The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29
FIGURES ABOUT SUPERVISORS.
Presented by Superintendent Kendall
 and George L. Fox.

Presented by Superintendent Kendall
 and George L. Fox
 At the hearing before the special committee on school supervisors held Friday evening, Superintendent c, N. Kendall of the city schools submitted the following statement of the plan of supervision in the ten northern cities of the United States nearest in size to New Haven according to the census of 1890. These cities are: New Haven, S1,29S; Albany, N. r., 94923; Cambridge, Mass3 7O,o2S; Columbus, O., SS, 15O; Fall River, Mass, "A, 39S; Lowell, Mass, 7I696; Paterson, N. J., 7S,347; Scranton, Pa, 75,2l5; Syra' cuse, N. Y, SS,143; Toledo, O., Sl,434; Worcester, Mass, S4655
 In these cities are supervisors as fol- Jews:
 New Haven-1 in music, in penman- ship. 1 in drawing, in sewing, in kindergarten (part of time), prim- ary supervisor. Number of teachers supervised by each principal, from A to 4S
 Albany, N. Y.-2 in drawing, in mu- sic Number of teachers supervlsed by each principal from F to l9.
 Cambridge Mass.--1 in primary schools, in drNwing, in botany, seV- eral in sewing, 1 in physical culture. Number supervised by principal, from to IT,
 Columbus, O.--1 in drawing, in mu- sic, 1 in physical culture, in penman- ship. Supervised by principal, from s to IS.
 Fall River Mass--1 In reading, 1 in music, 1 in drawing. Supervised by principal, from 10 to 20.
 Lowell Mass.-1 in Kindergarten, (part time), in penmanshlp, l in mu- sic, 1 in drawing, 1 in sewing. Super vised by principal, from to l5
 Paterson, N. J,--1 In drawing, l in music. 1 in kindergarten. Supervised by principal 10 to 27
 Scranton, Pa. in drawing, l in music. Supervised by principal, to 16
 Syracuse, N Y.--1 in penmanship, 2 in phyiscal culture, in drawing, III kindergarten, 1 in sewing, l supervisor of primary schools. SuperVlsed py principal, 6 to 25.
 Toledo, O.-1 primary supervisor, l in drawing, in physical culture, in mu- sic. Supervised by principal, F to IS.
 Worcester. Mass.--3 in drawing, ln music, 1 in physical culture, in man ual training, 1 in kindergarten. Su- pervised by principal to Fl,
 By the statistics presented it is shown that the supervising principals in New Haven have a much larger number or teachers to supervise than have cor responding principals in other cities or the country The difference is strik- ing.
 In New Haven the supervising prin- cinals have more than twice the raln- her of teachers than similar principals have in other cities A glance at the figures shows the truth of this state ment.
 How the number of supervisors or special teachers compare with those or other cities glance at the facts shows. Although the principassin other cities have less than half the number of teachers to supervise than ours have, vet they have the same amount of assistance from supervisors or spec ial teachers that ours have. It follows that if our schools are to be properly supervised the supervising principals or superintendent must have at least as much assistance from supervisors or special teachers as at present.
 Conditions of school work in New Ha- ven are similar to the conditions in oth- ar cities of corresrbnding size. At least the conditions are not so dissimilar as to warrant us in setting aside as value less for us, their plan of school admin istration.
 The supervisory system has been in practice in every city of the United States for many years, It is fairly safe to assume that what has been so long a fact and so universally fact. and what has been so universally endorsed by educators all over the country, that is to say by people who are making school administration the business ot their lives, must have in it some merit at least sufficient merit not to have 1t overthrown without the most careful consideration.
 At the close of the hearing MT. Fox submitted the following table of figures of the cost per capita of education in different cities as indicating good req son for the criticism of the present ad- ninistration as too extraVagant: Rate of tax Expenditure
 alton per S1,000 per pupil Name of city. in 1898. based on a. craze at tendance. m 4S