The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-17

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served from extinction.
Tho three higher grades are taught
biology and Human Anatomy In this
connection the speaker expressed his
conviction that school children should
be taught the terrible Inconsistencies
OF medical superstition SO that they
would not expect the results Of many
years OF wrong living To be cured BY
aTpill. He mentioned n recent maya.
zine article which stated that after a
patient had been cured OF the dread
hook worm disease the autopsy show.
ed tina only three small hook worms
survived the treatment
E Under Physics In the 5tl. 9th and
7th grades Is Included Physical rGeog.
raphy. Optics. Elementary Photogra:
ply. Electricity. tie construction and
use Of Commercial and Technical 1n.t
struments and Machinery.
Chemistry. Organic and Inorganic up
to but not incladIng Analysis. which
Is taught in the Evening Trade Schools
which are supplementary to the public
school. "a
Gymnasium! In addition to- swei.
ish Gymnastics each hoy and girl OF
normal physical strength is required to
practice swimming until able 10 swim
Clio yards in smoth water. The speak
er stated that Falrmont being situated
on a river, would do well to teach
swimming to all school children: which
would remove therfear OF water. We
need to be redeemed from lear as we'll
as from sin and other tnings.
History begins with. Mythology and
extends to the study of Modern wars
of.all nations except the great Franco
PrussIan war. This war was n great
triumph for Germany. but is not
taught in the public schools. because
It would develop an undesirable kind
OF patriotism.
Religion is taught through all the
grades. The second year primary .pn-
pills are taugnt the Lutheran Cate.
chism. The next year the Bible is talk
en- up MS a text book and is read
! through. This Is followed by study
of the History OF the Christian church
from the Apostles to the present. Then
comes comparative study OF all rell-
ghons OF the world. One point not
mentioned In the Bible but taught In
some religions Is the matter OF cruelty
to animals. Confucius would not drink
milk from COW that had been Iepriv-
ed of its calf. Then in the two higher
grades comes the study of Philosophy
and the various great scientific theo-
ries.
the girls are not taught Trigonome
try. Engineering. Mechanics. Physics
or Typographical plotting. for which
are substituted the. knitting OF socks.
sweaters. lace-making. pattern.cutting
and embroidery. and In the last two
years In the gymnasium figure dane:
Ing, also cooking.
In explanation OF how 1t! could be
possible to cover such course before
the, age. OF 15,g the school hours are
from to IL, from to 4. six days in
the week. from Z, to Q p. m. five days
In the week and from n. m. 10 p. m.
on Sundays. To avoid the Sunday law
the school is opened by prayer by a
minister ON Sundays y
A large amount Of work Is also Civ.
en- to be done outside OF school hours.
In order to get through the course the
pupil must get along with limited
amount of sleep and practically no rec
reation. .ss.
| From those who have finished this
course Mt the age OF 13 the brightest
pupil from each school in the city LIS
placed in what lis called the Solicitor
School, for one year. This class is
taught by several learned philanthropy
lists Of the city, who receive no salary
for their, work. The "Selector" class
of which the speaker was member
numbered twenty.slx boys. Some years
after he wrote to one OF his old teach
ers to get the addresses of all his old
classmates. He was Informed that
every one Of hte twenty-five had gone
to South Africa to fight for the Beers
and had been killed In battle except
one, VINO had come. home ON a cork
Ileg. Mr.. Eormeier said 1t always made.
him feel queer to look at the. picture.
OF his old class.
The majority of those who survive
the public school course aspire to