The daily sentinel., 1901-11-16

one fourth grade laboratories which
Gated basement, well lighted For heating
employed This together with attention win
ows DOORS keeps throughout the buildings
comfortable Attractive and instructive pictures
everywhere walls Neatness and cleanliness prevail all
quarters play grounds large and giving the
dents ample space enjoy the fresh air times In
Short for heahu and successful educa
tional work excellent.
AS the kind of discipline maintained their children,
parents Junction need give themselves
The pupils understand the necessity Of obeng orders
promptly strictly They know what do and when
actually and from reliable outside
sources much remark that there has
BETTER er organization in the schools for than
there is today under the present regime
The physical of the boys and girls attending
school here is generally speaking splendid grades
there naturally usty health and sprghty
higher grades be said of school children this
city said OF the that they have
worked look Sanitary laws adhered far possible
No child is allowed take his place class until he
One fact gratifying note the surprisingly
number of students whose impaired obge them
glasses.
Every study which taught in the Grand Junction public
schools worthy of place the curriculum Of those schools
The widespread and unmodi6ed complaint that o of
being drummed the heads of the children
just But there grounds groundsor complaint
They the that studes parts of studies which might
aid the student earning his bread reeged the and
the student cultured Too much attention is paid subjects
which pupo refine the and cultivate appreciation OF
the beautiful and too little time is mastering
the fundamental and eveuseu branches such reading,
ing spelling arithmetic and composition 1t denied that
be called well educated the fullest enjoyment
existence have knowledge OF the great
and wonderful forces which the Yet when
remembered that according the United States school
of the public school children
books before they through the eighth grade the wisdom of
devoting their early training almost exclusively the
and practical branches is obvious.
of things students of the
lacking the simplest and elements which
make the education of the useful and They
time another become temporarily familiar with
subjects Bnt they have absorbed little today they
which absolutely essential walk of life They know
the square of they tell the number rods
mile; they know that the symbol H2O but
they when asked why "It
maca they know the velocity light they locate
Buffalo, N " they know that the potato belongs the nights
shade family but when asked tell Patrick Henry they
either incorrectly with uncertainty they know the rock
formations the neghbong mountains but them
learn that this country president These anth
might continued indefinitely but enough has said
establish the point which is desired to make.
Although Prof. Miller has in his letter. quoted above,
fessed responsibility for all school conditions good and
bad today still has been his position
only would right blame him for evils
growing Certain is that he to be
graduated his along lines The Seer ratio
system opening the minds of the the Of
the local schools All the first
grade classes conducted under his models
their kind In fact such the merits of the first
that they promise of turning the future high
graduates who will, singly body the
employs Prof Miller for
the pains he took make its investigation complete and pleasant