New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15
CANES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NEW-YORK.
Efforts Modify Them SO That Many Can Enjoy Them Uhn Linn
ed SnocP
tied Space.
There is a land of pure delight.

There is land of pure delight.
Little thinks the lad of seven, with his frilled
Nrd Immediately starched white collar, the
ride of his mother and the bane of the boys
iistence. as he races about the contracted
rhool yard in his childish games that interested
yes are watching % discover the secret of his
enjoyment.
put my right hand in.
l put right hand out.
/ give my hand a shake, snake, SHAKE,
l turn myself about,
the awkward, disjointed fashion of boys of that
',ge. OR perhaps the sturdy little fellows plant
heir right feet in" etc. Whatever it may be-
tho eyes OF the teachers are seeking to learn
.srrething about them which is below the vel
>cty skin.
No more do the boys who have reached that
,'roud eminence in the grammar school, the
rdde from which they step out and into the
Iiah school, understand why interested minds
are studying the underlying reasons for their
pleasure in the game of "captain's ball Get
heether. there shouts the captain as the ball
,n.;lar to that used in basketball flies across
ila lire from the other side and he jumps for it,
surrounded by three four other boys anxious
10 prevent him from taking it. Mentally the
teacher notes that these fourteen-year-o!d boys
HE nstinCtvely learning team play.
The oasis in the schoolboy's existence. recess
ihe land of pure delight just in the city
Il NeWYorl is receiving much attention from
The school authorities. For children in the civil
lied portions of the world this is the age of
.ray. Educators think play essential to Il nor
lal development Of the child. In NcwYOrk
lie problem is where 10 find the space to play.
80 the authorities are studying the problem
Nhirh cOnfrOnts Arctic explorers and the COM
I is airy officers of armies-hOw to pack maxi
llun amount of nourishment into minimum of
:Iacn.
carries F. Murphy, through his private statue
f Memnon, George b. Mcclellan, would doubt
less call the appointment of a director to take
charge of the physical welfare of all the children
il the public schools in the five boroughs an
ether fad grated" the payrolls of the
city. This year for the first time there has been
attempt made &c unity the physical training
work. Heretofore there has been uniformity.
In Brooklyn only there a staff of sufficient
dimensions to accomplish anything of value. In
Ednhattan special teacher and physical
director endeavored to spread themselves over
the entire island. The teachers efforts
oonfaed to five schools, and the other official
had hopes of visiting each OF the remaining six
thousand classes once iii the course of the period
in which it is said the entire human body is
LOVE s., seven years.
This year Il most Opportune time for in
tr,ou ing a uniform system in all the boroughs,
- p new course of study for the schools of the
entire city was introduced. 1t was possible,
tI-serere, TO give physical culture a definite
T--tc each days programme. This ought to
have d. wholesome effect the citizenship of
th.s city fifteen years from now. Some people
Iel-e the biological character of the city is
chau.ine, so that instead Of being less healthful
tlaa the country it Will be more healthful This
VIII De one Of the factors in such revolution.
Una the course of study, from an hour
ana p half to three hours and twenty minutes
exclusive Of recesses ana two-minute drills for
Icfrc hing the body and mind, is to be then de-
voted 10 physical training each week When
sufficient number OF teachers meeting the quail
atom which have been established have been
fou.l. the staff of DR. Luther II. Gulick, the
director Of physical training, VIII number over