Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-30
PLATOON oYor9M IN
SCHOOLS OWES ALL
CHILDREN FULL DAY
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1t In therefore erroneous to suppose
that the word IL term for part
time attendance. A stated above
II actually makes room for greater
number OF children In school but
II IL this feature also that requires
special building In which to operate
the plan for there must no auditor
iums and Rymnasiums. Detroit has
built these special schools and II II
such a school the of''cials OF whining
ton are going to build. at least one, in
which the platoon system can be In
auguratsd.
The administrative details OF the
-study-plan are many and at
first glance somewhat complicated bu.
they have been worked out to n
nicely In Detroit automatically could
he handled In the same efficient man
ner In this city when the system Is
Installed hero. For Instance, the care
of the books and supplies OF the chill
dren might raise question due to
SO much changing from room to room
under the modern plan but this has
been provided for In each OF the
schools i'm Detroit without great diff
hculty. Different schools have solv-
I'd problem in different WAYS and
this Is what would have 10 be done
here. The initiative Of the princi-
pals and teachers here would be given
n good chance 10 be brought into play.
In some Of the schools In Detroit
two pupils use one desk for tho de-
post Of supplies without any din
cultics or loss OF material. In other
schools. one group OF. pupils uses the
desks and the other group deposit
their belongings in small metal lockers
Installed In the rooms. In still other
schools pupils supply themselves with
cloth bags for the reception of books
and supplies.
III free text books arc provided tho
organization under the platoon .y.-
tenn permits OF considerable economy
In the use OF books. In home room.
TWO groups of pupils use the same set
OF books. A few extra copies OF basal
texts are supplied to each home room
Tor tho use OF pupils who may care
To take them home. In each OF the
room, the literature room, and the
science room. all books apparatus and
material pertaining TO that room are
stored I'm the special room. This per-
mits great economy in the use OF sup
Elemental readers music readers, are
books. Biographies and histories. IL
Is not the intention to reduce the
amount OF money spent for books but
10 direct the expenditure 30 that each
special room may have more ample
supply OF supplementary and refer
encc books for the pupils who work
In the room.
Care Of Students Effects.
The care OF wraps also has been
provided for. They must OF necessity
be cared for outside of the class rooms
because pupils may need them at UNI
expected times FOR outdoor play
periods. In introducing the platoon
organization into building not erect
cd especially for this type OF school
the care OF wraps becomes problem
Ia DE solved in the light OF local
conditions In each building. II pos
sihle wraps should be hung In the
basement or lower floor where they
may be secured readily as children
pass out to play or on their way
home. When this arrangement Is
possible all pupils enter and leave the
school through the basement or lower
fioor and no wraps appear above this
floor. me new standardized buildings
I'm Detroit for the platoon school or
ganization have located In the base.
ments and halls individual steel lock.
ers equal in number to the pupil ca.
pacity of the building. The locker:
in the halls are built in the walls thu,
saving much valuable space.
Regarding the arrangement OF re
cess periods Charles J.. Spain, deput,
superintendent OF the Detroit schools
in hts description OF the platoon sys
tenn, says: THE regular play period
and physical education periods in tn,
platoon school take the place OF tn
usual recess in the traditional school
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