Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1914

t.F,-i~~Q73

APPEALS.

I

.8RADING AS~ESSMENT
COMMITfEE'S WORK.
INSPECTORS' V,ARmD ID.EAS. ·
.' lnopectori. have -l,bjeoted 8tr<mgly · to. sny
time ' 1>ei1!J..~ spent in' tbo' afd.rnoon -. ~Bai6n
Ql\, tile. ". 'l'1\r~e }I.:·sY ...Fte~uimt chani"
me}lQC.tois in , a dietii.ct havo I).ol; ·conduced
" oontiJiuity, ol..work ana riifrut. Each:' h&![
had".hie 'or hero·own pel subjects and ' ;<Jea.,
and th.",e
to be no ..groementa. · to
whot is} expected in tho school.. Wbat ooe
r~trm'lend8 and almost; inflists
on, anoth.ri· following hirq, con.ider'; quito wrohg,
arill
ide.. and plan.. Of hio own.
All
this- is very nns.etthng to tho work of 0.

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h'"

th<! other
complaints
letter. i;o the
that boys
are not

I

school. One often wishe9 tha.t some inspectors could -be obligoo kl t.a.ke & clo.ss for a

RATma OF MACHINERY.
The large amount of work .which i. trano.

&d~fl - by the ~eading Assessmont Commit~
_
iii T6vea.lcd In tho annual report
which
""M p~eBented to the Reading B~llrd . of

Guardltlns on Thursday evening , Thov sa.y
that the¥ mc~ on. eigh t occaeiollB, ·and' that '

the n:um~r . of o.ssc ssment 3 objected to was
1,073, . whICh ~ere dealt with , as follows: Reduced or c~celled...
Incr ....ed ... ... .. . ... .. . ...
AltcratioM mndo without

Confi~~:d :~: ::: -: :: ::: :~: ~~:

~ifc~'tir~g

.toted period to work out their own ide",
and see what. ~ould nappon. Tc~~cr8 wel~ to ' read . or c<)lne.'any suggestion likely to be holp ful in Not d eterminoo by
re ason of
non.
appe.aranoo of objectors Or othc rwi6o
simple 8.!"ithmetio, 60 well &15 their work, but - tb(;y ha.vo a. right, and
case.

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should exeroise it; to object to ooing

com·

le:~Cl~t~'
:~'~1:t:\ arc
OIootly ho&rd when pelled to adopt allY suggestions which they
~
in question, and n; let-

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4

tl1unica.n ki is

30l

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59

ST.

