The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-09
SAYS THREE RS
GET AMPLE time
Assistant Superintendent Hill
Thinks Orthodox Studies
Well Cared For.
ENDORSES SO-CALLED FRILLS
To Remove Them From Cur
ricnlum Would Make Rich
mond Laughing Stock

Ninety minutes OF rapid-n re exaini-
nation. conducted By Gilbert *. Pol
i l9ek, Cnarles hntzier,. Or. J. y c.
at The latest session OF the school iu-
Nestlsatins committee yesterday al
ternoon served only 10 bring into
curriculum OF the city schools IS
abreast of the best thought OF the day
ana compares favoraOly with that Ia
force ia Indianapolis. Kansas city
Boston, Chicago and other recognized
school centres
Assistant Superintendent A L. I'M
was the only witness examined. lie
spoke from ifteon years connection
with the local schools and as one who
has witnessed the Introduction and
DEVELOPMENT in the Richmond school
system OF the so-called frllis upon
which the committee searchlight mas
played unceaslnIiv since the begin
ming OF the investigation At CHS
O'Clock the committee rose 20 meet
again next Monday night
Three ivs Get Due Attention.
To the questions OF Assistant city
Attorney George Wayne Anderson.
seeking to bring Out the relative
amount of time devoted in tho local
schools TO the ieacnins OF the oriho-
doN reading. writing and arithmetic
and moderuiucs ike music. manual
trpnlug. hygiene ana physical culture.
MI iiil replied in substance that the
three lts are receiving ali the attcu-
iiQf tANF jeSeiNe ana laI more IMAM IS
given them by chicago and Sew York
Richmond schools. he said. give 50
per cent OF teaching time to the stand
ard studies and 30 per cent 10 the So
called friils Compared with This Chi
cago gives @ and ~ per cent. respect
cent In other words. Richmond do
votes less than half the time 10 music
drawing. nanual ira ming and kindred
studies that is asccorded TO them BY
the schools of Sew York
Would Laugh nt-Richmond.
What would be the opinion Of rec
ognized school authorities" asked col
onel Anderson were the school Board
OF Richmond 10 authorize a curtail-
ment OF these modern studies IN order
to give more time 70 essentials Ike
reading. writing and arithmetic"
why. school experts would laugh
at such q proceeding Richmond would
become the laughing stock OF the
cities" said Mr. Hnl. 1T would be re-
garded as "a distinct step backwards".
Mr.. Hin asserted his unboundoG
faith In the much mhligned frills and
declared himself heartily ia favor of
every change ia this direction that ha
heen made in the school curriculum
during the past nfteen years The
STANDARD studies, instead az suffering
by reason % their presence in the
course he said. benefit because they
tend 10 make children more receptive
and more easily taught
Fashion 10 Deuounce schools.
Superintendent r \ . Chandler
called the attention or the witness to
certain articles in the current maya
zines and newspapers In which the
whole system Of modern education was
condemned Among others he men
toned the much quoted dic,um of Or
Sidis. father Of the Harvard prodigy.
who regarded modern schools as full
OF the curse % routine and ro,e'
Commenting Oh these articles Mr
I'M said that Vt was tho fashion these
DAYS 10 denounce modern methods OF
teaching Every man fl seemed. con
sidcrcd II an inRlieuahle privilege 10
take shot az schools ana colleges
Tho group system In force In the loca
schools. he thought tended TO break
Up teaching by rote