New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-03
CIRCUIT AFTER LIBRARIES
8 MOI NEEDED" REPORT.
Roqrf If Education Replies TO His
Frperf's Attack.

~...-,i.,- c--out continued HIS campaign OF at
- an the Board 81 Education yesterday thls
,r-e directing his attack AZ the circuIa',he 80
,,s-.-iev Hc made public report ny MIS-
..,rss coffin Ford calling the system unneces-
- ri- -qntior for q being ian ih-AoF'seu pan
o. s,e., ling so 90 year -.
10 =, r3oerd o. Education lost no time In replying
. -. charge and IN the report OF Genera Oeolee
=. ,--,,,..e chairman Of the library connhp'ee'
49, rord's report is said 10 confirm the iipr
-.- t-- +be INQUIRIES she had been making uia'
IS .,pointsa rot 20 make a dispassloiaUe
.s,,snatioa OF the facts in cOnnecuoh 49, ~
,,s-s,ies bu; TO pick OFT something ON "Nio .
- esu,- General wlngate adds that her iepoi'
- az utter lack 81 comprehension OF N
system.
Yrs To-d's report says in part;
,,,, disclosed the fact that the air IS RE
,ttb criticism OF the whole class nots = oTnrlain
,se ,sre 81 overworked % be unwilling 20 as
sumo lie care and respe 9. speeisiiv when
49, Foa that there is 10 good reason lor uOe r.
,s or fbe ground that the pupils are 50 a6un-
Ssntv supplied with reading mattsr IN IN .tts-
q i--,,io- and supplementary readers ana 0lhS.
q t6at they 40 not need these library books ~ IN
school N',r - the Circulating Department OF
- Putlc Library ana gel an lle e0o1 '''A
They children in the cit schools are 50 loaded
with books 81 all KINDS thst thsD are are sro as
ge ri he principals remarked In taking Oh '"e
iegaIy ICED 70 order nearly $500 worth Of books
" ,5-C,-iatiuE libraries pay the pensity OF
s,,g o-.rred with lack q sympathy NWissh. -
c.ios progressive methoos u tuusl' ~ -. 81
co., ffo7s fid not want the books ana me ch44-
~ 80 80 nod them"
0'' w -..,,. ,sso, IN ..FEovy
Ms Ford after p o'e-laIa5I'l'i 80 "
-, tba Beading Habit in children" says;
70 fui-A '- -. -,---. %
o-er7tiou between school ahd ~ ~ s.-,s,,~e5
~ surh a pan as the orc nov .lsss
- -ha BOARD ~ EducaloA ii .il --i..ff.... -
,t,-sves are and must neceSSAi NY ''i'
,5o s-eaH 10 Ne Of any practical use ne 81 ,be
,.-+5a, operation in the schools stahu-, III -
by larger development wnich sN'oio DNl'i'
Wy wa "
o-t -.o-, faea ~ triz universal library oreahiz-
IL 80 s,hool authorities PROPOSING 70 - :
Tton W 1870 q Sfrii-9te rlaut. Ten thousand
~ u lEI-l.istirr ll-arie4 are 10 be organized N
small - r,oarrs fba creation Of expensive
ne t.n,t,.-sor,a machine which Is not needed ana
tnq c''i. -. -, re+,,,. ~ things can never be
FhlcI. N 'i0 VIZ
~. -e,o-t ~ncon-rr 1erds that The tl0'1 aValla'ie
- - .-b,,r s,r,lies fund and
- tlii'u o'~i 10 Wy -, D.. .s,r.ys
Frcrpsts that the Corporation '''li7-'
- - ---.,-,-,c. r,rra
fiTitl o'ei t' ''''
-,-.--. - .-,,,,-t Be- fr mart Is follows:
6eieIa " lnEa'e : i''-' ,
Tho evne-ierca ~ wears has denorstrateo 'tA.
A--t.r5.--., ~ elementary schools do NOT U.s.
M BE e,-teft the general library 81
-, s.to,is T.rev have no knowledge ~ VIVA
800 - -oiac+ ana are lost IN going into iarE
Vtve-v Nfost Of them. when they leave schoo
f--ii.h +l-e treat majority do az about fourteen
seldom omen q book The object 81 me clttss %
iYrs-ies is 10 give 20 each class small nIlteI =
hooks .,,ite5 10 he capacity 81 the scholars @
-ref cltse and thus train the children U" =" 20