The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-03

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that while Mr.. Morrill, was an enthu-
siast on nature study. when we came
back to the system in Welch school he
said that he washed his hands clear
of It."
MIR. Morrill, said that he didn't remem-
Der this. Anything he said then WASH
worth bringing before the committee.
Nh Troup then took the stand, He
opposed elemental science or nature
study, and said that maybe he was
considerably biased because his older
children had suffered from the eff
fects of it. He said that the present
superintendent was not responsible for
it, II was introduced by Mr.. Duttor
or MI. Curtis, 1t was introduced into
WEIGH school, the model school and his
children We're made targets for those
experiments. He said that teachers
would carry a live hen into the school
room and let it 60 and fly about the
school ROOM arousing considerable in
terest and amusement among the chill
dren. He said that they dssected
CLAIMS and oysters 50 much that one of
his daughters wouldn't look at an oys-
ter or a clam since. He said that they
aboliehed the spelling book and looked
for the multiplication table to go next,
but it stayed for some time. He spoke
Of talking with teachers and said that
he had not experienced the difficulties
met with by Mr.. Staub when the latter
attempted to talk with teachers.
One advantage of not having whis-
kers," remarked Mr.. Dewell
Continuing Mr.. Troup said 1.-The
worst that can be said in condemnation
of the system is the fact that the
members of the board of education who
have got children to send to school,
and not many have children, though
they have got whiskers, is that these
gentlemen take their children out OF
city schools and educate them at their
own expense rather than have them go
to the public schools. Why did Princi-
pal Lewis send his boy to a private
school If the public schools here are
such magnificent Institutions? Now
what's the remedy? In my opinion it
is to get down to what ] call the fun
damentals. You can't put up a super
structure unless you have good foun-
dation."
Some go to the High schools without
examinations. There ought to be an
examination on the threshold of the
high school. Teachers have a motive In
sending children to the high school.
They want to stand well The system
is that those who stand over an aver
age of rs per cent. by the teachers
markings get in and those below don't.
There is nothing to prevent the teach
er from marking the dull ones up They
have got more or these non essentials
in the high schools and a senior there
now to-day spelled steal ''stele' For
the amount Of money spent for educa-
ton the city of New Haven gets less
returns than from any other depart
ment of the city government It's
about time we get practical results for
what we put in in cash"
Following Mr.. Troup. Anthony Car
roll said that he desired to prove that
the statement made by a member of
the board of education to the commit
tee that 80 per cent. of the teachers in
the city schools were natives of New
Haven was not true. He also want
ed to show that Professor Jep-
son received other money from
the city than that for his salary
Mr.. Moran of the board of education in
vted Mr.. Carroll to meet him at the
board rooms at o'clock this after
noon and go over the books to prove
this last statement Mr., Carroll ac-
cepted the invitation. The committee
at 10 o'clock and will meet
again next Wednesday evening