Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-20

NO MORE LOPSIDED YOUTHS
New York Behins At the FOot to
straiShten Its Growing
PophIation.

There isn't going 70 be any more curva-
ture of the spine in Greater New York,
William II. Maxwell. city superintendent Of
schools, has looked after that and has
Strengthened s72 miles of tender, pliable
spines with q stroke OF his pen. The
stroke was made on March q last but the
clad news has just leaked out. Here II is
just as 1t comes from Superintendent Max
wells ONCE az an Onicial bulletin to all the
schools:
The Carrying Of Books-Pupils should be
. .Ss re- to, e carry Their boos on the right
on the left side on the odd days. This ap-
plies 20 the chahGIng of eTHks rooms and the
avoid one cause OF spinal curvature. The
number of books carried should be reduced
TO q minimuna BY order OF the Board OF
. WILLIAM H. MAXWELL, e.
q '41 City Superintendent OF schools
The odd-and-even order was about the
first thing that came out OF Mr.. Maxwell's
once after he threw out that hint about
being on the verge.
Developments Of the plan are expected
Chewing gum must be munched on opposite
SIDES on alternate days, but to get the
most 1ymmetricAl formed prodact of the
public school system the gum should be
,ehewed first on the right side on odd days
"
best text books on the other side. Hair
must be parted in the middle AL the time
or the side must be changed daily.
Little girls must wear round Earters or
else have the up-and- down the-side kind
nended every night. or have both sides
broken on the same day. OF change the
broken one from left to right OF vice versa
every school day. Considerable latitude
viii be allowed IN this matter. for Draco
could not insist that a little girl have
both sides whole every day. No little
girl ever aid. and the constant grabbing
at the same knee every school day TO pull
up something IL bad for the spine.
II boys are allowed to so barefooted on
Saturdays Il Is requested that they get
splinters and stone bruises on their left
feet one week and on their right feet the
next, a. every little helps In this crowded
and rushing age that makes for the even
and symmetrical development Of the child.
Mr.. Maxwell does not pretend TO regulate
the activities OF the pupils away from
school. but the sports INDUCED in at the
recreation centers and on the school
grounds must be modified In behalf Of the,
spines At base ball the boy chosen for
pitcher must deliver the ball nrst with the
right then with the left hand, sxpeetoratinR
in the same before tossing nrst from the
left ana then from the right side Of the
mouth. or not at all. This IL Imperative
To prevent dIzziDsss ana a lopsided eorma-
ton, each player must run around the
bases from left to right as often as from
right to left. and the girls must observe
the same rule OF alternating at bean bag.
The most serious phase OF the problem
yet to be tackled Is that OF the pocket loads
OF boys in the primary and grammar
grades. Every careful parent with the
spine OF her child really az heart should
sew two PiimsoIl marks to the seat OF his
trousers. one on the right side and one on
the left, 10 indicate any difference there,
may be in the sag 50 that difference may
he corrected and the pocket load distrib-