Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-10
THE TYLOR SCHOOL.
A Model Of system and 0rder-Thc
Pupils drilled III Mental
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:. other numerous enterprises O ftcoii'
y mend her, the public school system u
!, operation here would alone sustain
y her prestige. Tyler was not always -
;, fortunate IN this respect. Why, sai'
:, a well.known citizen to me, last yea
, we had dreadful time In our publi'
!. schools: so bad that policeman's ser
: vices were required and the nelghp0r
, hood was greatly annoyed ny th'
scholars We secured ~ superIntend
r emit this term Mr.. j, &. Brooks, FORM
,, erly OF Nashville, Tenn, and under
, him in Leon rrousdale M principal oil
the school. Besides these, there arc
seven lady teachers
desire to see the difference under
the new mauagementof this term, ana
a little before noon went over To the
substantial brick building, erected for
college, but in tue absence OF an en-
dow ment. occupied rs the public
school of the city. | was escorted by
Mnj. j. Z. Douglass, IA trustee Of the
school, and one OF 1yler's best known
and live citizens. We rst entered the
principals room on the second story.
This Is n hail. possibly seventy'five
feet long. having ut one end three reel.
tatlon rooms on Of il. The body of the
hall was occupied by a hundred and
fifty or more scholars, ranging In age
from eight years las lively little
monkey In the front row of the boys
appeared to be) up to the happy age OF
! sixteen, as were "a number Of the hand
some yonng ladies. Long rows of
desks were peopled by these bright
and cxcelently behaved scholars,
while in the recitation rooms and
In. the front seats, classes were
being heard. / appreciate the com
pliment OF being allowed to visit this
school, AS | had so many others; ard
must confess that did not expect
anything materially different in the
MANAGEMENT or conduct of the schol.
airs; being near what ! supposed would
he the dinner recess,n | looked for
the ringing of u bell, general scram-
BILE out the door, IA perfect stampede in.
deed, and was prepared TO excuse any
such noise on the ground of boys will
be boys" Well, this school knows
not what stampede means, other than
as pertains to cattle; aud 1 learned
here that 1t was possible for boys to
he something more than mere boys.
You would pardon me then for speak
ing of these as young gentlemen.
Quietly ~ we could, we took our seats
near the principals desk. Here and
there an enquiring glance and rogush
head turned towards us, but studies
were not seriously affected by our au.
gust presence. There were great
number of scholars to he in one room;
and, r. | speculated rs to how long
good order was kept MT time with
SO many to do police duty towards, the
pleasant sounds OF an organ forced
themselves upon my ear; us one body
the scholars turned in their seats, the
recitation rooms opened and with IA
steady march and step, there Issued
forth the classes which had been before
the several teachers of those rooms.
They took their seats, all In accord TO
the organ. and all in order. Those
who had been in this larger room, rs
the organ continued playing, retired To
the rooms their mates had left, and the
organ stopped. This WAS the moving of
the classes, and took about one min.
ute. Without such system, undertake
to move four or live classes at once to
other rooms, and notice IL IL can be
done In five minutes. j could only adj
mire this excellent plan. But H. o'clock
had gone by, and began to wonder If
these scholars were not given To eating
as L was In other days. No recess, and
| began to sympathize. Said the su-
perlntendent: I'VE have but one
short recess throughout the session,
and that lasting only fifteen minutes.
The session begins nj $3.50 In the morn.
ing aud ends Mt 1870, after which the
scholars get their dinner. Recesse,
are not more frequently granted, n
ample exercise IL provided by tn,
drills and calisthenlcs at desks. Elk
perience teaches that more delay Oc
ours In recovering from recesses thar
, In any other one trouble at school.
And with but word the scholar
We're on their feet, the organ CAV
, forth lively aud simple tune and tn
a entire school-room full of children /
the timing of the principal were exei
i cising themselves in calisthenics n
: graceful rs II was health.gvlng.
I. Would you like TO see the fir
!, drill?n enquired the superintendent
!, AT once the recollection of the horro
!. ut that Illinois convent last winte
and IA panic which the writer saw at
: public school In st. Louis in day Tim,
4 when number OF small children wei
!, crushed, led to n lively interest 1
: what fire drill In the Tyler scho,
\ | hllkIt tlllDuDt 10.
q The bell In the oupola was sounde
A. one tap; two boys near the large foldiu
I. doors OF this ballroom quietly thre
II open the wide doors and took the
a seats again; by this time the orga
~ sounded forth drill similar to tn
Z when changes of classes occurred, b
IA gan n systematic movement In .iles i
M and down the aisles and the column
No moved out the doors and out ON u
~ grounds, still keeping In ranks. III
N four large rooms ON the first floor M
~ the large hall had been complete
"a emptied In less than one minute.
not that something In favor of th
- drill system? The scholars continu,
~ In ranks, and, with but word, |
M turned as quietly and orderly to the
n rooms and desks and in another mi
H. ute were ut their studies, You mu
a. know that these signals for fire q
n given from without and at all times
~. the entire Ignorance of the scholars
.. To whether or not a fire actually exis
of nor can they know until they are o
~ aud safe.
e.. Not the least TO be said In favor
nll this, is that the children the,
q selves enter heartily into the drill.
rim great portion of the studies are &C
hn Quoted with the pencil, and there
! y little doubt that marked progress is |
on Ing made by the pupils.
or There ARE enrolled in the school A
, - average attendance, $40; eight grad
= So far, this term but thirteen corpo
IN punishmeuts have been ipIliet,
- which speaks well for the character
the scholars, Throughout the M,