Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-10

year. We hope that proper attention
has been paid to the selection OF the
site, to the plan and arrangement Of the
school building; that they are we'll
lighted, ventilated and heated; that
they are not built upon damp, low
ground, and soil improperly drained /;
that the sewage and plumbing has been
properly seen to by the school trustees
or members OF the board OF education !;
that the walls OF the school
rooms are of the proper height,
and have been tinted a light
blue, green or neutral gray. Right here
allow me to state what is considered by
DR.. Rohe, one of our best authorities, in
his Text Book on HYGIENE TO consti-
tute model study room, according to
modern views. He says: The room
should be about 80 feet long, not over 21
feet wide and IA feet high. Such room
could be easily lighted with windows on
one side only, and readily heated and
ventilated. 1t would also enable the
teacher to exercise close supervision
over the pupils. In room of this size
forty pupils would be proper number,
although fifty could be accommodated.
The window space should not
be less than one-fifth of the floor area,
otherwise the light will be insufficient.
The light should be admitted only on
the side of the pupils, preferably on the
4 left side if possible ] would like very
much to know how many such model
school rooms we have in our city and
| be done in their construction, and has
proper attention been paid to the se-
lection of school sites, plans and ar
rangements of the buildings. ventilation,
heating and sewage, water closets and
so forth? 1t is hoped that it has been !;
| if not, we hope those in authority will
see that it is before it is too late. And
this brings us to the subject of school
furniture i is it all that could be de-
sired? Are the desks OF proper height
and properly placed in the school
rooms? Not too high or too low. Are
the black boards at the proper distance
from the farthest pupil, dead black,
without luster, all writing and figures
made legible, 80 as to be seen from the
most distant part OF the room? In
some European lecture rooms white
board and black crayon has been sub
stituted for the present black board and
| chalk, as the black letters can be seen
on white ground at a greater distance
than white letter on black ground"
The doctor, in his paper, further re-
ferred to the following subjects: The
sending of children to school at too
early an age, that is, before the age of
! Z; the wearing OF proper clothing by
school children, which, in the Doctors
opinion, should in this climate always
| be of wool; the prevention of so-called
school diseases, such as deafness, my
| opia (near sight, spinal curvature, etc.,
| by the use of proper furniture, good
.text-books, and the assuming of proper
positions at the desk and otherwise by
the scholars. He also insisted strongly
on the necessity for universal vaccina-
ton OF school children, and for the use
| of proper safeguards to prevent the
spread Of other contagious diseases than
smallpox, such as diphtheria and scarlet
| fever
The third and last paper on the pro-
gramme for the afternoon session was
entitled United States History, by Mr..
G. E. Hutton. 1t was lengthy and
interesting paper, which criticised the
usual school history and the method of
teaching the same in severe but sensi-
BILE manner, and abounded in good sug-
gestions for making the study of history
particularly the history OF our own
I NOuhbi y-uSCiut tIu lllboICSLlIK 10 Itle
boys ahd girls, and showing how the
proper study of history could be made to
prepare our children for the proper per-
formance of their duties as citizens after
leaving school. The paper concluded
with the following earnest words: "It
is a great and noble privilege to be a
citizen of this nation: to know its
powers, its rights, its duties, and to have
always in mind it's history, are require
ments laid upon all of us to be useful
factor in carrying on the work OF devel-
| opment, and to sustain it in all its rela-
tions are duties incumbent upon every
one. AS the pupil is trained to citizen
! ship in its highest sense, as well as in
the business relations OF life, it makes
the public school in yet greater degree
the bulwark of American freedom"
In the evening reunion, under the
direction of the county board, was held
in the chamber of commerce rooms on
Main street. Music and sociability
were in order, but no special exercises
were held.
ToDAY's PROGRAMME.
Today's programme will include, for
the first four sections, the following
papers:
Drawing, Prof. G. G. swoford music,
Mrs. J.. Powell Rice; geography, Pro-
fessor Alex. E. Frye; science, Superin-
| tendent Will S. Monroe.
| The High school section will have
papers on Geology. Professor Jno. Dick
inson; English, Miss E. A. Packard !:
English, Mrs. Theo Coleman, and Civics
by Superintendent G. III. Keyes.
In the afternoon there will he another
session in the assembly hall, at which
Mr.. G. w. Hodson will read paper on
Professional Reading Superintendent G.
III. Keyes will speak of Penmanship;
Professor Ira More will treat of Address,
and Miss Matte Reed will read paper
on General Exercises.
A feature of this institute will be a
daily question drawer at the general
session, and suggestion box at the
same.
There are over 400 teachers present.
The exact number is not yet known, as
all are not yet registered. There are
also numerous visitorsfrom other places
| Nearly everybody needs good medicine at
this season, to purify the blood and build up
| the system, Hoods Sarsaparilla is the most
| blood purifier. 1t cures scrOfula, all humors,
| dyspepsia, sick headache, that tired feeling
Manual Training,
The modern method of education of
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