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eat FADS: IN THE PUBLIC ‘SCHOOL | By TE, Power. | ‘ [Mire . { ‘THE ENTOMOLOGY CLASS on bin) WAY To Scnoen ' x MATING HAMMOCK WRITE YOUR VIEWS OF THE FADS ‘EN. TRE CITY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ‘Bo widespread has the discussion over the so-called “fads and fan- clés” in the eystem of education now in vogue in the public schools become that The Evening World would like to hear what the parents think, It.aleo invites an expression of opinion from the teachers, coms munications from whom will be treated we confidential, Any. teacher may, feel free to ‘mtite The Hyening World candidly on the subject, con+ fident that her name will not be published. Opinions from both sides, are invited, Chas ETHICAL CULTURE ¢ 5 Cut HIT HOUT! Cur HiT HOUT y SAVE THE j SPANG-GULL. having been : tala on retorant ny children from BAN- ER-! the public school and #end them to & sectarian 80hool, iN eal | a tic : mt A decided improvement in su more elaborately, but my boys, They are learning arithmetic oy peat to one or two features now, inetead of cross-stitghing, em- he time schedule allows 180 minutes * broidery and besket-weuying. i Many of} to arithmetic, 16 to phi e battle of the Three Re vers ae have edopied tha course | and hygiene ap, to eat Bi year Ek THe KANGAROO WALK ji )Be~fads, foibles and fan-| un Board of Ug ‘tema! ven, NO recess ore fPAt tHe achoo! curriculum of to-day, ts Saeer ine) y - ibn aay YP | 4 the mothers and the Oaths feet school children. Many. | ‘The Hventig World of- neta Ore 500; y:, ists instances of {ally in which indignant parents o ha wl take Bacay" ot of. the ord dof Bdueation, juntlerbolt or a shaft’ ot light- o Sass or eli ag Ly fo hil to8 mora Veg ng mee maths | A telegat it the so-called tact methoda progr 1 guarant eo he, wil i Lone , iieepadivaniced ‘] Cheon Tiss ate strlew h creep in or thrust themuely be Jet themselves are vin of in+ with the Japanese fieet. ano Inert mK ase thelr recognition ja in ‘Nee ey are the expression of men Her Boy Not a Tallor. m a tad pedagogic blac do " P women whose ideas have been). 1. cantor of tao Hvening World) Any ‘wonder our graduates’ tumble’ at jfrom a contact with the prae-| "1 can't ell you how glad 1 am some] SUCh examples as these: ‘How mu al inge of the system. Some of| one nus decided to call attention to the) {8 § 1-8 times 3 1-87" or “What twi yo tet are as follows: * \ great amount of nonsense tuught in 12" ‘allotment pd lonate to Uf hen nape tt then, draw. HS Hg) a erecta “ ai sth cite “pe Rliowad Oot Vea as ers, ime will be tor . iad ce gub-dominant treads? ‘This ap) to me as a useless expenditure of mental fore on the part of the pupil. It ts unnecessary to go further into igures make our sthools, While £ think very highly} Another intrusion into the school cur- ©) @he Defends Music. of. our may, over-burdanvd ie “hers Heulum te muslo as adopt tad “da day Te ‘Even! 1 find there Is not @ enough given eaoh songs @ witor ot The Hveninn Worlds |) 11 Ah “principal studies: which. ge to| d7@m, but Ls there nny oacaston to tnl- Ve would have happy, healthy form the foundation of ihe futur? dfe| tlate them into the mysteries of sharps pn At’ ‘only “spelling, reading, arith OF OME UEBE OTHE, A naing’ acho! and flats, syncopations, dominant and in ugh a phiatory and music were taught in eldest ‘Tear eleven years of age Sboléi °T eay, music 1s good for every | ‘he Clee nee eet view of OB It cheers the heart ang/hs wit! be twelve a yenrg old before he M9 had We brs the partment. He} details, for the lungs, Thousands of /Si°Ptaant® atteqdiie wohool Temularly| ‘The ‘present Board. of Education Is will say yes to this. JENNIE. since his "etn von ssid never saad i loorpmitted to the mativtenance of sub- nim very back:| jects havin, ight aesthetic but prac- Baie tlme ¢ac’ got Ttiesriets value, These “fad dis undoubtedly possees an Interest for the children, and when subordinated to the essentials and not carried too far are worthy of toleration, bul when precious minutes are devoted