The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-26
VERY INTERESTING SESSION
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expert on educational matters, but as al
Interested citizen. He then asked: "Mr
Kendall, do / understand that the sys'
tenn of supervisors is intended to dis
place the system of principals"
Mr.. Kendall-"No sir. Before I came
there We're supervising principals, ant
now the only change is that there is ar
assistant to the superintendent in the
primary schools"
Then you believe the system of prin-
cipals to be a necessity"
Yes, l do. I don't know Of any city
of this size where there is none. Cleve-
land has supervising principals and d
corps of supervisors in arithmetic, &C
ography and reading, for example"
rs there a superintendent there
also?"
Yes"
"Do you consider principals more nee
essary than supervisors"
THAT is a question hard to answer.
The supervising principals have work to
perform which the supervisors have not.
| say that both are necessary. For eX-
ample, if you are going to give efficient
instruction in music l say it is difficult
to find any supervisor so we'll qualified
as Mr.. Jepson."
you take one case, but isn't it true
that many of the principals could teach
other things-for example, writing?'
yes"
IF the principals are able to teach
writing, aren't there some other things
that they could teach?''
II would like to add to what l said
oh vrrifi oh, TOO N
teach writing in a way, ! don't think
that any teacher can teach it so intelli-
gently as one who makes it life work. ;"
For practical results that the tax
payers are paying for, don't you think
that principal at $1,000 year is COM
petent and able to teach writing? l be-
lieve that the new system is great
thing, but the principal ought to be able
to teach it,"
Mr.. Dewell then asked questions to
show that while the cost per pupil for
supervising has decreased in recent
years, the decrease per capita was due
to the increased number of pupils and
was not an absolute decrease. Mr. Mo-
ran and Mr. Kendall held that the de-
crease was absolute. and said that they
would submit figures to show it.
Mr.. Dewell-"Mr. Kendall has there
been any reduction in the number of
supervisors in the last few months?"
Eyes. In drawing we had two; now
there is one And there were two in
sewing, while now there is only one"
At this point Mr.. Chase left the COM
mttee table, and, stepping over to Mr..
Moran, held few minutes whispered
conversation with him Mr. Dewell
asked, Has the reduction been made
for the good of the schools or as con-
cession to public opinion?"
Mr.. Chase and Mr.. Staub of the com
mittee ruled this question out of order.
Mr.. Dewell's time was then up and he
was told that he would be given an OPP
portunity to be heard again. Mr.. Dew
ell stated that his purpose was to see If
a good system Of education could not be
given for less money.
Edward Mccarthy was the last citi-
zen to be heard last night. He said
that he was glad to have this hearing
as it was the first time in thirty-two
years that citizen could get near the
board of education. He did not think
1t was right to tax people to pay for the
that something should be left for the
parents to do. He said that the moment
a pupil goes to the high school he leaves
English and arithmetic behind and gets
4 glossary of Latin, Greek and German. |
He said: Give us all the supervision |
you can, but give it in the fundamen
tails. Never mind drawing. Throw out |
Make Americans understand |
their language thoroughly. The tax
payers want to get good results from |
heir money"
The committee adjourned at 10 o'clock
after having decided to meet again next |
Tuesday evening,
John Kerley made the following
statement to the committee: / come
before this committee, as a taxpayer,
and although not claiming to be an
expert, in matters of education, still l
I'M lawfully exercising that right which
Every taxpayer has. to inquire as often
rs we see fit, whether our servants in
he board of education or any other de-
oartment of the city government, are
spending the money we have contrib
tied to the best advantage, and in
IN economical manner, whatever
'neers there may be from any quarter
hat in our ignorance we are not ex-
,ected to be able to shed any light on
hese various matters. When the time
omes that in Our ignorance Of duty
Is to how much we should be taxed
or, and how it should be expended, we
conclude to turn all these matters over
o the superintendent of our schools
nd the board of education, simply Civ
ng them all they ask for, and deal in
ike manner with the chief of the fire
apartment, who is supposed to be an
xpert in that line-and also the worthy
uperintendent of police for he GER
ainly Is an expert in his business-the
oard of public works, and every de-
artment of the city government, and
ach Of these persuade the state legis-
iture to allow them to make any
ransfers they see fit, no matter how
appropriate. | say, when this time
ONES, and we follow the example of
Their cities and forget the tomorrow
nd rush on to general bankruptcy, |
zen committees of this kind will not |
e necessary. | think this committee
riginated under a peculiar condition |
things. The city, through it's board {
finance, after careful consideration !
the wants of all the departments. ap- {
rOpriated certain sum to the board c