The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-11-15
EDUCATIONAL
The Year Round School Term.


Educational leaders are still discuss
ing with undated interest the PROPOSE
ton put forward by Thomas L. Burt
recently in the overwhelmingly.
that the schools should be open all the
year around, Sundays and the few
public holidays alone excepted. Mr.
Burt's idea Is that this would leave
about 800 school days. which would
vary in length of session from three
hours in summer to five or six in win
ter. He says that no educator will
deny that this distribution Of school
time would enable the pupils to cover
more ground and make much greater
progress than under the existing plan
One Of the principal objects gained
would be. in his opinion, to keep the
children off the streets In the summer
time and to make their development
steady and continuous. The fact that
most parents are glad to send their
children to summer schools Is regarded
as favorable. He proposes to make
the pay Of the teachers accordingly
higher, ''in money and not in holidays
duu NdCdtlOuS. he uTEueS,
that short hours. Saturday and Sun.
day holidays and long vacations, sin
stead Of producing the habit of study
among teachers. probably increases
laziness." According to this proposal.
no teacher would teach all day. but
two or even three should occupy the
same room during successive sessions.
Japanese Scholar Excluded.
The board Of education Of Savannah.
Ga, has decided to dismiss George
Yugama. the japanese boy who was
recently admitted to the night school,
His admission occurred during the alb
sence Of Superintendent Otis Ashmore.
When Mr.. Ashmore returned and learn
ed that the Japanese lad had been adj
mitted he declared that it was break
ing Of the racial line which could not
be permitted in the south. The board
Of education concurred in this view,
and the boy will be dismissed. Os.
tensibly, however, the dismissal will be
on the ground that he is over the
school age, which will prevent the mat
ter becoming an international issue.
Boston's New Course of Study.
In the revised course of study which
has been adopted for the public schools
Of Boston, says the School Journal,
English has been made the central fea
ture. Arithmetic has been simplified
and made practical in its relation to
practical life. In geography stress is
laid upon human life, commerce and
industry. Commercial geography is
given a prominent place. More time
is given to spelling than before. Phys
ical training has been almost revolu-
tionized. Hygiene has been given
precedence over physiology. Weight is
given to knowledge Of the health Of the
home and the community. Beginning
with elementary personal hygiene, pu-
pills are taught correctness in food, ex-
erclse. posture, sleep and habits. In
the next grades personal hygiene that
teaches how to make the body beauti-
full, strong and graceful has place. In
the seventh grade comes for the first
time little physiology, then more
personal hygiene. together with home
hygiene. In the eighth grade attention
is given to public hygiene.
Agricultural School Exhibit.
At Cuthbert, Ca, all the public
schools in Randolph county were rep
resented In a contest for the best
corn, cotton and poultry produced by
the pupils in connection with their
agricultural courses