New-York tribune., 1899-06-29

high school should not have electives. He had
once started business course in his school. but
had abandoned It on the advice Of a NewYork
banker. who had said that II boys were to en-
gage in a business career they had better go to
work at fourteen or fifteen years of age and not
attempt 10 learn business matters IN school
SUCCESS OF COLLEGE MEN IN BUSINESS.
Principal Baker Of the Yonkers High School
in reply said that he did not believe high
school or college education incapacitated man
for a successful business career. II was known
10 every one that some Of the most successful
business men in the United States college
| graduates While college students might begin
at the bottom OF the ladder In any business they
| quickly went forward. and went ahead OF the
| men who had entered business life years before
them.
Professor Henshaw. Of Colgate University
! said there already uniformity in many en-
trance studies. Professor Gaines. OF Eastman's
| Business College. Of Poughkeepsie. said he was
a university man, but he believed In business
schools He had been taught by experience the
radical deficiencies Of schools. Children should
| be taught the beauties Of nature. Was not
superior Importance given mistakenly to the
| study of the ancient languages? Should the time
| Of boy or girl from ten TO fourteen years OF
! age be taken up with the study OF dead Ian
| guages? He agreed with Professor Uhlmann
| in what ne said about the necessity OF boy
| writing a good hand and having the capacity
! TO calculate correctly and spell correctly. For
| the practical work Of life the high schools and
! colleges were deficient. The business colleges
| supplied this deficiency. Only 10 per cent OF the
| graduates of the high schools went to colleges
| OF universities: the rest went TO business or to
| business colleges.
Dr. Dewey, Secretary Of the Board OF Regents
said the most hopeful thing Of modern education
! was that there subjects Of study which
contributed to material support, and yet also
contributed to culture. 1t was team which
should pull together. The professional and tech
nicaI schools did we'll to act with the classical
! schools
Principal Melius Of the valalie TIigh School
asked If the Regents diploma could not De ac-
cepted as an admission requirement DIT Dewey
| answered that the diploma OF the Regents was
| now accepted by many colleges.
A paper was then read which was written by
Horace 5. Tarbel superintendent OF the ot scnooits
| of Providence. describing successful expert
rnent in that city in providing for vicious pu-
! pills or for pupils either greatly above or below
| average ability. Professor Tarbell In MS paper
'@'O' CURE FOR VICIOUS PUPILS
Among a thousand pupils several Will be
! found who submit to ordinary school authority
with reluctance Some from early home or So
! cial training Some from natural restlessness'
| some from difficulty with their work, some from
! dislike for the teacher. some from one cause ana
! some from another. are governed only with DIM
Guilty. and occasional or continued struggle e1-
| lists between them and their teacher TINS CON
! dition is good neither for them nor for the
! school That teacher who has pupils VINO IN
| tentionally make her unhappy has rght 10
! ask for their removal Hence our theory ana
practice is that any pupil who wishes 10 pe
| transferred to another teacher shall have the
| privilege A pupil. therefore. Of whom his
| teacher complains, has two courses opened 10
! him: VIII he return TO his teacher and try 10
| make the school more pleasant foS ms Delhg IN
IT, or will he go TO some other schooIE II 80, 10
! what one? II he comes TO the office second
! time under complaint the alternative Is pre-
sented TO him. You must try your pest 10 maze axe
| the school in which you are pleasant 10 the
| teacher or you must go to one or the speclai
| schools. ,, l., p-o,,
| dence located in different parts Of the city, in
buildings separate from the other schools In
| these schools are fourteen teachers VINO nave
personal power, sympathetic spirits, ana kno"
the difference between authority supported Dy
force and discipline exerted through persuasion
and influence. They are vigorous In mind and
will believe almost all boys good under
right conditions study every case with care
and patience They have the right to admin
lister corporal punishment with no limitations
except those their own reason imposes. Ihey
have fifteen to twenty-five pupils each. and are
in friendly. almost affectonate relations with
nearly all their pupils, with all VINO Will re-
spond 10 kindness Joined 10 frmness. There
have been in these schools the last year 4lO
different pupils The average attendance has
been about two hundred The attendance In the
city schools is about twenty-five thousand. Ot
the 227 admitted to these schools this year. l4O
have been admitted on account OF unpleasant
relations with their teachers hfty-hve were ad-
rnitted directly to these schools without hrst
entering a regular school There were those
who were old in years but poor In scholarship
those who did not know the English language,
those who could attend but part OF each week
Thirty-two were sent 10 these schools by the
Cor irf1p
thirty-two sixteen were afterward sent 10 the
State Reform School. Three pupils proved in
corrigibe and were sent 10 the Reform School q.
Seventy-eight were sent back TO the regular
schools and Of these sixty-eight did we'll; but
ten fell again under condemnation Ninety-one
left school to go 10 work Ten went 70 parochlal
schools Fourteen moved from the city, and Us
are retained in the schools
TRUANT PUPILS BECOME OBED1ENT.
These schools are pleasant schools, the pupils
are polite. quiet industrious and obedient.
visitor would find the order excellent. the spirit
good the progress average. He would wonder
that such nice boys should be in such a school
and be inclined to have poor opinion OF the
teachers who had had trouble with them all OF
which shows how much conditions have To do
with conduct We pay the teachers in these
schools SIS extra year small sum TO lnouce
a teacher 10 remain under unpleasant condi-
tons No teacher has ever suggested that she
would like go back to regular work Inc
schools are popular with the public. The pub
lie schools Of Providence have recently under
gone a searching investigation by committee
appointed by the Mayor 10 find in what way the
expenses Of the schools could be reduced: nut
though II is evident that the special schools
directly cost a considerable sum OF money,
neither this committee nor any one else, so far
as | have heard. has suggested that these
schools should be abandoned or their cost he
made less.
SCHOOLS FOR THE FEEBLE-MINDED.
From these special schools have grown our
schools for feeble minded children. When the
regular teachers found that they could get rid
of troublesome pupils by having them sent to
the special schools, they were not slow in turn
ing over to their care the children who were