Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-06
COMMUNICATIONS.


To the Editor Of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
A southerner once said "We raise corn
to raise our hogs; We raise hogs to raise
the negroes, and we raise the negroes to
raise the cern."
This is no longer true, as the negro now
represents as varied vocstions as do the
children of the slave holder. But like
recurring chain of events is forming the
circle that binds civilization of the present
day.
We pay taxes that our schools may be
supported; we build schools that our chill
dren may be educated, and We educate our
children that they may in their turn be
useful citizens and, if not sslf-supporting,
may intelligently prepare the best way of
living for future generations.
'I want my children to have an easier
time than did," is the common express
sion of the American citizen. But what
parent would not prefer to leave as leg
acy to his child sound constitution and
strong nerves to any possible wealth rep
resented in dollars and centsl But
| turn the average grammar school
graduate into the world with good
blood and brain, nerve and muscle, and
he will make success in life, while 1t is
| sometimes question whether the higher
| free educational system ever repsys to
parents and to our cities what Is taken
from them in the expenditure of time,
money and strength. But since the prin
ciples of the High school course are en-
dorsed and supported by the public, may
not its work be done with more considera-
tion for the health of the pupils. We be-
lieve but one short recess of few minutes
occurs in the session of four hours and a
half. The average time of recitations in
Yale we may call three hours day, and
this is relieved by intervals of different
length. Those of the students who do not
room on the campus consider it necessary
to be within four or Eve blocks
of chapel and recitation rooms.
And these are men, athlstes. While the
board of education is considering locations
for the new high school that would give
scores of it's pupils, girls and boys alike, g
walk of from twenty to thirty blocks, both
In going and coming. Yes, q walk Nc
available means of riding more than third
of the way in many instances. Think of
the storms in winter, in which all of the
pupils reach the school with more or less
dampened feet and clothing, and consider
|
ditton, and that coats and closks must bt
resumed in a worse condition than which
they were thrown off; having been hud
died together in wet mass in dark dress
ing rooms. Are not these things wortf
mentioninga
Cannot the dressing rooms be furnished
in such way that garments can be thor
oughly aired If not drieda Cannot NOR
rece.ses be given if longer one is fount
an improbable interruption? Then lastly
but most important of all, cannot a cen
tral location be found for the sehoo
where, if the pupils must walk. they neet
, not hundreds of them be obliged to go tn
l length of the city from north to south, o
z from east to westl
) The importance of ventilation in tn
:. school room seems to be understood by tn
+ teachers aud board, but the Importance @
3 these arrangements that are called mino
: details will be painfully evident If not cor
E sidered.
In several communications to the pres
> the fact that if the school could be on th
d line of the cars it would be of incalculabl
IS benefit to the pupils has been brought out
n If we can emphasize that fact further W
~ would do it.
When our High school is well locate
y and arranged then we may expect that tn
!. and the next generation may be as sturd
in body as it is cultured in intellect.
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