El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-19
VOICE OPINION
Of CARY SYSTEM
School Principals Differ;
Trustees viii Come to
Decision Next Week.


the Gary system apparently depends
on whether she has that system at her
particular school. the school board
learned Tuesday night when it ques-
toned about a half dozen principals
on their opinion OF the Gary plan Of
education. Those principals who have
the system thought nothing could be
better. while those who have the old
plan are of the opposite view
I'VE have the study system said
Miss 1Iyra Prater. OF Beau school
VIXEN asked what plan she used The
Cary system. she said. had been used
at this school and It was Miss Pra-
ter's opinion that Sc did not produce
the necessary results. Il think IL gives
too much time TO special subjects ana
not enough TO fundamental You
know that about oue-third of cur pu-
pills can't speak English when they !
first come. and IL takes great deal
Of repetftion for the Mexican TO cover
the ground the American child does in
fundamental Then again the chill
dren cant become accustomed 70 so i
many teachers. many Of whom know
nc Spanish
No Half Time Glasses.
"As SC is. we have no half time /
/ classes and we are perfectly satisfied }
Z We require a great deal of home work I
[ in order 10 bring English into the I
I home and we get 5000 results; we
have no playground teachers and new
/ e. have any trouble on the grounds ]
! Miss Prster said the enrolment at Z
[ her school Is 1857, with 1900 average /
I attendance When she SAID IT, was I
J necessary 10 keep some backward stu /
dents after school hours for individual I
Z attention. Dr. r. l. Ramey, OF the
I hoard. asked if this didn't overWorz I
the little ones and Miss Prater replied
3 in the negative
Mrs. Eunice Payne. Of Alta vista
! where the Gary plan is in use, lnouEnt
I IL was an excellent system. She said .
Z she has an enrolment OF 1883 and an
( average attendance. Of COY. win - p
/ regular and two play teachers
MY experience is that Gary system
4 is absolutely the only thing that can
I be done in Alta Vista she said lJ
( gives the children more freedom, ana
/ tt gives better teaching, by special
isfs Then. the outdoor plan is good
for the many children here who come
! from constitutionallv weak families
says Only Two Object.
Due 20 lack or room. Mrs FaEle
. said she had 253 students on mar
{ time. ali being first grade. and under
] the Gary plan as used at her scnooL
Z children Of the lower grades have one
{ regular and four special teacners- 0He
said Of 500 replies 10 form letter
there had been only two patrons OBJ
ejctinC 20 the system
Miss Alice Fitzpatrick, or Lamar
school where the Gary system naa
been used but was subsequently Ereal
" modified Isl satisfied now. she salg-
Her average attendance is so, Win
y 70 classes on half time because Qt lack
OF room. she has two play leaeneIs
On half time and rs full day teachers.
she said Her spoken objections TO the
Gary system were as follows
No Rooms Wastes Time.
There Is NOT enough room. even
with three or four classes on the play
1 grounds at all times ] have % rooms
but would need 90 under Gary men
the plan means waste or ll.ie. "uoL-
four minutes being required ~ eAch
class change. % means espoustbilitT
on part OF pupils and teachers durinI
the changes; 81 is bad for young cnll-
dren TO have no particular leacueI- -
little children must nave s-.ls s-I- - ~
love and some one they know reels TOT
them. and the plan provides TOO loI5
] dav for Young children 80
Miss Fitzpatrick preferred lne nan
I dav plan under the Ola system TO til1
fun day plan under Gary
She said that on rainy days ulil-L
l tbe Gary system there is no place Tor
the children when they are not STUDY
ing and that they must be KEPT lh tle
halls where their presence hothers the
/ Dfad the recreation that their play
period is supposed to give them
prof A. H HuEhev- Of the niSn
/ school. said. after Miss rlL-palIlyN
left. that Lamar school mas ne L 49,,
b Of sending good classes 10 the hl5h
SAYS Gary system Is '.Bedlam;'
Miss gTaud Gallagher, or AlaIn p
( school said there was oea i.
: when the Gary system was used mere
rrbare the attendance averages anouL
J 500 Now she has eight classes on ~ l
, time and Is getting good results. Sle
D. believed I'm play but did not lnlhh tLlt
I children should start the day playing
: and then play all day.' Because or a
D. small n1av ground. she said the cnll-
o dren caused great annoyance 70 nel-ll-
\ bors. passing street cars and Fenicles
3 Z under Gary 49,, o.
n Miss Gallagher complained that u
r. summer time. when the wlncoWs ol
n the class rooms are Up. the play NJ
p outside interferes seriously Win lne
!, pupils studying. -,
She also called attention 70 tne LaCl
10 that some OF the children, arriving a
school fresh and ready for study. are
3. given their play period neloFe eIttL
Inc the room. They are then kep
re- until noon without rest olner cnlL'
dren who take up their stuales az.
in the morning get their play pst.y.
s. inst before they are released for tnel
luncheon. She thought play peri.o,
- in the middle Of the morning better
for the pupils
Likes Gary system
Il Miss Mabel Glenn OF Erankiln az.
l sunset. has the Gary plan ana lAes y
she said. she has an average attell,,-
= ance OF $50. AS to play ground teacn
II erg. she has three. but thought sH
couId dfsDense with them II she na'
more grounds AS to supervised pla4
~ she said. cit helps 20 make sood GU
u zens Of children by teaching them con
structive play. under which the We4l
are protected and the bully IS tauEn
to use his strength for good ana 90
for evil" She opposed the halt "a
play because 20 turned children on IN
streets 1870, -
Miss Katherine Gorbett principal o
Aov school. thought the Gary sYsteI
re- suited 20 the Mexican cnlldren sH
ia handles.
a waiting For Freudenthal:
~ The board members ammo unced tne
- would come to decision at meellh
y 70 he held next week. on the rellr
EEL Of trustee s. j. Prudential OF lne cll.
III on report OF trustee W : Clay 20
= that the retaining wall could pc null
.- at Highland Park school TOT SlvVV.
fs was decided 70 advertise Tor pliS 70
IA the work S. =. Patton, recently ~
ii pointed 10 supervise repair Work uuI
m ing the summer. said there were
~ large number Of minor necessary re
~ pafrs to be done and the board decide
- 10 meet Thursday night and arranE :
ne for these. The matter OF repairing ~