Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-13
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The building stands in big parl
Of several acres. On each side of tbs
building are the gardens, IN which
! hundreds of children cultivate theil
| individual plots of ground. Back o.
the building are sand piles. wadins
pools. swings, and Fairgrounds fol
the smaller pupils There are also
outdoor gymnasiums for both boys
and girls, as we'll as tennis courts,
space for baskets football grounds,
two or three baseball diamonds, and
running track
i Inside the building, which has &C,
concentrations for 27e0 pupils, are in.
deor gymnasiums and swimming
pools. In the basement Is branch
of the public library.
The pupils who attend this remark
able school range in years from to
90. One shudders at the tremendous
cost of such q plant, with such an
equipment (which merely shows that
enc has not the least idea OF business
like efficiency.
1t was because Mr.. Writ was able
to demonstrate that one big plant,
thoroughly equipped and running all
the time. wdnld cost much less and do
better work than three or four smaller
plants, built and run In the usual
way, that Gary was persuaded to put
up the 100000 which the building
and equipment cost. The Froebel
school stands for economy and ELL
cheney. and not in any respect for
extravaganza.
.sYou Will. want 20 have public
baths and small parks and social cen.
tiers and all that sort OF thing in
Gary, / suppose" said Mr.. Writ.
YES. indeed" r. p. ~.
well, then, why not do it all in
the most efficient way possible? Put
them all in one plant III the most
central location possible, where they
VIII be available to the greatest num-
Der of people. A child needs books,
work and play. ~ Let US provide for
them all in one place ~ ~
The required school work in the.
Gary schools ends at O'Clock, but
the plant Is kept running until $50.
It is an eloquent fact that more than
half of the pupils stay until the last
moment as a matter of choice. On
Saturday morning, also, the school Is
open and more than half the pupils
are again voluntarily i'm attendance.
That is true, because in Gary school
means more than books and lessons.
Ii means also football, swimming, OPP
portunity to use all kinds Of tools and
machinery A boy or a girl who has
all this wide variety offered him finds
little to attract on the streets. SO
Under the Gary system many of the
problems which are the despair Of
the ordinary school teacher almost
solve themselves. Here is a boy
who is especially bright in arithmetic
but who falls behind in grammar Be.
cause of the latter failure he is not
compelled to do the work of the year
all over again. There are all sorts of
classes in mathematics and the prodi-
gy in that branch may go ahead just
as fast as he pleases. And since
there are always grammar classes in
session he may put just as much time
on that subject as seams necessary
Or advisab bic.
About II years of age a great many
children are seized with desire to
step school. GO to work and earn
money Usually their ideas of getting
a job are very vague The Gary
school offers either a boy or girl a
chance to try almost any desired
trade. If. after a trial, the pupil finds
the first trade not to his liking, he
may try another until he finds that
for which he is best adapted.
1t is a remarkable fact that the
trade and technical departments OF
the Gary schools are sclI-supporting.