New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-15
DR.. Deadly, Psycho-Ana-
Iyst, Is Afraid Winifred
Won't Work Alone.
DUNPHY CASE UP
IN SCHOOL BOARD
Many Members Think Head OF
Randalrs Island Should Lose
Pension While Suspended.
By HENRIETTA RODMAN.

talked yesterday with DR.. Hender-
son Deadly, a psycho-analyst and pupil
Of Karl Jung.
Psycho-analysis, you know, or per-
haps you don't, is a scientific method
for finding out why you like your hus-
band some days and not others, and
why you can't manage your children,
or why you can, il you can.
"What do you think OF Mrs. Wini-
fred Sackville Stoner's system Of edu-
cation ?" asked DR.. Deadly.
81 haven't gone into Mrs. Stoner's
work very carefully" he replied, but
suspect there's too much mother in 1t.
"You see, what child needs most in
the world is chance to grow up
opportunity TO act physically, mentally,
spiritually, if you like, on his own
initiative, a much as possible.
"The mother or father is the child's
hero, absolutely good and wise and
capable. At first the baby Is entirely
sustained by the mother-and he knows
it--not as we know that he Is, OF course,
but he is emotionally conscious that he
is warm and safe. Growing up IS
growing away from his infantile de-
pendence on mother.
"Some men and women never grow
up. They've been badly educated. TINS
is true oftenest of women. They de-
pend on their husbands often in an IN
fantile way.
THE Montessori system of education
is especially fine, because 1t keeps the
teacher in the background. and the
child learns 10 depend on himself Tie
becomes interested in creating not SIM
ply in obeying orders, or initiating.
at has seemed to me that Mrs.
Stoner dominates her child too much,
very lovingly, no doubt very delight
| fully TO the child, but that is exactly
ave must learn to delight in meeting
sduarely the realities of life. We must
learn to make what we want, or TO
work for it.
"If YOU make everything for a child
and give il to him he will never grow
up. 1t is impossible TO Judge Mrs.
! Stoner's work, of course. unless one
| knows to what extent Winifred has
! learned to work alone.
"Her love of Latin may possibly be
largely love Of mother"
'There was a meeting Of the Board OF
Education Yesterday. Ii was rather a
bore. There were some interesting
things 10 be done; for example. settling
the status of married women ~ the
public schools and deciding whether
we want TO know the industries we
teach or not But the board let these
matters lie over.
There was a lively discussion in re-
gard to pensioning Mrs. Dunphy. She
/ has held her position on RandalIs ISL
and for nearly fifty years, and Is now
/ SUSPENDED under charges the exact nat
/ ure of which could not be learned by
/ the Board Of Education.
"She should be pensioned,' urged
George Gillespie, chairman Of the com
mittee on elementary schools, because
the officials interested in her case want
her pensioned.'
But she is under charges" objected
Miss Martha Draper.
THE board has retired teachers who
were under charges not less than forty
times" replied Mr.. Gillespie.
as il the policy of this board TO Sc
lect for pensions those who are under
charges when we are unable, as We are
now, to pension teachers against whom
there are no accusations" DR.. Vile
wanted to know.
The board voted to lay the matter
over for two weeks.
! never found myself so heartily in
agreement with the b. of L. | agreed
absolutely with both sides.
But think Mrs. Dunphy should have
her pension. If she has worked well
( she certainly should have it, and if she
has done badly she should not be
punished now for our gross negligence
in leaving her in a position she could
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