Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-15
concluded with his reasons for opposing
the majority report, as follows:

1
first-section first destroys the individ-
| ualfty Of princical ana teacher.
Second-Under the gufse OF Abolfshfng OK
| aminations it provides for hve stated ex'
aminations instead OF one. as at present re-
| CURED, and multiplies indefinitely the num-
| Der of other tests and examinations.
| Third-IC destroys all uniformity, estao-
| fishing 81 different standards instead OF !,
and throws into confusion our whole school
System.
Fourth-It reintroduces the marking sys-
| tenn which is the most vicious and per-
nicfous of all school methods.
PerpIexlng to Teacher and Pupil.
Fifth-It contains many provisions that It
/ is impossible to put into practice, and which
tend only to perplex both teacher and
pupil.
sixth-Under the guise Of doing away with
the percentaRe marks it nultiplies their
number indefinitely.
Seventh-It directs the principal Of the
High School to interfere with the govern
mont Of the grammar school teachers.
Eighth-It threatens principals and teach.
ers with the revocation Of their certificates
II they fail to understand what no man yet
born can comprehend.
Hinth-Its provisions are vague and In
alike its requirements.
Tenth-Any attempt to carry many Of its
provisions into effect would wreck, mentally
and physically, thousands Of our children.
Eleventh-It compels every teacher to
transform herself from an educator to O
clerk. 1t makes every room q machine shop,
and compels the teacher to turn the crank
and label the article produced.
Mr.. Keller asked what Mr.. Luckey had
to say for the minority report. Mr. Luckey
said that they were all aware that the pres
ent system was not satisfactory In all re-
spects, SO they provided that the publica-
tion of the percentage should be abolished;
that the examinations should be at the local
schools, and that a choice OF topics should
be given in geography, history and grammar.
Mr.. McMillen-Is 1t not the rule to hold
examinations continually in the local
Mr.. Luckey-There is no rule, and the
Central Board can make no rule. II there
are too many examinations the local boards
should stop them.
Mr.. McMiIlen-They have these examina-
tions weekly. You want to make it appear
that this plan will add to the examinations.
It don't do anything of the kind. 1t may re-
duce the number. This will show how to do
the work without q strain on either teacher
or pupil.
Mr.. McMillen Offers a Substitute.
Mr.. Luckey insisted that the marking
system was old and bad. MI. McMillen lost
patience and offered as substitute for local
reports the following:
Resolved. That hereafter pupils shall be
admitted to the High School on certificates
and the member of the Central Board OF
Education.
sit will be no worse than it is now," he
said, "last year there were 900 candidates
and only 25 were cut out"
Mr.. Adams, I object. If principal re-
fuses to certify that pupil should be ad-
mttted to the High School the pupils
parents would work to put him out next
time. 1t means politics in the schools.
but it was defeated by vote of ayes o21
noes. The minority report was then voted
on and went down with IA ayes to 15 noes.
The vote stood:
Ayes.Messrs. Adams. Boos. Bradley,
Caulfield, Fox, Gray. Holmes, Littell, Lough-
ran, HcKain, McMillen, McMurry, Watson
Noes-Messrs. Berger, Blaze, Harper.
Jones. Kearns. Keller. McCandless McGarey,
Phelps, Sellers, Sheehan, Spinneweber, Tor.
renee, Trosh and Yagle-l1
The minority report, having been killed,
the majority report was voted on. Messra
Berger, Blaze, Boos, Harper, Jones, Kearns,
Keller, McCandless, McGarey, Phelps,
Trosh and Yagle, 13 in all, voted |
for it, but the other 16 votes were cast |
against it, SO the old plan still fourishea
matter and bad blood will follow.
Before the High School question
was taken up the board did
routine business. Among
other things the present High School
faculty, the teachers of drawing, music and
industrial schools were reelected, and A.
Chatley was reelected teacher OF drawing
1t the High School. The top floor of the
franklin School was rented for the commef-
,ial, department. at 81, 100 a. year. The
allotment of teachers as ct present, except
,ne additional for the Colfax, Mt. Wash
ngton and Howard schools, was adopted.
rhe school term for 1928 was fixed for
en months, beginning September 3. A
resolution was adopted providing that the
Central Board will pay the salary only for
,loyd school teachers.
Thomas n. Phelps, having moved from
he Colfax district, resigned his seat in the
,oard.