fo their study to isi Wega of the three R’ id (oop ate of onus tro-d Inferior to that of five promotions | a WD 2 week sewing and pasting paper to form boxes that an {nfant in the Ikinder- aire would only find amusement in nally sent word to his teachin ok I boy ‘that a to ae al Ing any = the btandard more, But: durin that hour ‘0 rive him ie ee She at peewee ante Teachers with Ideas. ‘The Bvening. World: ave had oocanicn to study the pud-| / ayatem ‘of Néw York lately, eo teabhers were Jd 816 Wisied ‘e would make sush a re- es win the name of A wonders what aa aks pasecd thelr teach- spte of better methods ud failed on Mr. attribute the defect to the injudiol Mstribution of time and the he encouragement of the fade, J Colleges with bigh | 0 Is Shadow Warns Him that "Tis Wise for Hi for Bim to iat the Dark, . and Then Gives Some Good Advice to Brutes in Central aie ‘fis deep Apartment, saying, For six more weeks I'l! ha’ For I can see my shadow.’ But ere he went back in the dark, Away trom rush and strife, He hurried up to Central Park To preach the Bimple Lifo, B™ GROUND HOG ane out of | “Bad, oh! to sleep, The monkey, nilghau and the fawn, And possibly the lamas, Lodkdd di¢sipated, very wan, Clad in thelr light pajamas, The pheasant looked unpleasant When he came the group to join; They all looked cheap and half asleep At this Zoo Tenderloin, Brer G, Hog sald: “I see that you Have gone the pace that kills, For all the creatures in the Zoo Are: full of human Ills, Bad hours and too much to eat T see you all have had; Cold peanuts and much dandy @eweet ‘Have put you to the bad, “Wapitl fawn, your nerves are gong The monks at high jumps balk» | Friends of the Zoo I see that yon = Are sick on baby talk, Cut out this dissipation, For you cannot go the paces Tt takes an education r Taught to just the human race, © “Cut out this cold gray dawning. And this revelry by night, You sit there doped and yawning— Sleep is what'll put you right. Observe how my sleep meagurer— Now~back to my cave I'll roam, For 'mid all Pallas'’s pleasures There's no place just like home," WAR ON THE CAR SPITTER, Crusade om Llaborate Scale De- gun py Newark Health Board, The Newark Boant of Health is wag- ing @ relentless warfare on the car spitter. Every inspector attached to the Board has been sworn in ag an officer and has received a page entitling him to ‘ride on all car lines free, All are | ordered to arrest every violator of the | health ordinance ae well as to make re- fre as to the sanitary condition of the cars. omciale, gf the trolley companies ae conaperatiog ih the “gigeathon tes, and @ promise made a s: ent conditions will be very much im: proved. ——— SAVES WOMAN AT FIRE. Housemald Almost Overcome in Cellar of Gullding. | Fire was discovered early to-day in the cellar of No, 190 Bast Sixtieth street, qoougies by Mrs. M. A, Holliday as a house. One of the housemalds tried to extin- os the flames, and but for the tme- assistance of a neighbor, Mine itten. rote. Pare been asphyxiated, as aie oeatar aitten. fo Fatty ae at the jar, en found her al- a era by the smoke and assist- remen no difficulty in ex- tt the blase. The damage is hin about $200, PERRIN. GLOVES 26 West 23"! Street Telephone 4939 Gramercy) Annual and Every Day Sale of LADIES’ GLOVES, No Job Lots and only one make PERRIN’S $1.15 all colors Evory pair fitte1 and guaran' SUNDAY WORLD WANTS WORK MONDAY MORNING WONDERS, it {College examines pu-' thiietic, gtammar and gol fequired subjects for ts columbia aud LN and English. points are: riaieod, but he are bel and have @ care- tach bee tretp do him in after wonder if the sohoo!l com- 7 s wa would Cd home such 01 commissioner would think ir may e the school system. 