New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-09

ment is a stroke Of genius In its con-
ception and a bit Of mastery IN It's
working out. Nowhere has Mr.. Writ so
fully developed his genius as here. res
cuing, as he does, the grade work from
the pettiness in which much routine
work is elsewhere involved.
; "Nr. Writ has made safe path into
/ the mysteries of higher education, so
that graduates from the twelfth grade
can enter the sophomore year in college
in one or more subjects. He is IN a
fair way 10 solve some problems bet
ter than they are solved by an inter
mediate school, Junior high school or
junior college.
az Mr.. Writ does nothing else for
the education Of the twentieth century
than ne is doing in the curricula for the
fifth, sixth. seventh. eighth, ninth,
tenth. eleventh and twelfth grades 1t
should immortalize him pedagogically.
We have no space here 20 eNemphiy
that great achievement.
Chicago's Opinion Of Gary.
In recent editorial in "The Chicago
Tribune" under the caption What Writ
Has Done for New York He Can Do for
Us" a plea is made for the Gary plan
in Chicago. The editorial states that;
MANY Chicagoans are of the opinion
that the rotary system established oy
William Writ at Gary should be put
into operation in Chicago. -. IN
her last annual report Mrs. Young
speaks of the inability of the city 10
keep pace with the growth OF scno9l
population. Last year over 2O,OQO emil
dren were added, and like NUMBER tne
wear before. The Gary plan has oeeh
tried out to some extent In several OF
the high schools this year, with the re-
suit that their capabilities have oeeh
materially increased. M.
There is more of value in the WIZ
system than the economies whlch u
makes possible. II affords to the pupn
that relief from the monotony OF the
schoolroom that keeps truant oncers SO
Industrious The child has one place
for work. another for study, and SUI
another for play, The same measure u
relief Is afforded the teacher.
Advises Extending Plan Throughout
System.
There Is still time for ample eX,
perimentation In the plan this year ~
il is successful II could be ehtehueu
throughout the system next year; hs
New York has come almost 10 Chicag9
for a man to show 1t how, and mas palu
him we'll for a few weeks OF his time,
,rhans va could get as much from the
sor,e man whose work has been done
oImost in the shadow Of Chicago. The
salary paid him ought TO bring back 70
Chicago a thousand times its value IN
money and at the same time create an
ossurance TO all parents that their
children will get the full training que
them and the most good possible from
/ the public schools.
Other Cities Start Campaign Tor Gary
Plan.
Many other cities have been waging
campaigns for the Gary plan for some
/ t;,',a~Ransss City, Cleveland, Min
neapolis. Troy. three or four towns In
! New Jersey. and others which we nave
] not space here TO mention. recently
= Ninneapolis has become so interested
in the subject that THE Minneapolis
! Tribune" sent one Of its staf to study
The schools. and the results OF TINS
} study have recently been published by
"Tbe Minneapolis Tribune in a forty
ak mage pamphlet. II is one OF the
T.. most vivid and able accounts OF the
Gary school system that we nave seen
and we recommend that all those VINO
are interested in the subject write 70
/ MINNEAPOLIS for this pamphlet. one
Of the most interesting parts OF TINS
article is the following description OF
how the Gary plan was installed IN
/ New York: ,. TO-. :,
was discovered that two bulIalhgs
were inadequate for the needs OF Tue
children. While the board was con-
/ sidering the erection OF ne" ouI1u,
! inc one of the standing pair burned
70 the ground. The desperation OF
tbeir straits moved the Troy edu-
Gators 10 call upon Mr.. Writ. He did
not keep them long in suspense. lie
introduced vocational shops, play,
grounds and auditorium; abolished
+ tho single seat, shook up the teaching
stats so that general teachers were
made SPECIALISTS, and in short time
/ Rad a true Gary school installed n
/ Troy The miracle of the whole at
/ fair was revealed when 1t was found
] that the children were now amply
/ housed in one school, where formerly
thew had been inadequately housed in
I two. When with the two buildings
| thew declared they needed more room,
/ they now, with one building, saw that
/ they had room to spare.
"Some of the dazzled folk In Troy
/ feared that the children would not
do as we'll in their academic work
as they had formerly. The magical
process they regarded as much too
good 70 be true. But in the next
examination the children won the
highest average they had won in the
/ history of Troy and stood up among
/ the first schools in the state