Evening journal., 1913-07-10
THURSDAY. JULY 10. 1913.
4 fRANk eERMAN CRIrIC.

- otiroR GEORGE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a promi-
~ mont German educator says the average man of.
tnc people America Is Interested much more in the
aaa.~s of the public school than the average man in
Germany He adds that tho American newspapers de-
vnic ien times as much space to reports and discuss
,oas in c,ucaiiopal topics ais do the German news
papers These surprising statements contained in
hullt tin prepared by, the doctor n which he makes
compa~ison OF public education IN the two countries
rf,i bulletin. which has been published by the United
ssios Puroau Education, shows that while the Ger
educator found much to praise in our educational
system also found serious defects in it in compar
we me two systems
rdncatioual efficiency is obtained in Germany, he
saws. uv rehabilitation OF authority Within the ndi
Nn,al states. Frauk admission is made by him that
possibly Capitalization has gone too far in the German
Empire, but he is equally positive that there is not
enough conrAtzaiion within the individual States in
this cm.ntry Lack of State compuslon, he says, has
produced America the sharpest contrast between
schoo, systems iat are incredibly poor others of
biebos' pessins tyne that would do credit to the
finest Civilized nations The globe There is iea-
ture m tho Amer'ean situation that appeals strongly
to hm That s lhat American citizens in community
havc more drcc, corol their schools than do the
citizens o germany. Tho direct election of school
board members by American citizens also impressed
~ho doctor one complaint he makes against the GER
system Is that nowhere in the empire The local
school boards elected by popular vote TO arouse gen
zinc public interest in education i'm Germany he thinks
tho Introduction of the American system would have
a beneficial effect
The democratic spirit which pervades High
Schools ard The aim educate all the people in such
High Schools. are praised The German makes
thc criticism however that there Is a lack Of thor
ouchness in the gymnasium work in the American High
schools o. compared with that in the German schools.
g. seems us that that a criticism well worthy tho
attention of our American educators who admit frank
y that well-traiuod body should he an accompani-
mcu, Of a Nel-trancd mind
The great advantage that Germany possesses" Doc
Korschcnseincr SAYS lin addition TO the relentless
ihoroughpcss ofathe whole educational work, is the
velFroenatcd organization OF State-proyided school
system. which requires in each community school
ecod as that in every other community But this ad-
VANTAGE has hccn purchased at the expense of many
qualities for which must envy the American
schools
sugh criticism from such fair and friendly source
should he Of benefit 20 both United states and Cor
many n tho German educator had come 10 Delaware
hc would have found a city Of 10000 inhabitants a
.Hrh School without gymnasium. and in the rural
SECTIONS Of the state many districts IN which children
arc housed in mseraby inadequate school buildings,
taught be shamcfuy undornad teachers and sent for
their recreation into unsttrsctive grounds that
DISGRACE TO The districts that maintain them.