The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-28
DEMONSTRATING MOTION PICTURE
OF FAMOUS GARY SCHOOL TO-DAY
PRELIMINARY TO ESTABLISHMENT
OF ORGANIZATION HERE TO
PROMOTE PROGRESSIVE
EDUCATION.
Wheeling Teachers and Officials TO FRO
mote Interest In Launching
Movement.


Motion pictures demonstrating nc
wcrl; of the famous Gary. Ind. school
! srSirm are being shown at thu l,"A inc
! afro this aftrruu"n from lively" |" "h''
| O'clock.
: Snmu"! J. Hrirklcy. former prrlr'Fhl
! o: lh: Frncb"i srhu"l ~ Gary. l'T"S'HlH
the pictures AMI gives an iut"rrr"tH''''
! talk Will: Tin: pictures arr i"InE H'""'l'
This is Il preliminary showing or
view and officials nr thu city S'h""i:'
: rInuy with other educational leaders or
irialS uc the various "Ily "rEAiI|"t''hH
and representatives rf the local papers
ha,,. been i4lvilrd Ia attend ANA pass
iudgmrni on tn" merits ut IN" pr"dlH-
tinu II is the plan |" give All cNhlnI
,,n;, in the near future 10 which lhH
general public will h: admitted.
These schools which are unuSuhi IN
organization and thu types al h"'iNi'irS
presented. HAY" attracted wild" AtV%it'"''
and cxcrt"d much inilucnr" on thr
! .,,h,,1 work ot other cities. unr-f"urtlr
Of the schools of New York city are
now orcraIins ~ the PLAZA. whiie
! nearly every other larE" city has some
schools using the plan at least III S"''!e
modified form.
Local Teachers Interested.
Ii IL tho purr's" OF inc ll"""G'i"''
10 create Il good school spirit a'id an
CONNECTED with present day school W"rh'
Tho Wheeling Teachers Association IS
hack of the movement III bringing the
attraction here aud they wish To learn
/ lust what is being dune in the way OF
! child training in the Indiana city; y
short time ago &. =. RoSssy made Il
visit to Gary and Crcilled much interest
by his report on what was being dohc
there Later he was especially COM
,r,r'- al
H. make an effort IL bring Mr.. Brick
lev and his production 10 Wheeling.
Prof Samuel ]. BrtcRley Here.
Mr. l;rirkluy has the benefit OF an
;rquainlaur,> With Mr. Writ. founder OF
tl. Gary System. That extends from
l,l hood and H.. has hr,n connected with
HIM in school work for more than III
i.".u Years and IL Sntd to he next L"
: Mr.. Writ tho best informed man on the
larry school question. Asked today
VIVA; H.. considered tn" most Important
Features - Mir. Wirt'% school plan MIR.
l;rirkl"y rrrIird that he considered it
using an engineering nl--"baianceu
, lrrd tprraiiun"--ih hat is. that practcaily
all PARTS ~ the school plant mr." Kept
, IN almost constant operation throughout
= day thar is longer than the days Work
rT either thu teacher or The pupil VI
course. il is important that he operates
n work Study-and-N school with III!
If lh"S,, lrtivItic4 will bo supervised,
that h" creates II much NOR" nutufai
living and working conditions FOR the
. child in school In preparation for life
nut side in" school; hut all this could
! r,, hay, hr.rl accomplished 1T usual
p.l(lir school costs had the plan Of bal
anrnd load operation not been carefully
worked out.
Other largo use. Mr.. Ericklcy OK
! ;lain.,i. has hr"n made of tho principle
-. consolidation in creating larG" school
plants with many shop. laboratory ana
. 9TH special school features. rractic-
ally all IN" teachers too. are specialists
:"arhinE only one subject or at most
;wu. or three related subjects; while II
. ;,lan has also been devised TO give chill
,,r..u wrIl down in the grades III" benefit
a.! Sricnr, and vocati onal training. Mr..
q Wivt'S rrnj.uSil ion, said Mr. lSrirklcy. Is
distinctly un" OF building. planning and
rrnrrliu work. ur what might he termed
school engineering and in this respect
- coming L. l." r"c"gniZcd rs the Coun-
iry'S foremost expert.
Explanation Of Organization.
The discussion Of tn" Gary plan Of
school work played an important part In
,hc recent New York city campaign,
where, nu doubt. many enormous I'M
. nr..sSinus were created and ut the same
llnr much interest was aroused. IL Will
IL, only natural thnt many people OF
wheeling will no nlGas"d I" learn just
what tho organization Is and 10 form
;h"r own estimate as to the real value
e tlr. work. II claimed TINT small
,h.ruE"s has hrnn nadn in tho work or
Ir, .Wlr, In New York city and reports
i,avi gone out tn the effect that small
4 HE'S would y" made except 10 rcl"as"
Nj. Wiz, ns OF" of the high priced OK
al - and t. try Ia eliminate the naInn'
III Gary as 4 designation for the type
- work conducted.
Mr.. Rrrklry explains that Mr.. Nirt
! himself refers I" il as III" "htlanc"h-
IrtI rlau of school operation for work
..tudy-and- play S"hn"lS or thc duplicate
school plan "tiary" has h"rnm" Il con-
y,.nirnt uirknamc for H." plan and
natural one since the plan waH worked
ont In shat city.