The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-30

! ard OF studies: they are too much i'm
posed on by mental STRAIN
DR. rARkFB.
DR. w W Parker said: Most assur-
I eddy from point OF health the pan vi
dividing the school day into two sectionS
is an admirable idea. and endorse H.
PROFESSOR HODGES.
Or. ]. Ailiston Hodges. the celebrat-
ed young professor of anatomy at inc
University College OF Medicine, says:
heartily endorse your plan. l thlnk VI" ~
present system OF schooling mercy, "
process OF examining, In which the emu !
mind does not digest what ne learns }
am In favor OF even a longer recess t1aii
you lesire. IL should be given the schoDi
children, In fact, they would learn more,
and there would be less sickness amphs
them. were the school hours from 10 !
O'Clock. with half an hours recess
Were the children allowed 10 20 DoHi,,
eat their dinners quietly, ana I' ii 80
for some time the good effects WouiI ~, ne
very Soon seen. At school they H"n,t!1
eat their lunches TO cngjGe J" I,.
games. Now the blood which Is evenly
distributed over The body. Whtl a. ~.
son eats anything. Is Drawn tlV'n H.
mind TO the stomach 20 nclp dIfr-t nv
food. This leaves the mind N a iaH coi!-
dition. and In 10 state for meh'"l "itcSt-
ION. At school the children cdt ti ,
lunches. and rush TO their EIlhtS. -
brain. leaving an insufficient quantity IN
the stomach for perfect digeSuph' anu
dyspepsia Is the result. II thcy went
home and ate their dinner ana were
food Would be better digested. and the
blood would make It's natural return 10
the brain. Yes. ! endorse your plan.
II oTHFR CITIES.
This question OF shortening the school
hours or OF allowing the children long
er recess, IS not pecnIar 70 Richmond
alone as Will be shown by these "eier-
ences TO other cities. Section rs Of the
Manual Of the Board Of Education Oi
the city Of New York reads as follows:
The several schools shall be opened
at nine o'clock a. NJ, and the sessions
Z. NJ, with an intermission of one hour
al noon, when the pupils may leave
school. An intermission not TO oXceed
twenty minutes, may also he given dur
very wet or stormy weather the Prlnci-
pal may detain the pupils IN school be-
tween the hours OF twelve and one
o'clock; but In such cases the school Shan
lac dismissed for the day at two O'Clock
Il. NJ In no other case shall any school
be dismissed before three O'Clock
L. NJ, except by authority Of the Presi-
dent of the Board, or Of the Board oil
Trustees, as provided IN the bylaws.
Meritorious pupils. as a reward may be
iIer on Friday of each week.
All school buildings shall be opener
for the admission Of pupils at not later
than half past eight o'clock a. NJ, ana
on stormy and Indictment days at eight
o'clock j.. NJ, and the Trustees Of the
several Wards shall make suitable pro-
vision for the proper care Of the pups.
Here is section from the avs ipN-
erning the public schools Of Baltimore;
All the schools shall be opened at
4. NJ. during the entire scholastic year.
The college. high and grammar colored
schools shall have one session daily,
closing at half past t~0 i. NJ. The man
ual training school shall have one Scs-
sion. closing at +. NJ. The grammar
and primary schools shall have two ses-
sionS until June lst-the morning session
closing at u NJ. the afternoon, session
commencing at hal! past one and closing
month Of June they shall have one ses-
sion daily the primary schools closing
at !. and the grammar schools al 4. VI.
They shall close at those hours also
II and =. NJ when one session Is Or
Section Ky Of the public school rules
for Philadeluhia touches on ms SUBJECT
and IS as follows:
Morning and afternoon sessions shall
be held in all the schools Of the district;
the morning session 10 commence al
Q A. NJ. and close at Il NJ, and the
afternoon session 10 commence AT : !.
NJ, and close at L. NJ. except that
from the 18th Of June 10 the commence
ment Of the summer vacation and from
the reopening of the schools to the 18th
of September there shall be one session
only, from \. NJ. TO Y NJ. with thirty
minutes intcrmisSion. When It shall be
found necessary by the Visiting Dlret-
tors. by reason of stormy weather, 10
hold one session, the same shall hc. ior
Primary Grades, from . A. VI. 70 Il NJ"
and for the Secondary and Grammar
Grades from 9 \. NJ to | j. NJ with
not more than ten minutes intermission'
The above extracts are taken from the
educational manuals of the cities canned
for the year 1892.