The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
SCHOOL SURVEY
OPENS BIG FIELD
Work Study Play Plan sug-
gested as Cheapest Solution
at Present.

Full discussion Of the preliminary re-
port Of the recent school survey con-
Quoted under the direction OF the bu-
reau Of education of the department OF
agriculture, will occur at the board OF
education regular meeting Monday
night, An ample supply Of these pre-
liminary reports has been received and
members OF the board and other Off
Gals Of the city's educational forces
have begun a careful study OF the rec
concentrations made by the government
expert.
Prof. wharton S. Jones. superintend-
ent Of city schools, stated that he has
not studied the report as carefully and
fully AS he desires because Of lack of
time. As to the general suggestion
made in the report, however, of the
wor k-study-p play plan, Prof. Jones says
that this plan has been more or less
successfully adopted by some 30 or 40
cities, Under the plan suggested In the
report, however, all Of the available
funds at the command Of the city
schools would be necessary for the erec-
ton of temporary buildings and equip
ment.
Under the work study play plan, Prof.
! Jones pointed out, the capacity of each
school so equipped is increased or RAIN
er the total number OF pupils that can.
be handled efficiently is increased with
out a material increase in the seating
capacity OF the school building.
May Try at Rozell.
However, Prof. Jones doubt as to
the general adoption Of this plant just
at the present time Is due to the inn
mense amount OF money that will nee
essarily have TO be expended In order
70 equip all OF the schools with the nee
essary apparatus TO permit the success
full operation Of the work study play
plan.
Rozell school, which the government
report characteriEes a being by far
the best grammar school building in
the city" could be equipped to permit
the adoption of the ork-study-play
plan at a nominal expense.
Prof. Jones could not, of course, fore
east the action that the school board
will take on the report at the meeting
next Monday night, but he stated that
personally he favored the adoption OF
the plan insofar as the Rozell school is
concerned, in order to demonstrate
method. Whether or not the board will
permit this experiment is problemat-
ical,
The preliminary report in the mean
time u being carefully studied by the
members Of the board and other inter-
NoAVN pei oOhiH L a wow W wa
ting their viegia and opinions at Mon
days meeting.
Plan Would Save Million.
4 summariEiNs the situation In Mem
phis, the report in reference to the
wort -0tudy-pla plan Gays: y
J, The work study play plan, though
not the traditional school plan, has
had sufficient trial to show that 1t is
sound not only from an economical but
from an educational standpoint. Since
under the present plan Of school or
g~anixation 1t would cost . $500, 900 fol
the city OF Memphis to meet its school
congestion problem without providing
for modern educational facilities, where
as the expenditure OF 1851, 900 under
the k-study-play plan would no,
only solve the present congestion prob
lem, but provide modern educational IA
~cilities and a fer richer school life for
the children than In possible under the
former plan, 1t would seem obvious that
the work study play plan is the best So
luton Of the school problem Of Nam
phis. II is therefore recommended that
the 10 most congested schools in the
city be- ~reorganiEed3 on this plan, mol
only as n means OF relieving congestion
but of giving enriched education to the
children of M0mphis.l'