New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10

Within a day or two the special physi-
clan appointed by the Board Of Health
to work under the direction Of the Board
of Education in it's work Of caring for
the backward children visits the school
and makes a physical examination OF the
child. The statement Of the parent as
given in the report sent to the secretary
of the Child Study Committee by the
principal, together with the child's
school history. reports OF the Binet ex-
, aminer and of the school physician are
then passed upon by the Child Study
Committee.
In the cases Of low grade children
whom the committee thinks it advisa-
BILE to exclude, a second examination is
made of the child by one Of the mental
specialists Of the Child study Com,
mittee cOnsultatio staff If he classes
the child in The low grade group the case
| is again brought TO the Child study
Committee and usually results in the
exclusion of the child. This is done by
sending a notice to the parent stating
that his child has been excluded. The
report and the notice of exclusion are
signed by the Child Study Committee.
IN THE SPECIAL ROOMS.
"No definite rule can be made TO de-
eide what children shall be admitted to a
special room, as every child's case is un-
like that Of any other child. In general,
children above the third grade are not ad-
rnitted TO Detroit special rooms, and no
pupil under nine years, unless he Is two
wears behind grade, or over nine years,
unless he is three years behind grade.
while this is the guiding principle, still
II is by no means closely adhered 10, as
the condition of the child frequently shows
that he should be placed in special
room. even though his classification indi-
Gates otherwise. After 1t has been decid-
ed TO send a child to the special ROOM the
principal OF the school TO which ne De
longs is notified. The principal In turn
notifies the parent, and If there Is no Cd
lection on the part of the parent, the chlld
is transferred. II. on the contrary the
parent does object on account OF the as
lance or for any other reason. the case
is dropped temporarily. Since SeptehoeI'
1911 ass cases have been examined. Inc
committee has recommended 1870 OF TINS
number 10 the special rooms. out OF TINS
number the parents OF only sixteen nave
refused TO allow their children TO attend
Thirty-hve children, who have been eA-
amined. have been unable to attend pe-
cause there was no special room accessi-
bic TO them Carfare is provided by the
Board OF Education in all cases where II
is thought necessary by the principal put
it is not deemed advisable to send chill
dren to a special room unless they can
reach It by a direct car line.
1.-TWO years ago the new ciassihca'ioh,
which includes in the feeble minueu
group three classes of children-the
moron, imbeclle and idlot-each OF "nle"
is sub-divided into three grades-hieh,
! middle and low-was adopted by the ciiiiu
study committee. 1t was decided TO ex-
clude from the Detroit public schools all
children in the idiot group and also those
in the middle and low grade lihpeciie
groups. This rule has been risidiy ad,
| hered 10. as II is considered waste OF
public funds to attempt to tfIa'o ''A--