The Washington times., 1908-04-04
Blind-Firing at the Schools.

posed analysis the upper house This came deliberately
Senator Buke chairman of the subcommittee had the bill called
the committee amended slightly in committee of the whole and then
the Nbaskan with reinforcement the
Committee the District of Columbia made statement which
plainly calculated to present the view of the subcommittee In order
that no one might think their favor lightly given Senator Bkett
palned:
Te the s ss viii the matter did @ lack e %
as gwen any subject IN BODY q ~ ~
For regard chairman subchainan
Tin which number The Times counts itself of the f the analysis
is dbhearenng In practically all the essentials Buket
argument and many noneSsenta BESIDES his premises mistakes
Whether he spoke conditions present or past the District Schools
school organization here elsewhere the attitude the District
outside toward the BILL he made clear he relying chiefly
information
Let the reader consider the following:
to SAY @ P 5a sSesP s SHs6 States that has them THAT
As matter of fact easily learned quite easily proven
are supervising principals today officers doing the work above
the building principals in New York, Chicago Philadelphia Boston,
Baltimore indianapolis, New Haven Worcester Harrisburg
Quincy, Mass In a city Baltimore they bear the of
group principals fill precisely the field and comprise corps
twice as large
tina, that a s Rs0P T f are asPSt This F P 5R
people % gearz g9 now Inc Board
The Washington Times not against that bill
two ago On the contrary they recognized the need for it and
the latter vigorously coatended for it. and eventually published e
toal thanking Mr. Bmket and others for it The Business
ISOLATION (now part of the Chamber of Commerce. voted with pGac
cal unany not oppose after had been reported
by Mr. Bnke And parents teachers and officers
Of the school, welcomed a from the
old state weak backbone and the still older of place hunting
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There have been three school boards the period named four
and tywo members of the school boards forty-two
have s a5 the he onsn B BoTe ys5 a sPnr s They
The system the that contemplated by the Dol
liver bill that instead of director of educaOn and
checked they have committee Of eight aldermen who board
of education; and they have got onan power up there
that the people elect the superintendent.
h @ Sc 2 e e s Ss T. S The fact ss 9ss }9s FGs4s
last was che dnsTs66s Of opinion TeR SHOULD begin
TO
@ ed6 about
Te recent trouble" not due incidentally difference
of opinion the teaching of German 1t did include however
charge of INSTRUMENTATION committed connection proposed
change the involving German Even that INSTRUMENTATION did
not start the trouble Rather, cmnaon-a elimination
showing plainly than twenty earlier msseps the Supenend
ens general unusworhess in his post will find
examination the record that the trouble largely
any men, man-Dr Chanclor-on the
SIDE and united Board of Education sustained by united corps of
teachers on the other side.
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Them things must be true Either every has been
hared the present board the present has benin spte
of Sorpoeng along in careless The that until ten
years ago there was good administration dry rot and pre-
cou little trouble No feature of any school management in the world
could be condemned the ground that old boards education
had trouble They didn't Which of the why live board
to have it day in future
Education ex
Some other exceptions all of which have formally expressed their
firm conviction that will harm the schools disturb present
board,
The Northeast Washington tie North Capitol and lexington tie
Washington the Anacos the Georgetown the Northeast
Suburban the Pwoh the Washington the Northwest Suburban
the View the Garfield coored) the Hlda (colored M
Associations the Washington Board of Trade the Washington
Chamber Commerce. and meeting taxpayers
red BY oS4Dsts3t ahiy
to
in the of oIunbia In uwtb
table includes eleven cities does pretend to be
complete Boston and Cincinnati presents three entirely different
of figures for Washington, andhough includes Los Angeles
oms twenyfou other cities which are larger The total of wenone
Washington according ootnoe, includes supervising pr1c
pals" The District has two assistant superintendent, director
termeate instruction and thirteen SUPERVISORS making total