Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-05
SCHOOL AND HOME'
Cleveland Park Parents and
. Teachers Form Association.
TO Benefit THE PUPIL
DR.. Wiley and Supt. Stuart Address
Large Meeting at the John
Eaton Building.

Some time in the future, probably the
next twenty-five years, some one will be
appointed to the Presidents cabinet
whose duty 1t shall be to look after pub
lie health and sanitation. according to
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, chief of the bu-
reau Of chemistry, Department Of Agri-
culture, at a meeting of teachers and
parents of pupils of the John Eaton
school in Cleveland Park for the purpose
Of forming q permanent school and
community association last evening.
DR.. Wiley also predicted that the peo-
pie Of this country would hear great
deal about health and sanitation in the
which, he said, would be good health and
moro cntented, peaceful people.
1.-The public health" said Dr. Wiley,
lis of more value than all the so-called
national assets That principle will be
recognized, and soon. The great question
of public health is one of the greatest
questions in this country today. Every
organized effort to promote public health
is opposed. however. because certain Or
CARNATIONS thrive on sickly people. These
organizations are wholly immoral and
INSCRIPTIONS"
Health of Primal Importance.
Health in the schoolroom was of primal
Importance, the speaker asserted. He de-
clared that this was not only necessary
for the health of the present day, but
for the generations a hundred years from
now. He believed, however, that there
was such a thing as making life too
easy for school chilsren. lone who gets
along too easy does not do as well as
the one who has to fight" he said THE
science in this city today Is being ruined
by too much money and having things
too easy. The old-time chemist with only
a little, crude apparatus could discover
more than the chemist of today can with
his handicapped desk and silver gold
and platinum chemical Dishes
Supt. A. T. Stuart decried the extrava-
gance of the rich. They could make bet
ter use of their surplus funds by fur
nishing lunchrooms Tor schools, pianos
and other musical equipment and better
approaches to the schools than by erect
only two or three months a year. and
by hiring servants to take care Of pet
dogs and automobiles for taking the dogs
riding, he said.
Democracy the Main Idea.
Mr.. Stuart told of the change that had
been made in the public schools during
the last twenty-five years.
THE prime idea at present." he said.
lis democracy. Within twenty-five years
the old notion of authority has disap-
peared and the new notion Of democracy
has come.
THE schoolmaster used to be narrow
minded man who was not 10 be question
ed The presumption OF the old school,
master must go.
I'VE can't do without you and you can't
do without us. The teacher needs the
parents cooperation. 1t is a splendid
cooperation which We are getting in
Washington.
1--WE try to impress upon the teacher
that she is dealing with an immortal soul.
and that she must work for the best that
is in tho child. II teachers haven't sense
we want to give it to them, also SYM
pathy and love. We wish to do it peace
ably. If possible, If not, forcibly. I be-
lieve it can be done in the nrst manner,
however" the superintendent concluded,
with a smile.
The meeting last evening was the first
meeting at the Cleveland Park School to
which the fathers OF the pupils had been
invited. although twice before the moth
ers had met with the teachers. About
125 persons were present, despite the in
clemency Of the weather.
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