The San Francisco call., 1910-02-19
Lick Girls at Exercise.
Colonel Majors and Captains of the
james Lick school

Colonel Majors and Captains of the
James Lick school
Colonel Raymond Towle majors, Lee
Solomon, Madeline Frank, Mabel Dow
ney.
Captains OF boys-Guy Reed, Harold
Sawyer, Harvey Katz, Vernon Tracey,
George Toel Sibbert Patterson, Philip
King. Earl Neil, Stanley Mentzer, Elmer
Towle.
Captains OF girls-Irene Jones, Edna
Moltini, Edna Seguine, Edna Herman,
Thelma Green, Ethel West, Blanche
Foster, Frances de Veres. Edna Hauser,
Elaine Pfarrer Marie Hooks.
"Put the boy or girl on his honor
and leave the rest to him." says Pro-
fessor Miehiing, director of physical
culture in the public schools. This is
what he has done and what has made
the drills and the exercises, the dis
missals and the taking in a pleasure to
see, q help TO the teacher, and, as for
the benefit to the girls and boys them
selves, there is no need to mention
that. All that is necessary is to go out
to some school and watch them.
Those who went to school long years
ago when the editor of The Junior used
to go know what dismissal was. A
very orderly performance if teacher
happened to be looking. If she wasn't
q wild scramble that would have done
credit to lot of saTages getting away
from a lion. At least one boy was sure
to get his shins scraped and the teacher
was more tired getting the pupils in
and out of the building than she was
after an hours teaching. Now the
whole thing moves with the ease and
regularity of a drill by a company Of
soldiers. The teacher has nothing to
do with it. The boys and girls do the
w pj bp
see that they arc carried out If the
commands are not ebeyed the officers
soon know the reason why
Give the child authority" is Pro-
fessor Meetings. belief. IF he is the
right kind of boy and she the right
kind of girl there will be no trouble.
If he is the wrong kind take it away
from him."
Believing this, Professor Miehling
went through the different exercises Of
the soldiers and sailors and profes-
sional athletes, taking a bit here and
a bit there, until he has fashioned
system that is the best possible system
for the school children. Always he
worked with this in view, to combine
the best physical exercises with the
best mental discipline. Therefore the
drills now are far more than calisthen
les only. They are training In
honesty and fair play and the proper
not theory. a kind of dream, has been
very thoroughly proved in our schools.
There is not teacher or principal in
the department who hasn't the highest
praise for the new way.
HOW IT'S DONE
In the first place, the whole thing is
on a military basis. TO begin away
down at the bottom, there are the SER
geants. Next come the captains, the
majors, then the colonels. Every room
has its girl captain and its boy captain.
The number of majors vary. Some
schools have two a girl and boy, to
every floor. while others have three or
four to the, whole school When they
are all organized perfectly as some al
ready are there will be two for floor.
The colonel is the highest officer of all
and no school can have more than two,
one for the boys and one for the girls
as all the Offices are divided.
The duties Of the captain begin and
end with his line. He has nothing to do
with any class but his own When the
bell for dismissal rings the captain
steps to the door. One by one, la the
order Of their seating the boys stand.
turn, march TO the door and then, led
by the captain. march down the stairs
in straight lines. That is where the
captains work comes into keep the
Tine straight. There's no showing, no