New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-27
PTBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.

The sy stem OF school teaching III tins cOun-
try wei as In England il in transition state IN"
appliances of education are ample at least IN the United
States hut being improperly applied, the results dir
appointing, and the urgent necessity OF change tend
10 give greater practicabity to the Instruction I'M
parted the public schools Ia beginning TO be apprc
ca;cd by the educational leaders both sides of thu
Atlantic
Mr.. Gcrckc principal OF % noted English German school
in this city. has elaborate plan for the renOdc'hg oil
public schools lie is put forward the repre-
sentative Of the German hterat OF NeS-iok in tins
respect his psns are worthy Of careful considerations
His ideas. in brief are ~ follows The whole nation
should cooperate for the establishment Of thorough
system o instruction. from universities to kindergartr''
This system sn0ud be- thorough that ii would rapiy
absorb all of the literally endowed private cduca'"hl'
inst ituons. The steadily increasing number Of private
schools country proves that the Results 0i the ico
schools are yet far behind those OF pubic SCHOOLS III
other countries which, although not free have almost
entirely overcome the competition OF private ihs'-
| tutions. The German nation owes It's rer'uc
| from the moral. al, and political decay which Il
century ago had made the Object Of general dcriSOi
and contempt mental iabors of her great teachers
poets, and philosophers and To her schools Th" esab
| i,lnent Of free high schools Is Of much more imrI
| nncr than that ~ free military schools A comparison
| wcen NcwYork and Berlin shows how poorly ~"
ird TIE rrncr is IN tins Respect. Thcrc are at Bcrlin
connected NIL; the lnvcr>tN,a seminary FOR '"Hc rs
III the high schools Nv" No'i'a' S'n"o'' "' "'' "'
teachers III primary and intermediate '''"oiN' 10
high schools ana Polytechnic Institute
Among 9th, faults found in tn" schoo~ Of ths conn
Try Mr.. rckc is the great Picpon'crIEc" OF female
male teachers whith l. PROOF ih!' Inc profession
l. not sufficiently paid II ~ shown by recent a;iai
report ;h in The year Of lis there were ~ ills 80!
1850 female aud only male Teachers, Again. hc IL
Icgu .ttCGtuc' and unequal distribution o Srh"lar~
resulting II "ver-crowd,d classes very ra'oc de-
t,s .,,,..lI,. i, IA. n,,.rv sci,,s In t;e r. mort
''' y " - ,. ,.i,.
ast ne n'i'Ard me average regular '''"'n'' W. "'i
pr cent IN the primary schools. III thr grammar
schools 'cS' 'h'' 90 per cent '"" even !" '"o
school, only 40 per cent IL one pr 'ri"'' 80
,i.,- ,o q. had c,c,t ,e,chcr. and a., wor. ul1er
nif"'r '''>NcS n'' ''|" ""' anu a
the ycngcs two one Of these teaching ?6? tn" aNrra"
il, ia Invest cl,..c W - cO No w,nr parents &c; 20
~c"ur"g' that the greater per- 81 Inc 'i'h =" ~ -
the primaries never K" hry"ad thtm
r ", ,,i;.' 49,, 49, .,,,
, i' ,,,',ao,,', ',,,'',,or,. j. -, ,i -r acc,
vrar. g. T. heiou, instruction 10 hr riri. l. Il
"'.'hN 10 DE- '''''' ''' "'7''' IT," " al
other schools 8 onE rEui'r pun 'h'',H ~ pave "
pan 7. ti school, to hc 'a''c'i 10 "a" ,:'n"' Inv.
This pla' ,nIt"i props, 10 r".l",' N''in' ~'H1'
WIN tTetN mn - ,"1 ' I S, Iin,,si, -, & u
school lt"hrrs WIN ,nt 1 II; " u i,S
,hrA w"un rl" ,V att nt,s , ,, "1
Nrru, School Which Would ohr" in so,c part ~ New.
