The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-09
VIII at 16c,

Total initial cost .,......... s1,7oo.oo Yearly expense after first year,
 based on one-half of the
 books being useless, .......$ S5OOO
 THE HEALEY SYSTEM.
 12.00O Copies of Grades IT to VIII, at 10c ..................... $1, ,2Oos0O Yearly expense after first year,
 based on one-holf the books
 Delng useless, %........,.. s.....$ 600.O0
 TE1E ZANER METHOD.
 Figures received and rnislaid. The
 cost was about the same as for The F Palmer. Method These systems of writing were de- signed to meet the needs of general public school work and each system has it's merits Either of the systems could not be installed in the schools Of Bridgeport without more orr less confusion, as the forms of the letters and the methods of instruction differ with the forms we nave studied and the methods we have used for the past three years.
 have made study of our peculiar needs here in Bridgeport, and, by writ ing out the ideas which would meet these needs and combining them with our present methods of teaching the subject, I belive we could print our own system of writing at a, much low CT cost than any system we could in-. stall and without disturbing our pres. ent writing schedule. z s
 I am willing to undertake the task. of getting out our own writing syS- tenn, under the following conditions: ' I will write the copies for the plates and allow the Board of Education the, use of the plates, without royalty for the original purchase of the books and for any subsequent purchases as long as I remain Supervisor of Writing in the city of Bridgeport: the plates to become my property after the first, printing. siss5.- #
 For these services I would expect a salary, equivalent. to my. present salary for such a period of time as was needed to complete the work
 The cost then for our own system Of writing-ffgures from the. Brewer Col gan Co.,, would approximately be: Printing 12,000 copies Grades. 1T
 Plates, about 275 for Grades d II Time for writing copies and
 supervising the printing T
 based; on five weeks work $162. .0O. Total initial cost ................ .$632.00 Yearly expense after the first
 year, based on two thirds of
 the books being useless ........ $225.00
 GEO. K. POST. With the reading of the commit nication it was explained that MT. Post had been advocating and in structing in the muscular movement writing somewhat similar to the Pal mer method. Some of the commis- sioners considered that MT. Post was sitting in judgment on the results of his two years of supervision, and that he was quite severe in the manner he handled his record.
 MT. Post having suggested that there was fault to find with the non- cooperation of the teachers, Com missioner Challenger questioned Supt. Deane if he new of any friction be- tween MT. Post and the teaching corps. Dr. Deane stated that he had never received any such information from any teacher but had from MT. Post. He knew the latter was strict. As matter of fact there is friction between Mr. Post and the teachers, | the latter objecting because MT. Post spends the greater part of his time marking them when he could put the time to better advantage instructing the children.
 The only matter which held up the adoption of MT. Posts recommenda- tior was his clause relative to the 1 ter the books were printed. The commissioners did not think MT. Post | should be entitled to them and there 1 fore referred the matter to the com mittee on Schools.