The record-union., 1891-03-25
DON'T CARE 10 EAT.
High School Students Who Prefer the
Continuous Session.
They Do Not Agree With the Medical
Men, and Term it MiSdirected
Philanthropy.

The High School students evidently do
not take kindly to the intervention on the
part of the local medical fraternity in their
behalf, by opposing vigorously the con-
tlnuous session plan practiced at the
high School during the summer months
The question, can High School students
study on an empty stomach? is answered
very promptly by the students them
selves in the affirmative.
The following communication was re-
celved yesterday by the RECORD UNION
from a committee of High School stu
dents, and gives fair idea of their side of
the controversy:
SACRAMENTO, March 24th.
EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN: We the representa-
tlVes OF the high school, wish 10 express our
intense gratitude for the interest taken in our
health by u few of the citizens of this town.
Although we do not doubt the sincerity of
the kind intentions OF these gentlemen in i'll
terferlnS with the usual regime, and although
we do not dispute their knowledge of the laws
of health. still we should like to state a few
lacts, which seem to have been overlooked.
Are these gentlemen aware that, for eighteen
years, this system has been successfully and
henficiaily carried on-not IL single case of
dyspepsia or starvation having occurred TO
the knowledge of either pupils or teachers?
1t is evident that these gentlemen are not in
the habit Of visiting the school-room, for n
more healthy set of pupils can scarcely be
found. That these honorable gentlemen may
convince themselves of the truth of this state
mcnt we cordially invite them to visit the
senior class, which, for the past two years, has
nae the bonedt OF the shorter sessions.
II IL portion of the phianthropy which
seems To be needlessly expended on the So
called children of the high school, whose ages
range rom fifteen to nineteen years We're
directed toward some of our mercantile es-
adjustments, which employ young people
from ten years of age upward, working on or
ffNE i
siona!ly longer, six and sometimes even
seven days out OF the week, it might not seem
so misplaced.
We were surprised at such disinterestedness
ana seli-sacrifce ON the part of those whose
professional success depends on the ills of hu-
manity.
for study. time that otherwise would be spent
IN walking to and from our homes under the
hot summer sun.
We think 1t only Justice that the wishes of
parents, teachers and pupils should be re-
garded in this matter, rather than those of
outsiders.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE SENIop Grass
OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.
The Representatives of the Senior
CLASS" are not accurate. The continuous
system has not obtained in the Sacra-
mento High School for eighteen wears
so, too, the youths who work full day,
as referred to, have the full noon hour,
ana, 1t is to be presumed, enjoy a meal at
that time. The physicians, who have
broader opportunities Of observing the
effects of the system complained Of, are
better judges of what conserves health
and longevity than the youths from
fifteen to nineteen in the high school.
1t scarcely ccnports with the general be-
lief in the good manners of high school
pupils, to learn from them that they esti-
mate the office of the physician to be that
OF bird Of prey. The senior class repre-
sentat1ves are in need of training in the
common courtesies of life.-EDs.1