1 poor widow and can only try he pent T can while my children ore fitting themselves for work of some ort as apon as yet ait Nery it’ permits and they, can : lea Bionerly: tutored to do big bate a ana usiling there seems to In store for them. | may bee be mee Pi) for Ha dal ce mas it‘\s 3.80 when they reach home and I ain ste the teach-/ 214 1 itave rrand jo athooly are able to use the) any lamall’ task? to perform It erie, ination of @ private school, In a Tt ts then § goheols the class waits for the sup) reimi soon after bedtime, . ey are ‘not allowed on the street uf- pone an alg 3 ao where are the plens- appointment (0 go, wating. after 8) ures of childhood com "private schools such boys | A STRUGGLING ANXIOUS MOTHER. And are ped to ‘Too’ Much Zeal, He Says, hi partes ae: Mia the, suention of the, public f ~ntion of the 0 dove more har thn "5 "He ten ney, ‘of te education tn m n cannot educate a child} thy AP lat elabot wt course of, irae pepeys iin ea ints yertormit a public service , a manehe would a it i Ar frultion (n a reactionary a4 ry fe root of all the trouble may mean’ to say that there are peily setorniseg in Talloyrand’s say~ Dut I mean to say much seal.” Too much geal costae on AJ part of educational authorities te handicapped by the rules |js an ble efor the present ‘frills or the other teachers, Ly unietpat gener: wd ae hina bea estat he 2 ud mri piposiie tse the as poring ensentials of a ‘common et Pos ere sae oom na at Other instances, we id | by ndulum of ras pre re d the line of prudence Won” BRIVARE. | Ge sent Uthat from Public School, ' | antiquated educational ieitaea repres of The Evening World: ie by our illustrious ‘Ichabod some days ago a statement Crane’ ave been corrected, thanks to the teaching of a conservative peda. ‘the superintendent of schools coot of education. for each Seiad eel ase Sh ois annum, ‘This. Wan very ea Mg ae id lore, Where before we doled ITOR METCALFE’S FIGHT | REVIE WED IN ENGLAND | pupils the three R's in their Sketch, Tells ot His Straggle with Theatrical Managers and Says Result Shou'd Be Interesting, ded ‘both public and pri- pis Ment work, filling orders, grades down to a greatest of afl midwinter pure food sales, Now is the time to stock up and save money. . the interests of our customers, That is why we are constantly expanding, in response to requests to extend We grow at the rate of two or three stores a month, The latest addi- tion is in Borough Park, that thriving residence section of South Brooklyn, at the » Cor. of New Utrecht Ave. & 58th St. Filled with the choicest groceries, wines, liquors and table supplies, the store swung its doors open yesterday and did a rushing business. A cordial invitation is extended to every family in the neighborhood to visit the new store, test the quality and compare prices, Double ‘txt Trading Stamps GREEN Freely Given With All Purchases Except C. 0, D. Groceries. Tomatoes. Essie Brand of Rarest Excellence. Carefully selected big, red, ripe, Be sound luscious New Jersey Tomatoes— the finest grown in America—hand it Peele Ly att fi ray snp Regular BN r ni a large price 15c.; for this wee! g' 10c can, BONED Sh sa Claeatelen Sugar Corn. MONOCACY VALLEY, Sweet, fresh, creamy, tender Southern corn; Maine style; still selling this week at the popular reduced Price, Per CAMs ss sesreceeee 8c cece, Boneless Bacon. Swift's Famous Eagle Brand. |! Mild sugar cured, lean, tender, deli- lous flavor, selected fromthe finest sides of corn fed pigs; the bést bacon in the world; price reduced this week to, alb., | 4c | RE, Special Gifts of ‘'S, & H."’ Green Stamps in Place of Double with Butler’s Famous Teas and Coffees. 40 “9 4,11" Green same Golden Tips Cevign's finest and moe 50 40 "8 i creer Se" UNXLD TEAS gra a Fatan 50c 25 "£11" Grown Kam BostNo, I Teas a tvenie aeration: SSC 15 "* ne ea" ChoiceNo, 2 Teas nk satan 25c 10 wren $4" Best Mocha ant JavaCoffee "rh. 25¢ ree ‘stamps 20c ON, Th: 2-The ‘sete pub- following view of the strug- James Metcalfe, editor of York Life, oe the theatrical man- vho refuse to petm: ngo decided to prevent his entry Into (heir theatres, To this they reecived che reply that any one who cired to ray for a seat was entitled to occupy Condensed Milk {t him to enter at seat, and they have since been|f Hams. 10 & vist Best Maracaibo Coffeesiis,"or® “i ‘anal sicalle, arriving a Dalek roa: | Sugar cured, lean, tender litte plente BEGIE BRAND: 10 “Sitveves'h ot” Best Santos Coffee si'snr'strni 17¢ Metcalfe urriving at Daly's accomr |} panied by 1 squad of police, “Wscort notwithstanding, however, he was sill denied admission, and, much Purest of milk and richest in cream; from the famous Genesee Valley herds; highly recommend- ed for infants; acan, | 0c 10 "* Sih every’ ot" Choice Santos Coffee 15 * Sith een nt" Best Combination Coffee * Green with every Ib, of ry is, in a manner, repeating ls the relations between Managers and dramatic Mr, Walkle; little diepute Often sold elowinero tori, Ourprice, 1 SC wi, 20C hams, from young corn-fed pigs; this week still How 8 packer’s prices, at a Ib... matistactorily, and was, after all, PED disappointment of the crowd TS in a more or less amiable | Which had gethered én anticipation of a on St., Ne ‘ in ‘America, mothods are dif-/ fight, he eventually withdrew, arguing For List of Stores, Address Us At 390 Washingt: 1 New York, fund much. excitement has been {that the case mugt, dn the interests of Oranges. Lemons. l O G Store by the refusal of the euthor- | the theatre-going public, be adjudged in Sweet, julcy navels, just arrived | f Bright, juicy Messinas, new im. rocery Ss, the highest courts, “Mr. Metcalfe, who hag now been turned away from five-and-forty thea- tres, denies that he !s anti-Semitic, as fof Daly's Theatre, New York, to (Mr, James Meicalfe. the editor tle critic of Life, to witness me it merformance of Miss Evie You See Them Everywhere. from Florida; a dozen, Trade at the Nearest, and Save Money on Every Purchase, 38C., 30C, 25c, and,.... powen dozen, 18, 13c 20c in “The Duchess of Dantzic.’ he has been accused of bein: Fi ‘Triumph brand; best quality | White Pea Beans—Finest Now aa a eee $ jn ig owing to |i Bye Flour—Triump 1 Pew o—Finos 1 i | Preservee—tiberty: | pure, " home-ynade, Liberty home-made; onlyn® Wiestrical managers, with a car-|the fact that many of the managers| Norenera era. Mga nue AZO | | ark State Beat Califano 12c e 2 Wholesfrult promcrven; 25c ; a Chicago theatre fire, print.) with whom he Is In conflict are Jows, | Premeres Ft a bon ay "36 : ines an 1quors., Jelly. Powder—Bluia_Rinbon; famed for | Mr, tealfe’s paper, still in) { rr grade ft e thelr dainty excellence Binsin AAT [ua ttle Ie bast eta 7 eee tBeedll esti carolina, lenge, whole Ge awett ant fall of favor’ algun’ ZC Largest Retaller in America—58 Licensed Liquor Stores. fruit and wine Navors is i | id it é bs fs bt eae) Ps Jol 0 0 n biased, but has personal en- | ‘rust, Lt should be interesting to watoh | { nach» ay Oc. | Cums HPly Peas ment inipertea!) 8G A few of our low-priced specials for the week. Pei atone ih Wo an brand; “choles © Coe inst them, and, some while) the result." Rice—T'riumph bea Whole bead pete seubrgm nett Souinerh — Bo mh labels SLA Carolina. Fl inen maize led: 2-lb, carto ' ; Hits SHIP PLANS To ne cre rae 28 | amps. cts gc || Monogram Whiskey Buters,Fammes le Year OM Ree 7c 1] seat iki : ri IN FIR ernment fren ae two Clyde Une | Barer Be, in 1a one sanality: a ee » $3.00; 1 $1.50; y Seeded este Sistem ‘band 10¢ B, steamers, all under constrnction, were ‘ound, Ib; coarse ancy quality; ; ee a Cc Lost E. burned, but the vessels are so far ad- iM crounds ab nie © GC | awaremte—Hudeon's Oyster ; Coe Gold mS Senli | Guinness’s Imported Extra Foreign A aN tam er in . Hvanced chet thelr consteuntion wilt noc SREB Et, fin’ bai": gl | Rarer to “all “athe! "GG || Arminacem mite." O5C | Dablin Stout seg Foe | MC t tah ls Are Well Under Way | bo impeded, Beuns—Marrowtat; hand-picked J Asparagus Tipe—Delmonte brand; 25c | ane, -Barton & Guentier's import M I Yi Mincemeat eat eee et PO BG ‘The origin of tt ) New York State; a quart. sss Ic Hiclous, tender; a can &9C ed. Medtoe a wines 55 eMullen (ils most delivio ieondensed (VC, Plaxe at Cramp's WIM ie origin of the fire js unknown, | nine ane brand; fresh paved 4 bottle bozen bottles , 45 sy — Wet Detay. work. and free from grits Hb. Bag | | thine Wine 1 & Co 60 2 bottles 5c WADELPHIA, Feb, 2.