The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-27
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

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IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Some criticism has been made be-
cause the national flags were not dis
played upon. the school buildings last
Saturday To the school children Fri
day was Washington's birthday. on
that day all rooms held special exer-
cises appropriate to the day, consist
ing of songs. recitations, dialogues
and drills. Flags were not only dis
played upon the buildings, but each
room contained one or more flags and
was decorated i'm the national colors
No one who is acquainted with the
work of the schools can complain of
the manner i'm which patriotism is
taught. Each room possesses a first
class bunting flag and at stated and
regular intervals the salute TO the flag
is adopted by the national w. X. c. is
given. The music upon Friday of each
week consists of patriotic songs and
there is not a pupil who has been in
the Missoula public schools any length
of time who does not honor the words
and music to- America" Yankee Doc
die" Hail Columbia" Red, White
and Blue" and Star Spangled Ban
ner." Added to these special exercises
are always held Columbus day, Oct. 21:
Washingtons birthday and Patriots
day. April 10.
Supt. j. NJ. Hamilton has just fin
ished a catalogue of the books in the
public library suitable for school chill
dren to read. The books have been
classified into the following classes:
Fairy stories, fiction, historical fiction.
history. biography, geography and
travel and poetry. Much use is now
school children. When a new subject
is taken up in geography or history,
the superintendent puts a list of the
books bearing upon the subject upon
the blackboard and while the subject
is being studied the pupils draw these
books and read them.
The new school law requires each
trustee TO visit every room in the
schools i'm his district at least once
during the year The law ought to re-
| quire each parent to visit each room
| in which he has children at least once
year. More visiting. better acquaint-
| ance between teachers and parents,
| more friendly criticism of the schools
by the patrons. more personal talks be-
tween teachers and parents will make
better schools.
County Superintendent Sarah b. Ma
clay visited all of the rooms in the city
last week. Miss Maclay is very popu-
lar with the teachers and is always a
welcome visitor i'm the school room.
The snow having about disappeared
from the school yards. the janitors
have been put to work TO clean off the
refuse which has collected during the
winter. AS soon as the cleaning of the
yards is accomplished, the school
rooms will be given a thorough scrub
bling.
The superintendent and teachers
have been making a special study of
ventilation recently. At the last teach
ers' meeting the best method of venti-
lating the school rooms was discussed.
The Central and North Side buildings
have hot air ventilation. but the sys-
TENS are not adequate for the crowd
ed condition of the rooms. The super
intendent has written out directions in
detail for the ventilation of each sepa-
rate school room.
Quite an epidemic of ia grippe eX-
lists at present and the school children
are having their share of IL. The teach
ers are doing all in their power to pre-
vent sickness. An interdict has been
put upon playing in the mud and
water Pupils who come to school with
wet, muddy feet. except in cases where
there is no sidewalk are promptly pun
| ished
on next Monday night the subject of
| Child study" or pathology, viii be dis
cussed at the teachers meeting. Paid
ology is the latest educational rad and
| bids fair To revolutioniZe methods of
| teaching.