New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-20
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION HERE.
LOOKING INTO METHODS ELsEwH ERE.

PRESIDENT SIMMONS OPPOSED TO HAsTY ACTION -
HIS VIEWS on THE SUBJECT
Assistant Superintendent Harrison. OF the public
schools Of TIE city. will 70 TO Boston to-day by the
direction OF Superintendent Jasper to examine the
methods of industrial education that have been
adopted there. He will report to the superintendent
how long any OF these methods have been practice
in the Boston public schools, how many pupils IN
structed in them ant the average age OF the pupils
what result has been attained and what is the in-
huence the other studies and the regular school
atieEdance what salaries paid TO teachers in this
branch OF education; what has been the cost TO
the city from the steps that have been taken.
and all statistics that will throw any light the sub
ject. Mr. Jasper will himself conduct a similar
animation OF the hods of the industrial schools OF
New-fork and Philadelphia during the next two
weeks. In January he viii 90 to ST. Louis Cincinnati
and Chicago, directed by the Board OF Education,
to INSPECT the methods OF the industrial schools of
those cities. report will be made by him on these
examinations early in the year to the committee Di the
Board Of Education having the subje under consider
s;ion great deal OF diversity OF opinion exists in
the Board Education in reg ard industrial edu
Gallon and It's Introduction into the schools dozen
uhereut plans have been suggested, and at the last
meeting ed to ask the Board OF Est mate and
Appointment this werk tor special appropriation
OF $1,000 to be used tor preliminary STRIPS III intro
ducIng this branch OF Ins rnction. President SIM
mon, who voted this action SAID last week that
he regretted now that he had voted for IT.
The subject up and | voted tor it before
had gwen the Question due consideration" be con-
tinued am not favor OF making experiments
WIN the city's money on any question involving 80
much "a this does in The educa iOnal system Ol the
city. II sh uld give M deliberate Oriuion indus
trla education, should say that neither III favor
OF it NOT opposed IT, Just now there Is 50 mach
being said about this subject that IL has become
mania. Let us have it IN the schools is CRED on
all aides. But what is it WHAT does 1t mean !
What will it cost These things do not to he
taken INTO consideration. New-fork has. suppose,
the largest public school system the world last
year more than $50 600 pupils instructed The
system ts defects. IL 10 already an extremely
costly necessity that some grumbling But
what most AL vIsaDie Is that on question
of this kind should move slowly and with the
ut most Fro what do know Of inc ustrlal
education, we know that to n reduce school
system will hundreds of thousands vt dollars.
look forward with interest to the result OF the
superintendent examination and the subseqnan-
report OF the Committee Course OF study which has
the matter in charge. That may give US something
tangible to work upon. But am told that industrial
education il regarded by those who nave had the
widest perience with il still crude That ls tile
opin on OF the superintendent OF the Iowa state
Schools who was recently in the city The German
Government | believe, has made a similar announce
ment. Mr.. Tad. who has chat re OF this work IN the
Phi adeipha schools. 10 me that within lew vars
be began has tried different methods
lie has reached what he thinks Is the right plan,
900 scholars PhIladelph the benefit OF
that Ian. his methods the most practical for
young people that have yet heard from. and the
least cost y, yet inrolucs those methods in New
York generally in our schools would cost Tor tn item
OF Introduction alone, without reference to buildings,
upward OF $780, 900"