Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-01

ly In cities. 1t Is not only futile, 1t 10
criminal to allow children to run idle
during three months Of the year, 1t is.
to put 1t mildly, dangerous to turn
them into the streets from o'clock un-
til dark. This Is Mr.. Wirts Arm con-
viction. and that is why. in Gary. the
children are kept in school from half
past s until and 8
Please do not picture these young
steIs at their desks during eight hours
of the day In the drst place, no child
liz Gary has desk. He has a locker
where he keeps his outer clothing and
his books. The desks belong to the
children who happen at the time to be
using them. Neither are the children
Kept at work during eight hours Of the
day. Most OF the time they are useful
~, happily, ideally just living, doing q
number OF things AL children love to
do, and ought to do, in order to ac-
quire character.
They live in 4 veritable child world,
a world in which there il plenty OF
work to do. but the work is so pleas
insly mingled with play and exercise
that no one 10 ever bored or wearied.
About three hours each day are devot-
ed to formal work in reading. writing,
arithmetic and history. About three
and a half hours each day are given to
manual training. natural science, music,
literature and formal gymnasium work.
The rest of the time is given to free
activities in the gymnasium. swimming
pools In the five acre playground. The
manual training shops and the school
laboratories are open during these free
M r3h nf hn al Tic,
choose to work In them alone pursuing
IDEAL of their UwH.
Children of all ages, from the kin
dersarten to the high school, live to-
gether in this child world. The little
first reader children have their simple
manual training building doll houses,
modelling in clay and the like in close
proximity to the seventh and eighth
grade manual training shops. The little
fifth grade children work at their bot
any and elementary science in the high
school physic laboratory. The element
airy and advanced chemistry students
work in the same room and use the
same apparatus.
This is what Mr.. Writ calls educa-
ton from environment, Sub-conscious
education. Tho child sees other chill
dren doing thing and apparently en-
poying 1t. and sooner or later he wants
to do that same thing himself. More
over. by watching he learns. When q
child enters the Gary schools from an
other town. they do not send an in
structor into the swimming pool to
teach him to swim. They let him stand
around the pool and watch the others
until he can not stand and watch an
other minute. When he gets into the
water he just naturally assumes the
correct position of the body. the move
ments come az IL by instinct and very
little, formal instruction IL necessary.
IN connection with the musical In
struction they have boys band. When
a new boy enters the band he is taught
no more than the first principles Of the
instrument. He learns by watching
the others. and his nervous system
gradually adapts itself to the allotted
task"
Good Samaritan Taxicab.
They helped him tenderly into the
taxicab which had struck him, and the
chauffeur. taking his address, mounted
to the seat.
Arrived at the home, the driver
helped him into the house.
THANK you" the injured man re-
marked. LAS 1t was not serious at
fair. we'll let 1t drop. Probably I
was"
There's $50 due me- said the chat
feur interrupted.
"A dollar-fifty? what fory' the