Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-11
THE SCHOOLS.

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rates. This applies TO the United States
history spelling book, primary arithmetic,
elementary geography, and intermediable
geography now in use in our public
schools, and which must hereafter be re-
tailed to public school pupils at wholesale
rates. The board approved of the pop
ositon. The prices in the future will
therefore be: United States history, ninety
cents; spelling book, eighteen cents; in~
termediate geography 81; primary arith-
metic, twenty-five cents.
The following bills were allowed;
WA Olmstead. S12 AZ; Henry Darts
Sons, 1919; C c Taylor. 50 40; Don II
Briggs, $15 l2; Rock Island Gas Co,
81. 3S; s Kcmble, 81; Davis & Co,
1873. 40.
A bill of $500 from Matthias Schnell
was referred to Messrs. WEIGH and Dur.
ham with power to act.
The finance committee was empowered
to take whatever steps might be advisa-
bic to obtain from town collectors any
overcharges in school tax collections.
RECEPTION AT AUGUsTANA.
The informal reception in the new
Augustaua college building yesterday
afternoon, was very well attended, a
large number of our citizens improving
the opportunity thus afforded to visit the
grand institution. President Hasselquist,
General Manager Carlson and Profs.
Williamson. Weidner and Foss, consti-
tuted the reception committee, while
others of the faculty acted as escorts
through The great building. The |
ARGUS printed an extensive do |
scription of the new building ac-
companying the same with a correct |
cut some time ago. After the guests had
been shown through the building, the
east end of the building, where there was
music by the college band and choir and
then President Hasselquist delivered
brief address of welcome and short and
interesting speeches followed by Prof.
Weidner, Prof. Foss, Mayor Banding,
Gen. w A Schmitt, Mr.. Geo. MiAt1r
and Mr.. Oliver Olsen. Music by the
college choir and band closed the inter-
esting exercises.
PHYSICAL TRAINING IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
A series of articles now appearing in
the Forum ON "On What Shall our Pub
lie Schools Teach?" attests the growing
interest taken in our school system. Amy
one reading these articles will notice the
prominence given by part at least to
physical training as Legitimate feature
of the public school. Says a writer in
the April number:
IAN important question relates to the
advantage of physical training as part 1
Of the discipline and education of school (
as part of the education of
young men, the advantage of careful and
physical training, involving
,ven severe physical exercise, is well i'll f
ustrated at the United States Military i
Academy at West Point. The result of 8
he four years training, both physical and :
mental, is class of men perfect in I
bodily health and vigor. v
The practical question of physical S
raining in public schools is, however, 4
me of considerable difficulty. There is
10 physical selection of pupils; the age is
UGH that severe physical training would
Ne inludcious. even if it were practica>
lie; teachers have no control of pupils .
nut of school hours; the hyglenic condi> 81
ions at home are seldom of the best, and d
t is impossible to guard against bad U
abits, such as the prevalent vice of n
These and other like Il
considerations render impracticable any
omplete and thorough system of physiN u
al training in public schools; but on the
ther hand, it seems that much good may !,
re accomplished III this direction. Young y
hldren, when in perfect health, take an o.
amount of physical exercise. N
heir simple games and sports, for girls e,
8 well as boys, are full of active move
lent. These should be encouraged, and
S far as practicable, subjected to intelli- u
ent direction, The more that health +
vi amusement can be combined f,
nth physical training the bet ;,
er; and it reqnires much more
me devoted to purely muscular
xercise to develop child than to keep
be functions IF an adult in a Perfectly :.
ormal condition. IL
Assuming that the great object of X
arly education at public expense is to NJ
lake useful members of society in the al
ifferent and inevitable social grades, will
contribute to that end to give any con. sd
derable part of the time to purely Ell
hysical t.aining2 1t is question, indeed, q
neither it be not more important to fit IN
len and women physically for their life's -.
,ork than simply to train the intellgence,
,aving the body to take care of itself. nj
We have noticed the more erect bears
lg, the broader chest and shoulders of
lore than one of our boys after a few
lonths spent at some school where the in
attalion is a prominent feature. All In
ho were present at the school entertain
tents given last week at the rink, must
re that series of such exercises as
ere there shown BY Mr.. Reuters classes
ON the high school, would do much to
improve the physique of our boys and
iris, helping much toward the desldera- Fl
i'm of a sound body 10 which to develop tr
sound mind. 1t is to be hoped that the
Oard OF education will see its way to the
1tension of the work in our schools.
THE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS. OF
The teachers in high schools and acad- T
mics of northern Illinois will meet at Ii
riuoeton on next Friday and Saturday.
Re find the name of Miss Briggs of this
ty. high upon the programme. Mr.. E.
4. Harper, of Port Byron, will read
aper on Psychology in the High lie