New-York tribune., 1905-07-09
OF NORTH SIDE INTEREST.
President Gives Picture to Bronx Cadets
Bronx Against 'Fads and Frills.'

Meetings OF Court Mount Morris No. s.75&
I. o. F.. will hereafter be held at the Bronx
Building, corner 3d-ave- and 177th-st. Cat the
elevated station). every second and fourth
Thursday. July meetings viii fall the 18th
and 21th-
President Roosevelt has presented TO tbs
Bronx Cadets through Major C. Trembling. a
full size picture of himself. bearing his auto,
graph and his best wishes for the success Of the
organization. TIE picture will be formally pre-
sented TO the corps on Tuesday evening next. /
and will hang in their armOry. in the Mckinley
Building, Boston Road and 169th-st All tho
friends OF the Bronx Cadets are invited 70 View
the picture that evening
With the close of the school season the school
career Of Mrs. Sara NJ. Reins principal Of tbs
primary department Of Public School No. 10.
was ended Mrs. Reins one Of the oldest
teachers in point of service. and was loved and
respected by teachers. parents and pupils. as
well as citizens generally in The Bronx. where
her long, faithful and efficient services IN the
cause of public education we'll known and
appreciated Mrs Reins began her school career
in old Public School No 3. in the town of West
Farms. TO which she was appointed in Septem-
ber 1853. She was appointed principal In Pub
lie School No. 4. MelrOse. town of West Farms.
on October 23 1853. When the town OF West
Farms was annexed to the City OF New-York IN
ICIt. lne NUMBER OF TINS SCHOOL was changed TO
g. ON March 3 1891 Mrs Reins trans
ferred TO No 80. since changed TO No. TO- which
position she has held up TO the date OF her re-
tlrement last week She has. therefore. rounded
out hfty-twO years of service in the public
schools OF what is now the Borough OF The
Bronx At the last commencement exercises of
her school Congressman Joseph A. GOulden paid
glowing tribute 10 her efficiency and the re-
spect in which she was held in The Bronx and
at the last meeting of the North Side Board OF
Trade resolutions were adopted expressing ap-
pTeciation OF the long and faithful services OF
During the last few weeks the North Side
Board of Trade has been conducting a canvas OF
parents and of business houses employing pub
lie school graduates and of business colleges In
Manhattan and The Bronx to ascertain their
views the present course OF study in tho
public schools. The answers were so prompt
and numerous to indicate great popular In
terest in this question. and from all three classes
| the replies were emphaticaIly-almost unani-
mOusly-against the 'frills and fads'
Three questions were asked OF the parents
| The first was. do YOU think more time and
tentiOn should be given 90 such studies as
spelling. reading writing arithmetic grammar
and geography The answers We're expressed
in such positive terms as. IT do. most emphati-
calIy"; II think all the time should be given to
above subjects; II certainly do; Yes by all
| means" and Il most certainly do few were
signed No"
The second question was "Are you in favor Of
| the fads' tmusic. manual training nature study
| sewing. cooking, basket making, etc) being re-
moved from the course of study IN the grammar
schools? The majority OF answers were
| Yes" though few were NO while some who
answered the first question aflrmatively an
swered the second negatively. explaining this by
their answer to the third question.
The third question was What 'fsds' II any
/ 1ass
! interesting. and showed more of a diversity OF
opinion than the first two. Some simply said
None" Other answers were, None whatever,
too much time having beer wasted on them al
ready" None. for TIE time is too short for
the really necessary studies for ordinary
child" Il in favor OF boys learning carpen-
ter work. but none of the other nonsense when
young man has got to make a living in this
world" Il am i'm favor of music. manual train
ing and nature study for boys and girls: sewing
and cooking for girls only. The public school is
no training place for factory hands," Ons
mother wrote. For girls. music, sewing. cook
ing; for boys manual training" Many favored
music and small minority manual training.
drawing and nature study the two latter
ceiving the fewest apprOvals of any. One
mother wrote: My only son. child and hopeful
graduated yesterday. June 2s and no prospect
of any more hopefuls in future. I beg to be
excused or giving my opinion
The principals OF the business schools all
agreed that there was no evidence OF keener
development of the powers of observation or in
itiative or of character than in former years.
Some replies received from the many business
houses who employ public school graduates.
were follows:
As a rule school graduates whom take on
turn out to be pretty good material for future
salespeOple. We always select the best from
those who apply. Many Who do apply (and soma
OF them say they are graduateS) we ind den-
cient in manners. neatness. writing. etc. We
consider a knowledge OF arithmetic and legfbls
writing two very essential requisites. Good
pOrtant for our business. A knowledge OF bas-
ket weaving. bTaid1ng cord. cutting and forming
patterns. etc, is unimportant. Arithmetic,
writing. spelling. grammar. geography and his-'
tory would consider important In the Ordera
written. We cannot say that we have observed
any evidence of a keener development IN recenc
graduates. as our attention has not been called
particularly TO the matter
In answer TO the first question 70 whetheA
the boys or girls entering employ de-~
hcent in any essential OF a practical education~
we would say. in many cases. yes
We find comparatively few whose handwritin =
is sufficiently legible to admit Of their employ
ment at clerical duties: their applications also
show poor spelling. punctuation and composite
tiOn. and accuracy in figuring is also the exceps'
tion. The above Is true OF many applicants foss
positions stenOgraphers who have taken a.
business course in addition to graduating from
school
Regarding the practical value OF knowledge of
basket weaving. braiding cord. tying fancy
knots. etc, carpenter work, cutting and forming
patterns from colored tissue. sewing and cook
ing, would answer No generally speaking,
and feel that the benefit 10 the child would hs
greater if the time spent upon the above were
devoted to remedying the defects noted In
answer your first question.
In our opinion thorough knowledge Of read
ing. writing. spelling. grammar. history. geo.