New-York tribune., 1907-06-30
T,Dirth oeA New PROFESSION stSaSS!RAk ESSiSsERfSe
NEAETss OF New YoRNS PUBLIC SCHOOL,
HCHsLDREN MAY CAEk ar lNT0 EXISTENCE
K O. WAY ET Is NEEDED RAg@z
BY NJ. w. Mount.

protest he's come from various public school
str1cts OF this city that children are overburdened
with studies TO the detriment OF their health
From the Board or Health comes the statement
that tEyo-thirs of the school children examined by
their inspectors not in proper physical conol-
ton TO keep UP with the studies allotted TO nor
rnallv fealthy children Of the same ages and
grades The complaining parents. the Board OF
Health and the Board OF Education together have
discovered a whole lot of things that might De
renedied IL combined effort were made The re-
suit Of their endeavors in this direction promises
10 be what member of the School Board, Dr.
Luther H. Gulick. biological engineering, by
q properly appointed and equipped BOARD "hose
dutv II will pe TO see that child is overworkeo,
10 discover what amount Of work each child can
stand without detriment TO its health TO learn
what its physical defects are and TO arrange TO
have these corrected, besides studying health con-
ditions with a view to preventing the spread OF
diseases of the eyes throat, head ald splne' Wiheh
have been more or less neglected because OF the
non-contagiOus character or most OF theIh' anu
for lack of a sufficient number OF inspectors.
Children who are not physically sound" CITY city
Superintendent Maxwell has stated, are prevented
from obtaining full class instruction IF discoV-
cred IN time their physical ailments co"ld be re-
ueyed and often in large measure cured. For
lack OF inspection these seemingly backward chill
dren not only fail 10 make progress retarding to
greater less extent the progress OF others out
the city IS also caused large and entirely need
less expense in giving instruction for longer
period than the normal
The Board of Health and the Board OF Education
unanimously indorse this sentiment, and Or. GuIck
Saws that IL would be economy for the city TO
appoint board Of inspectors who are experts IN
determining not only what the physical condition
OF the child is but how TO have the schoolroom
lights, type Of textbooks and other such matters
arranged with special reference 10 their effect upon
the eyesight Of the children, each child being con-
sidered separately in the matter Of eye treatment
end the best arrangements being effected for the
goo6 of all. It has been found that not only sizes
OF type but lengths Of lines and sizes of margins
all have their effect upon the eyes Of a young stu
dent and only expert can tell what the evils
are ana how remedy them. Poor or III advised
nutrition habits OF living, standing and walking, all
have weight in determining the childs capacity for
study and its rank in school, because anything
that affects the chlds health affects its capacity
Sor absorbing knowledge
A large staff OF expert school physicians and
nurses II Is claimed could put the child in excel
lent condition for work. and so all children would
20 on regularly through the course OF study pre-
scribed without the city being obliged to pay for
many of them doing their work the second time
and for expensive separate class system for de-
fective children whose disabilities not OF
character ordinarily to require separate classes for
the greater number of them.
An effort IS being made 10 obtain an appropria-
ton for board Of biological engineers. who will
accomplish something more than the usual form
Of inspection besides enabling that necessary duty
10 be more thoroughly done.