American Schools, Foreign Interest in "Anglo-Saxon," Changed Significance of. Frederick William Chapman Arithmetical Progression. President F. B. Gault Arithmetic, Evolution of, in the United States. J. M. Greenwood Arrested Development in Children. William T. Harris, LL.D. Autumn Song. (Poem.) Helen Cary Chadwick 270 Booker T. Washington and His Work. 60, 123, 187, 253, 316, 386, 447, 516, 579, 644 Boy, What will he become? F. D. Evans . Browning Letters. Elizabeth Porter Gould Brown-Séquard, Life and Work of. Mrs. William D. Cabell Card System of Informational Teaching. Virgil Hillyer, A.B Cherokees, Among the. Rev. L. T. Rightsell. College Requirements in English. Maud Elmer Kingsley, A.M. 166 Coming Century, The. (Poem.) Julia Harris May Consolation. (Poem.) Mrs. Helen E. Starrett Corporal Punishment in Massachusetts Schools. Frank H. Palmer, 570 49, 114, 177, 245, 306, 372, 437, 501, 571, 633 English, College Requirements in. Maud Elmer Kingsley, A.M. . English, Common Mistakes in Teaching. Supt. John W. Wilkinson, English Composition in Elementary Schools. Prof. James S. Snoddy, 353, 423 Epitaph, His. (Poem.) Edward William Dutcher. European and Non-European, The. F. W. Chapman Fields of God. (Poem.) Edward W. Dutcher "Flight of a Tartar Tribe," Outline Study of. Maud Elmer Kingsley, Foreign Language, Learning a. Boris D. Bagen, Ph.D. 277 118 Geographical Retrospect. President F. B. Gault Girls, Early Education of, in Massachusetts. George H. Martin Greek in the Curriculum. President J. A Baber Heavenly Pastures. (Poem.) Helen Ekin Starrett History, Modern Methods of Teaching. Milo A. Tucker Hygienic Man, Tribulations of. (Poem.) John F. Cowan 220 Nature Study. A Few Things Seen and Heard. Henry Mason Chad- 441 Return of the Birds. (Poem.) Miss Martha Shepard Lippincott School Days in Little Russia. George J. Varney Sea. (Poem.) Charles Augustus Schumacker Poe and the Raven. Miss Della Courson. Principle, Place of, in Instruction. Frank P. Bachman Public School System of Chicago. E. Benjamin Andrews, LL.D., 566 613 129 396 632 State, Relation to Population. John W. Harshberger, Ph.D. 39, 87 5 II Sympathy in the High School Teacher. B. B. Sciurus Temperance Instruction. Hon. Henry Sabin The Staubbach. (Poem.) Henry M. Chadwick Through Education to Independence. M. Anagnos. 99 35 414 28 531 621 298 Turner's Approach to Venice. (Poem.) Helen Cary Chadwick War. (Poem.) E. W. Dutcher Western Reserve University. H. A. Haring Will, Training of. John E. Bradley, LL.D. Winter Evening. (Poem.) Henry M. Chadwick Women, Education of, in the Orient. Mary Mills Patrick, Ph 1). 339 291 EDUCATION DEVOTED TO THE SCIENCE, ART, PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE OF EDUCATION. VOL. XX. SEPTEMBER, 1899. No. I. THE SUPERINTENDENT-A DICTATOR OR LEADER, THE WHICH? HON. HENRY SABIN, DES MOINES, IOWA. HE present trend of the times is to lodge in the hands of the city superintendent almost supreme power in strictly educational affairs, and to separate his office from the business or administrative functions of the board. This scheme finds many advocates, particularly in the larger cities. In imitation, in many small towns and cities the superintendent asks to be allowed to exercise the same powers. He claims the right to appoint and dismiss teachers at his own pleasure; to select and change text-books without any interference of school authorities; and to arrange courses of studies as seems to him best. In short, He is monarch of all he surveys; His right there is none to dispute. This is done under pretense of removing the schools from the control of local politicians, who use the appointing power to further their own designs. The experiment remains to be tested whether it is wise to intrust so much absolute power into the hands of one man. It is generally a wise maxim, especially in a democracy, to distribute power and limit, if not divide, responsibility. It may well be questioned whether the administration of school matters affords an exception to this general rule. |