New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
Let City GrappIe with
Transit and Give Schools
aChance, They Say.
EDUCATIONAL MAP
ATTRACTS THRONG
Public Association Explains the
Gary System-Forum Work
on East Side.
By HENRIETTA RODMAN.


believe in home rule and when
we started for Albany on Thursday
was in favor Of the Cromwell bill.
On the train talked with Miss Gano,
vice-president Of the Interboroggh As
ISOLATION. what does home rule
mean 70 women? ," she demanded. "Only
the privilege Of being wards Of the
city instead Of being wards Of the
state, and we prefer the state. Don't
talk home rule to me until have a
vote. I'm not interested"
81 believe in home rule in theory"
said Miss Kate Turner, Of Erasmus
Hall. But ! don't want the city 20
: undertake TO manage the schools ye'.
Let il grapple for a while with the
transit problem and other responsible
ties that il has already before il in-
slsts upon taking on others"
But it was really Stewart Browne
who converted me TO opposition 20 the
Cromwell bill.
81 represent nine thousand men who
pay taxes on about 1850 900 worth
of real estate"
"Thirty-six divided by nine is four
said TO myself "Your average hold
ings are worth $4,000 You have an
average income of $1,000 a year with
/ out work We teachers earn on the
average less than half that, and We
work.
"If the Cromwell bill is intended. a.,
/ Mr.. Prendergast said il was, 20 allow
I the Board of Estimate 70 lower our sal
aries so that they need not increase
/ your taxes, I'm willing 20 wait little
1 longer for home rule And I think
We shall"
+ But suppose we had gone TO Albany
TO protest against lcngthening the
hours Of women workers in the can.
/ nerics? Some day we will.
F. Il. Lewis. Of the Boys High School
Brooklyn. spoke in behalf of pension
bill providing pensions Of S43 a month
up depending upon the length Of ser.
vice
I Very few Of the teachers present ap-
peared TO like the bill. Ny taste
seems to be uniformly poor. for liked
it very much.
/ I'd be glad to hear some better argu-
merits against it than were presented
on Thursday.
The average pension under Mr. Lew
/ ISIS plan appeared TO be higher than
was allowed by the Kelly-Boylan bin.
which was favored by the lnterborouph.
Of course, | may be wrong. but the
NIB. pension bill seemed 20 me 10
( favor high school teachers. principals
and suDerintendents at the expense OF
the city and of the elementary schoo.
teachers.
! met the State Commissioner Of Ed
ucatlon in Albany on Thursday.
He is one Of the very few people
know whose imaginations are lighted
by the glory Of the future Of the pub
lie schools
There is a great map Of this state
or exhibition now in San Francisco"
he told me. at shows every hill and
ALLEY, every stream and lake. Thou
sands of people come 20 look AZ D.. -
the thousands Of tiny lights which
flash, now red. here ard there. in only
half dozen places. Those are the
Indian schools.
Their green lights fash. then violet,
then blue. showing the training schools,
high schools and Libraries. Finally
there is great white fash ll.6i2
bulbs marking the elementary schools
of the state
"In Gary" said Miss Harriet Joh--
son, WHO studied the Gary Schools for
the Public Education Association. stu
dents arc excused during the school
session 70 go for regular religious ia-
structicn 20 their various churches. and
the clergy Of the city are invited 20
address the school from time 20 time
on ethical subjects Representatives
Of different industries also meet the
school in auditorium periods.
The school bank is branch Of J1e
of the city banking houses. and has a
full corps of student clerks, cashiers
and tellers.
'In one school space ia given for
day nursery, which is conducted undtc
outside auspices, but furnishes oppor-
tunity 10 the girls for training IN tho
care of babies.
GLASSES go 10 the library as part a.
the days programme, and under the
supervision Of the teacher are given
free access TO the books. sometimes
for reference work and sometimes Tor
general reading.
"The public parks are used for nature
study and for open air dramatics.
THUS the churches, banks, libraries
and perks are made aEueXcs Of 'be
public schools
MADAM: The heading Of your co..
umn on Wednesday. March 81, vas
Music. Not Civics. Draws the Crowd.
This has not been our experience a.
the East Side Forum. There we find
that discussions Of civic problems draw
crowds every time they are offered.
81 don't hold that every community
is responsive to and would support a
Forum. Neither do | hold that every
school house should be the Forum OF
its neighborhood.
But, out OF $40 schools one out OF
five or one out of ten, embracing 'hs
larger neighborhood Of group 81
schools, could be developed into dynam
ic citizenship centres. where the i've
ones of the community could md ~
preston, and act on their expression