New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-01

building of the college The building for the
department will cost $i90oW
SCHOOLS FOR BACKWARD CHILDREN
The Board of Education has lately undertaken
two radical departures in educational work one
was the establishment fail of school for emil
dren in some way abnormal defective. vicious or
bac kward. The other the resolve 10 take
charge this fan of "a school for crippes- The hrst
of these schools was established at the request and
under the jurisdiction of Miss Julia Rlchman- Miss
Richman is a district superintendent on the lower
East Side She was formerly the woman principal
In School ~ the famous show school of the city
The school chosen for the defective and backward
children No. TO. in Broome street Miss
Richman placed in charge Miss O. M Jones, VINO
was with her formerly Nc. Il. To No. 100 were
gathered classes of all the worst cases in the por-
ton of the city which Miss Richman rules
Intentionally. While the school was extremely I'M
e Ie6 nv - % Imeni of The course of study
truants have been interested in their work; ahIor
?al children have been properly classled and pun
under individual instruction Instead of the scho3i
being menace TO the peace of the nelghborh1oh,
as was feared by the people Of its VICINITY II has
large number of children of the class who attend
born parents in its population Inc "oIk Oh ,oIi ~,
ing them into special classes IS under the care OF
just appointed Miss p F Farrell inspector of I'm
graded classes at salary @l $ sseh ans Mis-
Farrell is young teacher. who received last year
salary q,''' of only ssis Her advancement is the
result OF the special attention which she has PAID
studying their treatment The school for crippies
sh 1ss oeaTa MnnteamePS ss At Il
is private Institution Hereafter the city NH
The pupils will receive free transportation to and
from their homes.
cational Museum. which has developed from ths
EFSostoS is t last 20 be answered The museum
will soon be removed from the American Museum
lily short ago. to- the department building Al
eH5 % bsre :" its IN the
top ,oor of the building This rs now being aedeo
at cost of s49.350
sroREHOUsEs FOR SUPPLIES.
| In the coming year there will be soma important
changes In the supply department. While TINS de
partnent has effected some highly important
changes In the last year two. resulting in the
saving of tens thousands of dollars annually to
proper facilities for the storage supplies. In
short time work Will begin On the erse' b, ~
cSth and 9Th streets Manhattan, at cost of a4o-
building will be erected the site of the old de
partment buildings in BROOKLYN a. ees OF t'9 h.
stories high and will occupy plot lot Of srgun
G feet s w STed and the iesf to
purchased AT IA of $4,000. for the delivery Of
building will pay for ii in eight years Il is est
mated The chief means OF saving VIII De ! IN me ne
/ possible. with the storage room available; 70 pur
| laboratory and other supplies imported Now
! tbe dena paw the them because
of the necessity of purchasing then from ue !. ~
! in this country. The department could SET sup
niles through the custom house free Of sldty 1his
would represent a saving Of from % 70 b per cent
ON prices. Again il now costs the depart mt
| * cents 70 deliver cents worth 81 goods W heIl
/ the denartment delivery routes ana
large quantities of supplies always on hand a big
| saving may be expected here fhe department VIII
undertake to manufacture some Of its :uppiies IL
| has been manufacturing ink lately, and has round
il possible TO get for 500 what previously cCst II
81 600 In the repairing of summer school suppiies
| saving Will be POSSIBLE IN me istsI
two Years the department has been saving xoNoe
! annually by the direct delivery system An fttnl
on which saving Of Sl6,HD annually Is now teihS
/ effected is coal
| SIMPLIFIED SPELLING.
on june y the Beard of Superntendents-the
board whose duty it is look after the curriculum
/ in the schools-passed Il resolution recommending
for use in the school system the three hundred
words listed by the Simplifed Spelling Board The
! Board Of Superintendent was set 10 work on the
simulined spelling 10y a resolution presented 10 the
! Board Of Education in March by commissioner
John Greene head of the finance committee. lie and
Professor Ifran!cr Matthew'S chairman OF the SIM
/ Ilified Spelling Board. and Colonel CharIeS T.
Sprtsue advocated the use of the simpllne list at
/ ii meeting Of the Board of Superintendent The
| Superinttnients also received SOad in the form
OF a report the commissioners OF the Board of
! Education the committees OF course of study.
/ libraries textbooks ana supplies tn" report,
which strongly advocated the adoption Of the list,
! in part
! The movement to simplify English spelling does
involve any radical steps II aims To secure the
| general adoption of the simpler spelling of two
/ forms when two forms are authorized For many
| years the tendency among good writer's and scen-
/ titc bodies has been To simplify the spelling OF
! English words. The National Educational ASso-
! citation years formally adopted y list of
twelve sinlpiified spelings. These spellings have
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