Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-31
Of health and cleanliness. In some places [

OF health and cleanliness. In some places
bath rooms are built in connection with
the schools, and in these pupils are taught
the chemical effects Of soap and water
Some cities heve introduced instruction in
swimming, skating and open air games as
parts of the school courses. In many
places the government furnishes warm din
ners and clothes to poor school children.
Oftentimes, when they come from long dis
tances In the rain, dry garments are kept
IN Inc SCHOOLS, In order that they may have
a change.
1t is said that illiteracy is almost un-
known In Sweden. All children are expect
ed to be in school between the ages of
seven and fourteen, which rule is strictly
enforced after the ninth year. Swedish
boys and girls have to attend school only
thirty-six weeks in each year, leaving al
most four months of holiday Swe5es do
not believe in incumbering the children of
the primary grades with too many studies
DUE ada more practical instruction than is
gwen IN other countries. School is held
every day In the week. but Saturday is re-
served Tor manual training
Jnpan's Excellent System.
Inc excellent public school system of far
on Japan to great extent tells the tale of
the recent rapid rise of that nation to
high plane of enlightenment. The pupits
Of this empire are taught according to
the combined principles of the French and
american systems. with some original ad-
dluons. japanese boys and girls are for
the most part, educated together. Japan
preViaes public kindergartens for children
rot less than three years of age. the
parents, however, each paying a dollar a
month to provide a part of their main
tenance. In the higher schools girls are
tanght such subjects as mode of presery-
ing movers, mode of burning incense. mode
OF folding papers, sitting etiquette eti-
quette In tea party, standing etiquette"
an included under the study of etiquette"
ana anf, IN ADDITION, under the heading, house
training OF children, nursing Of patients
attention to furniture, garments. Washing
hair dressing, income and expenditure, and
employing servants
Free Schools in England,
England has only given her children free
schooling within the past twenty-five
years. AS whole. the English public
soho oil system is now much like our own.
Corporal punishment, however, is very
generally employed. In London It is
against the rule for others than head
teachers to whip unruly boys. AS for va
cations, the young Brftisher, like the Ger
man youngster, gets only his week at
christmas, Easter and Whitsuntide, and
three weeks only in summer, commencing
With the first Monday in August
In London school opens at 8 o'clock. adj
Journs Tor lunch at noon, and holds another
session In the afternoon from until 80
ana woe betides the English boy who
pays truant. If after a certain number of
warnings he fails to make a satisfactory
record of attendance at school he is ar
rested by an officer and brought before a
magistrate. who sentences him to impris-
ohmsnt in the ''truant school" The aver
age length of his confinement is ninety-five
days. In some truant schools the whole of
the play hour is taken up with tiresome
drills, and every boy has to remain locked
up alone In cell for certain length of
time daily.
The bureau of education. being the ma
tfonai headquarters of all of our own
schools. Is always considering the most
modern educational systems to be recon-
mended to the various local boards. Per-
pendicuiar penmanship is new departure
which 1t is at present considering This
method has already been adopted in Wash
lngton and other cities. One of the latest
educational inventions Is a cheap profile
mar. to be furnished each pupil engaged
In the study of geography. These charts
are made of cardboard, which is pressed
10 resemble plaster cast Some are COW
cred with a washable coating. Cities
boundaries rivers, ETC., are to be traced by
pencil. The pupil is thus given a vivid
idea OF the physical features of each coun-
try.