The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-30
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in the primary grades. read a shec-
ule for a school day. which show ed
the time devoted to each particular
branch Of instruction. Between the
hours Of 9:i5 and \. n. opening
exercises we're shown to consist Of
Scripture reading. discussion ut ca,-
rent eYenta and poem study. The
next fifteen minutes is devoted to
oral arithmetic and the foil wing
twenty minutes to arithmetic proper.
The schedule showed further that
fifteen minutes are gwen to writing
three times o week and twenty tive
minutes IL spelling. 1t developed.
however. that under a new schedule
adopted February instruction In
writing IL given every day now, and
TO spelling four days In the week.
Dancing Included.
Music gets fifteen minutes. while
the same amount Ia devoted to phys,-
cal exercises and games in which.
dancing Is included.
Another space Of ten minutes Ii
given to physical exercise alone Man.
oal arts manual training and hygiene
gel twenty five minutes. while ten
minutes are allotted to nature study
f,u. days out Of the I'VE. .,niy hf-
tecr, minutes are devoted to reading
Dolly
~ rote at the bottom OF the sched-
uie says that civics can be taught
with history. il preferred.
The elementary teachers. who num-
Der more than zoo, were out In full
force, occupying practically every seat
IN the chamber and putting stand
ing room at premium They came
prepared to put as many witnesses on
the stand as the committee desired.
II was their testimony before a Corn
ell committed several months ago that
started the probe, and they are now
determined to see 1t through to a
finish. They comprise the teachers In
the primary and grammar grades
There are no men teachers In these
81 AIDES 4
Slow In Starting.
Though tho hearing was scheduled
70 begin at 1870 sharp. II waa nearly
$3.50 before the committee got down
to business In earnest. More than an
hour was consumed In discussion OF
methods Of procedure, during which
II was shown that the school board
riaoes It beyond the jur .sdiction OF
Council. except so far ~ 1t may be
affected By recommendation and sug-
gcEtions which may arise from the
inquiry. IL other words. Council has
no uuthurity to force tho board to do
II does not care to do. no
matter what may be the nature of
testimony adduced and whatever may
be the result Of the probe.
The Chairman OF the school board
presented Z commun. cation aakine
for certain privileges In connection
with the conduct Of the invest1ga.
ton. to which the committee had no
Serious objection. II was deemed
proper. however. to proceed under the
Council resolution. which called for
the investigation.
Three grounds for the probe were
specified In this paper as follows:
Lack Of harmony and cooperation
among the teachers. principals and
members OF the board: inequality OF
Fay in the several grade OF teachers,
and faulty curriculum.
= Chairman Pollock, Of tho probing
thought that the nay OF
tho teachers had been aufiicisntly adj
justed by Council to allow that mat
tor to be passed by. Mr.. Hirschberg
then. snGgssted that. this. curriculum
question be taken up frst. and to this
tho committee gave ready acquies-
cence.
Pollock Servings Surprise.
Whereupon. Mr.. Pollock sprung
something Of y surprise by suggest-
Ing that Superintandent ChsndIer bro-