The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-06

Held Last Night-Attorney Charles H, l Supervisory System-Goorge l.. FOx VIII be Heard Further Next Weakness day Night--Two More Hearings at l Least. | pervisora met last night in one of the shortest sessions held since the hear ings before that committee began. Su-
 perintendent Kendall was unable to be present last night owing to sickness in
 hia family, and MT. Fox, who desired
 to further question MT. Kendall could
 not therefore go on. In view of this fact the committee voted in executive
 session to meet again next Wednesday
 night to hear MT. Fox and to hold one
 meeting after that to hear any other
 citizens who desired to speak.
 large audience of citizens was pres
 ent when the hearing began. When
 Chairman Staub invited any citizen
 present who desired to speak to do so,
 Attorney Charles s. Fowler accepted
 the invitation, MT. Fowler stated that
 the only criticism that he had to make
 against the public school system was
 that sometimes an attempt was made
 to fit all children to the same grove. In
 his opinion there were no frilla in the
 schools, and the advantage of music in the schools was not that each scholar
 was made a musician but that the teacher could soon find if there were any clements of music in the child and could find what, in the child, was to be cultivated. He believed in the schools teaching the child to do what he can do best. and that there should be such supervision as could get the most out of the child in the most econ- omical way. He was not familiar enough with the system to say whether the financial economies were as they should be, but he believed that the gen tlemen of the board of education would see that there were no sinecureS in tne service of the district; if they did not do so they ought to and that was for the committee to find out. If supervis- ion tends to cultivate the best in a child, he favored it.
 It was for the committee to find out if supervision was useful, and if it was worth what it costs He believed that all supervision was useful and that a uniform standard of doing everything was necessary. He did not think it best for every teacher to teach the sys- tenn of writing which she preferred. He considered drawing one of the most important studies for child and be- lieved in singing {. In reply to Councilman Conlin's questioning, he said that he did not know what kind of drawing was taught here, but if water color work was taught he was glad of it. He thought that the schools here were find- ing out what each pupil was particular ly adapted to, the proper province of the school.
 In reply to Chairman Staub he said | that he knew nothing about the super vision in the primary grades, but he | did know that primary instruction was l the most important part of education, | and the primary supervisor aided the | of schools to carry on | the work properly then the primary su pervisor was necessary. But if the su- | pervisor was to do something which | the superintendent ought to do and | could do, then the position of primary should be abolished. He | said that if he paid for anything he wanted to get his moneys worth. He believed in thorough economy in the schools and he hoped that the commit zee would find out whether or not the supervisor was necessary, and f it was found that such supervision vas necessary to the thorough accom- ,lishment of the work of the lower ] grades then the supervisor should be etained. He said that he had no crit cism for the gentleman who had ap- ,eared so much before the committee Mr. Fox). He liked kickers always be- ause kickers were the motive power f all Improvements.
 MT. Fowler spoke for about half an our and as he concluded he apologized 0 the committee for taking so much ime. MT. Chilingworth of the com nittee in reply to this told him that he committee was very glad to have i'm take the time.
 Chairman Staub then several times any other citizens present ,ho desired to do so to speak, but no lore accepted the invitation and the ommittee went into executive session.
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