The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-01-09
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/. Purity ard cleanliness.
. Good morals.

/. Purity ard cleanliness.
. Good morals.
8, Give as much Information as you can.
To educate the head At tie expense Of TIE
body is a losing transaction. A sound body
and cultivated mind are the great requisites.
The same is true Of nations they that pos
seSs sound bodies and cultivated minds are
the most powerful of the earth.
Pure air and food sustain life-are essen
tial 10 life. The tripod Ct life is circulation.
respiration and i~nnervation. Think Of the
bouutiful chemistry that converts bread into
brain and thoGghl-b7ead converted into the
tragedy Of Hamlet. We use $50 cubic inch
Is Of air every minute. Airi composed Of
oxygen, hydrogen and car5onic acid IN very
minnie portions. The lungs viii not long
endure the presence Of irritating gases with
ont The destruction Of a~ir-cells. Shortness
Of breath heart, troubles. consumption and
death follow.
Ceanliness-Td like to know how many
school houses were. left absolutely clean
when closed by the teachers last week
Sehool-hoases can be kept clean. I suggest
that AZ least every moath the schooIhoases
shoald be thoroughly disinfected The re-
spoasi5ility that rests upon the teacher for
the morals Of TIE children Is immense.
When the health and morals have been ia
ken care Of the care .. The head or intellect
m ioilow.
IN many districts tue surroundings are
very imperfect. When leaves fall and ac-
crnInlate. and are allowed to remain, they
generate noxious gases and injure the health
Of the children.
The proper building Of school-houses de-
pends p o the directors-they are response
bic for them. Suggestions from teachers
should be received and they should be made
comfortable in every respect.
Mnsicb By the Institute-Prof Case, con-
ductor.
Report by Fred Grof, Of Meyersdale-~In-
dustral Education.
Twelve and one half millious OF dollars
were speHt in Pennsylvania last year fr
pablic schools. When we consider the mum
Der Of private schools, we see tha- this does
not cover the expenditure. The great ma
jority graduate from the public schools with
very little knowledge ofthe common branch
e and no knowledge Of anything else that
may aid thsm in the fgh, OF life. When
any manufacturing firms netd skilled ne
ci.anics they must import them from Europe.
It's right that we should have Professional
mcu, bat Il IS also right that We have ne
Charles and artisans. Go through any city
AMI you lind too many professional men,
aud ihiais largely > resalt Of "a system Of
elacat,on. Il is the arts. sciences and
mechanics Of 4 ci1ntry taat make it known
I Connecticut Is ao; known as a cotton man
ulaeiHring State hecause she raises cotton,
but because she manufactures cotton goods.
Many persons say give a 10Y a good educa-
ZION and he'll make a good mechanic. bat
/ M experience is that heI make no mecaan-
icat all. II he soes through the high school
he'll hunt up a lawyers office likely aad Try
10 make lawyer, OF maybe he'll want 20 e
a doctor. or a preacher. Hell surely nvs 90
TO Tie workshop.
How : it with our sirls2 They graduate
from the high school hook Unemployment
bat fail finally they, ia selfdesense, gei
married. But they Do 81 ignorant % al Do
mesiic accomplishments they can't seE.
nor bake. nor hrol .bs,fsteak hey are i'm
piy educated for aides.
Resolutions adopted by lie diasc,Ors
L. IN the buiiding Of scbooliiouses too
much care canno be taken ia ventilation
, We esnno; TOO earnestly impress the
eisiion q comre.eas mea Gr directors
s e desirable 20 have a uniformity Of
tezths,ks. and urge ibeiF adoption.
4 The convention last August did much
good and We resma,end anesher bis year
). We recommend q law requiring attend
aace acoupuisory school law.
g Es-r2re5 Tia; much credit Is 9 10 the
Csunty superintendent.
Tie came wsre endorsed by the Institute
b. mosiun-
Instruction BY Pref Nef
About three people ont q oar d5n'
kuow what tFns expression is. They admin
what they shoald condemn The way {
teach e~xprezioa IS not 70 teach H. There ar
two kinds Of expression, True and False
False expression arises when the sPeake
thinks Of two things az the same TING
When the speaker makes the hesrer thinl
Of him-the speaker-ihe expression Is false
When the singer makes her audience tAinl
Of her vosce instead Of The sbo-Slt the Fl
preston i his. Think only Of what your
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