The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-01
NGXWELL ANSWERS CRITICS.
~ JaGS REPORJ nv SAYS THE
TBREE IRE AREN'T NEGLECTED.

DsSahas GIls nSS6 ~ Ihe Board ~ Exam
sners faT IeaellaTs Sebaa Census {
GSssass Rfsp. iBBi Psliee hagisirati0S
Oseahd Sc sHaFitye-Less PART Time
Tie Board Il Education received yester.
dBy fhe seventh annual report Of City
SuperiB endent Ma well for the year ending
J1ly %, 1876. minus the appendices. which
Nbj be delayed about ten days because
1 n she priniers' strike. II also received a
report from The Committee on Finance
recommending certain changes IN the
hnethods Of tsbulsting statistics 70 that
certain fiscal facts. notably as TO The cost 81
scho0 sites and the per capita cost Of educa-
ton 10 the various schools and grades, may
Le heeD ~ u glance.
Supt. MaEwell's report did not differ
n9terislIY Ia form from his preceding ones,
which have been criticized severely by the
Association for Improving the Condition
II abe Poor. 81 did refer TO some Of the
criticisms that have been made. One Of
these wac IN regard 10 the Board Of Exami-
bers for teachers, another referred 10 the
ehaTge that 70 many Iads haye been intro =
duOed into the public schools that the three
~ were being neglected and another had
y flsp " the proposed school census plan.
The report sid this about the examinations
CT tsaG3eTs;
EyeTy iD6uence that would restore the
appOlutmsBt Of teachers 90 the domination
VI DOlJtloRl Influence, every institution for the
tFglpiDH Of teachers In which weak and IN
eifieDeDt work II done, every rejected applL
cent who OaD imagine or invent a plausible
TPas0y for lls tgilUT" IL apt % be arTayed
uuuIuaI Ila I4nuEI ,T A. kaIuiDara Tho unuIla-
plFp wA0 compose that board. however,
W l0pR o. they hold office viii not cease 20
WgiDtglD Aud n possible 20 elevate the
stapdaTd for entrance ~ the teaching pro-
tpSst0p ~ ms Hlty, and viii reject with all
tls pscSSsQTy brnlDess the dslpsiOn which
stfpls ~ bgyS t4keB possession VI 50 many
RJEds, H9i ul1 r&9mlD"rs may be expected
~ 9yfJlo0k ignorance and 10 ooDdono pro-
tessl2pRl ippJlcbDqy.
OB tR alleged Beglect 0f the three RS
SglN MaEgsIl sgys thu examination papers
gwen ~ pupils ~ pubic schools In SPRING
fstd, Msssy IN jsts, wore discovered re-
GeHtjV emf tbat thsss papers Sers given 20
pIJ1ils IN 0Re school IN Manhattan and one
~ EF99kyH W answer, 10 us 70 compare
nv results NJ SKY years ago, when nothing
nv tn ibFha rs Sas taught with present
dRy results. IN ISte an average Of tO.o
N sIAsllPE was recorded, ~ against BIZ IN
lSQ5' IN 1St8 ne %srithDletio iest was 29.a,
W SE4tBA NJ r. ~ THESE results Nr, Max
#FiJ h1yE; ,
1bR commissions ~ b0 drawn are very
P9kiilSe Spelling ADd arithmetic, instead
M FHHeTNK W " course NJ study which trains
n tbIa ~ YEs ~ ~ bls powers 0f expression
RGtpaJIg t4T betteT IN lGoi, az least twice
NJ R9Pd ~ tbey wRTe pDder u curriculum,
&HB eHdlRss, bralp urlDg, embarrassing
RNd B9lblgE siss, 0D the three RS,
sIIN, MAJ well dlJ p9i speak al length on
nv aEli9iL9B f9Ta s0il9gl GsDsJs but made
~ u ~ talking about tTuant
9itpsFs aIl9 tllslF WORK W epf9T0lDg the oQm-
IdiisTy sdlGallpH INV lie said enforcing
Nv 8S S4s B9bGs work, and tbap ls ady9'
l4LRq HR nv ~ fPTna ~ Paris and Berlin
N compelling parents ~ Register their
9pltiTsH NJ me police stations as soon IA
ii@V az bQyH, When the child reaches
s9t99I 8K4 me police. hs said, should notify
nv PARENTS, ,IlsB u The child did not ra-
IA9rt NJ Sotg9i lls trY8pt officers should 10
SsRt around Nv saidt Ills about he CENSUS
MI \ s3lI9p33l cspsvs ES%jRYY rs1V,Sdy yffbsS p,TSoss1if
Eta,r a - HealrSSt sGgR : s'9S4s %,sGI b. has
y saiEmpjqiil1i, fssjy trTspi jqWU' "a vii r"Goopsfatlo9nn
bpl$Ren ~, Bpltra aU1 edurgitQpgl autboTi,
VIZ lglsa, I"wovjdG h. %issJSysss Jop m"si p%TTa"otioai |
ByTJ0sps, bpGgJsp ~ iHV continuous uijgrati0u
" pplHllHIppH &UhlH lbB rly limits,
sppt MaEwslI bqd some new rsoommeDda. I
IlHdls ONE Yas tIal farm lands IN tho city
la pl0ltsJ, into half mile squarss
tHd tbat sGh00i sitHs should he purchased
u GU8 before laHd got tao Expensive. |
Ab0lhHr Recommendation was for tina
" pupils beY0pd the normal
i4h. appetizer, ~s7. i9E sPoolll schools for
la8t. aHd IyNb, t6T bind and for crippled
Another was ibat pupil self,
sPDyld pr Iriad N high SCHOOLS
md ilH upper haIf NJ The elementary schools.
1hH report shgshd th9l the total enrol
INRul ~ lbh HGhDDls tor IhH year was B65 sos, !
NJ lHrraash ~ w W., Dy6r the previous year,
~ l0l4Il, enrolment ~ high schools was
N 10 Vlm teaching tprna for all these
ArpElSlhl. " ! bH3 men and ", 2ib women,
y lniaI NJ ~ NJ
THE ngmbPr M g%htItrau on part time
N We sgl41ls tpr lba year was 6b, 202, as
EalHsI W,bb the previous year,
, s0np nav .mgttar IN tbs report was a
inscription ~ lhH HOARD IT EdiInation and
W VqIlplIs glllHs and also u similar OK
PLANTATION ~ ma duties NJ the different
tlNH ~ school .slps%riDtnndants There
hsra nlWhr0lls references In the report as
~ hpHfI WI have ~ wRit for that, The
report WIS plHmnd an file,
\ paw snnhIhlf ~ pay for teachers on
lefvp was adopted. whereby II will ho
ihllsslblh hhIdatIbr for u teacher sick
my one ~ two days ~ remain away from
school tye days and draw full pay, The
NsahinUlY pll tq provide for \ State school
hAI iunk bpnrd, Ia provide uniform books
" Nv Ne sglQ0ls, was d~islppTovad on the
tfnlhn MAJ ilh prasenl system was salts
lu,HIf hlN llhl : would be ~ violation
" WA principle NJ home rule"
'oFlt, Elniiable ami Mutual Rrrnter
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