Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-19
STATE SCHOOL
REORGANIZATION
Superintendent Finegan An
nounces Formation of
Four New Bureaus

DR.. Thomas E. Finegan, the new
State superintendent OF public in
struction. to-day announced the first
| steps in the reorganization of the
| Pennsylvania department in charge
Of education. Appointment of DR..
William D. Lewis. of Philadelphia.
| to be second deputy was formally
announced and four new bureaus
esta ablished. Further moves In the
! comprehensive plans for the reor-
ganization will be announced later
| together with various projects for
! the rejuvenation of his branch of
the State government.
The reorganization plans an
nounced were the result of a study
| of the department and a series of
! conferences with Governor William
| c. Sproul, who has given the new
superintendent cordial support in
the work.
DR.. Lewis, who will have charge
of secondary education in Pennsyl-
vania, is graduate of Syracuse
university and has been at the head
of the William Penn High school
in Philadelphia for several years.
| DR.. j. George Becht, for several
4 years S6CISldlS VI l1iO 0toSS AONA -
| of Education, was appointed first
| deputy some time ago.
DR.. Finegan's new bureaus are as
| follows:
Administra tion-W h III Will
| handle all fiscal and statistical af-
fairs and be in charge of Major
Fred Englehardt, graduate of
| Penn Charter school, Philadelphia,
and Yale university who has done
| post graduate work at Columbia
and Harvard. He recently returned
from army service. Major Engle-
hardt will be known as director and
several members of the present
staff whose duties relate to financial
and statistical work will be placed
in the bureau.
Attendance-Which will be in
charge of Reed B. Tietrick, of JEFF
ferson county. deputy State superin-
tendent for several years, and will
have charge of enforcement of
compulsory attendance as DR.. Fine
gan has received information that
this law is not being closely enforc-
ed in some parts of the State and
it will be taken up and vigorously
carried out, he announces.
Health Instruction-Which will
be under DR.. Clinton P. McCord, a
native of Chester county. graduate
Of West Chester State Normal
school and of the University of
Pennsylvania and a teacher of six
years experience in Pennsylvania
schools and Of study in other
States. This bureau, which has
been established after consultation
with Col. Edward Martin, State
! Commissioner of Health, will work
| in conjunction with the Departm ent
Of Health and will organize instruc-
ton for all the school children
regularly and Systematically in
health subjects, placing them on
the same plane as other branches
of instruction. There will also be
supervisors of physical training
One of which will be directed by
Miss Jeanne M. Gray, of Pittsburgh
a graduate of Pennsylvania College
er institutions and who has resigned
a position in the University of Wis
| consin to take this place. Miss
Gray will have special charge OF
physical training for girls. It is the
plan to establish a similar bureau
to supervise physical training and
athletics for boys.
Training and Certifcation OF
Teachers-Which will be in charge
OF DR.. Albert Lindsay Rowland
superintendent of Radnor schools
Delaware county, former princi-
pal of the school of pedagogy al
Philadelphia and graduate of the
| University of Pennsylvania. He will
be director and have charge of a
reorganization Of work relating to
the training, examination and GER
tification of teachers.
| Col Martin has eyteoded to -,
Fipegan cooperation of his depart.
ment in preparation of courses OF
study and services of specialists in