, 1885-09-10
lMpeouNo QUIZ SCHOOL SYSTEM.


Cost and Management.
iChicagn Timell
Our national loss achoolmaster, Gen.
Eaton, induced MI. .eller, late score
tar OF the interior, to publish a volume
on the city school system in tho | nited
States, which was prepared by Ar.
John ID. hilbrick. long superintendent
of the public schools of Boston. 1t con-
tains a comprehensive review Of the
school system that now prevails in most
Of our large cities, and includes the
changes which Mr.. Philbrick thinks
should be introduced. lie is fairly
satisfied with the present system
as far as II goes, but he does
not think it goes nearly far
enough in any direction. He is in favor
Of commencing the education of city
children earlier and continuing it later.
lie would keep 9 erything there now Is
in the course of instruction, and add
much more. lie would establish kinder
gartens for the training Of children too
young to enter tho primary schools;
supplement the present high-sehool
course with a variety of technical schools;
introduce sewing, gymnastics, drawing,
handicraft, n hre and military drill into
all the schools, and have the Officers
and men in the military and fire com
panies provided with Suitable uniforms
at the expense of tn payers.
He favors not only elementary even
ing schools but evening high schools,
evening technical schools, and evening
art schools. He would have all those
open to adults as well as TO children
who, for any cause, could not attend
the day schools with regularity. Hav-
ing shown what kinds of schools he
would have established and supported
in American cities, he states how he
would have them managed. Every
thing should be free. there should
be no charge for instruction, while
books OF every description, publ
cation for furnishing supplement
tary reading, paper, ink, pencils,
states, and all other kinds of stationery
should be furnished the public free of
cost. He would have school houses not
only contain study and recitation
rooms, but amusement aud exhibition
halls, laboratories, museums, cabinets,
libraries, workshops and lavatories.
He would render the tenur of serv-
ice of tea hers and the tenure of office
Of superintendent permanent.
He believes in the doctrine, 'Once in
position, always in position;' admits
that suspensions or removals may some
times be necessary, but strenuously OBJ
Jects to annual elections. Livery super
intendent and teacher should be elected
for life, or at least during good be-
hayior. When incapacitated BY sick
ness or old age, they should be retired
on pensions, to DO paid out OF
the public treasury. The sup
port of pedagogical libraries IN
every city for the exclusive use of school
officials an I achers is strongly ad o.
Gated. 20 Is the decoration OF all school
rooms and their entrances. Advice is
given in the matter OF supplying school
rooms with rare and beautiful plants,
and Tor furnishing them with IA seleo-
ton of casts from antique sculpture and
statuary. Marble and bron Q statues
OF distinguished educators are recon.
mended for high school buildings. He
makes II strong point that the love OF
the beautiful should DO encouraged in
the young"
Such in brief is the school system APP
p~licalle to cities, as prepared by a pro.
TESS onRl superintendent and published
ut the expense OF the nation. The au-
thor of II does not make any estimate
Of the cost OF introducing and support
ing il lie admits, however, hat good
schools come high.