Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-03-04
SCHOOL SURVEY SHOWS
REMARKABLE EFFICIENCY
One of the Most Complete School
Surveys Yet Attempted Conduct
ed by DIR. c. W. Stone

Remarkable efficiency in the
Pullman public school system is in
dictated by results already obtained
through a comprehensive educational
survey of the system which is being
conducted by Dr.. c. w. Stone, as
sisted by other members of the fac
ulty of the department of education
OF the State College, members OF his
advanced classes and other State Col
lege educators and investigators. An
outstanding feature of the data OBJ
tanned during the full year in which
the survey has been conducted is
the unusual improvement noted in
the students of the local schools, an
improvement far greater than the
try Dr.. Stone is preparing a de-
tailed report on the years findings
which will be made public as soon
as completed. The report will show
in detail the progress made by each
class in the local school system, in
Guiding all classes from the third
grade through the high school.
In his survey, which is one of the
most comprehensive yet attempted
OF a school system, DR.. Stone has
stressed silent reading tests, with
spelling, music, arithmetic and writ
ing also considered. He is also con-
Quoting a physical survey of the To-
cal school system, including the heat
ing, lighting, humidity and play
ground facilities of the different
buildings.
A number of the teachers Of the
local schools took special courses un-
der Dr.. Stone to equip themselves to
render most efficient assistance in
the survey while all showed a deep
interest in the work and assisted
quite materially in the completeness
and signal success of the survey.
DR.. Stone came to the State Col
lege about a year ago to accept a
ton of the State College He was
engaged in educational work in
France for the government during
the war, and was retained by federal
authorities after the close of the war
to complete a survey of the educa
tional development of the soldiers.
In France he became acquainted with
superintendent Charles Henry of the
local schools. who at once recognized
his unusual qualifications for such
work and secured his services for
the survey of the local school sys-
tenn soon after he had arrived in
Pullman. With DR.. Stone in direct
charge of the survey, and assisted
by the other experts of the college,
who have given freely of their eX-
perience and ability, as we'll as per-
hitting the use of expensive instru-
ments required in a part of the work,
it is believed that the Pullman sur
vey will prove one of the most COM
plete ever attempted in the United
States.
The results of the survey were
presented to superintendent Henry
and the members of the school board
at meeting held Wednesday after
noon, the various phases of the in
vestigation being explained by DR..
Stone and the advanced students of
the school of education, including
Miss Lethe Fisher, Miss Helen
Swartz and William f. Keller, all of
whom have given much time to the
work. Several other students have
assisted in the work, both complet-
ed and yet in process, and the de-
partments of the college have Of
tered and given valuable assistance.
Professor B. L. Steele gave freely
OF his own time in the operation of
an instrument loaned by his depart |
ment for the purpose of surveying
the lighting facilities of the various
buildings.
The full report to be prepared by |
Dr. Stone in the near future will be |
OF much interest to the people of |
this community and will be pub |
lished in The Herald.