New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-22
CRAuuIgG IN THE BOSTON SCHOOLS.

HEARING BEFORE A COMMITTEE IN FAVOR OF
SATURDAY HOLIDAYS AT THE LATIN SCHOOL
boston SCHOOLS CALLED DYSPEPSIA VAC
TORIES.
BOsTON, March 21.-A Joint Committee 81
the several School Committees of Tho city gave nearing
yesterday afternoon to tho petitions OF pafeLs'
mel and physicians. relative TO making thrce saturdays
In each month holidays for tie Latin School NJ Henry
a. Washuurne presided, and Hr. Slinan D. Alien, VINO
TOOK very prominent part in procuring the petlohs
opened the case for those Interested he said 10 dd not
complain OF any system Of study in tie Latin School or
OF any OF ito teachers, but simply asked for modsca
ton Of tho hours OF study. The complaint was OF The
continuous study, from Monday morning to Saturday
night, Of a greater number OF hours than the pupLs
could bear. His own boy he found, at the close OF
each week, weary and tired, and for several terms
he had broken down the close OF the teIil' ana
been confined for several weeks. He believed t6e
only cause tlls continual tension OF mind His iam-
iy physician gave the opinion that it was the result OF
this continuous study Ills experience ~ teacher
let him 10 tho BELIEF that the pupil would learn more
disibrted he nctions for parpT5 to sign and was sur
prsed with the unaniEiJy with which they signed the
There we're gi3 BOYS I'm tic Latin School and the sigma
tres ra1reented lFs families moro than threc-iourlhs
81 ,bG 1 Oh Irru In tlo acool. Three Hundred
petitions sent 10 the physicians ana 10 hah slgleu
gecarate petition ~hcre we're 1J9 corEymen upon Vie
DIRECTORY OF BOSTON Pet Ons sent 10 40, and u
peit Ou8 had been stoned and returned. he supposed
these petitions would be sufficient without nearing
RTr D0r1 .lyoreG tuc chang, and thought Ortha OF
the lessons gwen ont saturday were learned on sun
day. liz Curtis Geld, as Boston man VINO ha9 -. 80.
hero % ycara said he was shtrcc from the Eostoh
schools, ana characterized the t scAoOi - OJ7peP
Mr Francis Gardner, Principal OF tho Latin school,
was asked how many hours the boys unoer ms caaTte
were TaQGigc' fl study ana said re WIS ID t)g az -
time the Few plan WIS adopted. TIC time voted W Ile
Sui Committee was That two or tItc Huliloha ouIe
study should DO gwen il made about ~ OF seven Ho.i
for study IN rOU IN one room INC tiIc " - H-iiIy ~
taken ND by The visiting teachers. Tic ln'Khdm uhie
left for recitation aud study was 10 hours % Ihdtc'
and tho minimum vas % AOuia; - .,.. L.,
Dr. John T. Reynolds said the course or sJuuy "a
France ana Germany rs severe az IN tuI' hchuVi
which was int -Upyd aa the b,sG preliminary 't"AJ ~
bows between aud 10 years OF a-c. II&Il nouns VIE
the shortest tima netc5 az, 0r Le WOrA. re Ion. ~
n C.,lidte President uf lie AI3-sa. lsotte senate
LA fla ~ te autlp en- of fhc school Committee pro
posed 10 make eight nOurs study for tho boys, 10 vac
dine 10 fora IN lg,h0U party Tor inc boys l',S'd W
tue mechanics To say that boys or u years % ~
could endure cghs hours day severe btuiJ Was piogo
DR. do owls smoke Of his school at Lexington where
the question OF the HumberoI hours u sIuo{ .to w
ueuCed with two OF three EOurs o' "hu =, t.e e Vi
the third year they Studied 10 hours q Gay. IDl was
at o.her hours na1e long st1Gy ] Ohio ~ yr ,Ied
under the condition of the boy at the Latin school lie
dun't DtioNa the schCoi WIS atp-c1, 10 b.'.'C' -
WIS late hours and late suprors that had a. u2h % DO
witA breaking down the boys as the severe course oil
Nj Charles J. Capeo, teacher OF tic fourth class,
thought the aselaer amount OF study IN his class was
from Two hours and hall to three hours edi Of school
said the scholar should be kept OF work oil the tine
hours. from in the morning % In the
afternoon, except Il sIolt nt"tissioL Inc MINI
of lie DuBi vas full closely appllnd curing
recitation 80 during hOUIs OF study The present plan Of
study could not be carried Out without tie use or atui-
Gay as recitation day. J. Ws stated That VnOtLtF cRs5
studied average an hour and quar- ei Odt OF
school. Af,r souo general conversation thc LealGg
was adjourned til tomorrow.