Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-03-18

ferred 20 the oeulist, and IL the ears
were defective tney were also referred
TO q specialist. The teachers in these
various schools have always been very
glad TO meet with the examiners and
discuss these different questions and
determine which children should have
special care. DIR. Ryan thought that IL
physicians would improve their oppor.
,unities and bring tnis matter before
the various school boards IL would be
productive Of good results.
DIR. Frank =. Churchill, Chicago,
stated that there IL much that Is defee.
tive in the present system Of education
but on the whole, il seems to him tina,
schools are better than they were TWEEN
ty years ago. The improvement ~ in
two directions paying greater attention
to the physical development Of the
child and making more Of IN attempt
to individualize in their training. u
regard TO the physical side, II Is moi
given as much attention in some publ,
schools as IL should have. but in som'
Of the larger private schools the meth
cd is carried 10 very high degree OF
perfection. An illustration cited b,
DIR. Churchill was the Francis Parkc,
school Of Chicago. Tnis is a privst,
school, and. perhaps, not germane, nj
though IL is merely a question Of time
be said, when the methods used thcr,
will be carried out in the publ,
schools. In this school every single
child IL given two complete examine
tons yearly, elaborate physical meas
urements being taken both at the be
ginning and end Of tne school year.
full report is sent TO the parent, and Il
these parents see a., they consult thei
attending physician. II there Is an!
special defect In the child, IL is giveI
special gymnastics 10 correct this. Th
teacher in physical training may G.
into the Latin class and say, 9TH
boy, Jones, IL defective in such an,
such n way; be must give us u .ertaiI
amount Of time in Latin and come 4
the gymnasium for corrective work.
Richard Cole Newton, NJ. d., Mont
clair, n. u, writes, "a scnool superin
tendept in a nearby city wrote TO m
once that in his opinion a MEDICAL d
rector should be connected with ever
school, who should have the power /
close the schools, shorten the hours o
study or take any other steps which b
might deem necessary for the healt
and we'll being Of the scholars. No
does this gentleman stand alone in say
ing, Come over into Macedonia an
help u.s. 4" ..
The medical inspection Of SCHOOL,
now so generally adopted, has received
30 far a. ] have been able 10 Learn
the unqualified appreciation Of th
teacher. who desires its extension an
perfection.
The examination Of the physical cor
dition and bodily development shoul
occur just rs regularly ~ those ia
me utal prowess. marks should be give
and saould always be considered befor
the child is promoted. A child phys
eally unfit 10 go into higher grad
should be dealt with AZ the ease ma
demand. II might be either kept
the same grade, kept out Of school fe
longer or shorter time, ar allowed
take only a part Of the studies in IL
new grade. These points should !
determined after a careful eonsultatio
between the teacher and physical d
rector.
II is simply impossible 10 comedy
the number Of broken hearts among u
Y parents and Of wrecked lives amor
the children that would be prevents
by the simple rule of only promoti'
those children who are physically q
II we adj to this refusing teacher
certificate 20 any one unable To pass
strict physical examination and u
requirement that the teacher sn'
mingle in the children's games, '
shall have made long step toward q
physical millennium toward which
believe that the world is advancing.
A DIR. Drake said that he heard pri
d eipal Of school say that the create
. enemies that higher education has
). the doctors, and he thought II co
Q pliment 10 the doctors.
g Or. Paul Paquin, Ashyille, N.
said that in North Carolina there ~
a state law making the school SYST
y neutral as to politics. In Ashviile,
, der tnat principal, there is no frieti
e whatever, and IL has been possible
a establish system Of medical sup