New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-11
IN which no changes Of duty or none OF serious
importance were made.
IMPROVING TIE BROOhLfN sOhooA''

.,.horoh tho well-meant effort to revise the
prooL,vn schoo, system in which Mayor Schieren
-, .ha ooonoration OF several well-known ana
a,,oual,hed citizens was not a success, the
nrosent BOARD Of Education Is not insensipie 10
Tho demand for Improvement in the schools OF
,ho city Their has been nothing more credit-
h,a IN tho hoard In It's recent history than the
odontior last week of a revised course OF STUDY
by an almost unanimous vote. The revision SUD-
r,,,ted nv tho Committee on Studies Represented
much careful and patient work. In addltioh W
tho time which the members spent In indiVioua'
,rou,rv nd investigation the chairman, froiesso'
HOOPER. declares that the committee devoted ho'
less than 100 hours to consultation peiore rea0"
ing the conclusions embodied IN its report nap
nilv the results Of Its labors were not '"ro""
away. for after one or two attempts 10 pos'po"e
action the report was accepted by the poaro Will
only two dissenting votes
II has long been apparent to Intelligent op-
servers that the course OF study IN the poo''0
schools Of Brooklyn was overloaded. Inc "o''o
NJ those in charge OF these schools seems " ''"''
,oor Many things and not much OF any or them'
,r,o re.ult has been the crowdng OF the chiid
,,a uhich has received a smattering or Vari-
e,v Of subjects. but thorough knowledge vi no"e'
In his last annual report President ""a"'' W"
,oid snecial stress on the inordlnate aiHo"''' va
"bo,o work" required In Brooklyn, ana poh'e"
80, ,ha, not n minute Of time for study curing
so,oo, hours vas allowed In the new course OF
s,udv n remedy for this crying evil ~ proV'ue'
IN tho frat Mace. one period Of thirty minutes a
to,. amounting 10 two and a half hours week.
+, 80. o,art for study under the eye OF the teaches
and hesdes an amount OF time ranging il" ''e
different grades from an hour and a hair 10 hve
and q half hours a week Is left unassigned 10
no devoted by the teacher to the SUBJECT or s"o
foot. IN which the pupils most need instructor"
r,os. changes are radical Their significance
can hest be appreciated by those familiar VII"
tho prevailing system. Numerous other changes
hovs heen made. all designed to slmpliy anu
unity tina subjects studied. and place the eh'te
,s. ~ studv ON an intelligent and rational
basis ,-,
The adoption OF this report MARKS "'S''"''
advance In the system " public edu'a''o' !" o''
s,s,er city II IL n triumph Tor the pe'''' wv
man, in the Board Of Education ~ now con-
s,I,ut.i And ON that head we may ""u '""'
although Mayor Schercn failed 10 bring aoou,
| ,be r.rorms which h. sought. he can improve tue
onnortunity presented % him In appointing hi''e'
r,.,,h.rs Of IN. board to strengthen the e'c'"'"'
which seeks no personal advantage from ""0'a'
,,,,, I'm, strives solely To better the BROOK
, s,,oo,s and bring the work done In them
abreast of that IN the best puphc scnoo's y.
the country. Hls intention to appoint ">e HoO'
vomen IL commendable. And along with the hve
women should 60 ten men equally soou anu ef""'
~ deserving OF public confidence