The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-03
SAYS TWO BIG
PROBLEMS FACE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
These Are Junior High and
Technical High Institutions,
Declares Prof. Bliss
WELL-KNoWN EDUCATOR
GOES TO JACKSON SOON
viii Have Opportunity of Work
ing Out Theories There
Praises DIR. Chadsey

With the close OF the Detroit Uul'
yersity school for the summer holl'
days, Frederick l.. Bliss, it's princl'
pal will end 81 years OF educational
service in Detroit, and viii leave Tor
jackson, 10 become principal oil the
Jackson high school.
This does not mean that the school
established by Mr. Bliss and MT
Skerrard Is years ago VIII cease 10
\ exist Arrangements are under way
for the continuance OF the ID, u ,.
under Frederick r. Searle, who mas
been in close touch with Mr. Bliss Tor
some time.
There is scarcely an important
point of administration i'm the past
two years on which | have not con
suited Mr.. Searle," says Mr.. Bliss.
consider him very capable and EN-
cient manager"
Tilted back in his Office chair. Mr..
Bliss talked entertainingly OF boys
and studies and men and theories OF
education and newspapers and many
other things. He likes interviews and
poison equally well; but when re-
rorter thrusts himself into his pres
ence, Mr.. Bliss tells him many things,
very frankly, and then says that most
OF them are not for publication,
Mr. Bliss is going TO Jackson for a
number OF reasons One rs that IL Is
his old home, and he knows about as
many people there as he does In De-
troit; and as Jackson Is a little small
or than Detroit, this wide acquaint-
ance is OF proportionately larger
value Hardly a month has passed,
i'm the 81 years which Mr.. Bliss has
spent in Detroit, without at least one
trip To the old home.
Another is that the problem OF the
high school Is of the utmost interest
to Mr.. Bliss. Jackson has a high
school OF about 500 students This,
Mr. Bliss says, Is the ideal size-from
500 to 1000 He wants TO see what
he can do in public school OF that
attendance.
Moreover, Jackson is planning
junior high school, and that is anoth
er problem which interests Mr.. Bliss
There are two major problems be
fore our public school educators" he
says. One is that OF the junior high
school: the other, the technical high
school Junior high schools are be-
ing very carefully planned for Jack
son, at cost OF $350,0oO. All the
plans are being worked out by the
superintendent before the school is
buils. This is a much better scheme
than the old way of putting up
buiIiling, and fitting the school To the
bullying. One reason why favor
engaging STAFF architect for school
board is the fact that the designer OF
school building must have special
training; for nowadays, no building
that is not built with special school
purposes in view can be of good ser,
vice long. The Jackson people are
pursuing the proper course, in that
they are making all their plans before
the building is built, and are adapt
Ing the building designs to their
plans"
Another advantage OF the school OF
500 students is that the principal can
become acquainted with each pupil.
TO some extent.
In a large school, Il is almost inn
possible to know every student" said
Prof. Bliss. when was principal
or the high school here. tried to
make the acquaintance OF every boy.
left the girls TO the women teach
ers, or whom there were several who