New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-10

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TRADITIONAL SCHOOL AUToCRATIC
Annarenv the most person 70 under
td about the Writ plan is literally true that under this plan
parents may of school that they want Tor ther
matter fact only the Writ plan that parents 90 nave n
right their children and arrange their anu
other activities" 49,, ,.. ,.I. ..boo,,
did parents how they should manage their families
fold tho nrents that they children school at o'clock
neither before nor after they could have them again until
o'clock except hour at luncheon and that at O'CLOCK y mus
toL thor children whether they send them to
already with lines of children block long waiting
cot or 70 Fairgrounds with surplus OF children
Gary Plan Gives Pal Any of School They Want
The Writ schools organized IN the oen a
tho nub school has no right Why should all chill
% no forced 70 come school at H. before after? Some
nants would their children school by S;3o the morning
M % in New York City who would be glad their children
taken care at the morning IAN American EVIL
IDENTIFY but under the Gary plan there "oo e no e
siy for sending o school until o'clock
There parents, working men ana women VINO "ou
Glad n have their children Of the school until
90 ~ n or o'clock in the afternoon My investigations have
bouoht me in hundreds such parents VINO are distressed
children must be the streets IN the AFTERNOON WINE
are away Other fathers and mothers would prefer to nave ner
children leave they could take private
music lessons or activity Or there still others
who would find it keep their children home for uch
activities for after lunch or before lunch
There absolutely why all these parents should not be
satisfied But that is absurd we are told
impossible give child an individual programme a Su' HIS
needs" 80,
WHY such individual schedules to boys and
girls in colleges schools Why should the children who need
most those formative period Of life be deprived
what we give old enough demand III We ADULTS
submit instant to such mfxoy ana Sucn an
svse as that children IN an ordinary
school day being compelled TO use the SUP
av at only certain and the elevated others or beng
pemited to light only stated hours
Why should children system Sghose nieXolty affects
them much more seriously nfeby material comforts
could possibly adults? To deprive child OF an opportunity %
eighty of outdoor exercise in case he needs for MS py
To slowly kill the instinct for good
shin in science mechanical ne gift music drawing
because opportunity for child " express that GIT IN
workshop science laboratory is equally serious Is only
tolerated because apparently forget the aspra
tons of our youth tragedy of not having given them the
chance expression 1t neither desirable nor necessary oend all
children in direction under a uniform system
HOW DONE
But confusion and without depv
ing children of sufficient RS? is perfectly
the matter provided satisfied have the kind OF
school no wants for his child but willing let other
parts have Of school they for their children
example friend of mine tells me that she wants her child Lucy
begin In that Lucy begins with the group OF
children who English $50 $3.50 Then she
goes shop and then science laboratory and at III
goes luncheon At 1905 she to the assom again where
she has reading geography history until 220 Then she goes
downstairs the auditorium until when she out
the playground 30 Now if Lu mother does not
want her TO play she should not
home at o'clock correspondent wishes But there are many
parents their children for the play period and
those well as uy should not nave
what they Iucys mother feels that music lesson more
profitable auditorium period there is no reason why
Lucy should leave at 2:2O p M
In anv case Lucy would still of academic
work than under system forty minutes day for work and
and minutes for WORK III n "ou
be old system
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Of who wants his boy girl to
ar @ child should
not come 10 school the other of children who the
at that time child would naturally end his school day
there why
he could academic work from
and have of 1t in the afternoon missing play and
and shop science. wishes that kind
ramne for his he have although personally strikes
az dreadful imposition poor quirming him
in school Ii he real boy he will want to be moving
about and making experimenting with things and the
nlan makes it possible real boy The appreci
when Needs a Friend"