Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-29

an important matter as this.
"A Course of Study For Rural
Schools, was the subject of paper
Jointly prepared by Messrs. t. L.
Sampson and ]. w. Kuykendall, of
Little Rock. This paper had been
carefully and laboriously gotten up
by them, but it transpired that
business mission of immediate i'm
portance called Mr.. Sampson to
Washington, D. c., and Mr.. Kuy-
kendall did not deem it expedient to
present the paper in bis absence.
This fact was deeply regretted by
all the delegates as it was antieipat-
ed that this jointly prepared paper
was of unusual merit.
Under the general head of
Graded School Problems Miss
Florence Hamilton, of Conway, read
a carefully prepared paper. She
dwelled at length on the child's
introduction to school. This paper
showed close observation of the
needs of school children. Miss
Hamtlton's delivery is splendid and
she was given rapt atten ton.
Next followed a paper, which was
read by Miss Newell Foster, of
GAINESVILLE. Her subject being
THE Preparation of Lessons at
Home. u This paper was a most in
tefesting and Instructive feature OF
the afternoons program. It elected
much favorable comment.
Nj, f NJ. Malone, a genial gen
tleman from Loekburg, Ark, read a
paper on vital question. The
subject with which he dealt was
Modern School Methods Zan6
Health. Mr.. Malone took issue
with Eward Box, the prolific editor
Of the Ladies Home Journal. who
asserted that the public school sys=
tenn of the United States has beer
annually turning cut thousands 0
children owing to ii health, the re
suit of cruel mel hods employed
these days, which Mr.. Box term:
"cramming. In part Mr.. MaIon'
said:
the editor of the Ladies HON,
Journal is responsible for the state
meut that fifty thousand children
are every year removed from ouI
public schools because of ruined
health due to oyerwork in the schoo
room. This statement calls up th,
aphorism: "There is nothing Sc
false as facts, except figures. If
however, this should be true, Wit
. is able to prove that it is all causet
by the "cramming system?' Woulc
these same children, in spite of th'
laws of Inheritance of weak bodies
feeble minds, to say nothing of na
ture's broken laws, be pictures o
health and happiness, if they hat
been in schoo Modern schoo
buildings are constructed with th,
object of having perfect yentia-
ton, and uniform distribution o.
heat and light. With these advan
tages and with the neat ard com
Portable seats now IN use, the pupi
IS usually more comfortable a
school than at home, aud in spite Of
hard study and long hours, be likes
to 90 to school. Recent iuvestiga
tor shows that the eyesight of tht
modern school child is constantly
getting better, on account of tn,
in proved methods of lighting thi
school room. BY proper inYesti-
cation we believe it can be proved
that the average health of schoo
children is better than it has eve
been before. As part proof of thi
we cite the well known fact that tht
average life OF man is constantly OF
the increase. There is much non
: sense about natures plan. Nature.
! plan is to produce pony, not ;
horse, weeds and brambles, no
$ fruits and corn, and boy left t.
! go at will develops into a stree
arab or tramp.
! Through discipline ia the sohoo