Semi-weekly herald., 1910-04-25
TALKED TO sc4ooL CHILDREN.

DR.. William r. Callicotte, represent
ing the state bufeau of child and ami.
NAL protection. y Visiting the public
schools. giving lessons to children on
kindness to the lesser animals and
Kindness to each t0ther.
The laws of Colorado require each
teacher TO give at least two lessons
per week on Kindness to dumb ami
mails
| Dr. Calllcotte Is al enthusiast In his
ideas OIL this subject and is arousing
great interest wherever he goes. The
ideas he is emphasizing are OF great
importance in the education OF chill
dren. The abuse OF children is the
greatest point 10 be emphasized, he
says There ase many abuses and
neglect OF ciiiIdreii That are seldom
noticed. Depriving child of an edu
cation, by keeping him out of school,
by irregular attendance, by employ.
ing incompetent teachers, by employ.
ing teachers with poor health, by neg
lecting the sanitary conditions OF the
school buildings and surroundings, by
neglecting the child's physical condi-
ton, by neglect of the child's health,
by neglecting the supervision of the
play ground and allowing rough and
| rude children TO tyrranize over and
| abuse timid children; all of these are
abuses of the child.
Children have their rights and they
should be recognized by the other chill
| dren, and by the grown ups, and they
should in turn be taught to recognize
the rights of others.
The Bates law, requiring each child
TO be examined and closely observed by
the teacher for physical defects, Is
in harmony with these ideas. No child
can study and keep up with his grades,
| unless he sees, hears and breaths nor
mally; to compel such defective chill
dren to do the work of normal child
In serious permanent mental and phys
ical injury TO the child. Hundreds
OF children in Colorado are now doing
good work in the schools, who had
been unable, before being treated by
a physician or being fitted with glass
es, to keep up with their grades.
School boards are often careless
about keeping the school houses clean
BY employing incompetent janitors,
seeing that closets and drinking foun
tains are In a sanitary condition, that
fire escapes are installed, that inflam
mable material is not allowed to ac
cumulate in basement or near the fur
mace, that children with contagious dis
ease are excluded and properly treat
ed
The competent school director has
most responsible position and none but
those who are competent and willing
TO do their full and complete duty
should be elected.
The Just and kind treatment OF the
lesser animal is a most important
factor in the child's education. He
should be taught that the lesser ami
NAL has the same rights that he him
self has. always. however, subject to
the necessities of the higher life. The
child that is not taught to recognize
the rights OF the lesser animal will
not recognize the rights OF his fellows.
The cruel treatment OF the lesser
animal soon hardens the heart OF the
one who does 1t. makes him coarse,
brutal and unfit to associate with re-
fined civilized people. Such people are
not fit to have charge of children. nor
to direct the affairs OF men in any
manner. II has been demonstrated
that a man that will abuse dumb AMI.
NAL will also neglect or abuse his wife
and children.
The child should be taught that to
injure wilfully q lesser animal Injuries
himself. This may be demonstrated
in many ways; the horse now averages