Evening journal., 1889-08-28
THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
SUGGESTIONS BY THE sUPERlN-
TENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

Teachers of the Public Schools Organ
ized Into Classes-The New system of
Music-Trite Remarks on the High
EchooI Courses.
In the annual report Of Superintendent
of Public Schools Dayrd w Harlan, a
summary of which was published by this
paper yesterday, he says under the head
of
Now Measures
s'Teachers of the different grades or
ganized themselves into four classes in
drawing, and employed Mr.. Clawson 5.
Hammitt, the leading teacher of that
subject in the city to instruct them.
These classes were continued up to the
last month of the year, and will be started
again next fall. The primary
teachers early in the year
organ zed ie .chers' association.
As usual in such meetings there were
those who took back seats, offered no
help, and picked flaws in what was done.
The world has little use for such people,
and the time is fast coming when they
will drop out Of sight and out Of service.
1T is desirable to haye music taught,
and that fifteen minutes day can be
| given to it, should not be questioned;
but that this instruction can go on in all
the schools without at least one spacial
to direct it is hardly possible.
The High schools.
THE Boys High School is again in
charge Of an efficient principal The
boys like him, the teachers are pleased
with him, public confidence in the man
agement of the school is again restored,
and the future of this conspicuous and
important school is very promising.
Natural philosophy and chemistry
ought TO be taught to great extern in
ductively. These subjects should be sp-
preached by experiment and observation.
In the High School building there are
three rooms planned and to some extent
supplied with apparatus for experiment
tai work but for want of a teacher
with time to prepare experiments,
and direct the pupils in manipulating
their experiments, much that could be
done greatly to the advantage of the
pupils, has not been done.
principal Berlin has showed a great
deal of interest in this work and fitness
TO do it, but his other class work and his
general duties in charge Of the school have
put il out OF question for him TO be il
the lsbratory as much as this work re
auires. Notwithstanding the fact thai
it was not possible to give the pupil al
! much experimental work as is desirable
marked with great pleasure the awak
ened interest and progress made by tn
! boys in natural science during the year
Another gratifying thing has beeI
the improvement in the literary work o.
s this school and the increase Of interest il
/ -. - 70 rtf
English well
The increase of the salary of til
n principal Of the Boys High School froI
Il 81, 300 to 81, 700 may seem to some peopl
large increase, but this salary is sti
considerably below the average salary |
u this country for similar places.
"The Girls High School
Z has been very full and has done It's wor
: very thoroughly as usual. The increai
D of 5000 in the principal salary was only
just recognition Of long, faithful al
le efficient services.
J. This school graduated thirty oI
young ladies this year. The first class
I graduate from the full course in tn
"a school was that of 1875 The who
% number Of graduates of this school
e09 191 A great majority Of these are teac
AZ ers in our schools or are waiting for plac
as teachers. The training and moldin
= of the present force Of teachers In tn
=. city has been largely the work of tn
! school. Fifteen years ago and earlie
teachers were all selected at examination
3 held for the purpose, but since gradust
5 Of the High School have been elil
- - BILE TO appointment by virtue
" graduation, these examinations ha
" been discontinued, and all vacancies ha
ns been filled from the best of graduate
~ Nearly all who graduate wish to teach
ne the city schools. at the present til
= there are more than fifty gradual
waiting for positions as teachers.
"In June, 1881, the whole course
study for the schools Of this city was
ue viSed by a committee of the Board a
was shortened so that the average pu
might graduate at II, and the exc'
-lss tionally bright younger.
$50 far as the preparation of teach'
nm nm is concerned, is this city desirablel Is
desirable that the candidates for thepo
tion of teacher should be more numerC
10 and not so well educated2 1t is evid'
? that the number of graduates from
s. present course will henceforth far exec
lle- the number Of teachers needed.
THE need in the girls school as "
as in the boys of the aid Of an additio
teacher to prepare and direct experime
IN and to have general charge Of the natu
in sciences was so manifest when the re
sion Of the course came up last year, &
"a it seemed unwise to add more work
In aRother teacher is appointed,