The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-09-03

The Subject of School Hygiene--A Most
Important One to be Considered. The
Institute Manual Of the Department of Public
Education of Maryland has been prepared and
issued under direction of M. Bates Stephens,
State Superintendent of Education. The man.
ual contains dates for the meetings of the va
rious institutes, instructions to school super
intendents, instructors, round table leaders,
and the teachers; talks on hygiene and vari-
GUS methods of instructions, etc. On the sub
ject Of hygiene Mr.. Stephenssays:
MANY Of our schools have no system Of ven
SEES. If people intelligently read statistics they
would know such conditions are not safe. Mr..
Eugene Lyttle, inspector of schools, University
of the State of New York, thus speaks In
looking over the reports of our state board Of
health for period of 10 years / was struck
with the fact that there is q steady increase in
the mortality from contagious diseases during
the school year that mortality from measles,
diphtheria, scarlet fever is lowest in September,
rises steadily through the school year, reach
ing its highest point in May, when there is q
decline until August, when the mortality has
come nearly to its lowest point. So far as
know, the only state that has compulsory
ted 81 S heal2R f5p Ii
years before their law went into effect and for
10 years after: The comparison showed that
the mortality from each Of the three diseases
before mentioned decreased 80 per cent. after
the passage of the law
mo less important than ventilation is the
sanitation of the building and furniture. These
should be scrupulously clean that no disease
germ may find lodgment in them. In 1896
DR.. Edward NJ Hartwell, in the report on
school hygiene read before the National Edu-
cational Association, stated the mortality from
consumption among female school teachers
was markedly greater in Boston than in
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, New York, Balti-
more and Washington, and the fact that Boston
was the only one of these six cities which ha-
bitually neglected to wash her school house
floors and corridors from year to year was not
without significance.
1.-THE physical training of children is inval-
liable, but 1t cannot c0unteract the bad effects
of continual improper posture when sitting or
standing. The furniture may be of the most
approved kind, yet if the teacher does not per-
sist in her ineistence that the pupil shall sit
well and stand erect 1t availeth nothing"
Local Baseball Matters.-Things were ac-
tive among the local baseball clubs last Satur-
day.
The Towson team went to Betterton, Nd,
accompanied by number Of rooters, but 1t
Jared badly, having been beaten to O. The
team was short several of its best men.
At Mt. Washington the home team was de-
feated by the noted Commissioners team from
Washington-6 to 5. It was fine game and
attracted over 500 people.
The Sparrow's Point A. G. team played two
games during the day. The first was with the
Norris Peters Company's team-score to in
favor of the Point. Thesecond game was with
the Walbrook A. g., which also fell victims to
the Point-2 to /. Ten innings were played to
decide the latter.
At Pikssville the Athletic Clubs team de-
feated the Brighton Juniors-4to1. The team
from York was scheduled to play the Pixies
villes that day but failed to put In an appear
ance.
The Franklinville team went to Joppa and
was defeated by score of l7to7. The Joppas
will play at Convention, Saturday afternoon,
September Sd.
The Catonsville Casino Club defeated the st.
Paups Lyceum team Of Ellicott City-8 to 6.
The game was played on the grounds at Rock
Hill College.
An eleven inning game was played at Texas
between the team of that place and the team
of the Mt. Vernon A. G. Score TO 2 In favor
'ofthe latter. It was an exciting game through
! The Maryland Country Clubs team, on its
home grounds, Park Heights avenue, defeated
the West Arlington A. c., to 2.
At Orangeville the Lombard A.C. defeated
the Millions in q double-h eader-11 to 2 and II
The Rockland and Sherwood teams met
again last Saturday and the former came of
victorious-7 to /.
The Perseverance, A. G. played double
header defeating the Woodbrooks to and
the Belmonts to 8.
Atthe Long Green Oval the Long Green team
defeated ALL Towson Baseball Club-18 to 8.