—Fire early Pet ea ae 2c | tng at ce OOS | um Dry packed with all ; rae : : lay in, the chart department of the eWeet held’ navor; -1. ean LOC | | SirJohn Power's Three-Swallow Godet Freres’ ThreesStar [| Wes Teel ara ote ily ean is shipbuilding plant destroyed Rhubarb—Finest kt Hea | ‘ Irish Whiskey, French Brandy, Wentrated; duick vole cures © TQg | amo Mak pile, eesdets and charts, fi den ¥ alt 106 | | our own Spat aves a | 00 Imported in glass; a $1. 15 it f r PI ¥ eae aby ollvex: 4-0 : FY Taylor, pt tho company, A postal request to aiead cuued or eracedt ' 10 bows) Dottle, 6+. +++» louve Gilet special “in he Ny y un Janos, Callfornia’s cholc Pes tion, finest J.ucom + aepin to-day tit the monctary loss | 190 Pullen hts New York, Brae ant trult, preserved in 2 3¢ Claret J. B, Chotce California Wine, 75¢ PA Po 23¢ . pest syrup; a can sUrelanAC HealTHial Raion wiih | Poerlens Ketch Becrem ne cree than ¥.0c0. will bring you free by Chertlee—Biale brands. delicious frult Pure and healthiuk gation, with jug free, and pit from all On the batileships Idaho and | matt a handsome, uses pres erved in. heavy, rteh syrups Q5¢ Recall etmersyypceecemel ML Ca 0c and the armored cruiser | am fal anyeal Jénos Ba. " “Plan Park | aa nent wt Bea grape brandy? « bolle, OSC Kingussle Scotch Whiskey, | wares i Neate t 5 tate fr packed inh rich ld and mellow Usquebauch f } made In 10 the plans for which were | i ayrup; @ can, UC | | gin—teymore: very chotee ona Creal 4 Fir OnE | naltsyint ba c Swill not ba xertously tm- dame—ilue Rib home-made, from Tom oF Holland; « vote... SOC this famous Highland distillery, cul bane: yin 1 Bauant and 10 Hy Bure frul weortments PEC | T cocutalte--n , Our own ners pleasant appetizers a bottle.» Ic SamoeLiberty; tamil 0 Foe hae aber and. tt 25C a bottle... 5c Capers From: the | tamouk istoves of A hese jouthern Fre leliclous: for tho revenue cutter Gal- all prulte and davecst 10c favors in bottien eas, tier and LOC Sbovisuriged Gov. Greatest of Midwinter Sales JAMES \ At All the 140 James Butler Groceries. \ Two weeks ago we made an onslaught on the price of canned vegetables, much to the joy and delight of the housekeepers of Greater i) New York. Never before wert they able to buy such “good goods” .at so low a price, and our stores were never, before kept busier In the face of this enormous demand came, the big. blizzard, with its serious Interruption of freight traffic, bringing our stock of these perilously low point. We meet: the situation by making a deep and daring cut in the price of the very best TOMATOES ‘and SUGAR CORN that ever were canned—our famous ESSIE BRAND, For this week we will sell them below actual cost—making a veritable harvest for housekeepers by offering values almost unhéard of, The list below contains many other specials, causing this to be the If our profits suffer, the volume of our business will increase; and no matter what the situation may be, we always look first of all to our stores to new neighborhoods, Sugar Corn. Essie Brand of Rarest Exce! Absolutely the finest Maine Sugar Corn, tender and creamy, with the natural honeyed flavor which Regular price 15c.; for this week, a large has made it famous, Gan, cut {0.,., Tomatoes. BAST VIEW BRAND. Large, ripe, rosy frult In solid pack. ed, well-filled, regular sized cans; price reduced this 8c week tO, @ CAN. sso. ones Daintiest Crackers, Fresh Every Day, Princess Soda Wafers, a \b...9¢ Alhambras «. Price per lb, Ba ereone cut to rult Crackers. Graham Wafers.. 12c eyed Just Out—Another Number of ‘*Good L The New Magazine for Housekeepers, full of valuable recipes and information, Copies Free to All Patrons, In Genuine simon. More popular every day, because postal ‘ts 390 Washington Street, New York, BUTLER \ CHOICE Hence, uality of fj q panera Buckwheat. Peerless Prepared Brand. pute, old fashioned uckwheat, highest grade; self-raising and most eco. nomical; price of 3. 1b, 10c package cut this week to Aunt Nanna’s Pancake Flour. superior to all others; try a packs age for breakfast cakes 10 Ic and mutlins; it costs only iving.”’ quire at the nearest store, or send