The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
THE SCHOOL LUNCHEON.
ONE Cause or the BREAKDOWN OF
PUPTIS AID TEatHERs.
Need That Both should Hnvc Nourishins
Food In the Middle of the bay Instead OF
Cream Puns and Sodn Wnter--A school

-N'tu shit thOtn NnONlN nave NOurtshtnH
| Food In the Middle of the DAY Instead OF
| Cream Pufis aud Sodn Wnter--A school
Principals Iden of n Needed Reform
| i believe" remarked the veteran school prin
| Cpal that the cause of most vt the brenkduwns
| on the part of both teachers and pupils Is tho
! luncheon question What do YOU suppose causes
the general collapse AT the cnd Of the school year
| which $" many teachers regard as inevitablct
| Improper lunchinG. in nine cases out Of ten
ITS prcpustcrous 10 think q girl " eleven ~
twelve years OF age should become n bundle "
nerves with water for blood under routine Of four
hours school attendance and practically no work
at home. Why do you know when was little
girl going To village school every one 81 us chill
drcn had no end of chores to do around the house.
besides getting 80 end uf lrtsons out " school
houi., and We went to school nt half past y and
weren't dsmi' sd until I. And did we break
down under ~ Never heard IL such thing.
Even now in Germany aud france children work
much longer hours at school than they do hero.
and breaking down is unhcard Of again It's the
lunchinp question
Tn the country We either went home and had
n hot dinner ~ noon or took n wholesome cold
lunch and ate II during the noon recess city
children very often have nn allowance Of five or
ten cents day with which tn buy their luncheon
and AZ rule they Use about Ms little judgment
~ ,hrlr mo'hcr- do In giving them the money
You can get glass 81 milk and two large rolls
for five cents at any Of the little bakcshops nearby,
hut I've yet tp hear 81 n Npunstcr who buys any
thing 80 sensible Cream puiIs and ice cream
soda mr." the most popular lunch Once in
his lunch money on ihc penny chocolate bars
uf the Slot machine OF course he has n notion
,hat he's indulglng IN forbidden candy. but chcco-
LAT" IS really nutritious and sustaining, while
there nothing al oil 10 bc said IN favor Of cream
pulls and soda
nS irw 81 them do, in paper boxes or wrapped
IN a newspaper am always surprised how fcw
81 them hav" ANYTHING hppriiling As ruls
they hay" nothing but thick slices Of bread with
Va" rruSlS "n and the butter chr"lessly spread
thing but ,cmntinr Mothers don't seem 10 real
Ne the Impotence oi THIS luncheon question.
, thm"N ,hinh anything VIII de-. and as resul,
20 on IN datl. corner and pohhl" n hurricdy
~ they throw half of i AWAY llttlc forc,houeht
would "nAhl" even the hnsieS, mother 10 have
hNhfic'I II tasty and in"N p"usiyc lunches 1t'sa
lecE mi annr"ta'lun 81 its IMPORTANCE. that's all
sensible We were discussing the luncheon
problem among ourselves not long ngo and ons
Young teacher admitted that since school began
hrr lInrhcru every dav lad insisted Of uinger
snafs hEl r"tl"S brought from the corner grocery
hv an ohllsini- pupil I've bccn watching her
Decided, irritable and impatient toward the end
~ Ne afternoon session .Nnothcr teacher
"i ia crackers md '"a
haven any scheme to boom but think tho
ana huplIS suppose, however, II wouldn't
take her Mt all except pcrhHps. in the verv poor
N'''l''N t' ''lr largest cues ana there ~ nnsht
10 ~ much hhrri a, good YOU know in Parts
ilcr r'gn-i n cook md kitchen as quit" as In.
di-pcESable pHrt of the SCN,-ol ~ janitnrs and
teachers Every child has his bowl 81 soup and
niccr ut bread III quit" tho zane matter ~ course
fashion tha' We give him cslisthcnics to mhbe
him physically well developed parSon have
an impression though that 10 ~ pny IN 'hr urimRrv
schools UaI ''' Ia'Om prevails In this Cpvu'rv
"" neec II ul,r' ia the s"h.pls Tor older pupiis
W u rul" III" primary children live near enough
IL" school 20 - home at no aud u is only tina
i"ach"rs who SuN"' ! mn ,tltv ~ The grammar
and hugh school uuri'S usually live farther away
'Wh"r" Ne hrT" tried II" lunch counter think
u hE9 hren n failure That IT, for rvrrvbod~
except the caterer III. tents the privilege and
sells hi. wares p' y fair urun, There i no in
t"lhErui SUPERVISION and The school lirrh "u'Ltc-
d'"s more hHrm than good To- the 'hildrru's di-
tcr~'iNe machinery. | know one litl" gIrl who
boasts that he lunches cost her only fv" cents y
'aV fu- tlNt sun shc h'lvs ca fee Nrd ric and
duWslnu's from IN" school r"irrer don't won.
de! nj all that She has violent headaches Hnd
i f-"iun~ round sh0u'drt'd and worn uut Such
q Diet would mas" - d"SprUtC wTcrE 81 n Sturdv
adult Vet Elun" delicate girl II there wcra
somebody 80 supervise the counter and soc thst
nothing hut hsRcr'r foods we've served some
goph might y" accomplished n I could Irv-
nuts and substituted cocoa and soup ard
-,"r bread aud ituIt. Wv litir f'irud would 10
strun""r NJ the end 81 the wear thsn al the b.
rlruiu'-. Instead II ~" r~-NuiIs wreck I'm sure
-" VIII ~" Eve really been rash enough to
hope ~" N.ilsr~' Convention might take M
IT, subject. hg'. 81 course hey have nothing
ir dn wiiE uN'hl"r =" near ~ hand The ncNt
c"n'!rv '~ rr"r" iu'crr.it0C but don't think 10
more Important de- y"u'"