New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-06
NETWORKS SCHOOL SYSTEM.
REPORT FROM SUPERINTENDENT JASPER.
THE RESULT OF A COMPARISON WITH THAT OF
OTHER CITIES CUMBERSOME LAWS WHICH
ARE TO BE CHANGED.

ARE TO BE CHANGED.
The BOARD of Education last April passed
resolution authorizing Superintendent Jasper, OF
the public schools collect material bearing on
the public school systems in other cities, ana 10
compare them with the public school system IN
New-York city The object OF this was to learn
the defects of the New-York system and see where
other cities have made improvements which might
he adopted here. Superintendent Jasper has
spent much OF his vacation In collecting this ma
teral He sent out circulars to all the cities In
the United States having a population or hfty
thousand or more and has now secured valuable
mass OF information on the subject. lie mas ar
ranged II in methodica form and has the report
ready for the Board OF Education In October
Mr. Jasper will supplement this work by visiting
many NJ tho cities in the United States and per-
so,.l,v irsnectng the operation OF their school
systems.
Mr. Jasper. in speaking OF ms Investigations
said 10 a Tribune reporter yesterday: i am niue"
gratifed at the showing New-York schools make
compared with the schools oil o'her c'''es III Tue
I-nitsd States IL Is true that We do not spend as
, -. .rruallv on our schools. in proper
,iop 70 IN. school population. as most OF the West
arr cities At the same time the showing maue
al IN. New-York school exhibit III tue "o''"
Fair shows that NewYork schools are Dy ITO "'ea''H
Lehind the other school systems III 'hr m"'''r VI
giving a good education. Chicago sprh"s "i,''o''
.I.Ii
civ but NETWORKS school exhibit at the worm
,,t s ir,m.ssurablv more satisfactory IMAM
a.. .xh,h, nj the local schools. In our eNhipt
No ,ook the work of every pupii III '''e P"
school system OF NewYork city lhere Wei. 'o"''
thing like 10000 exhibits. ana eao' o.' ,
evbi,,ts was rnnd- in from one 10 '"'.
"I am especially pleased with the sho"n'S ~"
York schools make when compare' WIZ -.
,,r,s 7 have received from all the schooi sys'e'"'
Gtofp |
,. ,.,..r carefully and Complementary. nave
corou.reJ their workings with the WORKING Oh "'
Nsu.yorl; system and find that although We are
behind the cities OF the West In some 'h'nsS, a.
general rule our work Is highly sausiacoo'S' w Wv
,Ittas ~ the West. ~. Louis undoubtedly ""' Wv
hest school system find that the trou"e W VI"
New-York schools IL owing to the TACT 'ha' o"'
:, ma or.r,t.d ON laws which are NIFTY years
,h,,d tho times I'm the matter OF hlilhlhss W.
are behind most Of the cities
"The great defect OF the New-fork puo"' sc"oo'
sv,tem seems 10 be in the mahake"''"' V, y"
schools our system IL cumbersome an" dr"''r"'
I'm many respects Inquestonso'S ''e',
much division OF responsibility. In fa't II u az
mast Imuosslhle to fix the blame on any one prS""
80. 49,, -, oaic.rs and the result il that no one ~
., blame when improvements are not Introduces
and when the schools not kept mp 10 Inc hish-
est standard OF excellence. But that "''' :
that can b. readily remedied. and brnrvs ~ ~, h
cchnoI Commission which has been appVli''euu Wy ",
I.gislsur, TO remedy the evils VIII solNr 'e Pi"o
lem I'm the most satisfactory nlhh'l.r. ,o ,r,a.,,
''To sum up the result Of this eNtehsNe NV 81
CATION then should say mt alnonEn Nv yo solS
public schools are r,rnan'u ,, -" W., IN. result in
hn,arshin Is rullv ND to the average. II not ahesd
~ II our buildings are greatly IN heeu vi lcp"' u,
."u a'''''" ,o.,.. - ar'ruatei ard "u1 bcrsCmr
Tn. srIarles in other cities are g~nrra,N ,rr
hv, do NOT think that the class or tracherS JUL
't.s mtioy ls to an appreciate extent better
than We have right here in New-York CITY