, 1881-12-03


tho Knox County Tcsteiacrhs EnAtlttstc.
10 the Editor Of 7na Chicago TRIBUNE.
- GAL1:anuHG, ILL.,, Eoy. sn-Tho Knox County
Teachers Institute has inst completed It's falt
aesslnti, and very interesting md entertaining
ono 1t .hns licen. ThaTe wcr6 present several
eminent teachers from, Rhroad. Tho discussions
And papers wero or Il htgl, order. Extracts from
ono rcnl by ". a. 1lyan EstI.. City Clerk of th!s
city, is forwarded Ia tltE Tnint1xE for pybllcn-
t1on. 1t oannot fatlit to intorrat Ill educators
wherever TltE TRtBuxE crclllntea. Mr. Hymn
Is gentleman c,nlnesit for lila scholastic attain-
lncnts, and what he says carries wolght and force
With It. 1Io sud:
While waiviug consideration Of tho general
subj Get nf physical training in tho schools, de-
src to call nttcnuon to n feature which Is, In
my oplnlon, second to nono In Importance
TINT Is. tho nervous strnin and excessive 0stI-
t'csal excitement to which children aro aub-
lGctud, particularly In tho grnll1l schools. The
llcel order an rlgl,l t'soiplins. Kumcttn!cs car-
:!eN r. lgnxtt psrh;'Ps not @ rcaE,s.d q n to-
psHmca aud npplaudcd, ia nothing loss shau
"rArIa tortur9," pornte!Mis IN is results. and
aa whippin1. I,ost. ma othor r"llcs oi barbar.'
Ism n tho museum ot tho antlslunrin,l.
Mhilo Sn recent y'ss i,o, r. netroIo,tar
was told tho urtlcr would be found perfect. AR
rlvlng Just before RECESS, had n ,Kood oppur-
fa s @ at H su.s tHs AZ su ,r Il 5
scvmc simultaneously t roll IL ,ls orblt tawnfs
Sb lin WI .panasay tesked 81 ia,a 1 ' pcs
a,y With s pRm9 Sr sa sns psaht P1 .Paf!e hs I'd
machinery towartl tho door; while flush of
triumph n,nntIc.t tho brow OF tho tcnchor.
Louis tacks .lrlycn IN tho llaor. and n crnnk In
tho corIlcr, tho machine would have been conl-
What folly! wheroIn Is the benons Of this
military trntnnga Spmc Fny It induces hn4tts OF
order and ,nna a'swcr 80 toes tcath
III hs eoMr Z. o bsdf a oa & ss1ss
authority. to stnHnnio tile blnoi ana SUPPRESS
tho Einturnl feelings, then perhaps 81; h,i u ynn
waste brings tho fncultcs 10 bear tnr thu Hc-
o.ni!shmqqnt Of S!vs .e say no;
II Whit mt w"nsT .ha. i Dr. + i,oard, IL. BROWN
Aet1uarl, and other eminent physicians ory ont
thRt tho Rreat American dfscMso is nervousness
THO unnatnral nrtiriy Of tho American mnrkct!
Thore "a nj Aunht tl.ni IN tho extrosno aExIety
y S n re Rayseai o wsS ee
ttrG T,,no tho lcas 8crpus because they urn rN-
mote. IN eminent e'ttcntor,, r. says: 10 tno
cAsu whnrG positive Illness IL directly trACfnhlo
70 oo,cr-upplIcation there are ut leaat ha'f a
aozc,, cnscs where Tho cv!t y tlnobtr''s!vn md M
MSsl SSSwy Y s"SSnE Ssos 'pfSy o,sGf
tendency tu eerebrut ds1rtler, which y dcyci-
opell In the rush And rstar tf actt!9 l.tc: This
nptltss With srcatcr foFeo' II possible to 'nerv-
From the tlmo . pupil enter, tho primary DO:
pAraMent he ur sho u subjected ~ moro or icas
rigorous discipline, walking OIL ttp.tnp, sttlnK
III rho sa1tlo position for unnait'crnhle length
nt time. and kept In constant fenr of 1nhkiH y
,m nse; The H,! ts e % stst " y osb
nnxoty Mhout H.nrks. examinations, etc.. which
!IncrMlt,cs tho nervous syatcln ni,d prutl,lres
btn!n; thoy nr1 har, stubborn facts ~ tho fol-
lnwlnH 1viloncu, which might to multiplied Ill
Gaae Maspo.na w. to noa|ar elamor tho Cleveland
Hoard OF Education rcoon!ly apnointcd oo.a-
stse w!t slew q iessg s,g VIZ by. g %y
"suy; M e aaa e.peaay aat9'' .he J F'rls, hass
s RI d fns S dur T. hGsS ,sr ssoa efssa ays ae
sAe hlxh selt,ul md 1}r. l.. II. Tucker, who had
scar iiity:sava, G"ys a.na Id. xirs lad dropped
eona M o festy re- re- eShsS
count oi !i.htatt @ a' Wi}h stroax symptons Of
nervous disorder such sA heaslachc, loas Of ap-
A!x girls, soventy.two loft MI nccount Of III
hra!sh, with similar nesyos symp!ons: Fnr. r..
to stntr-cilnb!ng, while many gave ~ tho Hctlrn
ca,!se worry about thoir standing In classes and
pl.s who were stiil Attending tho hKh school.
kltty.four entered IN GOOD hcn!sa. bilioe ".
fen!ux three bad gsnSd u hea'n; a. twSptX9't,9
fatlol, oxh!bltn9 noryous ,symptom%;; H. while
! sn1ao 1al been permanently tnJ,lEMt; Ihus. Ut
tered tho schools IN sood hcaith, aaa Ous sixary-
ifS f. ss ~. a fsu ass sss
hours; nnd il'sorsoiy as ihc anount ot reese.
Fosty.t.se per cont Ut ihosp whn did t,ot 70 to
amuaelnonia ii ail. reaodsd tho lowest xrade Of