The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-18

inal Session
Of <<KnoW Your
City" Congress

cal inspection of schools is still ex-
perimental and on trial, and that we
are leading in this important work.
The reverse of both these impressi 1ps
is true. With Brussels having a sys-
tematic inspection since 1874, and Par
is since 1884, scientific journals bith
in France and Germany devoted ex
clusively to this subject, and the move
ment a national one in France, Eng
land Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland,
Bulgaria, Japan and the Argentine
Republic, it Is evident, that save ali
details, the matter is settled one,
and America is one of the last Of the
civilized nations to seriously consider
this problem.
There are, however in the United
States, 20 cities outside of Massachu-
setts and all the cities and towns of
that state that have systems of medi-
cal inspection.
the school board, the teaches and the
parents must join hands and work
together harmoniously. 1t involves
the constant attention of the teacher
with reference to seating the deaf
where they can hear Best and those
who have poor vision, where they can
see best as we'll as constant coopera-
ton with the parents.
Medical science has been endcav Dr.
ing to protect the community through
it's boards of health, while on the 9TH
er hand educational science has been
operating through The great school
systems of the world and expressing
itself through it's more. or less, sscien-
tific departments of physical training
Medicine has labored to cure and bet
ter still to prevent disease and defor-
nifty while education has aimed at
the intellectual equipment Of the in
dividual.' Medicine has aimed at the
detection of contagious diseases and
education has endeavor-
ed to look after exercise, Cleanliness.
ventilation, the Importance of suitable
and adequate nutrition, and sleep,
with records of height, weight and
ginth measurements, etc. That the
aims of each can be best carried out
only when they work together. is evil
dent to the minds of all
I'VE have but to study the develop
ment of our country during the past
century to see the Importance of this
One hundred years ago.
only 3.3 per cent. of the entire popu-
iation lived in cities of 5000 and over.
Now we are a nation of towns and cit
les with 33 per cent. of the total popu-
ation living therein. This movement
IF the population tJward centers has
rendered essential attention by the
to the cleanliness of wa
.er supply, TO scwage, street cleaning,
20 prob ems Of light and air in dwell
ngs. the isolation of cases of conta-
yious diseases, the transportation o.
'ood and hence it's preservation and
guarantee of i;s purity, conditions and
hours of labor and a thousand other
natters that in "a rural community
ere important t. individual families
,nly.
Our school systems have developed
during this period-deve-
oped altogether faster than has the
population. What schools there were.
we're widely separated, were carried
IN for but a small fraction of the
rear, and were attended by small
raction Of the children. That is, the
,choo as such did not present any
special problem from the standpoint
If community hygiene. Now the
,chool year lasts for 10 months. and
n many cities, vacation schools round
,ut the calendar year. So the schools
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