New-York tribune., 1916-02-28
Many Cities Adopt Gary Plan-Port Arthur and Ii "So
Tex Enthusiastically lndorse Wrt Idea
Found Eminenty Successful
The Gary Plan in Other Cities.

The Gary n Other Cities
The last week evidences of the widespread
throughout country the Gary plan Members oi w pU
cation in Minneapolis visiting this city to inspect the cary pan
that in Tv n Y aymen school enthusiastic IN 'e sup
port Of the system, that St Paul. Mimi as well as Mnnp
deeply interested Word has also been received ua' .eio
n in Columbus Ohio of the plan and at the same %
the Cleveland Survey tells in report enue' '1t
Schools on the System how the Gary pn IL oe
cd TO Cleveland conditions Arthur Tex reports also nat 'e %
ton system of begun experiment IN the "eos
p Abr last October In started in the Dallas ave
p School and now operation the De Queen School uPe
tenden Sims says the system has proven an entire success
Ell. PAso. TEX, STARTS GARY PLAN IN EIGHT SCHOOLS
One of the accounts however Of the adaptation
The Gary plan has been received from lhe fp
Journal Of FL Paso Tex starting the Gary plan IN eeht sc
FL Paso the principals held conference Oh e
tenn and The School Journal devoted one whole NUMBER
ment by school board:
40 School Patrons, FL PasO, Tex ,,
M the earnest desire of the of children
everything within its power better educational
facilities The modern school system consideration first
the health and physical development the child second his moral ana
training good citizenship and third h intellectual e'eop
- % ho+ bo NAV roach the highest degree
sora affairs of life ends be attained 1t necessary
adopt the plan organization to secure the best teachers
available and to the best meious Oh
known to modern educational practice
y these aims in view one year ago September the board in
roduce into the of the
plan which been used Gary lnd for several years "' Su notable
that has been highly recommended by the oeS'
including the National Bureau oi Education
considered much better than the old by the eahe
tend and board decided extend its use into seven add
tonal schools this wear his donel September
A trial nearly this the board and supern
the principals Of the eight schools using
plan stenogaphc report of this conference published In
order that the school patrons may know
Of the principals We ask that you
mind and that further extend US your
confidence in our efforts problems before u.s.
meeting consisting Of stenogaphc account Of
questions principals the operation Of the Gary
plan, then given
ing the questions propounded to her:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE GARY PLAN
"Q-we would you what your impressions from
working the during the three
and months you have been using it.
whole, like it. The children to do just good
children than did first than could
under other conditions and like it n every respect
"Q-Are pupils your school doing good better work than
under the old plan, reading, writing and arithmetic7
question of several teachers this afternoon and they
said emphotcaly, yes, the work is very good.
"Q.-Have any of them done work?
"ADecdedy. The third reading than
before, has covered more books.
"Q-Are they doing work special subjects?
I "A.-Better work should
"QDo believe in the educational value Of supervised play?
BELIEVES IN SUPERVISED PLAY.
"Ae-Indeed, I do
"Q-Why?
they groups they
v are having exercise ali the tine and not only that b are sinner
rsi ii d m fol sd tI.+ tha im w. nv Sim S ~ q ectts S .
~Q-whch the better for the hde partme plan or the Gary
System?
"AThat another question asked my today
Miss Wilson and she said that doubt this is much the best
!
"A.-At present don't think know any I did not
personally bet heard that place
1
"QDo you system capable Of greater posi-
biites than what attempting do with it?
"AYes; do. feel year we
have done this
"QCoud take many pupils well any
system under the Gary system?
"AImpossble The only thing could have half
Then compelled work and the
crrien do have the need
"QHow is discipline under the present plan?
We
nent"
WHY NOT IN NEW YORK?
And suppose that the opponents plan say: "The
Gary plan Paul Columbus Cleveland Port Arthur FL
Paso Troy and Passaic v - but it New York"
But after ALL what New York Of St. Paus and
ros and Pasc? We who York too
often forget that heterogeneous many
ties Of them larger Gary problem in New
York will district are adapted to the
needs Of the particular community.