SorR rxrn the nncug of several coints IN one ,,istrct
The ,cacn.rs would nll he given a i, cai right ms III
in he Al -
traii"n Of tl schools even in the choic" q, Boards Of
| Education they would be oT-an%'d into !iS'rri and
sri,ii,,, ,,rd co,iu'Ain,
| ,u.v mr. r.,tr..oK
| Al eminent Professor Of en- OF thr F"" Colleges
offered follow opinion and f''s CONGO rnng pull
Vie school improvement 3l"''"S " "'' i'' Il"
said maj 'h'! were N"''' ~ :" >", ~ ""'r''l
were ORIGINALLY i.cllrd for h'I,.-~ ,lrl lrc;, and
those wi"sc mothers were forced to 20 .nd
fv"r Of huiarrari rs for ilI,c m!o-o loi}c.s can
taxi care of Them az tcy ahc ri. r,ir hone
nj curry age Thr German dra Of education II Ear
m,'m ;i I'm, ai," M ,, h ~ ,,,r =, 49," ,t
and sho,ti h ,tir, under il, '"ijrcl Tic CicrInars
especially careful To- ~ serve "" amy ana 'n"r
,te, IL -, o,ih,r s,.t An me- r,a, ioI ITonl
the Old German System of c,rca'i0n which w"S too
abstract; lhe G,r'i ~" ori,-'> slrt";,,c ii-fm
he /. six wear, old Aoticr objection IT, that 'hc .Hr
ten iuti"turr~ stiii~ vixen ar Ia" "ifr'H hIdfrh
nave faculty Tor learning dtr'ltH hci'lt H'! ale
Object io%ciie was int.oclrrd before after IN,
hinut ra zen. $780,, ,,,, ,,... a ,, ,,,,i,,,,,
me ro ',"riS d ,',r ,sc rce WITH ',urat,
inc hft' irenf hn"'; u, II,I ,, -. ,;,, ~, ~,
slgnan IN Srhnr,irnfha TnI in tie TIM, o: IL, war
against the IiIot Nni"ro Ihhh .n'anIn1u ;. nHT;!o
cuIs aL"n. the .tnd'n'S. when "ci' an"l'S' ny me
Nanny ~ TIE students c-dccd i'll the rebellion N .lg
Tn, Jain system ndc ';"d"ni- - much llhc c".'' per-
iOrIncIs thai became VI l"pu!di lh'n came u"
tom o. Sless q" Dam" dd', wiN'h HINrr 10 remove 'iI7
circus sylc and props iy haih"n@" s'uIN ana rose,
81 rs 10 produce as itiiH is ",AhIc ~" ll >"JI ana
mental dew i"pincn nhtarcd ny IN ancient 6irrk-.
Oh III" ~ get U tic pu'lsDrm OF sch"iai- me iTo-
fc.sor some nt"t' SLING lct" lie hhi- td' thfc
might he CASE where me rod wIo necessary; Ddl, ~
general rule Tie German I''-oIlr0oin -: Edy-r U:in,
career Is qte sufficient This roOiG contains only iabc
and a Ch. ir ard refractory uupIs ,Ulnrd IL,
fvr vario, aiod,. Ia .gr!vatcd eases iici
remain f;om TWO t. three day In "f
,vrntfh for raj 'lavs, wOUd" bed ant ,oIc straw
l. put IN the room. Tie pupil allowed x home to
axe preparation Ioi u, r;, sediment and mi ht
parent Three meals day Of E.I!i food furnished
him. :, hOig> ;le iGom turned aWJJ school
(trrnaBy. a.s dIcatI0n i, tlI Ic compulsory.
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. ~ .
Much ih'i'~' h'" "'''oAN' :" 'i b! ~ !" {" It." h'hR
the two together All atcinp; Ia, been Idt 10
ipr,duc, tn, Into Tn. St. Lodi, schools and with ,uc!
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