Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-26
ROLLER SKATING {ED
All Chicago, Old and Young, Re-.
 e.:'ig In the Sport.
EfFEC7uAL STOP TO TRuANCY
Gotoet C,.il5ren Have Aeeed lnspi,u- ti-n to Hurry to lc,ca-Makss Pu~ r:'- Ercwsy, Scre Tcschera Ct.irr. C.;r,s Co Shopping on Skates.


 1 G:rs Co Shopping on Skates.
 Chicago has d noH fad other than s;s. ...., i:;i.t.:.ssl.ts aLd May Sauwsto1Ms l N.a.lin .,., t:,:st two hlun;hs ii has l s~e.u tJe .in.. th "ad h:'p;,.ith of the city'. it .:nGws DO ii;;~. is lu respectcr 3. p~!sr,!:; or locality. fol il is as prev H.t.t ..l th" tihrlto as along Grand !ioS .rvara or Prairie al".9t3p- ;n fact ] :,lc.r so. for it loH; has been noted l,a, tl, s: ,rk is partial to ;li" Ghetto 1 an., the Italian districts, The I.eW fad | k roller shas ting. says tilr Chicago Tribune.
 i The report from tho records Oh at. 1 tendance ami li.,Ac.'.;t;i:; celn,.;'sd ltv ! clerks of the school Mar.! fiat since 1 the roller s,ka:i!i:, Se;ssnn reached full ! SWAY ta"t:ine,s ill the ptit schools has heerr;4ss;' 20 pei cent !1;i; aroused lc,.: Ii that tGs 5,-ilor >;.,:..iili.- pre- j.. ! of t!.c t;:rdl :.on;. in tile .ehpnl!1oi,sc is 1 doomed s.t iaast teinI "i,t.!. hy the ! roller skating fad.
 i Gn>,nseiousiy Ehit#~o's army of 1 school .:i:iusan. ;zt,i:;.A &t;..9" ..:..s l been seii.in., it.: tiaeift:l T.t..eii. II 1 hc; er;tsez 1tG:n taa h';i@ s.n It.; ali ! public sc.l.:l lerHi.!. fer n;lnet;,aIi:%. i Ii has Ee:l;:y Eeit@ to <t hte. a .iay tH sue,, an c:;;:."'2t thlt :hR hi'd who u#.'i :. to he l.i:ietl l.ecaEse lfs' !la.i tn Walk ;i nile to scfool or ii.lt :i..' .;,i oi t:.:tii ins a street ear las" r; the n'. @ Nt i envy of hi.; schn ..f.t...'. :it la:,; ..,,s: he lives from #t .iael tue ion .eH the skate
 sk:ti in:. fad f, ;cich:..g .''}r-zsel 1an scira c'lis'rea ana that the .inw,,uo~ as well are teeo:nirnr inne slated. "Gut in Oak lnrk it K |, >ta.'G @ss 'oke th:'t a.Ie; the c,s.!t.."n 70 ta !:ssi ,!1ei, ;:lohc;>. ;,::::i isis >:>..e.;- .to fe ie.e:l rai,. 1...'e. tiny feet-sne;'% o,it 'he roller skate. .9;tI try tl!e''l ell the heck sidewalks under the shelter Of t!ay.; ness" sai,l .'a!lH !':.ss,n rsen.l:1,E Mt Iais::son is, I,,.:sAA upon as the .i.tritre'z of the new i,st ii Ca. l ;i',....
 "G"k Park intends to maintain its lead l,y h,li';,.:ls he first society stat ing rink. Then the society "o.9cn VII net lr;vc to skate ealy ill their owat , back yart..s;."
 But like ali popular diversions. tl.ast of roller ss;.;..1G has it's Ne..i;.:::::ss ,,rob- lens. !t s:s been e.is,'"ve' l:v, teach CTS that the clil;ire: often fax asleep at school. They skate to schoai in the morning. They skate home for iruch at nao'i and back to school again. The result so some teachers claim. is drcw sness Teachers n tic p:li,c sahos'ls of pittsbu"@ recently com; :;1l.;!.td i.:at roller skaiing had spread an r,,:.'s:.i':c of that tired feeling" among ;..e e...! drell 50 that they neglected their st,a io>; and mapped when they s'ioHll he studyin:,.
 Members of tho Chicago school hoard who have rinaed their faiti, on r8!'er skating maintain that Chica.so cl!.| dren are stronger physically than those of Fi:t;lury. They credit any ev- de.1ce of the tired feeling to tl'e ;ia nual advent of spring fever.
 Dr. James r. Chvatal. mc:nber of the school board believes Tn roller skating
 II am heartily in favor of it." lle said. "Of course l suppose. it will not be long before my colleagues on the board come out for public OwncrSiip of roller skates Roller skates make automobile owners
 Dr. W'adyslaw A. kutewSki Of the school board does not attribute the tired feeling to too much roller sHat- ing. He said lack Of proper nol'.si. mcnt and nervous strain of city life were two causes of fatigue
 AS to the tired feeling feature, John Farson went oue better than the meni- bcrs of tlie board of education.
 "I'll bet it isn't the children who are sleepy. It's the teachers" said Mr Farson. Anyhow thsts what's the trouble out in Oak Park-not only with the teachers, but the school board too. They ought to adopt the children's amusement of roller skating as a means of getting walked up"
 The lGtest in the roller skating fad Is to z" shopping on skates. On recent Saturday afternoon n couple of fifteen venr-old girls were seen in State street. buzzing along on roller skatee, their arms full of department store bargains. The shopping feature" is common oa the south side. along most of the cross streets. So desirous are the childrr!i to go somewhere" on their rol'c. skates that the delivery work of the grocery and meat shops of late has been relieved.
 The superintendent of compulsory cd ucation was duty bound the other dHy to convey to small boy the sad H'' sage that learning from hooks and at tending school was of greater inno"- tance than learning how to manlpu'a:. ,. pair of roller skates
 "A small boy who attends the ]. N. Smyth school was mysteriously absr:'! from school a couple of days durin.