Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-07
CHANGES URGED BY.
CITY HOME HEAD
Superintendent Heller Asks
More Pay for Teaohers-Gives
Interesting Statistics.

Interesting statistics and facts are
contained in the report of Superin-
f tendent Carl Fl Her of the City Home,
I or Parental School, as it is now
called. Mr.. Heller made his report
Of the work of last year, the thir-
tieth of the homes existence, to the
board of trustees and the mayor yes
terday.
Mr.. Heller states that there are now
1S4 boys in the school, ISL Of them
( having been there for the past year.
4. The boys that are now sent to the
/ school are of a worse type than
formerly, as now the regular schools,
the ungraded schools and the proba-
ton office all take q hand In re-
forming he boys before they are
finally given up and sent to the city
institution.
Only seventy-seven boys were re-
ceived at the home in 1918. OF which
flfty-nine were newcomers. eighteen
Of them being boys returned for a
further course. The average age OF
the lads is twelve years ten months
and ST xdays. The average length of
time the boys spend in the school is
Some OF the saddening statistics are
those which show that 1874 are rated
very poor and that 146 had poor OF
very poor home surroundings; that
eighty came Of families where weak
/ ening diseases existed, encouraging
the idea that the discipline was weak
because the parents were not strong,
Z that lightweight had defects of
vision, hearing. speech and mind, and
10 In aaJn no y oxrvs7 ~.
habits.
Movies Blamed.
The movies had irresistible attrac-
! ions for 1913; To 1874 the tobacco
habit appealed, all of them being ad-
ilcted to cigarettes. There were
+ lightweight who used alcohol C
I drinks. The oldest boy is nineteen
! years and four months old, the
I youngest Is eight years and two
. months. To those below the age Of
: tourteen years prospects of reform
: IRE rosiest, but there were only
eighty-six Of those, while the harder
! task of redeeming those over that
!. age was required for ninety-five.
, When IL comes to recommendations,
Superintendent Heller has several to
iuggest. He wants a special teacher
or detectives who knows how to treat
! sheSe special cases, and advises that
The cost should not be considered to
The detriment of efficiency. A part of
the defective class can be saved, and
! the better fitted the teacher the larger
will be the PERCENTAGE saved, Mr..
. Heller points out.
Concerning the work of the Juvenile
. Court In relation to the Parental
I School and other matters in the
school, Mr.. Heller's recommendations
tire:
I'm order to discontinue the COM
mitment of mentally defective chill
dren, the establishment of psyche
pathological clinic in connection with
the Juvenile Court is necessary. The
pathological clinic would be-
come the clearing house for all de-
linguent persons
las the Board of Freeholders has
already taken the initial steps for
/ the erection of new house of de-
tention, the time seems to be most
opportune for agitation in this direc-
ton.
Urges Salary Increases.
"a vacancy in our teaching staff,
caused by the resignation of a
teacher, could not be filed properly
on account of the lack of applicants.
No teacher of ability and good stand
ing will subject herself to q civil SER
vice examination in order to secure
d position at the City Home, which
pays a salary of $3.50 per year and
maintenance.
I'm order to make the position OF
teacher more attractive suggest the
following: Make the salary for teach
ors having full maintenance at the
institution $500 the first year, $3.50 the
second year and $500 maximum; for
teachers who provide their own main
: tenance, s70O the first year, $3.50 the
: second year and $500 maximum.
Arrange with the Board of Edu-