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Show 11 !h. term, "platoon," did not indioate t aotivities or the $ohool, but ather its tor.m sahool being o:Miinarl1y divided 'rhe Qf the organ1!atio_ into two platoons. G:ry Plan Atter eight years ot experimen1tlng wit;h this type of Wirt resigned. the to go to of the in Bluffton, Superintendent Gary, Indiana, In Gary Publ!,e Sob()ols, 80111$ in work-study.play sohool new Ga.,f:'1 as Superintendent of he was $ble to de'Velop ideas with wh10h he httd b ••n experimenting with Bluffton. R. 8. Bourne states# Mr. flirt came to Gary with his eduoational ideas matured atter this long testing. Be was brought to G1 by the ur.tttsually peBrEUU11v6 m,-.yor and schocl boaPi of t:t:te aew taWh, fo the .exp'res$ purpose of Working out on a large seal. the principles which· they had seen in conorete applioa:b1on at Bluftton." .After Su:perintendent Wit*t lett the Bluf'f'ton school$ they reVEU!·tH1 baQk t,o the 80110(:)1 oP'gflUliluatlon .. The t18' ptlnrt1an&nt pltm ¢f platGon , school organization was origin.l or- tra.dit;iorlal type D£ initia'bed. in 'Gary in 1908 by Superintendent Wi.fit .. llh$n new olb1 8upe,r!ntend.nt Wirt with 1.1ttle past and inCH)£tpJOr.at,ed in 1906. In no ApJ"il went to G J he found. tadltion$. ef that 1e9.r Gary Ga.!'y was was a a |
