Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-10

to go out into the world and do well
that work which they seek. There
fore. he thought the junior high
school plan was best for this. In the
junior high school plan, he said there
is opportunity to see in which dlrec-
tion a child is headed Then he can be
given the best training to mt him 10
go out into the factory office, or de-
partment store.
Plan In Cincinnati.
In Cincinnati he said, the school
system has a placement office. WINE
il encourages the children to remain
in the schools, if this cannot be
done, then the bureau finds job
where he fits best. Its work does nol
end there. but it keeps a constant tap
on the young worker. This plan mas
met with the full approval Of the cltl-
Zens. he said. In fact. many or them
seek it for their children.
Capper. he said that the bureau had
not failed in putting the child In
the right place in more than per
cent of the cases. He also tod the
committee that in Cincinnati there
was A cooperative system between
the industries and the schools under
which the former took children IN
the jobs as a part Of the school
course. This system should also be
put in force here, he said, pointing
out that even here there was enough
Industrial work to permit it.
There should be opportunity in the
school for daily manual work, to
supplement that with the brain, he
, told the committee. There should be
manual training school in every
center. There should be swimming
pool, showers and d large assembly
hall in every large building. TINS
would encourage community meet
h. ny.1. he n q n
out.
Thirty Enough for Each Class.
Glasses in the schools should not
exceed thirty pupils for effective
teaching. he said Junior high school
buildings should be built to handle
l,5o0 pupils and senior schools $500
pupils. He also told the committee
that he would not erect any buildings
over two stories high, and prefer
ably one story, where land is not
too high. To erect higher buildings.
he said, involved greater expense be-
cause Of the necessity of putting In
expensive tire-resisting stairwayS.
He told the committee OF plan OF
new buildings in Cincinnati. some
of the buildings have been erected.
and in completing the plan for the
agricultural school the students viii
be brought here to study Mount Yer
non. They will be taken back TO
draw the plans. get out the material
and erect the buildings all as part
of the agricultural course.
He recommended that the control
of the school budget be put entirely
in the hands Of the board of educa-
ton, without reference to the DIS
,r;ct commissioners. He advocated
the busines S-manager plan of the
schools relieving the superintendent
of purely administrative duties for
educational work
FavOrx Warm Lunches.
He also advocated cafeteria In
every building to give the children
warm noon. lunches This. he said.
had the further purpose of bringing
the children in closer contact.
Dr. Condor also disapproved of the
!! theory that there should be wide
dfferentlal between the salaries of
grade school and high school teach
ers. He said that the high school
salaries should not be brought down
to correct this. but. on the other
hand. the elementary teachers sala-
ries should be brought up.