New-York tribune., 1905-02-12

bread. This would be regarded not breakfast.
but a little addition to the home breakfast cal
culated to fit the child for the mornings work.
During the ten minutes recreation pause in the
middle of the morning school there would be no
objection to Offering piece of bread biscuit to
those who wished for it, but, perhaps, no great
necessity.
Dinner should be served as soon after the end of
morning school practicable and O quarter of an
hour previously half dozen of the pupils
should have been told off don walters Jackets
ana set the tables. They should serve as walters
during the meal and clear the tabes afterwsr5
Ot the elder girls certain number taken in rota-
uQn. should always be engaged in the kitchen.
After dinner would play. The interval be-
tween morning and afternoon school should be In
5uST Ilihe at any rate two full hours and before
or coffee should be again offered. In suitable
mea'.er me Whoie OF the dinner interval, excepting
that for the meal itself should be spent in the open
air. but when this might be mpracticable the play
amusing anus readi1g recitatons little play acting
the wall p!ctnres f & be 1he IN museum % specimens and
~ II IS Is obvious that the details OF what could be
much IN different schools. What could be done at
might b o TfnoGl with plenty of outdoor space
where. however, should anything in the nature OF
Bat dT fhGna mas6 e t4e of rest
" he nnad lS Nw called nature teaching may east
fog Sot shop and in some garden might be
Among the collateral advantages which U,op1d
result result from the retention Of the pupils on the
ducon Of the risks Incident f9ee fo interval ii b re-
reader imagine What 1t IS to taFn onf Let the
cnildren into the street on a wet day and 10 re
Them Them are are but poorly clad and very few have Sny
brels oi rnd r5e nature M OF Waterproof an UNI
,oib TaJori.g ib VIII return with wet feet and damp
Undogbtedy these conditions DO result OI IN Shfngs a4S
no possbd Ii Wholly aq6 20 9SBensv M n health
but II should be carefully reduced TO m,;n m IsA'
from the fact pupils Would be o9e acc accrue %
suitably led and prepared for their aTternoon's %
e he oil =
any attempt to estimate statstcay the pronorf SGe
school In starving condition. We NAV hone and nj
DeIieEe tnat II IS very small one, but the fact
remains ,unguestonabe that a large majority are
Ihaoitually nap fed at their homes with food more or
IT It be admitted. then. that the plan would h.
m ~ 1ssLI good one we next turn TO the question as
when the State assumed the rsht 70 sctats sne5 m
hf@1ehts f as 10 the employment OF their chiidrens
dety at o OF nTSyiding for the ehdrens maintenance
that the State chat is the rate 6aVers, iob bo al
assume as matter Of duty the partial sSdra main
sorry school attendance This would mean 1' from h
stab hre ts 10 no fourteen and il might surely very
sne ss school f 81, premises All school days oered
by rates which would be levied on ali II wonId I0r @
tb g ssga OF pauperism nor would It tend in
ence of individuals 1t would be simply the reens
things are better done by eoopars s tnat
left to unaded parental effort ''''O" ''7h II
Under the present system IL Is mot ,,r.u ava
o hd hdfeF e mr@ge b that parents expect even
to the Sa,i,,, p1'r cd d ay material contribution
younfer part OF rising family viii continue 10 he
Without nltigauon source OF expense we Inust
mother is likely to be frequently disabled ana .Sae
during long months OF nursing she NAV 80 naa 1iae
extra supply OF food. With yearly aupnantine S gu
wages the husband hnd himself eomness IN IN
restrict his own allowance OF nut-ltious FOOD and ~
may fail IN health. Add to these consderatsnpo ~
possible occurrence OF accidents or other Siso NJ.
ments and II becomes not difficult TO realize tbet
during the period OF compulsory school sftend,nat mat
the head of the family is in position TO claim our
best syrnpa thies ~ WI
'It is very difficult. indeed 10 enter into ars.
sympathy Cf feeling with those who cannot aa,nt,
that parents with families to bring tin sre rsrxs
unequaly burdened as compared with those who
so glsring. Nor TO those who IKE uryse,r haTs
had wide acquaintance with the secrets 'of 30
cal life in all classes. IS IL easy TO syrpafhIz.