Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-31
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Conducted by H. W. Dietrich, County
Superintendent.
NEEDED APPARATUS.

! In this column we VIII state the
wants of a few more towns.
CLYDE.
District, joint "a set of maps except L, s,
and globe.
No, s-a set of maps, globe, and more black.
board.
No. IA set of maps, a globe, three Academic
dictionaries, more blackboardS and new desks,
No. "A set of maps and Reading chart.
No IA set Of maps, reading chart, and globe,
EDEN.
No. ia globe and set of maps.
No. joint-A set of mops and reading chart.
No. 8, joint-A set of maps and a reading chart,
No. l2-Reading chart, Ave Academic diction-
aries, and more blackboard; the seats should be
nesrsr together
No IA globe.
No. New desks badly.
No. S-The seats should be closer together
No. S-New building, new seats, and reading
chart
No 9-Set of maps, globe, and a reading chart
LINDEN.
No A set OF maps, and reading chart,
No. ga set of maps, and reading chart
No 10-Reading chart
No. 2-Reading chart
No. S-Needs set of maps, q globe aud a
Reading chart.
ROUND SHOULDERS.
Next in Importance to well de-
vetoped symmetrical mind is a well
developed symmetrical body and to
obtain the latter the ordinary rules of
Hygiene should receive due attention
during the years Of growth or until
about the age of twenty-five.
1t is within this time, usually, that
all the malformations of the body are
produced, at least such common de-
formities as round shoulders, stoop-
shoulders, hollow chest, and curved
spine,
A rapidly growing child has not so
great reserve fund of energy as an
adult, and when in state of rest or
quietude, the mucles that, in an adult,
are taut and tense, holding the bones,
the frame work of the body, in place,
in a child are relaxed, allowing the
bones to move out of their positions as
far as their attachments will permit.
Especially is this true of the spinal
column and shoulder bones; the later
moving forward and downward and
tending to grow shorter by the pressure
on them, thus retaining the shoulder
forward, producing round and stopped
shoulders. The spinal coumn, however
being composed of "a short pieces,
with cushions of cartilage, a soft sub
stance, between them, if constantly
kept in a curved state by inclining the
head and shoulders forward, tends to
remain curved, because these cushions
of cartilage become hardened with
age.
Now, fruitful source of such dis
tortions is the careless way in which
many of our schools are seated, the
desks being to far from the seats; and
the temptation for the growing child to
lean forward and rest on the desk is
irresistible. For small pupils the back
of the seat ought to be within twelve
inches of the edge of the desk, and for
larger ones, within fournteen inches.
The expense of reseating school
room is trivial-too little to excuse any
neglect in Immediately placing the seats
in a proper manner. Nor have / over
estimated the influence or poor arrange
ments on round shoulders for | voice
the sentiments of many in saying, that
if by any act of of necromancy, could
live over again my school experience
in properly seated schoolrooms, would
willingly bear the expense of rearrang.
ing the seats in all the schools in our
county.
Some of the districts whose school
houses are improperly seated are the
following:
Districts and 10, in Highland,
Districts ?, g. and I, in Clyde.
Districts s. 4, and 3, In Millin.
Districts g. 9, 4, 5, 10, ana s, in Linden.
Districts 6, 10, 4, IL, II, and u, In Dodgeyille.
Districts 3, 4, Joint /, 2. 7, and g. Mineral Point
Districts 4, s. and 6, in waldwck,
District joint, Moscow.
Districts T. II. J. Is and ., in Brigham.
District 2, in Ridgeway.
Districts 2, 8, l, in Wyoming.
THE INSTITUTE.
The institute this summer promises
to be the largest yet held in Dodgeville
Prof Pray and Prof. Uphan, the
conductors having had extended ex-
perience in institute work, know just
what line Of work the teachers stand
in need of and just how to present 1t