The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-20

| is infectious. Such children shouldn't
be allowed in the school room any
more than p child with diphtheria or
measles, or any similar disease. Sec
Ondly, those who are weak, and in
such a condition that their diseases
may become dangerous to other pu-
pills; and thirdly, those who are
slightly affected, who might never
have been in that condition if they
had not been confined in stuffy rooms.
This last class Of children will be the
ones directly benefited by having an
open air room built in every school.
house.
Miss Helen M, Mead is the teacher
Of this interesting class of fresh air
boys and girls, and takes an individual
interest in the little pupils.
The wind was blowing at the rate
of 40 miles an hour when the visitor
recently climbed the four flights of
stairs leading to the airy schoolroOm,
whose sides Of white canvas tapped
in the wind like wings of some strange
bird. This slight protection is to pre-
vent the copy books and papers on
which the children write their lessons
from being whirled away over the
roofs and scattered broadcast about
Franklin park
There is an inside schoCl room which
is reserved for the worst days, but il
has never been pressed into service
notwithstanding the fact that one or
two billiards. have ragged here this
winter. The children themselves pre-
fer the outdoor room Possibly it
seems less like the typical lesson room
to them
Each boy and each girl is provided
With a heavy blue ulster. The girls
wear gray and pink hoods tied secure
ly under their chins The boys have
| skull caps, which they pull snugly
down over their ears. The most in
teresting articles of their attire are
the brown cloth bags into which they
crawl, hooking them around their
waists
These bags look most complicated
with their ropes, straps and buckles
but the children have so mastered the
art Of getting in and out of them that
1t takes only until the teacher counts
four for them to discard them
For the benefit of the visitors Miss
| Mead asked the children various ques
! tions and they gave their ideas of the
school in enthusiastic replies.
The children are given a breakfast
upon their arrival at S:45. II consists
of fruit, bread and butter and hot
cocoa. While one section Of the class
is attending to work in the kitchen
the other section is studying in the
class room. At II comes a recess OF
20 minutes, followed by luncheon, con.
sisting Of some hot meat dish with
vegetables a dessert of nuts and home
made candy Then back 20 the school
room where on different days sketch.
ing, cutting painting and manual work
are taught.
Not all the time is devoted to study
The children play games in groups
and 1t does one good to hear their bap-
py laughter and to watch their cheeks
flush and their eyes grow bright,
again, before they depart for their
homes. they are given a lieht lunch.
consisting Of hot milk and all tbs
bread and butter they want. They
also are given all the milk they viii
drink, but at night this is always Civ.
en- 70 them hot
There are many more applications
for school attendance than can BE- &c
cepted, for each case is being careful
y studied and a record Kept OF the
progress Of each child in order t.s,
the value Of this experiment mar ae
ascertained