The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-12
SUPERINTENDENT SMALL
DISCUSSES PROBLEM
OF RIGHTS AT SCHOOL /"

your incentive TO growth and action.
"Fourth--It Is your right not TO be
over-supervised. TO have your strong
work praised, and your weak work crit :.
icised I'm a kindly, helpful spirit. to n
fair statement OF your opinions and be-
liefs
''Fifth-It is your right TO have the
best possible training from your sup
erintendent: II is his duty TO instruct. TO
help, TO uplift, not 10 boss and dis
miss. One hundred thousand new teach
ers are needed yearly in this country;
only about 25.OO0 are annually trained,
the superintendent must train the other
three-fourths.
"Sxth--It is your right TO receive cour-
teous treatment from your associates in
the school work. teachers, principals,
committee.
"seventh-It is your right to receive
a salary sufficient for support i'm ac-
cordance with your position, that your
vacations need not be spent behind the
the glove counter or I'm the berry pas
ture.
"Eighth-It is your right to take your
troubles 10 thost above you, and 10 find
there a sympathetic spirit of helpfulness
awaiting you: large hearted. open mind
ed man or woman who will listen. under
stand and give you new hope and new
courage"
1T behooves US as public school work
ers to think of these things" f"
Supt. Frank III. Beede OF the local pub
lie schools spoke on THE Problem OF the
Incorrgible Boy" and in referring TO the
treatment OF the boy in school, said in
part:
First he may be placed in another
room at a corresponding grade where con-
ditions may be different. Second, IL would
hx IN IN ah In In hui l.
ing. 1. e.. In every building OF ~ or more
rooms, a special room I'm which such boy
may be placed. No stigma may be at
tached 10 this room, else its influence
would be harmful TO the school. There
should be i'm every large city, in connec-
tion with the school system at least one
disciplinary school for truants or incor-
rigible boys"
supt. Beede believed in what is known
as corporal punishment in extreme cases.
Finally, he said
Rightly trained, the incorrigible boy
may be the very one-he often is--to lead
in momentous political battles. TO superin-
tend in gigantic financial corporations, TO
build great railroads. 10 construct mas
sive bridges and rear skyward city blocks.
What we call incorrigible boys may ar
terward become criminals; more often
they grow UP into respectable men and
useful and public-splrited citizens"
The problem OF the backward pupil was
discussed by Andrew w Edison. assistant
superintendent OF schools OF New York
city Mr.. Edison made several important
suggestions In the handling OF backward
pupils
The various departments held sessions
at the conclusion OF the general session.
Among the speakers were the following:
Department OF school administration.
DR.. Henry suzzallo OF Stanford univer-
sity California, and Nathan c. Schaeffer
OF Harrisburg. Pa: department of civic
and moral training. Robert Clark. Eliz-
abeth, NJ j., and Robert Albertson, sec
rotary OF the National School league; de-
partment OF secondary education, IL. ).
Person OF Dartmouth college; II. w.
Alexander OF Lynn. Mass, and Gustaf
LARSON of Boston: department Of school
and library, William e. Foster. Provi-
dence; c. L. Simmons. Westfield, Mass. !;
w. I. Fletcher OF Amherst college. and
James n. Garfield. librarian of Columbia
university.
The convention ends tonight with gen.
eral session in woolsey hall.