The New York herald., 1876-03-09

female sex it Is worse they being denied
tlonally the privilege OF the outdoor exercise, IA the
city, that boys Will have.
Impure air, oyertaxed by studies aud constrained
positions all combined, are fast rendering the females
Of our public schools early victims Of disease and any
UNDER
OF public school education badly ventilated, over
crowded class rooms II has long seemed to me ques-
tion whether the advantages OF the education really
compensated In degree for the loss Of vital energy
and heathfuness which are every day so apparent
among our school glris Nervous Diseases
mental excitements, impaired lungs and shortsghted-
ness are nut few of the evils consequent thereon, TO
To saw nothing OF the spread OF contagious diseases
which destroy their thousands of youth. scara
tina, diphIhera, measles sc. With reference TO any
be acceptable that OF ventilation OF course, promi-
ncnL This has been literally treated upon by
rious writer's that any suggestions | can offer would
hardly add anything new. So many treatises, 80
many paionts and such variety oil appliances almost
bewder one who attempts to define what true venta-
tion consists or Yet, bearing in mind the fact that
what is wanted is the removal Of impure AR and the
substitution OF pure fresh air in unlimited quantities.
properly tempered and guarded IRON draughts, we
have the keynote TO the whole subject.
From the that there DOT, probably, any two
school buildings having like surroundings the
same mode Of construction, not possessing the
facilities for the admission and discharge of air will
be found impracticabe, even impossible, 10 provide
proper ventilation for all by any method. Hence,
this most important matter should be connded only TO
some scientific sanitary architect who welded to no
special system patent, but who VIII, unbiased,
study out and apply the best means for each school
building. Models OF special methods MS applicable 10
direction but when they come TO he applied are ound
10 be utter ailurcs
OPINION DR. NEBNGER, PHILADELPHIA
In interesting report, recently issued oi a COM
mittce appointed by the Board Of Education Of fhila
dephia To investigate the sanitary condition OF the
schools OF that city, Dr. A. Nebinger says
1t borne in that cnrbonic acid
is not the only pernieon matter which eonamnaes me
on from tho surface the body there organic
puresbe matter given o from the lungs at every repira
expired This organic puresebie matter the best an,
than tbs ordinary excess carbonc acid which pres.
ent in deectiyely ventilated rooms While there
be qnanttativey determined, IL for all useful
bic any school room example is expressed
the same figures % as indicate the sum Of the exec; OF car
times in OF the of that in normal air
Of such matter in ordinary air The watery vapor
pired from the lungs and which holds In solution the
Visible Il Is rendered. Ss however
aSd asa down
room when the externai is below the freezing
point Nearly the entire amount OF the condensed vapoi
bodies and with ali its foul matter was cas-,
BY being breahed inspired enters again tho circulation
ofevey of the auditory; and, much little, eorrupts
ATTITUDE OF THE BOARD
The Commissioners of Education do not expect 10 be
able TO complete and thorough revision OF all
the schools or to erect new and suitable buildings bu,
they will endeavor 1t is affirmed, to remove causes OF
1agrant wrong 10 the pupils in those schools which are
tee Buildings, or which Commissioner West IS
chairman, has the matter under consideration and
will make recommendations At tue next meeting of tho
Board. 1t is probable that the committee will recon-
mond the adoption Of superintendent Riddles sugges-
ton which that in the grammar schools nine super
ncial feet shall be allowed per person, and 100 cubic
feet air space. The Philadelphia committee in their
case recommended for much larger space. At tho
present time there is no law In education depart
nent governing the Limitation OF admission OF pupils
in gwen school, and as preliminary some limit must
necessarily be made There can be scarce any doubt
OF the speedy adoption by tho Board OF some plan
10 reeve the children. Once the law for limitation
children from the schools in which they are and IL is
proposed in order to meet the wishes OF parents that
supplementary schools shall be opened In hired
buildings adjacent to the regular schoohouses
| where accommodations may be had at low rentals.
IL said by those convcrsant with school affairs that
the public generally do not comprehend the difficulties
under which the Board OF Education labors. But the
Commissioners anxious that the taxpayers should
understand this matter fully feeling confident that
| when the difficulty understood the many existing
embarTassments shall be removed. Money Is never
grudgcd for the support OF the schools The whole
number OF schools under the Board Is 30t ncud-
ing A. grammar schools tor males and 45 Tor emales,
Is grammar schools for both sexes, u primary depart
/ mcnts, AZ separate primary schools, schools for
schools, the Normal College and the Training School.
The average attendance OF pupils last year IL 239
being increase the previous year OF Si4 In
1850 the attendance at the schools was only about
SO 600 II WILL therefore, be understood bow sonsia
has boen the demand for school mmodatcA In thi,
have been erected by the Board and ss Of the building
altered rebuilt Still the growth OF the city Is calling
! for a new departure to meet pressing claims
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