1,073

NEW PROPERTIES.
think unsuih.ble for t hei r particular schools.
SQrt of · .afety-valve for
.An inspector recently told tho writer
\cducat:on for its own that teacher. need not ·think that every • The crc.ction of new pl opf'rtic!'t and objeqionB to the valuatiou li, t resu 1led'
being ci.Jled on .to .
" Eluggestion" was .moantl to bo adoptcc..l, ,follows:
_
as
·1
and ho expressly st.,ted that a friendly d:s·
~ Thera havo . a!wll.V2t been
H croakers " c,lL:e.ion' would bo welcomed by inspectors.
.e
8. d.
~me nts upon n~\V proper_
ad:.J.ca.tion. _ Som~ _ complain
1hat
tought too much, · others ·t hat
. WHERE Til!!, BEST BOYS GO.
~'s~;~~~'n'~' o'f" r'~~p~~ti~~ 4;179 10 0
. tn.ufIht . e.nough. or thB.t·i. too - Certain employers eeom . to expoct 11 boy
objected to, Dulled d own a.nd
a"",n'lOn ··,s paId to 80me · ~uh]ects who has I' ust left school at thirteen to he
o.ltcro.tion ~ ill ngriculturn.l' la nd
to othero. Now Ina:' toa·
to fair cr:tici8m of his wor,k or nn,' efficient clerk al1 at once. T1leY forgot
used for bu&lding purposes . .•
3.715 12 0
Such oriticism i. an to' thll that the best product of the clementary
.hows. a healthy intere.t in the ochool now p roceeds to • secondny school,
£463 18 0
which --' is "Very much to be
. I 8..nd it 'is the un.iversa.l testimony that the
property
340 10 0
enoQun.ged. Bui 'when it ceases to be elementary school ch ild whQ thus en ters 8
· and b
t h y8~rtCft.
--' I, th en we ...,ond~y
school ·is far better prcl)nred than ...
- r ateable valuo for
!?-Cornel!!I
n. !nOS
f
.increaso In
fair
havo 8 rlght to object Bnd to ask for proof ormc.r , a.nd more t~lln II holds his own It
the year ... . .. ". ... ... ...
£804 aI 0
that the complaints made ""<! suhatontiated I~:;;~;"'d with olber boy.. What aro th~
Th. grOM ostimated rental nnd rntenblo
bv faote.
In London 75 nOr- cent. of tho 6th Form!;J ,,:~Iu~ or the union acco r.din.q to th . . ,:nIl1o.tion
THE Q, UES~ION O,F READ~NG.
in S4j!condn r.v &cbools arc from tho 'elemen'- li~ts, lD forco, 'Qn tho 1st April, 19111, we ro c.~
ary school a.
.
f"lIows :The allegation! of ' deterit1ration ' c h iefly
Tn Lancashiro county administrative a rea
ReB-ding.-Gross
C6limatcd
rOlltn.I~.
!lather round tho ". Three R .'.... Reading, 61. per cenl. of the children in Eecondary £622.429 1&,. 6d. Rateable values : AniIt i•• aid, is oot so good 88 lo rmerly. Well, . ohooh come from the elementary ,chool,.
cultllTRI land, £6.673 4,. 6d. ; huilJin~.,
let us examine this for Do moment.
An exhaustive . inquiry has rece ntly been £453 ,737 45. 9d.
Non -ra. !icablc propC'rty
In tho "old cavs," which our critics 80 mado by tho Lancashil'O Educa.t:on Commit- in the occupntion of tho Crown, £2 321 10~.
oCt.cn refer to. children read through only tee into the a.llegpo deteriora.tion . and the
CA..vcrsham.-Gros3
c.stirnatcd ' rentals,
three bookB in tho courso of" 8. -6chool year. various are8 committees went very carcfuUy. £55_.690 179. 9d. Rat-l'nble vn.lu cs: AQ"ric ul ..
The booke wero often of a very acr.PP1 into thi> mntter. _
.
.
tllT,l lond. .£1 ,051 15s. Od. ;
buildin gs,
oh.ncwr, snd could not· ~e c.lled 1iter.ture
T hev camo to tho oonclu.lon thot "while £42.573 17s. 6d.
ai all. These ·bo oks 'wore read over ' and thore may hovo been 60me littlc dcteriora. ..Tot.,1s: Gro", ."tim.ted reot.l., £678.120
'ngq.in until ! both teachers and -scholars tion, t hey are st-rongly of 'o p inion thrit the 16s. ~d.
Ra.teable
v"lue-s: Agricult.'JTRl
were heartily 8iOk. of .t hem. Thoy beca.mo loes hu.! ken fully counter-balanced by in - land.· :£7.924 19i. 6c1.; buildings.
£4 96. ~! 1
80 fnmilia.r to tno children that th ey could cre~scd ' jntcllige.nce."
3d. 'Non-l'fl.ren.hlo p roper tv in tho OCCupa.read from memory even with th~ book up.
tho Crown . £2321 103. Od.
.
side down. Indeed, it was olton necessary
"DECIDEDLY BETTER"
total . .£506.557 11s. 9d.
Dr. SnApo, the Director of Educntion,
(or an inspcct-ol' to a~ k a ohi ld to ' read
backward in order to ho quito . e.ur.. that the s.ye, "Thorn. i. am ong' t t.he ,chola;a.
NO APPEALS TO SESSIONS.
I words wilre actually known Ily
tho child. more ~erieral inter ~st in their le" on. and
The oommittee lecl thnt t.hev mn, oon'
Tho whole thing was In.rgel v mecha.n;cfl.l, A po.<;sibly a wider iil:telli~cnce . " Mr. Hum!'" , gratulate thc board of. gun.rdi:m::t that th ,...ir
• pure en:ort of m emory. What is the case a. former secretary of oducati on for Ipswich, work has been conducted without nn y liti.
now 1
.
.
says, " I bp.lievo tI,O clement nr.v CflHcation Ilstion during tho ' pas t yea r.
