The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29
NOBEL SCHOOLHOUSE PLANS
NEW IORk TEACHER 10 SNOW
HER IDEAS ~ DETAIL.
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The Wa1ieIsu high School tor Girls aud
cretary Of the high scho ] COMMITTEES
q the Public Education Association, is
preparin an elaborate model school
house exhibit Tor he child welfare eH-
position 10 h. held In this city IN the
fan. Her models viii he IN tho shape
Of small parks aud buildings built u
paper pulp. with dolls 10 represent the
children
In the first place. savs Miss Rodmsn.
'tha. CITY sChOOlhOuss OF the future must
he heated IN OF beside a park whenever
possible. and It will he the effort Of those
Interested TO get cities ". en condemnlnR
park site n condemn school site in
or beside @ ~ tie same time. even II a
achoolbOuss cannot h built On u a. that
mon,ent The present school system is
egiUoating city children 20 be indoor
people. We urge the people back 10
the soil, and deplcre the congestion Of
population IN cities and Vet shut the
children up IN a house all day We
tsaoh 'ua'ure study out Of hooks. with
a lev leaves "a flowers Vet oil the
time. even IN The most crowded cities,
there ia opportunity 70 give thousands
Of cHlidgen practical agricultural work
mert.y ~ utilizing the parks
o he frat place. When a school 10 n
or 'etIds Park the whole EymnRsuc
deraumeHt u that school could - trans.
ferre . ne PARK and all the gy.ar a.. um
EXERCISE NJ ne pup.is taser. tisre This
onuiI - done ~ aarly al veathe's On
1.s lev cave uhe- t.s veati ~ vas too
baf 10 nyerc - youll 10 omitted tor
H. FAY IfIs s 30 case row None
- he akilirer rets cymr asiufu practice
~ Gay.
this outdoor gvnrasium would serve
t--o purposes The rHil're1 voplf 70,
Ire etercise ,0 he ore1 air ard all The
sre1s ~0v oC"urici by tho gymr asiums
g. the srh1cl null iir - couh be used foT
othe- thing w this spare I Wouli put
swimming pools ard dressing rooms
The moterr school ought TO make u a
part NJ its busir 49, to accustom the chill.
dre' n daily hath. Il j. certainly a.
reesrrahle 10 u@e taNH- 10 teach tire peo-
re health ard clea Illness ~ to teach
then Latin ard geometry
Newt m importa - o. n . model school
hpusa Is the " d Satiou ~ the roofs There
are Acres 10 space or the roofs d! New
York schoolhonsss whtrh could al 10
use5 for yalhat le educational PURPOSES
I wo'.li have a roof Eardeu IN every
s9~l ~ actual gartea. rrean. with
s-.llr w n plants c1Il no raiseI There
would have tho children grow 'ts r.arts
f'r v-.rdpw gar isrs E every schor Irocm
at they might RAISE s0fne ya-etahla.
f7r tho cooking classes This wouli Ls
best 81 an nature study
II the CITY were willing Il could 80
asids riots Of ground IN tho uarks Tor
gardening: and b. could utilize the work
Of the older children .n actually raising
plants for u~e in %" parks Il could teach
them bedding out. greenhouse work
u coUh give them some actual knowledge
Of agricultural Processes. connecting
with practical life instead NJ abstract
nature study. II would occupy no more
time and Il would dsveinp civic pride
and patriotism IN them AZ the same time
Cleveland IL doing this With ag1al success
"a 10 school gardens There the children
raise a great part OF the vegetables Tor
the cooking classes and the plants for
heautiiving the school grounds. and the
gardening work keeps up through the
summer. the curator ~ school gardens
taking her vacation m winter instead Of
IN summer They want to work up 10
the Point here where the high school will
prepare for the State Agricultural Col
lsRe. just a. Il does for the State univer-
sity Cleveland has more space than
We nave All the smaller cities can do
thess things more easily than We: hut
even New York could do a good deal
along this line by utilizing ~ parks and
schoolhouse roofs.
TO return ~ the roof. / would have
the kindergarten there IN every school
IN = room with adjustable sides. % he
raised whom the weather permitted.
keeping the children actually out of doors
In all fine weather. Roofs have been
utilized already for classes % children
With consumptive tendencies
'My great scheme for the use Of roofs
would he a nursery on each. The
day nurseries conducted nv women
charitable associations IN various parts
u the city are all crowded and have
proved their value not only in saving
infant life but In insirIcting the mothers
This roof nursery would extend the care
Of the public school down below the kin
dergAFten age IL would not hs COM
pulsory but would be available for an
mothers who wished "a uae H. II would
be blessing 10 mothers who are Obliged
20 work outside their own homes The
tales NJ babies that have 10 be left at
home With children not much older than
themselves are known 70 all New Workers
These babies are often dropped by the
young children carrying them about and
crippled Tor life. The httle mother. Who
IL deprived 81 her own childhood and her
own education 20 care for these younger
children. ~ q pitiful figure In tenement
house ME. u ~ almost impossible 10 |
enforce the compulsory education law
for such a child. would have every
little mother and little father per.
mitted 10 bring the babies too young for
school % this baby garden On the roof /
would have a physician who was a first /
class specialist placed ~ the head Of this I
department. for the city ana trained
nuraes IN charge A. each roof
Now comes the educational side II ali
this First | would have the mothers fn. .
vltrd ~ practi cal lessons On the care nf
babies. u the city can furnish free illtIs-
trated lectures on electricity and Az
xhanistan u surely can on the care Of IN .
iant life The mothers could even ~
sharply lacked up bv the authorities IN .
charge when % was shown thai the baby .
was falling below tho proper weight or .
wa not getting the csre it ought 10 have 4
~ hone Beyond al this there WouId b. .
the opportunity 20 educate the hIturr
mnthers would have the care & thes. B
hahies form pan y the domestic -oiencr
cnurtn n every s0hu0l / would not Iet
q siug'' girl leave the public schools .