student behind. A new survey of school Leadership Conference, decided salaries by the New Jersey to discuss the topic of faculty Education Association shows participation in student activities over 11,000 teachers - one-forth at the next meeting c;>f the mem of all those in the state-who are bers of the Conference, paid less than $5,000 a year. It The conference made its also shows, however, a rising decision after a lengthy meeting number of teachers who earn on Friday, November 4, during $8,000 or more a year, which the discussion h ad The teachers' association centered on the role the group blames many of the low salaries should play on campus. Several on the school districts which are members of the group expressed still paying their teachers on the dislike for forming into a club basis of the state's minimum with a constitution and by-laws, salary guide, while the vast preferring instead to remain a majority of districts use local loosely-organized association of salary schedules that are above DORarHY EGEN JEAN SWETLAND individuals which would meet once a month to discuss problems the state minimum. It points Miss Swetlana has sung with the New York out that the state schedule fixes The college chorus will present Handel's they have come across in their "Messiah", an oratorio, on Tuesday, December Philharmonia Orchestra, the Little Orchestra group which they have not been a starting salary for a beginning Society, a n d with th e Buffalo Philharmonic teacher, with a college degree, 6, at 8:30 in the D'Angola. Gymnasium. The able to solve themselves. The chorus, which will contain more than one hundred Orchestra. She has performed at the Madison purpose of the discussion would at $3,800, while the typical local Avenue Pr esbyterian Church with the Easton schedule in the state offers a voices, will be under the direction of Mr. Jack be to enable other members who Platt. Also participating will be the alumni Oratorio Society, with the Wesleyan University have had similar problems in the beginning salary about $500 Choir, and Schenectady Oratorio Society and at higher. and friends of the college. past to explain their solutions. Two of the soloist will be Miss Jean Swetland, the Garden City Community Church. After the leaders had decided The typical ew Jersey Miss Swetland has attended the Julliard School teacher, after 14 years of soprano, and Miss Dorothy Eagen, contralto. Mr. to do without a constitution they Lawrence Davison will sing the baritone solos, of Music, the American Theatre Wing Opera turned th e i r attention to the teaching experience, is earning Workshop and the Gunda Morda!} Opera Workshop, $5,930 a year. The chances are The other soloist has not been announced, question of what problems they I She was awarded a gold medal by the Music that his school district adopted should discuss. They eventually Miss Swetland has sung a number of oratorios, Education League, decided that specific problems a new and higher salary schedule including the "Messiah", "Elijah", "St, Paul", Miss Dorothy Egen is a native New Yorker and of one club could best be settled for the use in fixing his salary "Creation", "The Seasons", "Missa Brevis", has sung in oratorio, concert, opera and radio in f or the current year. His outside t h e confines of the "Stabat Mater", "Hora Novissima", "Requiem", and around New York. She was contralto soloist Leadership Conference, but personal increase, however, was "St Matthew's Passion", "Sleepers, Wake ", "The of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian ChurchinNew one of the smallest he has problems of a general nature that Way to Emnaus", and "Vesperae De Dominica", York City for the past ten years, She has been affected everyone shouid be received in years, The average The operas she has sung include "Faust", a featured soloist with the Bach Cantata Guild salary for New Jersey teachers brought into the discussion. This "Carmen", "Magic Flute", "Romeo etJuliet", and and has sung with Phil Spitalny and The this year is only $190 above the factor was considered when the "Marriage of Figaro". The American operas Shaw Chorale, and performed in the Verdi Conference decided on its topic average for a year ago - the she has performed include "Evangeline", "King •'Requiem'' under the direction of Arturo Toscanini, smallest gain since 1953, for the next meeting. Harald", "The Sire de · Maletroit" and " Ten Miss Egen 's opera performance include "Faust", It was also decided that every Mrs. Elizabeth W. Haven, Thousanp Miles". "11 Trovatore" and "Martha", associate r esearch director of member of the Conference could NJEA, reports on the annual bring two or three members of s a 1 a r y tabulation in th e his own club to the discussion, November issue of the NJEA CCUN Plans ·Norms Experiments Carnival Theme and faculty members would be REVIEW, monthly magazine of invited to attend and participate the teachers' association. The With Workshops m the group's thinking. study also appears as a research Model CouncJI ''T. V." Shows Chairman for this session was bulletin listing every salary paid The Collegiate Council for the Norms Theater Guild, Newark "T. V. Shows" is the suggested Ellen Asselmeyer. Joan Schwartz by the 497 reporting school United Nations is going to hold State College's owndramagroup, theme for this year's carnival served as observer and Peter districts (out of 555 school a Model Security Council meeting is planning an experiment in which will be held on the weekend Barrett was recorder. In the districts in the state), The on Monday, December 5, at 4:30 presenting a ''workshop" of of April 2s.:.29, in the parking lot next meeting, Miss Schwartzwill survey covers 96% of New in the Meetings Room. This plays. Two one-act dramas have of NSC. All ·of the food booths be chairman, Barrett will be J e rsey's 46,151 classroom announcement w as made by been selected for performance will be held under a tent, with recorder, and a third person teachers. Kenneth Meeks, vice-president of · on the night of ovember 22, the rest of the concessions in will be appointed to serve as In a review of the gains made the organization, during a and they will be followed by open, prefabricated booths. Rain observer. These three in by teachers during the 1950's, meeting on Tuesday, November 1. an impromptu for which no formal insurance will be purchased, in dividuals, according to a decision Mrs. Haven points out that the The purpose of the Council script has been prepared. case of poor weather, made at an earlier meeting of average salary has risen from meeting, h e explained, is to This is the first time that Suggestions for the proceeds the Conference, will be $3,550, less than the present familiarize club members with Norms has done something like from the carnival includeforeign responsible f or setting up the state-set minimum. Ten years . the workings of the Security this and, explains club president stud en ts, charitable organi date, time and place of the ago, she notes, less than half Council and to enable the club Dan Reilly, it is being used to · zations, such as a hospital or meeting, as well as deciding if of the school districts in the to choose eight representatives give members of the . club funds for the handicapped, or a panel presentation with two state had salary guides of any for the Model United Nations that experience in acting and Radio Free Europe, members of · the faculty should kind at all; now three-quarters' will be held the first week of directing. The performance of be used. have their own guides with the February in Montreal. • the plays will be open to the The . carnival committee is others using the state schedule, Meeks explained that a similar student body and no admission headed by Joan Zuckerman, Jane NSC leads In A decade ago the highest Council was held last year at fee will be charged. Brown, and Patricia Ippolito. Bob scheduled salary for a teacher the same time for the same The first of the two one-act Zolkiewicz is chairman of the (w i th s i x years of college purpose. The topic discussed plays is entitled "World without publicity committee, the con Placing .Grads preparation ) was $5,800, less then was the recognition of the Men" and its subject is just struction committee is headed Dr.

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