[NEW YORK] [EDUCATION] [MENU] Collection of Menus from The Male Teachers of New York/New York City Teacher's Association

1901-1903. cards. Cream embossed cards. Very good. 18 Menus and Programs. A rather interesting collection of ephemera from the early 1900's New York Educational Organizations. A few of the notable speakers: John Henry MacCraken - Chancellor of NYU, Dr. Henry Houck - State Superintendent of School of Pennsylvania (advocate for the "three R's"), and James M. Taylor, President of Vassar College. Beginning in 1901 we find the "Monthly Suppers of the Male Teachers of New York at Hotel Bartholdi, January Nineteenth, 1901" - the topic: THE TEACHING PROFESSION; ITS NEEDS AND POSSIBILITIES by William McAndrew. Dinner included: Duck Rivers, Cream of Chicken, Boiled Sea Bass with Wine Sauce, Potatoes Hollandaise, Tenderloin Pique Bordelaise with String Beans, and Roast Capon with Cranberry Sauce. Most of the menus are similar with a guest speaker and topic. Some menus list the members of the association. Menus for 1901: January (3), October, November (2), December. Menus for 1902: January, March (2), April, May [New York Schoolmasters Club - Ladies Night at St.Denis Hotel], October, November, and December. Menus for 1903: January, February, and March. Sizes vary, but generally 7 x 4.5 cm. Some light toning and various smudges.