New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-25
SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
THE EVILS OF THE SYSTEM.


PRESIDENT HUNTERS yIEwS-rEAc uERs TO BE
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Inc SunJec, OF tne superiH'ehuehcc Oh inc
pubic schools was recently revived by the vacancy made
III the superintendent department by the death OF one
OF the assistants Some OF the Conmissoners-of whom
stephen ~ walker the president of the Board WAS one
e'htil'd tha there WAS too much superv ision, and
tha' all that was necessary could easily he performed ny
smaller number OF inspectors than is at present en-
p"''u O'hcrS TOOK an opposite view AT the susGes-
Hoh OF President Walker, special committee APP
pointed 10 examine mo the WORKINGS Of the superintcnd
enoe department. But under the pressure that is always
incident TO last session tie committee dischar ed,
AT the last sitting OF the Board. before it able to
make it's report and assistant superintendent
elected MI vacancy. Ii thought that President
Walk might have carried his point if the committee
hal had time 10 complete its invest .,atious.
" am pretty tuiH cnnIi:"ed.' sal Mr.. Walker re-
Gently IN coh\ erhation, that there is waste of force
in our present system OF su9rltcnicnce. There is too
much inspection. would not abandon the control II
the schools through the supcrn'endcnN. but tnink
wise discretion might be used II scaoo ia doing well
il should lie left alone until there il to
rant It's being looked alter There are some schools
that for years ana years have given entire satisfaction
are so well conducted in fact that the superintendent
knows mat M mas WoIh OF sniercfuEAtiou to perform
'c'"Ic az goes l" inspect 'h'hl 0"h schools DO not
"c'" ""'''h'h OVER 'icih al the tlhe Another cvli
" tue - stem Is UNIV the lH are c"hpcicd 10 spend
80 H'''i 'li' preparing I"F 'N'u1ia'ioh'' CranninE,
~ 'nl' oo'N N'"S - NOT Ihe ncSt way l" develop
p"P'' "ih' Ao' 90 not Know tEa' any change coud
w i'"' az present N"!' 'u' one INA" nave SugSrft'd-
'"' ~ nV'uN''' J"'s''h' III 'n' matter OF III
Slrc'"n 'hstt"a OF treating every school like
, '''" "''''' VI '''' '"'"''' '"'''H'' taxes ABOUT
'"o '"'l' VIC" ~ '"o Su'poc' II ""ohcr Was dong
Satisfactory work. lie sa the more lac was left alone the
better, All Of the attention of the inspectors should be
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ro'''.' - 1iH Sooo'A ''' W''" n"' 'uiy "p to the
t'.tD
constan, y employed. really good teacher was tram
melted nv tl, examinations oi fine s,ncriutcud.,snrd
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was prevented 70 greater or less degree from pursuing
his OWN methods of teaching.
II hns been suggested that there .hould ~. rnoro on
operation between the snPerintendents and the prn-
cipals in the matter OF discipline and instruction.
{" n,t nm o,,,,o.,, ro,o, NJ t,.,,.., ..... .,
the pinciunis arr moi What they ,hould he Same of
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and st"ty oppose everything that is new. Others act
the role OF the autocr. They rcprimand their suhor-
dnatcs in thc presence OF hcir pils appnrcntv ok.
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who for Some petty cause re uses To recognize one OF his
tcocLcrs s,ch men need , ,,r.,, d,,l ~ ,i.i
Non cant dspace them very Wei. Tor 10 do that IL
usually necessary to prove some grave char, against
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70 excess in the nYblic schoos :"
- = ,,i, 49, ,t,, 90, ,
W i''" IVA "" No. '"'"''' vi pri~'S
hurttui - the pupl-csu, cially TO girls. Boys
slnal .l
VIZ avg '''"''N0N y" u'''" put
SiIl@ WA " A"l let ihcln' Inc best results
are reached W3Cl studies pursued their
o,yr, sakr Her, ia ,u n,n,u,ln ,st vo,r tb,- We .
''"' 80 '''' d"
'ASH &" TWENTY young women III 'l' Normal ollcGc That
voluntarily took extra OF study. There was 10
Of animal thrr. ,v.r. IN lao mana ,,d a.
-. W. " "'' ''.'' as
i'>u' TIC 'NN i'N'"' a'o'' aS Hlch as II i III u"
three plrNlouS Of the combined q
change the ssticun % mAr.tuc van must
10, Kin IN he primary departments.
Could tht plan recently adopted hy the MasSaclactts
Board OF Llucu;ion Normal school hunts IN
ne the adj ted ~,
"Such plan ie praCticnbc in small cities ana Is t COS
sary where thrrc trainiug-scon attached 20 me
Normal College We lave fre,li,lll tnll, of tnnkm',
the experiment here bat concluded TINT in won ld MOI
with large n city aA Ntw York Iiut
subject II ia Iiecro., Il, a., l,k
When the Normal College was founded ia 1870 1
visited al Normal schools TINS nd he neigh.
boring states. ~ New En- | "A niulc
college that had school ~ practice attached. When
the school authorities aSkcd had
said IT, people objected 10 having their children taught
hy apll,.ntcr teachers. But Sta,r
found good c.ul OF practice where the rcs aid
their WORK under the direction expert. need TEACHERS
The training there saw was to the college its.lf
Just the dlsrcctlng the medical college.
aud II, consider, Just essential q efficiency
NprluH COLLEGE founded. "A model
school attached, where practical instruction IL gwen
i'm - teaching tuc same time. thr chiIdrrn
that t'c school DO suffer- they are tausht
ny tgulur icncn,rs two third, OF the time and M der
their Supcrv sion the other tAId method 10
in ciass 70 sec anu hear moocl lesson given 10y an
vApcreuc, teacher. When the lesson there il
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