New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-19
CLOSING THEIR CONVENTION.
EDUCATORS PLEASED WITH THEIR RE
CEPTION.
ELECTION OF oFFICERs-To EEAssENB1E IN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ADOPTED-sUBJEcrs

Department
Educational Association held the final sessions Of
It's tweptyeighth annual convention I'm the rooms of The
Brooklyn Art Association. in Montague-st Yesterday
Two Of the most interesting topics of discussion the
health OF school children affected by school buildings
and the relations OF public libraries TO schools were
reserved to the last and these were so ably presented
that the debate could easily have been prolonged
Dr. G. Stanley Hall, president of Clark University
voiced a popular sentiment when he limited that many
Of the present school buildings are excellent ex-
amples of what they should not be and w. H. Brett
the librarian OF the public library at Cleveland was
warmly supported I'm the assertion that educators
should make advances TO the librarian As their most
valuable ally. The evening was given up TO n
celebration of the teVentcnaTy OF the birth of the
Moravian bishop ComcniuS. the inspirer Of FrOcbc
and PeStalozzi The convention elected its officers
Dr. Edward L. Brooks, of Philadelphia, president; John
2. Bradley, of Minneapolis vice president; and J. H.
Phillips Of Birmingham, Ala, secretary. Resolutions
also adopted commencing the course of the
Government with regard TO the education Of the
Indians, and calling for the adoption of the kinder
earten part of the common school course of the
country. and the separation OF politics from the
election of school officers.
The next annual meeting was stated yesterday
will be held in Boston in February, 1898. The dele
gates, who pronounce the Brooklyn meeting an I'M
qualified success, start this morning for their homes
HEALTH or SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The address of the morning was by President IT,
Stanley Hall, OF CLARK University, worcester, MISS
on "The Health OF school Children Affected by
School Buildings" Dr. Hall said in part:
There is institution that controls the minds and
bodies OF 50 many people as The modern school.
remark of Tolsoi That the school is bringing upon the
world race of slckly people. We cann9t lay 700
natural child is active. and when We bring him INTO
he schoolroon and make him sit still. the average
IRE particularly critical for child The diseases that
Ire disnctively schoOlbred anaemia. seases OF
lha atnrn nf tho sin
lungs, stomach and circulation. In Berlin one-tmd
81 tic pupils are found T. have diseases 3l ue eye a.,
child than the home, and it ought to BE- palace Of
made ground. and away from any thing that would
contamnate the place. The surface should be not OF
brick but of earth, and hedge i, better than wall
There should lie sheds for children TO play in on
rainy DAYS, The whole bglldne .ho1N have cellar,
states there is much legislation to the height Of
corners TO hold dust stairs in general forbidden
10 be circular and must be broken by frequent land
As to the arrangement Of windows. there is no
sT fgd But al be s sGpGIa and vest the no light
should be in front of the child or dir.cty behind or
10 be- ' nearer carer school horse tan twice its height
it held that every child should be able. rom his
heating and ventilation can be to be better than
any other As TO heating there is no perfect system;
eTonnd and in LEIPZIG the space in the echoolroom
required FOR each child is and twOthims metres.
Before the pnblcaton of Dr. BqIn2Ids book S the
to range the desks around the wall with The pupils
backs to the centre of the room The conflicting IN
the doctor and The child have rendered it almost i'm
POS ,iblc to get good seat. The foot 81 uld resi-
s@r The 1a lae uR Rond be gh7 lower than the
length Of the leg from the knee down II used to be
inches beyond the edge Of the desk but that has been
changed and II Is now pnt Two inche under Ierc
I'm proper position, such necl1clanp,. hce-rrN
and rods across the cnest. some Of item ore
Great attention IS somng to be paid to the s S4a
H Is now used WIFI" Written BY child sitting sqsy facing
the desk with the paper straight on the desk Progress
their growth. 1t is known that between seven and
' snS as 6er Ssd thirteen and
more rapidly than At any other hme' FOR near near
periods he Is not Subject to diseases Of the schoc
room At other tines lie Is psrn ns0 afe
eighteen child does not work his best for more
than haIf an hour at time Then he needs shgh'
DR. Hall offered detailed suggestions with regard
10 provisions for the health Of pupils and the meods
adopted In various European countries for the preser
walton OF their eyes When the discussion opened ue
opcsnon was raised as to the Importance Of the mid
session opcn-air recess. DR.. Hall answered; II i
Of the utmost importance No more dancer.
ous error could be made than 10 omit
in In reply to question ABOUT o"'i'S
IN schools. he said: "An inVesuaaroh IhP
he accommodation
few years ago showed that if every nhabitant OF te
kingdom was allowed eight minutes in which TO oalhe'
and all the baths taxed 10 their full capacy'
every person would find II his turn to take pa'I
once in 500 years. That led TO the establishment u
school baths which have most useful there Inc
best form has been found to be the standing uo"c"o
II is convenient. healthfu and quick
HURTFUL TO THE EYES.
In reply to W. =. Powell Of Washington d. =,
who asked what the effect on chlldreh's eyes ="
reading matter which they did not understand VI,
nan said that II was doubtless harmful but that nc au
20 stststics ON the subject and ne doubted II IL "e
.sihIe IN obtain any, The interest and understand
ing Of the Child helps energy. TO make emu
re,vous and ill., make him do work which Is uhIas'eiuI
and which he does not understand ,,,
II WAS said that the Germans with all thcr auo'o'
IN tbe health Of school children did not succeo" III
,-eservinc their ewes They glasses to muoh
greater extent tan American children. DE- nan
added: "The American eye IS the most ril'i"'''''
organ in the world II seems 10 be able to ehd'ne
more than that Of any other uviIHed people, ~
may be due 10 the atmosphere and climate.
speaking on the comparative merits OF p''' "0o =,
and books he said that legbty OF white on p''"
wa, 10 that black white as TWO l" "
Therefore he thought books the better. biacHpo''us
were better than blue or green ones. "m'e Do'''us
with charcoal pencils had been u'eu So'i'"''
we're excellent, but expensive.
Is there any difference in the length Oh ume 'n''
American and German children ought to work = aSh7u
q delegate.
"The Germans on the average, do work the longer
Dr. Hall said American children ought not 10 worn
20 long as Germans. They moro high strung anu
both In their work and play spend more nervous
force. Germany have children walk Il
quarter n mile in the line IN which they came rom
The schOOlhOuse. good American system wouu Dc
the breaking of the work up into short periods reqr
ing intense work for a time, but not having IL I"ls
continued A half hour is as long rs an American
Child works well any subject. lie then besh' ~
make frequent Mistakes ,
A p Marble OF Worcester. Mass. said: u wouIn
like 10 see "A race OF boys and girl, who don't hccl "
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