New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-02

Is why have organized among the principals in
my districts committees on nature study. art. do
mestic science. music and athletics. 1 want to
create for every In every department OF in
structon the best principles and impulse. so that
each classroom may work and feel that 1t is work
Ing under the conditions of highest efficiency pos
sible- Different schools excel in different lines
this one in singing, that i'll nature study. another in
art work By organizing the principals Of all
these schools into committees I hope to spread
their efficiency through the districts. raising all
the schools to the point of excellence reached by
the school strongest in any particular line.
TO IAIPLANT SYMPATHY.
1T will take long time. but work to-
ward il. or course. don't pretend to teach the
subjects ACKNOWLEDGEMENT science. for instance.
or art-but what We st tx is 10 develop an interest
In these things. 1t is much less important that
child should he able animal IN q
museum than that it should grow up with a SYM
PATTY for animal life. We make beginning. tina.
is all. We want to make 1t possible for chilli
do more than stare blauklJ a picture
plant when 1t sees it. and we want TO prevent
children losing al, their interest in them the
moment they leave school"
Mr. Stewards districts about five miles along
the North River from Observation-Disclosures,
10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Eigtth-eve. be-
Ing the eastern limit far south 5 One-hundred-
Rnd-twenty- secoud-st.. and Mad!son-ave the east
ern boundary from One-hundred-an i-twenty-se oud-
St south One-hundred-a -tenth-st. In x there
are eighteen schools. the pupils In which come from
all strata OF society from the exclusive families
on Washington Heights TO Russian and Polish
Jews. whose parents were among the twenty thou
sand Hebrews driven uptown by the work upon
the Williamsburg Bridge
NATURE STUDY ENTERTAINMENT.
Early in December the committee nature
study. o, which Mrs. Eloise *. Fisher, principal
OF the primary department OF Public School 30 10.
Is chairman. held exhibit in tho assembly room
OF No. l7o. 1t the first public presentat.1n
the committee. Occurring II did In the .cg.
there large attendance %: teachers. principals
and parents, and much interest tho four hundred
chairs being occupied while people stood
through the entertainment than "ere seated \
varied programme was given. Mr. Sherwood assist
ant to Professor Bumpus. director OF the American
Museum Of Natural History not only lent "a co.,
lection OF small fur bearing animals but gave tax
explaining TO the teachers how the museum would
cooperate with them in their nature study work.
In addition TO series OF lantern slides OF animal,
plant and mineral forms. lent by tho Board OF Edu-
cation DR.. Ernest r. Prk!ns, OF Public School
No 10 gave an illustrated talk on botany and
geology Numerous specimens collected by the
eighteen schools the district were exhibition;
also collection OF turs. in the and dressed. all
classified valued at 500, On the b.ackb3ardB We're
coored drawings representing the pictorial basis
or language lessons. These done by the
twenty-five teachers OF the girls department OF
Public School No 10.
After the entertainment tho visitors went through
the ClaSSrOOmB. whlCn were ueCOEdNSn WIN
dowaill nature study paraphernalia, with model
nature study lessons the blackboards and late
autumn leaves grouped on the waIlH
LITTLE CLASSROOM AQUARIA.
sn.caI objects OF interest were the lItte aquara.
equipped by the big aquarium down at tho Battery.
| which is cooperating extensively with tho PUBIC
schools in their efforts To mako the city children
| acquainted with nature and her ways All that a
teacher has to do is TO tell her principal what she
| IN he vyay tadpOles, goldfish ana marine
! plants and the principal through the Board or
Education places the order with the authorities OF
! the AQUARIUM who duly deliver the weeds and the
! tiny fish ordered
Not only are largo aquaria fitted up for the In
! struction Of a whole department. but there are
| small ones also for each schoorOom.
This exhibition OF the nature study COMMITTEES
| formed a capital sendoH for Mr.. Stewards new
schenae for getti * the right kind or Atmosphere
In tho schonlroona Of his district 1t was popuariy
ttesttnf, II was catholic in the subjects present
al - hroupbt together some OF the most suggestive
Of the elements employed in the teaching OF natural
science in the public schools, and II expressed ii"
! ideal practically and concretely.
MORE EXHIBITIONS TO COME.
r,r,b,tions by the other committees Of principals
a., .aI,o,, ono a month. On January 16. at Pub
! "o school No 10 probably in the afternoon. the
| do,nest,c and manual training COMMITTED OF "hlch
| Tosenb II. Wade is chairman, will have an eNhloi-
ton The civics and ethics committee, Dr. Cecil
! in Fehruarv The art committee; Miss Hester A.
| Roberts primary department. Public School NO. 10
| ne T1neic committee under the embarrassing of
| Or r d Birkins. boys depactnent, fupIc ocnoo
No 10 will give n music festival In June the last
month Of the school year the athe'oS I, Sbeo
/ No 5 may do something. ,,-L -,
/ There are other committees. some OF whlCh nave
| and trades committee Abner Holey, mixed de-
nartment Public School No 49, chairman; uie II
! brary committee. DR.. ". H J. Seberg mixed q e-
Public School No. AZ. chairman ana me
schonI attendance committee, Charles Gurus. fuo-
/ Tic School No b. chairman. Such work as intF De
| connected with this moyeme4t VII taLt chI-uE On
exDortatIon 10 add to the labCrs Of the teachers.
rho committee nature study Will receive InuI
tant assistance from the Anerlc1n Museum .i M IN
/ torasted in making the museum helpIul 70 inc
/ schooIs along their science work PERMISSION mas
/ bsnn grarted TO the board of superintenoehtS 10
a Sartatr classes visit the museum curing schoo
h,,rs rho initial TO enjoy this privilege helh
one Of Miss Isabel Sullivans out or I4hic 9Jxg,
1bo class yyth Miss Sullivan, is To be pnQtoR Piu
and eent on to St. Louis as part or NeW-iorK :
{ educational exhibit -.,.,-.- Co. ., say5
NJ ctawart ARE cabinets. with glass si1es
and fronts and portable trays so that the tI
who is to give lesson IN natur nsto5y
~ g. al ready for the lesson Professor HliTpuS
ms promised rotate the specimens dceo ~ ,IS =, 80
the seasons We also need Socn f oT5estic and
1nn6uaI training. Each department Shoud Ed 49,;
roor, for nature study fitted up with sucn appii .
ances rs needed ny tho SP9Ni"i
geography and science
a WEEK OF PRAYER.
r,eeinning on Monday. January 1. and ending or
,.,r5n,, January g. tbs Ladies' Christian Union
III Ia dauv praver meetings at II o'clock IN the
W. ~ the Collegiate Church Fffth,ave ana