and air, hygienic seating, sanitary plumbing, and convenient and 

 modern equipment for every phase of school work. 



The acquisition of more playground space around the various 

 buildings and their use outside of school hours under proper sup- 

 ervision, in co-operation with the Board of Playground Commis- 

 sioners. 



Reorganization of the over-crowded schools so that each teach- 

 er may have no more pupils than she can properly handle. This 

 result might be gained by an adaptation of the so-called Gary 

 plan — giving pupils lockers instead of desks; having special 

 teachers of music, drawing, etc., assigned permanently to one 

 building; and arranging a daily program which would require 

 some groups to do all of their special work in the morning, and 

 their academic work in the afternoon and vice versa. The adop- 

 tion of some such plan would keep the whole plant in full opera- 

 tion. There would be no idle space within or without at any hour 

 of any day. It would require more teachers but would relieve the 

 congestion now existing in too many of the buildings. 



Improvement in meeting the needs of the over-age, non-English 

 speaking child. This means not only teaching him to read intel- 

 ligently, but to interpret the life around him as a means toward 

 making him a good citizen. 



Some form of continuation classes for children working on 

 temporary working certificates and for those who have com- 

 pleted the eighth grade and find the High School courses not 

 adapted to their needs. 



A vocational purpose to a part or all of the technical work in 

 the High School. The basis for such re-organization would be 

 found in the results of a vocational survey of the city and county, 

 showing: (a) what vocational opportunities are open to stu- 

 dents leaving school before graduation as well as to graduates, 



(b) what opportunities for advancement each vocation offers, 



(c) what are the futureless occupations, (d) what are the 

 health conditions of each occupation. 



The department of public instruction should include a Voca- 

 tional Guidance Bureau: (a) to instruct parents and pupils 

 regarding the desirabihty of various occupations, (b) to de- 

 termine the natural abilities which are required in each occupa- 

 tion, (c) to determine the training necessary or desirable be- 

 fore entering each vocation, (d) to bring together the em- 

 ployer who has a position to offer and the boy or girl who is fitted 

 for the position. 



There should be more school doctors and graduate nurses. The 

 present medical inspection of 10,000 children is made by one phy- 

 sician and two nurses, one graduate and one practical. It is 

 perfectly clear that good as the plan may be, the force for carry- 

 ing it into effect is inadequate. 



Further recommendations are : more kindergartens ; more free 

 play and folk dancing; aboHshment of the roller towel, (paper 

 towels should be supplied) ; a trial of the all-year school plan; 



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