The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
THE SCHOOL LUNCHEON.
ONE Cause or THE BREAKDOWN OF
PUPfTS AID TIItuERs
Need That Roth should Hnyc Nonrishinr
Food In the Middle of the Day Instead Of
Cream Puns and soda wntpr--A school
IrinLII,nl,. HIM

| Need That Both should Have Nonrishlnr
FOOD In the Middle of the Day Instead OF
Cream Puns and soda Wntrr--A school
Principals Iden Of Needed Reform
Il believe" remarked the veteran school vrln-
Clpal. that the cause VI most Vt the brenkduyns
on the part VI both teachers and pupils Is tho
luncheon question. What do you suppose causes
the general collapse al the cnd Of the school year
which 81 many teachers regard as incvltabct
Improper lunChing in nine cases ou, Of ton
ITS prcpOstcrous 10 think q girl uf eleven o.
twelve years Of age should become n bundle "
nerves with water for blood under n routine Of four
hours school attendance aud practically no work
AZ home why, do you know when was n little
girl going To village school every one of us chill
drcn had no crd ~ chores 10 do around the house,
besides getting TO end IT lcssons out VI school
houi., and We went to school at half past 4 and
weren't dismissed until 4. And did we break
down under ~ Never heard uf such a thing.
Even now In Germany aud france children work
much longer hours at schonl than they do hero.
and breaking down is unhcard Of Again IT'S the
lunchnp question
Tn th" country either went home and had
hot dinner ~ noon or took n wholesome cold
lunch and at" 1t during the noon recess. city
children very often have on allowance Of five or
ten cents day with which to- buy their luncheon
and AZ u rl'" they use about Ms little Judgment
~ their rc'hcr- dc In giving them the money.
l o4 can get glass OF milk and two large rolls
Tor i've cents al any u the little hakcshops nearby,
hut I've yet ~ hear 81 n NpiInstcr who buys any
thing 80 Sensible. Cream pulls and ice cream
while an unconsrio,lsv scnsiblc child lays out
his lunch money on She penny chocolate bars
,hat he's indulginE in forbidden candy bu, choco-
late is really nutritious and sustaining, while
there's nothing at oil 10 bc said in favor Of cream
pulls aud soda
when the children having their luncheon-,
~ f"w 81 them do, in paper boxes or wrapped
N..s<
Ui them hav" ANYTHING hppciizng As n r,ils
they hay" nothing but thick slices Of bread with
Ih" meat iS IN chunks. aud tho whole thing any
thing but tempting Mothers don't seem to rcal-
They NM anything viii do hnd rs result
IN" children are ashamed II 'lcir lunch They
Z" IN m datl: corner and gGhhl" II huIricdly.
80 ihcy throw half Of I AWAY Nlttlc forcthought
would "nHbl" even the busiest mother 10 have
ArrrctI uftasty aud ines pcusivc lunches 1rsa
leck 81 appreciation 81 is Importance. thrt'sal
'it,i! u" teachers Hfi"' all are not much rl"re
sensible We wcr" discussing the luncheon
problem among ourselves not long ago and "ns
Young teacher admitted that since school began
h"r luncheon ey"tv dnr lad consisted oi ginger
snare hEl uiay.s brought from the corner grocery
hv mn ohli"inE pupil I've bccn watching her
sinr" hud I'm nut SURPRISED a. find that she ~
Decided irritable aud impatient toward thc end
snr~i N" tint she feels uerIccty well luncheon
81 " da crackers nnd '"a
. J haven any scheme 90 boom but think the
French "vstcn VERY Wis" one for both teachers
and pupil. supposr howcver 1T wouldn't
49, sections - the largest cities and there IL nr.h
80 AZ much hhrr' a good You know IN Paris
ilcv r'gn-i cook md Kitchen as quite as I'm
di-ucESabir - part Of the SrN"ol a. janitors and
teachers Every child hhs his bowl 81 soup and
niece uf bread IN quit" th" came matter ~ course
fashion tha' give him calstirnics TO mhte
him physically well developed person hhve
an IMPRESSION though that 10 - nly iu 'hc prmErv
schools utai 80 rar'Um prevails In this CrUu'rv
"" Dcer II mtr" ia the Schools fpr older pupils
W rUl" III" primary children live near enough
u" Srh"" :" - nom" at u" 20. and u Is only tina
teacher who SuN'' ! mn ,ritv ~ The grammar
and hugh school uuri's usually live farther away
Nh"r" Ne hrv" tried H." lunch counter think
II has h"en failur" That II. for rverybod-
except the Cei"t"r lie tents the privilege and
soils Ia. wares - far urpi, There = no i'm
i"lhgeui SUPERVISION and the school lurrr counter
d'rs more hHrm than good To- the 'hildrrus iii.
Cr-iNr machinery. | kuuw one hui" girl who
boasts that h,- lunches cost her only i've cents y
HqN. fu- That sum slc h,.gs cote AVID rir md
duusLnu's from the school retrrer ! DON'T won
de; NJ all that she has violent headaches md
l. -"itir" round shou'lrfrd and worn uut Such
diet would mas" d"Sp-ptic wreck ~ n sturdv
adult l"i Eluu" = delicate girl 10 there were
somebody 80 SUPERVISE the counter and sec That
nothing hut hS gicifr foods we've served some
Toh might y" accomplished II I could lrv-
forbidden cote" md tea and pie and dough
nuts and substituted cocoa hrd soup ard
i-nWr bread and irui Wv lutte f-lond would 10
STRONGER At the end 81 The Ncar thsH AZ the b.
~" will h" I've really been rash enough TO
hupr "" N1l"r~' Convention might take M
IT, subject hu' 81 course, hey have nothing
ir do With snN thing =" near ~ hand Tho ucNi
cent ~ 's niur" 'u'"rT .ii0E but don't think 10
more important de- YOU"