Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-17

The fundamental cause of weakness in
the secondary schools Is lack of leader
ship. The junior and senior high
schools need to be welded into system,
artirulHtins not only among themselves
but also With the underlying elementary
schools.
'Th" conditions that existed when
Central High was founded DO not exist
today. 1t has lost its collegiate calling
and color and should in justice to
academic honesty and integrity drop all
collegiate prctensions and the granting
t collegiate diplomas and degrees
With the increase Of intermediate
schools il will also prove wise to recoc-
niHr some. il not all. of the existing
h..h schools as cosmopolitan and
corducational.
Junior College Not Urged Now
because Of the large expenditures
contemplated in other phases of thr
system it is not recommended az this
time that q Junior college be establish.
cd it is. however. urged that the flu
ture advisability of this step be seriously
considered.
"In the selection of principals Of
high schools the board has in some in,
stances chosen with regard to personal
PHaH"c"t''!i "'" ."s i
system rather .Man " p'0'es'''''
''"Im.''f' ",'o eN. . .,,,>
Ihe plHh ol unniiii's.'u',oa !iI W. ',f nf
hiGh s'hnois pE Sl'rcl'l nn ro',,i'I'',''s ~ ILL.,; VI
~" hoafh ol E.Iuea..oh snouaa ';,,i;f,. u; az;
! continue" n'!' .h' . tn.n.
/ placed III IN" su''er'h'en"e"''
In discussing the subject or attcnG'
+ arr," the survey s,ates Sihrc ,,;.i, t"a
"h0"r 'l'' i't'l''seht an" fY.,
'"n OF the present uire'.'r 'ii.nrs -. -.
',id"nh'' 'h' ".tiNIcS an" :,v "
ne hureau 't NoihpuiHor! ~
lave increased 10 meet n'nrr ] anu en"..- ~;
i'i% d"nanos Hh'!' ~ nus r, Tu,;inI'h;a, III :,
ulsn"hSnp" '"'tor w n!.A"e'p"'"
comprehensive scnooi system
AS attendance involves parochial
schools. they are briefly mentioned and
tho survey states: They do not have
adequate clerical help. The enrolment
is so large that it takes all the time
Of the sisters 10 teach. In september,
Iahn,,. Int"' 'I i.s,"i m order that ali teach. =.
/ ING should be done in the English
/ language Three were found teaching
nbout half time in the Italian language
and also in two other schools instruc.
zion was in Polish, in violation of the
/ school law on the ground that local
conIiti,ns demand il -
4. ,ho and ~ tho discussion of tho
~ '"t r'u W is Inn, ,,.. ~
Juh!or n!sh seIuU.n ,;nn - n,oSa
.Mtn.' "..s =; .niin,,'nI -, az oddonda
MhIc!i Al ,u'' - .o'.G"," ns "n ,"s ,naJa
N'"s ;"., .,,ioi ;,nnroyo.
., ..i"ms h,.o ", NV hoo, 'Jn,,,,I
nav, '.'o
IN sl%I'hins lI u o,; 'nr o'''na ;oo .i,a ren"c.
an" "roH ...r., ~. pt b'th ,orr,oI nnd
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.i'a,''Ce so,.'', ,;InrohIo n,nfos .
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i"',i"' rMpeiir',tr any In !, nonnot r.,
'"'i' nut' ~ Wv HnmI Tm" snrn'nrsb;r r'
"'" ''',' III. g - ~ Enrrmnl
.'n"hg me prrHnn' @ SUI "s , tho, r,oin' .;,a
"rooi ,,'i,"I -, ,In ni99;' ,chn,I" of The ritv
I, 10 ,bon ror,u,nendnd that like tLe
hicb schools the Normal School be en- :
rir,i,. ,rrnrI nvnr to the direction OF
,ho suncrin,a,d,nr
cav
Slogan Called Foolish
The slogan 'Fhilndelphia for fhiIa'
Gelphians, reads the report; Nanhs
for very shortsiGhtcd and foolish
policy when the educational welfare OF
HU0.0NO school chi!dr"h Is al sake
Furthermore uhder Il recent ~. Oh 'H'
{ Legislature every teacher III ihllndel'
phia must hold valid state c"ri!h'atc'
1t is recommended that IN all cases
where applicants present ceFtIh"atcs
which represent the coihli"uoh OF u
! .sfandard horh.hl Sc.o'! 'o"tsc , w ''' =,
!egc grauun,l?i .nnh -" q Wv ".vtseu ,,,n.h
Ter use IN iii,"n..,'ii" %.,,D"' ''' '''''
/ special written eH"''''''"''o"'
Each individual course OF lnstruc'
! ton is also examined b! the survey
The general situation OF III" Englisl
classes was praised, but 1t was recon-
mended that ther.. be prov. sion made
| for the teaching OF reading in the first
three grades. Also that moro attention
be given to composition IN the high
schools so that handwriting may be
! improved.
The club and student government or.
yonizations of higher schools are praised
hut il is stated that the singing in AS
scmbly as a whole is dull and listles.
When compared with the energy nnt
iifo OF the product Of the music clubs.
=. .ho recommendations for rrui,
IN the 's""" ,nmos,ad tho. ooh iJr n'uIi' .h'
st""y mEy aors ~ the a,eman,ory ," sohnni' mt ,I'
ioOo a'' toIk,n, mochinc A. nrss"n' ] ~
nave ahntt o0H IN m.o ~ RI. ptssJm n,in,
tncFc are uupuL Soo III uS'' HN eullIs