Thrre hflY(\
As many hooks R9 possibl0 are gono'
• .
h
h l d · d dl be
been no Doppca ls to scs.;:tions Ilgnin5t nnv of
hrou"h
I'n
tho
yenr,
no
book
be
·
l
n~
.
rood
glven
now'
t8,
()n
t
e
woo.
eCI
e
y
to
th
d
..
f
h
t
,..
."'\
"" . tor thnn it wns beforo 1870."
" . CCISlona 0 t e onmm ittee.
tw~ce. Th e h<?oks aro of a vastly b etter tvpo,
One of Hi.3 Majcstv's inspector! Teoontly
The c:x;:p('nF.Cs . incurred by tho comm il.t c()
bclpg- renl ht e r~ture , ortery ~ tho ~st said to th o writer, II ~.rhn word whools at W~Te ' as follow.s : RemuneTa.tion t,..., cll'rk,
wrIters. [J,ml. chIldren acq.1.J-1TO (a far wld or . tho prcs.cnt timo nre infinitely bettor tha.n £1l5: remu neration to v n.lu or, £ 157 10... :
knowledgo than W •• pOSSible unde r the ~1c1 tho WOT. t . , hool. of twenly year. ago, ahd printing, £29 5•. 9el.; *Iotal, £301 150. 9d •
.system. They le;arn to love re admg for I ~S th ere is a decided improvement aU Toun{l."
*Tho committeo's cstimat<ld expe nditu ro
own s.k., and aro thUSf#.b 10 .dd to th eIr
Dr Gre 0
. " Th
t
f t d
wo, £315.
storo of knowledge in con equenc o. The n. ·· . '
g Thvl sayh·, d
P hflYs cm
0
n·
ay
The
committ-ce h"v'" Awo.rde<] ~ ·Ir . '/'. Fl.
.
h I l·h· ·
f
ed
d"' Immeasura y. P. of t e oc h 001 Ay.tom
~ u
"
agam... 8C 00 l ranes
0
orm ' . an of the past ' d
ld
] tb' Ol ivt!T the St1In of .£100 f OT his f.cr vices n9
books are regularly ta en out and eagerly.
• an. wo wou . commen(
IS
1 k to th
.I
f
tl
' d
r eAd. This rcadin can c8.8ily be tested by ylC-yv to ""he not lCC of those who are c1o.mour- c er
e commlt ~e or 10 year ClluC
. d. .
. ;~
db'
Inlt f~r OUF ele mentuy ""hoo" to hecomo tho 31st March, 1914.
.
JU lClOun q;lcs t;;()mng an
y o~ay8 Written 00 ('8 mo Q J Tb
R ' d 'p. h
"
on the works r.ad. .
.
,rC<l . rI , . SO"".. ..
RATING OF MACHINERY.
One has therefore no bes:tat.ion in oonWe hoar_. a greAt <1c~1 I about IndIvidual
e luding that Tcadin ' is infin ite1 better than .~asee of wen.k sch.ola.rshlp, I anfl the?o arc s,;.
The committee refBrroo to thi·s qllcs tion in
E J cltlng Beene.
at • fire
<><'GU.W ", 1 't
. th "aid ltd
..
d"l
l"k I surped to be specime ns of I the general work their last annual report. by callin}{ attcn tion to
!Vhioh broke ollt in -I' hayrick hy tJw KenI was- III . a
..ys, ~u Is more lOY al tho .lementarv school. . Th ey are nothing tho report./ld laction of the Machino ry Users'
~.w $ mouth on Sundlt)' afternoon. .
thil WO<lk, m.t
ito be col1tm.~cd a.fter leaVing .scbool th~n of the kin<l . Wo nover hear of tho vast A.ssociation in advising manufacture rs to
TJ1e ho.yxiok, whi<lh belonged to Moosrs. I approval fro,,?, a
wn.s pr-evlo',1sly th~ . CMe •. Parents o£t?P ~BY majority whose work is sati-sfac t bry. ~ Our avoid Reading. in consequence, as it W<I.!J
.DunloP6, ' was situated' in a meadow be- Jdond~y. &nci-J£ &
what r,eadc..ts t;h~ Lr children ar~;
GIVO so"hools do not c)fii'lt m-erelv for leaching th ~ alleged. of tho action ·of the committee
in
~'w~en tfte S.E. and i C.l;t. &nd B.W. Rail. anYlhin~ Mr. u:';U~;.;.J';;1
~em 0. ~k ~q:Jhey . are h~p ~y.
U Three .' R.' ~j. "
but for form1ns:t - ch'aracter .u nduly a P'8<¥81n~ ma.chinery, which aHega."ay !Bridge and the, G.W. 1ta.i1wny Bri<fg<r, : sh?,uJ.t •• ve a .
l · ~t 8. r~cP..n~ c~nference With . several . .0£. it! well, nnd it is no (!xA-vgcrntion. to !HLV t~OI1 wag yefut-ed by~ the commit tco all t.h!lt
HI~ Mn.J~t.y 9 Inspectors on thJS subj ect, tha t in both respects hiq-hly 8uooe£l;£ul work occas ion.
.
and "lIB v<!ry d1l11cu,t of a.ooese, the ·fi·r emen
tho l;. Q!llUlOn was ~s foJlow~ :
..
co ntinuos b b. dono in ihe vast majority or
It ia now t he committee '. ·" len,ing dutv to
h"ving to take the hoae ""roS8 the river 'i n
. ~rom th e : p'omt of VIew of pr:o.cbcl\) elementary 6chools.
announC9" that during tho pa.s. yenr ~hoy
boats. '
..
i
hfe, In our OpIniOn, there can be no doubt
·
interviewed 8. ·deputation fr om t hfl funding'file a\arm wa. siven at 4.40 p~'!l" amj
tha.t reading, n.a now Wlder8tooo, is in' Chamber of Commerco \lnon tIEl 1ll.d,t,C"'r,
the Imotor-fir.e ~Dgine W&8 dispatched in .
finitely more "Valuable than reading as it
SPRIN£'1
'0 N
and .
i nt.er~" ting di ~C.ll:'!" ioll the chn.moharge of Engin eer Ha.ndyaide aDd Fire- '
W&S understood iiI the elcmpnt.. r:v 8chool
_ '-T 0 It .
bor
wer e informc<l thn t it wn.
;mant Gile.
On arrival they found the
'!rOJl'l . lO to. 12 years .a.go .. We .. c1,!-im lh~.
committC'o to find thn.h
rick well alight at its base.
In th", aub]cct th<rro '" a markC(j Improve·
DIFFICtlL'r
SEE'DIN
