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Excerpt from Report of the Committee on the Central High School, Adopted by the Board of Controllers of the Public Schools, of Philadelphia: January 2, 1862
In order to assist the Professor, I introduced Mensuration into his depart ment, using the work upon this subject of which he is the author; yet the same complaints of his inattention to recitation were continued. Whatever may be the literary qualifications of the Professor of the French Language, he has, after a trial of three years, proved to be utterly inefficient in discipline. Instruction in his department is a failure. Ap peals from his injustice were so well sustained, that the Faculty frequently refused to sanction his complaints in special offences. He punished with out discrimination, filling the demerit roll with charges against pupils who, under other Professors, were most exemplary in their deportment. I have been obliged to interfere between him and his pupils to save the latter from absolute Oppression. Many of the most ambitious have, with the consent of their parents, withdrawn from this department. His examinations were merely pretences - the pupils being aware of the questions beforehand. To show this fact more clearly, it may be stated that the editor Of a Weekly Paper was furnished by a pupil with a list Of questions, some weeks before the examination in July last. After that event the questions actually used were found identical with those previously made known. I doubt whether any pupil has obtained any knowledge from the instruction of this gentle man, or that any class could pass a creditable examination in this branch. This course of Professor Gerard is another proof that few foreigners adapt their discipline and instruction to the wants of American pupils in large classes, such as those of the High School. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
