The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-12
oPENINs aoURs ron SCHOOLS
Conuents Urou en-. s.exesiiou 20 Pos,poss
10 TO 10 O'clock 4. ~.


A fashionable city physician is authority for
the statement that great many people think
"a NJ. too early an hour for the schools o
open. He says that most Of the families which
employ him are accustomed TO cit IN In the
evening at least Till midnight This Is a con-
venient time 10 retire for the Iarents whose
aocial duties frequently keen thom out much
later than that and the children come to re-
gard Il as the proper siRn NJ growth and prog
rcss to keep fate hours. When the parents are
away the children rebel AZ going to bed carly,
and when the parents can spenl an evening
in the society OF their little ones they nppro-
ciate the privilege too much 20 break w the
happy circle any earlier than they have to-
The result is that the children 10 not get
sleep enough. They have to rise in time 10 eat
breakfast aud go to a school which Is some
times some distance on. They procrastlnate
ABOUT rising. AMI when they do get fully
dressed they have only Just time to reach
school before the bell rings at i've minutes be-
fore s.. To get there after that five minute
hell rings even ~ it II not yet ~ o'clock. m cans
tardy mark in all the public and many 81 the
private schools. One ofthe greatest am hitlons
OF the pupil il not to have any tar1y marks OBJ
posite his name. and this ambition lie atimu-
lated and fOstered in all the schoois TO the ut
The fashionable doctor said that too little
sleep and too hasty breakfasts were .undoubt-
gestion OF school children to-day. He said
there never was a time when SO many thou
werc wearing glasses. lie eaid that bowe!
com plants. indigestion. and the beginning OIL
dyspepsia we're rife among the risinE genera
ton. He said be was not alone In this view,
and that several other physicians with whom
ho had conVersej believed il was time some
thing were done to prevent these He;
1t has been seriously suggeetod, said he
that public agitation lie started looking to
n change in the hour OF school openln R, to con-
Ia Ia thn n Itpred conditions Ot ltfa now nre-
Nailing. 1t WAS all very well Tor our iathera
who went to he'd between and ~ j. NJ, TO
send their children TO school at ~ In the morn
ing. They used to rise about u in those days
anil breakfast never later than Z. IL was easy
niter VIZ s,nG Io oMn |" eat Having had eight or
niue hours Ui refreshing sleep, II WAS no strata
on their eyes to study nlLday. But times have
il Is proposed TO ask that all schools lie
opened at 10 A. NJ. For my part should pre-
healthy play out ot doors Think !he present
school sessions too LONG. But II II should be
decided that 1t ia necessary to have luat a.
should advise adding an hour To the afternoon
session to make UP for the hour cut OIL In the
John jasper. Superintendent Of Public
Schools. was invited to give his opinion on tuo
said It WINS new idea to him. He said that he
did not believe that the kind OF children that
Til mi might. lie said one OF the tea chers in
down town school tainted the other day and
when she cntnc to- she contested that she hat
been late in arising and Ind neglected to cat
any breakfast. lie sent right out Tor cup OF
coffee and snmo rolls. AMI cured that teacher.
However. that WAS the young lady own inult,
and he did not recoliect another similar case.
lie thou ht it IA good idea To hegin school ear
ly II taught the pupil to get up early in tho
morning and Ia be punrtual. For the boys who
expect To go into business houses Tor emnloy-
mrrt later on such course o! preliminary
training was Invaluable. 49,.
A young mother who is fond OF her little
ones. but. who is guided by stern sense o.
duty said II her children got into the habit OF
sitting up nights and spoiling their eyes and
stomach shs would not change the school
hour. That would confirm them in evil ways.
Every time she caught them out OF bed after -
y. VI. she would give Thorn good. old-iash-
toned spanking.