'
G
SEASON,
como. not to make .110ment nnd no deterioration a t 8.11."
ga.tions of u
tr ont ment., but to Reek tn
A NARROW ESCAPE.
IS HANDWRITl'NG AS GeOD.l
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.
i·
.
all.y as far .. P9ssiblo "rum",,,," Ihab
Tile engino stood by E""t'.. Boathouse
..
..
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The pOBltlOn of the ar8b]~ farmer IS be- hn.n in somo W£L.V bccomo prevalent, that
and Iboe.!6 were obtained in which the h~ ' h'lIl.lt.
his ~~~~~:t.~~~~T:~ry.
Handwrltmg IS &aId not to bo EO g:ood ~s coming-seriou8,
The firat ton da.ya of the ,harsh t rcn tmont wn,~ metod out by the
"1t8 taken to the . ~adow. One bo&t wiul the oolour or
former~. The re maY"be some truth In ,thls, present month hav e been an impr()v.ement R-o nding Assessment Committee to mnchinnearly capsized hr one of t he oCQuplmtB : when he meets
If tbo coppor plate haud of for,!,er t/mos upon March but the chango was not
_ er)" usera.
10 meont.
WIItmg that 10 legIble ·I and
·00 Ii' h t ' I t fi ,d
.
pro
The ~ommittP.<l ,t,led t.h .t the.y wero prowhile endeavouring to reach th., hose.J given to him by
easily
read
nnd
moro
Quickly
done
is
surely
nounc
e
o~g
0
e
e
op'cra.tlOns
.proJ'lnred to oo-opcrn.oo with the chamber in
'rhe firemen fouod that the current w~s aloo smitteny
sufficient
for
mode
rn
timoo.
'
In
the
lower
ceed
asr!,pJdly
'QIS
the
occaSlOD
requuoo.
di
sposing of such unfoundf"'d chaTges, whif"'h
so strong that · it took · the hose ·
, and wben hi.
classe8 of our elementary 80000ls hand writ- rfl.te drill h!'8 boon ,at wor~ in most: dia - if allowoo to go un chlL\l cn .'J"ctl wp.rf' caJcnlll.
stream.
This difficulty was, howev"r,
ing is ao well taught os e ver. In tho upper tncts, hut lnrerruptlOI18 ha.ve been fre· t.ed to detrim entnll v inflllence tho mill<l , of
pvo.rcomo by strong Btn.k-e6, and the firemen
clf\8ses composition haa taken the place of quent, .and the land in indifferent
those who migh t. bO lo ok ing (or factory I'l itr.s
loon got to work,
The rick coneistod of
the old d ictation exorcise, and considerably tioD for thc · reroption of the seed. Local in RoiUlin\l'. and th.t in roga , d to ''''0'6·
about ..ven tons of hay, a considerahle I
more is d one ·in tho timo than W1t8 expected reports vary greatly, and in.. way that ment. f. ctory (iWne," might bo ""''''Nt of
pertion of which was destroyed before the
before. Th.e old ;aictntion exercise. oonsiMed shows the hea.viest rainfu.lls to ha.ve been equitable treatmen t such ns would r,Qmp r..~o
6re
put out.
The couse of tho fire
o~ - a. fow hnes onlYt .o.nd a.mp~() tlmo . WD.8 circUDlBcribed a.nd jrresular in dis tribu- favournbly wi t.h any oth OT town in thl"' r.o"n·
is unknown.
given t.9 ena~le a Chtld t.o wr.lla as ~oOd a tion.
Bowing appears to be a.s .forwo.rd in t·rv. It is u noor stood that both the RR-ndinJ:
Naturally, the liM attr&et.ed 80me hunhand a~ .po8S1ble. ~()W a oh lld wntee a SOlDe of the late dietrich! jn the north of ('11imoor of Comm crco nnd the Mll('.hi n ~rY'
dreds of people, including almost the whole
compOSItion exteodl!l8' otten to . ~wo
or ScoUand as in t,he warmet climate in the Ug.crs' Assoc ia t ion nrc n ow oI;ahisfi ,.,d thn~ tho
of the i.uvenlle population of tile distriot.
olIfectiven.!06 I thr~ pages, s.nd w~ll<! the hsndwn~mg may soulll of En!!~a.nd but experienc€6 are fl'pnerR.l method of' ns~('ssing fn~torics in
not be so good, ilil8 1& mor-e tban compen- "
'
b h . 1 f th . Reading is n~ favotJrn.hl,., to thrl owner or
sated ror by 8. fraw use ()f language in -the c?rJOu6ly d;lver.g.ent on ot Bl~ e8 ?
.(3
tenan t ns els-ewhero in tho coun try.
expression of the child'. thoughts.
.
'1 wood, v.:h1l,, ·· m lrel .. n.d the sl~untlOn la
. The doubl!, P!ooo," of writil4t and think. equally lIleon'Ultent 1Il provlOC€B o.nd
109 nece5'sarIly mterferes with the cba.ra.cter countIes,
of tho lo.m~r to.• pmo oxtent. The gain in
AGCUMUI:ATION bF WORK . .
fre~ e:r;?rQ6810D. lB· worth
anY' sma.ll 1058 in
handWrIting.
.
'
~pelUn'f 6.g~in i. eaid to be. neglected.
Th,. BUb]ect ,. . not
taught •• il
l-ormerJ:y was. .A dIil is expected to · be
able to' 8pen word.' in' ita own 'vocabulary,
'Jid, &8 a l.ule,Jih," i. very well done . In
the "old ·day.," '.pellin~_ was taughi . by
and hard .drilling . in 01."" and if a
eXpected to be aM.. w spell isola·
warde. often -of irregular notation', it
o&n only be .done bv memorising .., "W&8
Wid~~ic()*,Ii>e, rth'" · ~il-iJ;'p')1't..n.1 formerly·-done. · 'l'iJil prodilood m.... velloua
'. .,'ull... · B"i at what a' coo{ I T.he Bo&rd of

