New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-09
Parent of P S 80 Says Gary Plan Has Made Great I'm
provement in Brooklyn School-Parents Should
Make Plan Successful
STEP FORWARD"

STEP FORWARD.
Dear Madam the Gary
system took Indiana New York City to show
what could be proper system public schools.
t Of professional jealousy and stirred up consider
activity expected when made by city
expenses affected This failed for the wise
taxpayer spending $4,000 to find some
thing on 50 large 100000 why the auhOr
ties should talent if they choose for the advancement
the demands this Of them Many
pride Washington the Father Of country
Of and Woodrow Wilson, our
present M did of New York City
CONDITIONS PLAN WERE NToIERABLE
Public proof the Gary where it
tried against Of opposition from all parts OF the CITY,
Before the Gary system mauguaed IN TINS school, was one OF
parents members Of the Vandeveer Park Taxpayers As
oaon found the conditions deporabe
small child seated the cement floor OF the
basement had and
other steps for the better development of the children
MAKE SUGGESTIONS.
Teachers and parents knocking city authorities their
stem forward should weigh up
knowledge Of facts bearing in mind that Public
coodate twelve hundred thousand
Those properly the full reneh
m the MONEY so will max. friendly suggestions to the proper auhor
ties that improve have been encouraged to start by
friends interested uproya conditions with grind the
not tt a5,l helm 70 i,onyor IT, Il is the best thing that
It has sleepy parents
up will do the same for the children Push 1t
e work for the teachers the beginning who
year. while the taxpayers VINO pay he @ average SIX uayS eN' WI"
weeks vacation each the system is given the support
higher authorities there doubt that they will find
and hours Of labor longer than under the old
system. STEP FORN ARD. JOHN j. DOUGLASS.
Our correspondents suggestion that the public learn the facts about
situation" p s. SO is good and prompts
give these facts for the benefit of those who have not fol-
P 5. s9-BEFoRE THE PLAN.
As Mr. Douglass has stated committee Of parents and members
the Vandcrv Park Taxpayers Association investigated S SO
and found the following conditions
l. There were ,cenlsr assroom S forty
Of children classes than there classrooms
. Twelve Of forty had the regular fyehour day The
remaining twentyeght children had four hours Of classroom
and hour for opening exercises and study in auditorium and
playground"
6, auditorium o 8d s qg ad6e T b B Ra
Cea Wr T raiTed nine classes were forced to use these
Benches were not provided and their the children hfd
teachers forced to wear their oercoatS urs ana hats to
T 5geP % %ad aoo s5cd the the d d5
4 Children from family attending school different
hours and this resulted their leaving home and returning LOT a
at annoyance Of the mothers For example
one father Engr patm system then in
operation zone Of his children came home for luncheon at So
and the other $780, the first returning at 1890 the second at
and the third at 800
wardrobes that built for one classroom
situation and on 81 president of the Board Of Edu
atn asked William Writ be relieve the
situation by recognizing the school the Gary plan This what
p : ss-AFTER TAKING THE GARY
There are foywo children half Of whom twenty
csOoms while the other half are in the and pay ana
special cooking and shop etc When the han OF the
been using the assroms finish their academic work
they into the playground ana auditorium ad
special activities the children in special activities move into the
cassrOoms
school been entirely eliminated but
the hours all children get just as
three RS before
the auditorium
hundred minutes in special activities
Under this programme possible for all children in the
family TO come home 10 luncheon at the time
Moreover the flexible that parents do not wish
their children play the play period
they the afternoon to take private music
lessons at home their essential academic work
Tn present school has been greatly handicapped by
lack Of equipment Fifty thousand dollars has been appropriated how
Vhf will
branch of the public library When that completed
and the and taxpayers Will be receiving
children all
ethid the money would have cost to relieve congestion
and give school seats ony children the school
10 DEBATE ON GARY SYSTEM Messiah Park Avenue and Thiru
- , 81 Unitarian Women f. be debate q