The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-01
THE SCHOOL SUPERVISORS


| school system could give leaaoii7
When you are specializing on a system
of education, speculation on either sid'
is fair.
Alderman Brennan of the committee
I-"Let Mr.. Kendall answer the ques
ton"
Mr., Kendall-"S Specifically as to sew
ing, we teach the girls of the fourth anc
fifth grades sewing, as has been statec
here. The sewing taught is plain sew
ing, drawing, patching, button holes
putting in gathers, making patterns
etc, etc, a kind of work that unfor-
tunately is not taught to many of these
| girls at home. AT a school where l was
to-day forty-eight girls were in a sew
ing class which has one hour week
| of sewing. Many of these girls knew
nothing whatever about sewing, la
mentable fact. The teacher ought to
have been in forty-eight different places
| at once to make that teaching efficient.
| 1t would be very desirable to have
| two persons in that room while the
| sewing exercises We're going on so that
the teaching would be more efficient.
The teaching has its educational as
well as it's practical value Those girls
went home at II o'clock and what the
net value of their mornings school
work was it is hard to say, but ven
ture to say that they didn't get as
much out of the sewing exercise as they
would if two teachers were there. Now
that is detrimental. That is also very
largely true of drawing
Mr.. DeWell-"Would it not therefore
be better to have three or four super
visors instead Of two?"
We'll there is a limit"
You think then that the system of
education has been injured by dropping
one teacher of water color painting?"
L believe in water color painting in
the schools. OF course l know there are
people here who differ with me. but
/ am going to say what l think about
it, 1t is taught in most of the city
schools in the country"
Do you think that a child can be
taught to paint in colors before he
learns to draw"
Yes, it could be done"
Il suppose you know that that idea
differs from the one that prevails in the
art schools of the country?"
Il am not familiar with the art
schools of the country. | would not
teach water colors in the two or three
lowest grades, but when a child is
drawing a limb of tree with
colored leaves in the fall, or holly in
the winter, or a spray of apple blossoms
in the spring, 1t adds greatly to the in
terest of the child to use colors. They
delight in it; they love it. We are not
trying to make artists as at the Art
school. We are trying to make the
children see and execute. Further there
is in the color work considerable educa-
tional value because after using the col
ors they know the constituent colors,
which few people know. Education in
color applies to dress, and decoration
of homes | don't refer to wealthy
homes, but to homes in humble circum- |
stances We want to cultivate their |
tastes about color. I don't mean to say
that the pencil should go out of the |
schools; it must always be used in |
drawing, but when nature is colored a
moderate amount of color work is |
good
Alderman Brennan-"What Is the use |
of that to pupil in after life"
1T is of no more use so far as actual |
of bread and butter than is the |
teachings of the geography of Russia, |
Asia and Africa. 1t enlarges and trains |
the child's mind; it teaches him to see
more accurately. An immense amount |
is taught in the schools that children
do not use later in life"
Don't that color work interest be-
= ,- yAe, Lo,
an education that would be of value af-
1--WE must make schools interesting
for young children. 1t is Of advantage |
to them, enjoying the world they live
in"
Mr.. Dewell then called attention to the
fact that much of his time was being |
taken up in long explanations by Mr..
Kendall and Interruptions by members
Of the committee and asked that Mr..
Kendall answer yes or mo" to ques-
tons and then explain if he desired.
He asked:
"Mr Kendall, do you consider that
he benefit given to the children is
worth the time and money!"
LAS a rule in the hands of good teach
RS, yes"
What do you mean by that?"
"Some teachers through lack of exec
tive ability take more time than 9TH
RS
do you think that the average |
eacher is qualified to teach water col
+rs?'
Yes, after proper instruction"
How many supervisors are there
ow?"
DO you include in your question su-
ervsng principals?
mo l mean anything that comes I'M
er the broad scope of this resolution.
he board of education changes names
ut | mean to include anyone who su-
cruises, whatever they are called"
''There is the superintendent, the su-
ervisor of primary instruction. ten su-
cruising principals, supervisor of
raWinG, supervisor Of music, super
isor of penmanship, supervisor Of
ewing. That completes the list Now
/ addition to that there is teacher OF
ooking and that teacher don't super | /;
Use the other teachers, also Mr.. Jen-
ms, who teaches grammar school
roodworl afternoons and is in Board
IAN school forenoons. Afternoons he is
I workshop in the basement of
trong school. He is not a supervisor"