n!Jc:ct

Th o vicar
poi.1lliu g ou
tho on ly
vestry of all
called up on
p.nd olcdion

altora t.iui l ill '
furni t ur e.

tompl ntod,

J

0 1'

" terrier " o r
pa.rish churoh
{ore logally
moned voslry
occn..s:ons nil
lifo nnd wode

nbw 8.di.J.Y~ UI :

viow of Ihe

wllieh- nltfl

l egnl Mla. tu
qua.t n . Aud

'::::-~itl)6Bsed

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lOW

Education

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its · instructions

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discourages

this kind of .• polling, ~d .l ay" fap morn
""'phaoi. on tho n90_,ty or " free
'slon of & child's· tbo.ullhts tha.n . on
... formerly taught, Composition h...
the pia"" of the ()ld dictation and writinll
e"<ltoi"', and · thi. is likcly to be far morn
:u..rul l to tho iihild in the future than mere
abeurale ' .nellin,i . "ithoul thil powe'! .to ex·
pre.s ita thoiight. in deoenl .E nglish,
AEITHMETIC,
18 not··
w1)ere
>£\1ey
·of ,

BI)o cilLl

By th eir

The open air, gentie and
invigor ating exero;se,
n"W60eneB, a\1 thegIor·
ies of the open road arp
the lot of tho cyclist I
to enjo)".
I
. If you are not a cyclist .
already, do not delay
any longer in taking
up this delightful and
~health-giving pastilJi e•
It will give an added
zeat to life. .
. But do no.t get an infe",
ior or common-place
maohinei get a Triumph.
There is all the differeIlce.
,
OATALOGUli(FIU:iI..

. Atenta;-

': u: ~JU.L"AN,

la..!~t year to
thnnk e<l t. h e
who () 11
a one for
. valu-cc1 n

'lJiocu niary
·o f goodw ill
WM bO\lJHl
e.nd which
happy to