New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27
Crib une Eea ders
May Nosr, Decide
This Pofr7s for
T6cyuSeyx,eS.

Are ~ chndrsu ~ the puaiic schools ~
Kew Tork overworkeJs lhis T. oac q tie
questions a. issue between tho Bareau 81
Municipal Research and Superintendent
Maxwell - the Board NJ Education nr
Maxwell believes that stringent eNam.na-
tons should be unSertaken 20 discover
-icltly and defective children her3Ic they
sre admitted - sclsooi; tie Bureau - Md
niclpal Research. on ;he other hand. be
Rieves that the Board 81 Education shorl2
devote iaore energy 20 caring Tor tho health
81 chndrcu already IN school
Maguus Cross president a. tho NcW Work
cTtv Tenchers' Association. Who has long
underworld 20 bring about notifications IN
tle school curriculum, has testified 90 the
in3urious effects 81 the present system upon
fhs health ~ elementary school pupils
A. Gross made the following statement 20
TlHuIr reporter.
9Th. amount az study required I'm the
schools causes considerable nervousness ara
en- health os tne part o. conscientious cal'-
dren. There Is little douht that large
percentage az tire number OF so-called de
fective children become impaired I'm health
~ a-couat ~ overNork and TOO much con-
Ccmration. Q; Is not natural that chic
should he confined too closely &C WGik.
The mere restless and tho less i;ii"tigent
cnilarcu save themselves iroul possible
harm tv shiring lessons, hut those Who
strive 40 keep abreast 81 class work ~
Fanv cases sufer pl,ysical deterioration.
Tho variety and amount Of work oN-
yset.G a. ,Ge ,'hi oxen is such that n causes
Indifference and neglect among 'fo less
conscientious pupils IN every elias. BE
,aus. ~ ,his ridiculous amount of work
ti,c pr..c.ilrci courses are rot properly
cf,er.d iu tHe grammar schools and murA
Oft has - be reviewed m tho higl schools
Some ~ -ls backward children IN the IN per
rrs1es ~. driven almost crszy IN continual
cao,t a. Eoep up with The work.
opinions just - positive might 70 quoted
al great length which would contrsoici Mr..
t;ro-s hut Tribune readers may like 10
forn tneir ,un opinions on this topic, ana
therefore. tn, actual work demanded from
thc average child ~ thirteen wears attend
ius an elementary school IN this city Is
l.,ro ~ct out a. length, including the even
'ug studies
Trio subject matter has hcen taken word
90, word and figure FOR figure from "A
grade classroom. showing exactly what is
required b, Tho Bosrd ~ Eduoation 10 he
learned iu tveuty-four hours by tho aver
ego tbirtoeu-yo ar-old pupil This typical
DAY m school Is described by Tribune re-
portcr pho has himself been through the
min On years past
Before rho regular class work ls assigned
uftceu minutes arc devoted % ope'ing eN-
cr,ise- These may begin. say. with The
rcadiuE 80 thc first sixteen verses - slm
cAiN b., tho teacher. who makes no comment
thereon Thcu "Americs" iS sung, tho nag
Craped upou tho wall Is regularly ssluted
sud thC exercises chose lth some selected
rosdug such ss three pages ~ extracts
from ESSAYS on '',haraCter" by Temple.
Burnap cr Smiles.
Al a.ls O'clock tho English lesson rs taken
up. and ended ~ 1855. Tho pupils are re-
ouircd 90 have 50 fuu knowledge Of -four
pares ~ MaNWcIl's Elementary Grammar
49, 40 be- able 20 answer amy aud at ques
tions ou tho subjects Involved. Tho contents
- four typical pages Is repeated in fun ..
follow
Al MBT.E.
Rule Most nouns add no. 'he singular q
form trf plural 90 books. rats. lions iuhstsnls.
Ruls When ths singular ends 'n h~sns
u,urI 'tlIur-h and A.. tho plural n formed h'
adding to INC singular - misses, aa1es
Fashes. lafrlFs