New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-03
FUTURE CITIZENS
Erhibit at n. E. Il. ConUen-
ton IN Their Behalf

II would not be respectful, perhaps. 70
call the National Education Association
Convention a circus, though there is no
telling what may happen If the women
teachers get really warmed up in their
fight to make Mrs. Ella FIazg Young, of
Chicago. president OF that body But. cir
cur or not, when it opened in Boston yes
terday it found itself fanked by some ex-
cellent sideshows. One OF these will be
run by the New York Bureau OF Municipal
Research.
There are animals in this sideshow-
young and interesting specimens Adenoid
children, underfed children children with
bad teeth, children with defective vision
and other little creatures whose habitat"
is the public schools of the United States
are included in the menagerie, and Dr.
Thomas F. Harrington, director Of physical
training in the Boston schools. will be
Snowman. prepared to explain methods Of
examining school children for physical all
meIrs and of interesting parents in their
cure.
A few children in a few states are being
examined and treated by the municipalities
for the weaknesses which handicap so
many al the very start in the race of life
The urgent need Of extending this treat
ment 20 public school children all over the
country. and also TO the two million boys
and girls in private and Parochial schools.
led Dr. William H. Allen. head OF the bu-
reau to decide on this exhibit 1t has been
placed at the headquarters of the National
Education Association. in the cid Art Mu-
scum, Copley Square, in a room through
which all visitors 10 the convention must
pass. The bureau officials figure that some
at least of the fifteen thousand OF so who
will come to the building while the con-
vention is in session will be moved to take
note of the exhibit and that some OF these
certainly will De impressed.
Cards, maps. charts. epigrams. photo
graphs and Alice in Healthland' verses
will greet the eyes OF visitors 70 the exhibit
Such verses rs these, for instance;
Little Jack Horner sat in G corner.
Eating a Christmas pie
He misto0k for a plum what was clearly
his thumb
The trouble was all in his eye.
Little Jack Homer went round the corner
To good doctor close by.
He was quickly admitted. with glasses was
fitted
The troubles no more in his eye.
Teachers VIII be warned not to mistake
aderoids for dulness defective hearing for
stubAornness. defective vision for Iaziness
an;eTia for lack of ambition. States will
be asked whether they choose healthy chill
dren or weaklings. justice now or charity
later Statements showing that seven out
of every ten school children need treat
ment for some sort. OF defect will stare
from the walls at the visitors. who viii
also be Informed that only one OF ten
parents VIII see TO giving the child treat
ment II merely notified. while nine out of
ten will Try 10 have defects corrected II
made to understand the case ard the need.
Each visitor will be presented with a
map showing which stat.s have laws com
polling the physical examination of school
children and which have not And 4 grin,
dark line. stretching from Boston along the
Atlantic Coast. and across the continent 10
San Francisco and Seattle. will make mani
Test the fact that II all the children bur
dened with physical defects could be placed
single file. they would make a line 4 500
miles long.