New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-28

t;op 10 document No. 80, recently adopted By the
Board Of Education, in which coGr.e OF su1iss for
the Common Schools OF our City assigned. Many
taehers consider said course" entirely inappli-
cable the schools In vieT OF this f4ct be moved
its refereroe TO special committee The following
gendeu en- were appointed % take said docu nent toto
cor ,araiion and report thereon at future meeting:
MessrS. HszeltiDe, Avery and Partridge.
The subject for the evening discussion was: The
"best Methods Of Securing proper Physical Exercise
"for our Schools-bearing in mind the small amount
"of playground" Several members spoke upon
the subject,
Mr. HAzELTISE thought that there was not a. much
attention paid phys al exercise 10 our schools ~
the importance Of The subject demanded or our n
ited play grounds might permit. he did not toIns u
necessary advisable TO attach gymnasium 20 eau
Of our schools on account CT the danger especihy ~
The smaller children He has hsd at times dnri1g l's
long perience 10 act the part OF doctor or surgeon
in attending TO the OF two bright anu ssu'e
lads who during their psy-speus' hsd soni IT. ~
come together ike two young locom'uves. ne ~
not desire olpOrtunities for displaying ms
~ IN more severe tn might arse rom
very Young urinary scholars trying tneir ieats Oh
strength and aeiity in chnoiDg l5dIe's or I1Po'
some 20 or 30 feet high, and coming do"n consi1er9
hIv faster than they went no. lie recommended
t,ar .eversl exerci.es Of the muscles, which even
ii,.d soaee could not interfere with and gave
tcsl illustrations Of movements which would prove Of
great benefit To you'b -
.,tan,;on IN PHYSICAL Education. We attend 10 the
;rtel,ctual at the expense of the physical lie ad-
vacated a sound mind in sound body, and equal
attention TO the pbyscal and intellectual natures OF
yopth Children should know something of their
own systems as well az systems OF study. Physi-
olooy should be taught 10 all schools Veutils-
tiof of school aud proper seats for youth, are
OF u highest importance.
Mr. ODwYER considered physical exercise the
basis OF all study. Development of mind is grestly
facilitated By exercise Of body. In all schools the
best leapers, Jumpers, wresters aud ball'plsyer',
were very apt TO be the beet scholars.
Mr. ScOTT attended an institution IN hs youth when
had the benefit Of 10 acres Of play ground Several
hundreds would there assemble and all sorts OF q mes
were brought in requisitoD, football, shindy, I'm
which were received some pretty severe raps on tue
% shins y miniature battles between the French and
Enol,b English and Americans, the Spanish and
Dutch The BOYS received, II Is true, some pretty
we're knocks and scratches butihey themselves acted
az doctors and surgeons ana me ihsu;tors were my
troubled. He believed that such exercises, properly
controlled were conducive to intellectual afvance-
ment. He thought that in our CITY, teachers, earnest
teachers could hot have any recess, other than ac'
CONTAINING the children to the yard mingng IN with
and puoing their sports while every WIND OF the
school room as thrown wide open for fresh air He
dempeo n miserable policy of assigning play grounds
of forty by eighty feet for ne'ry two thousand children
He believed that if more money was spent IN securing
larger poy.grOuIds for pupils, and less In expensive
buildings the health of the City, especially the youth
ful portion thereof would be vastly improved. s3j-
600 for public school building Ii such PROPOSE
ton had BEEN made few years since to the late Pub
lie School Society how would our esteemed fiiend,
the atle ard venerable President thereof have but
toned 10 his coat aud quietly left the room
Mr. HENRY of the Mechanics Institute, said that
Adam Clarke, when boy, priced himself IN being
able to roll the largest stone of any boy in his neigh
borhood. Great care should be taken Of forward
"chldren," for they apt 10 die early; aud wh ,
doubrs but that in very many cases this is brought
about by lack of physical exercised Physicians tell
US that nervous diseases incre
doubtless to the same Physiology Informs us
that there are &c 'era hundred muscles in the human
frame eedng, nay, demanding exercise.
Mr.. BRISsMADE said: 10 olden times or, rather,
few years ago, public school houses, costing from
Is 900 to $40 900 mutt Only small portion Of
four lots of ground. Improvement says, Cover
all the ground with an extravagant building, costing
some $50, 900, and allow play ground II is no,
the Board Of EcucstiOn that does this but the loo Al
Ward officers, who are also elected by the people.
Twas however evident, and so suggested, that no
settled plan for securing proper physic4 exercise in our
schools could be presented unless competent CON.
mttee take the matter in charge and report one well
digested at future meeting.
The Association then adjourned till the last Satur-
day evening OF December.