The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23

reference table of actual distances of the
planets, these distances reduced to a
percentage scale. ink dots expressing the
relative sizes and four or five other Sc
rtes of computations-not copied out OF
anything, mind you, but computed by
himself. He was wishing he could make
scale model of the solar system, but
considered Neptune would have to be
up on the corner OF Seventy-second
, street"
"In the Gary schools" Dir. Caldwell
observed they sometimes had the car
penter shop. which was always separate
under charge of amember of the carpen-
ters' union. That gave the opponents OF
the schools an opening TO contend that
the object was Il vicious one--to train
the poor mans son for trade and keep
him down in life. Our wood work and
metal work shop for the higher grades
are all in one, so that the pupils are
jointly brought along under the same
instructor in the two branches. There
are several reasons why we prefer this
arrangement, but nobody could very we'll
construe 1t as being vocational training"
Part OF the school plant IL a house
fronting on SiXty-seventh street, which
is connected with the main building by
a bridge. In the house are the primary
grades A classroom THE Sun man Wis
tied looked not unlike the most pleasur-
able corner of an old New England
attic on a rainy day when the Riddles
rummage for treasures.
A maiden of or Z, with gold paper
wings pinned TO her shoulders, was do
ing fairy dance about the Uttered floor
others were cutting paper and cambria
with blunt pointer scissors. A gentleman
or at small workbench under the win
dow was fabricating n batteship Of
wood. Another had finished his battle
ship-no bad model, either, although his
own ideas in naval construction included
about nine fire control platforms to the
mast-and was painting 1t war gray
There was not much system to the ROOM
II think I'd have liked this school,"
said THE SUN man, twenty-five years
ago"
But it's work, all the same" said the
director. This is n special hour you've
happened to light upon. STILL each one
is carrying out a project. I believe the
little girls are planning costumes for n
play they are to give"
Here are excerpts from the school
ca dialogue:
The school ais attempting to construct
curriculum in which the newer and
the valuable older subjects will be CO.
may be a genuine growth in real inter-
ests and real activities and not merely
an intellectualized drill more or less re-
motely related to them. 1t Is not as
sumed that the type of education exem-
plihed by the Lincoln School Is neces-
sarily best for all children it represents,
however, type for which there is ur-
gent need as an additional alternative
to other types already provided.
"The school attempts to make provi-
sion not only for individual initiative,
freedom and responsibility. but for group
cooperation and effort as well. During
the first year effort has been made to
develop ap individual and school con-
seriousness devoted to worthy purposes.
To this end assembly exercises largely
conducted by the pupils have been In
sututed. a school bank. a school council.
school employment committee. a glee
club and a, band have been organized
and school publications have been
started. These activities are supple
mentary TO or grow out of classroom
work.