Chapter VIII: Criticisms and Evaluations 144

Economies of Gary plan: no extra burdens on
public—Comparisons of costs with large city
system like New York City—Teachers’
criticisms—Features of Gary plan which benefit
teachers—Absence of truancy—Longer school day no
burden upon pupils—Criticisms of vocational
work—Evaluations of Dean Burris—Gary school
solves part-time problems—Gary school does not
subordinate intellectual and cultural
activities—Gary plan provides a school adapted
to every kind of a child—Gary vocational
training of peculiar benefit to young
worker—Gary plan keeps pupils in school—Reasons
why Gary school has national significance.

APPENDIX 179

INDEX 203

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ILLUSTRATIONS

THE FROEBEL SCHOOL _Frontispiece_

THE EMERSON SCHOOL 14

THE SWIMMING-POOL AT THE FROEBEL SCHOOL 22

THE PRINTING-SHOP AT THE EMERSON SCHOOL 46

THE MACHINE-SHOP AT THE EMERSON SCHOOL 88

THE HISTORY ROOM AT THE EMERSON SCHOOL 116

DRAWING FROM A MODEL AT THE EMERSON SCHOOL 140

THE FOUNDRY AT THE EMERSON SCHOOL 170

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