The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-23
LAYMAN AS SPEECH
C0RRECTOR OPPOSED
Selection Of Martin Over Wca,
cal Specialist for school
job ArOuscs Protest.
BOARD ACTS O-MORROw

This proposal to appoir, = lawns.
instead Of n medical man. as d.r.c,o, =.
the department OF defective sne.cn o.,
being severely criticised hy thos. NJ.
believe that the position calls FOR an 1,
pert IN physiology and pathology. Tho
lock over the candidates. of Frank MAJ.
tin. a speech teacher In the schools. ara
Dr. James s. Greene OF 3oi tas, Sev.,
teenth street. decided by a vote ~ IA
to recommend Mr.. Martin for the Place
The Board OF Education viii sc, on N.
report at its meeting Tomorrow
Prof Abraham Jacobi has written
letter to DR.. Sttauhenmullcr. acting
superintendent OF schools, protesting
against the appointment NJ a layman :,
do the work which he SAYS should y.
done by a specialist who is = physical,
and advising strongly the naming Of pr
Greene.
Dr. d. j. Mcdonald ~ ~ Ea.
Thirty-nln,h street. a member ~ IN.
Board OF Education. whose persistent.
efforts for several years IN behalf =,
scientific treatment for defective speech
resulted in an appropriation 70 cover n.
work. declared yesterday tina, thu d..
cision Of the superintendent vas
ridiculous"
suggests Change In board.
1T was not my idea to have a hg
department at %first." DR.. Mcdonald sad
ut was not IN my mind at all 20 In.
crease the burden of the tsxpayets |
was hoping that an experiment vou'i
be made for a year, and then. = found
to be successful. the work could he de
vclopcd.
III at the end OF two years efforts 70
do something for children with defective
speech a laymSn is going to be appointed
to read a department. why, incn, some
changes ought to be made ia the BoA.d
" education
Dr. Greene was graduated from Cor
nell University in 1902 and was COZ
nected later with the Post-tiraduale aHd
Gouverneur hospitals. lie went abroad
in 1903 and for three years and a hat
specialized in the treatment OF defective
speech under Prof. G%utZnann OF Berlin
and other specialists IN Vienna, Munic'
and Paris.
Or. Greene gave a demonstration he.
fore the board of superintendent ao0-.
six weeks ago and when 1t was over
four of them agreed hat he was the
man for the Job. Mr.. Martin and se'.
eral other candidates were present. tl'
none attempted to show what thew coulo
do. Before the superintendent hfls'
their deadlock and voted to rccoTmeHc
the appointment of Mr.. Martin four a.
the six speech teachers IN the scnsc'
sent a petition to the supcrintcnicr'
osking them to name a medical man ~
director for their woih.
pr. Greene refuses to discuss the Gla.
iiications OF Mr. Martin for the ola :
but he does insist that KNOWLEDGE e.
physiology and pathology is absolute
necessary in the treatment of defec'N'
speech.
900 Need Treatment.
There are at least zoo. 900 .s On
500, goo public school children IN 70.
city who are suffering from some far1
OF defective speech he said. The
are lispeys. numbers. stamncrere a..
a large number with foreisu s.c.
There are also other defective f.r..
all OF which should be and can D.. ,
rected."
II IL pointed out in the annual r.'Hr
Of the city superintendent # Uu
FOR l3li-l9l5 that speech teacher, a
Of whom are laymon. treated ,h..i.c,
for physical troubles. thus ba,n.l.- .
the contention Of DIRECTORS 20 -, an
rcintment Of Mr.. Martin that tho ...
tion is II for "A medical MAJ I." I'd.
P port says hat a teacher IN :, ,u'- -r.
." treated cases Of motor |trH,... .
tl'it ralit"; Il teacher IN Schools 81
h3.d Ion treated cases uf "Ni-l.U. 80.
foctiNe hearing. defective nasal .rsa'.
lhS, pr"'rud.nG upper law tru'r.. .
l'W"r jaw. faulty oyalus.o. NJ ,..
hIgh nasate. cleft palate and 'f,.. .
tongue ON pace 1874 tho rc.o.f a.
that Mr., Martin. teaching .Y = .,..- o..
~ N -. treated for dNSprI. ~ .. 4
nasality. fallen palate and &. o., 4e.s,
tive p~horation