The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29

value Of this scheme would have
the whole instruction in cooking centre
IN this lunch The girls In the cooking
glasses should do DOT only the COOLING
but the buying and know what Il costs
% feed each person. This sort u luncheon
j. not totally unknown. II u being
tried here and there. Il can b. made
disappearing II V no greater task
20 organize such q department. Of eduoa-
ton than Il was. for instance, 70 Introduce
the kindergarten into our educational
system or the manual training school.
AN this looks a. II the girls would
have time 10 learn nothing but domestic
science In school. but all thia work
would ha scattered over Year,. lust a.
arithmetic and geography are now. They
would acquire the knowledge gradually.
along with other thing 40 that when
they left school they would know some
thing about these important features
of home making a. well a. other thing
The swimming the outdoor gymnastics
the gardening. all of which would bs for
boys and girls alike. could be done IN
time added n the regular school hours
The children would he only too delighted
10 do those things outside -ohool hour
Tho making u the school hOJIrs 10 short
i because the confinement n the children
h - unhealthy and the continued mental
exertion - hard On them The inteIli-
gent work IN domestic science and care
Of children would come mostly from
Eirlz In the upper grades and high achool.
] believe there would ~ tins Tor Il all
now In the grammar grades u algebra.
the foreign language and the science nov
required of the children In those grades
were made elective. Why compel a girl
IN the grades 20 study algebra, a foreign
Las nd q a.aalar4aaI MFk..
least permit her n learn domestic economy
and the care " babies n she prefersy
! would have a vast amount % drawing
and music IN the public schools eliminated
II ISN'T necessary for any public school
child 90 learn 10 read music What We want
10 % teach the difference between good
music and bad. For this I would intro
duce the phOnOGrAph. % give the songs Of
the worlds greatest singers and The music
81 the greatest composers. and ] would
have cOmpetsnt persons explain this
music 90 the children. ] would have the
children learn a. much draWing a. they
need in their manual trimming. no more
n IL "a necessary Tor the boy 10 draw a boH
IN order 70 make Il let him draw IL: bat all
sketching and color work ! would elimi-
nate. The public school 10 no place for Il,
u has more important things 70 teach.
but would give the children appreciation
Of real art by splendid stsreopiiCon views
o. the worlds great art objects. explained
by competent persons. and I would in
trOduce the stereOpticOn and moving
pictures into the public schools 20 teach
history and geography
In my model school hOuss ! shall show
the ssats all movable and capable " fold
ing up livery room IN the building
should 10 open every night In the week
until ~ O'Clock for Erownups The
school board should eliminate The danos
hall problem by letting the young people
dance all they want 20 IN the school hOuSes
Nith good music. a good dancing teacher
and super vision The dramatic cluha Of
every nei ghbUrhOod ought % have the
uss " the auditorium Tor thsir plays.
provided every play has been paved On
by tho school authoritias Concerto
should be gwen there. In short tho present
system " evening lectures should be- ex-
tended n cover thing which will interest
and attract many other Claaaaa of the
population a. Well A. only that olaas
which h Interested In lectures