The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15
NORTH SIDE Ne S.
A Fireless Fresh Air Room in
Quincy Schools.
Open Windows Wide, ClOthe the
Pupils Warmly.
AND Light EXERCISE.
Experiment Successful in East
ern City Schools.
Weighing Children Before Plan
Is in Operation.
AND LIGHT EXERCISE.

Probably the first experiment IN d
fireless fresh-air school room ever
conducted in Topeka, if not in Kan
sas. will be started Monday morning
at the Quincy schools if the weather
is fairly pleasant In that case the
fire will be turned off from the fourth
grade room, and the windows VIII De
thrown open. The pupils are to De
warmly clothed, and to be given calls
themes between classes.
The exercises will insure proper
degree of bodily warmth and 10 the
pupils will be change from Sll'IH9
at their desks. The idea is that the
air and exercise will be more con-
ducive to health, than artificial neat
and no exercise. The plan has peeh
tried with great success in the large
cities of the east.
In some schools. the rooms are
built especially for such arrangements
with large plate glass windows NO
fire, but fresh air and exercise is the
rule all winter. At the Quincy school,
the fourth grade, where the expert
ment will be tried, is in an upstairs
room, of about 26x32 feet, with
northwest exposure. About forty pu-
pills are enrolled.
Their parents. with the exception of
three all signed their endorsement OF
the idea when a paper, outlining the
plan, was passed among them.
The pupils whose parents did not
approve, will be kept in another room
while the fresh air experiment is be-
ing tried.
This week the others were weighed
At the conclusion of the trial they will
be re-weighed to see if they have gain
ed or lost in weight.
Their ages range around ten and
twelve years. This is considered an
especially restless age. Besides, Miss
Carolyn Morton. the teacher in the
room, a graduate rather favored the
plan.
''When talking about the matter
Miss Morton said that she was willing
that her room be used for the expert
ment," said Z. F. Stanley, superin-
tendent of the school this noon.
IF the weather is good Monday we
will try it for d while. 1t has been
tried in the larger cities in the east and
seems to be success. 1t is thought
that light exercises between studies in
a room full of fresh air. when the pupils
are too we'll clothed to take cold, Is
better than the old way In the eastern
cities the pupils are warmly clothed,
the fire is turned off from the school
rooms all winter long, and the pupils
are given light exercises between class
hours.
TT is said that they do better work
and in better health for it."
choir of 81 voices will sing The
Prodigal Son" at the North Side Bap
fist church tomorrow evening. The
choir will consist of the following: Miss
Florence Rowe, Miss Minna Mccall,
Miss Lucille Lukens, Miss Hazel Boast,
Miss Helen Welman, Miss Bess Bower
man, Miss Hazel Kincaid, Miss Hazel
almer, Miss Edna Pence. Miss ElanCr
Caldwell Miss Edna Kincaid, Miss
Ruth Mckinley. Miss Marie Bobb, Miss
Ruth Emert, Miss Marjorie Cole. Miss
Jeanette Emert, Miss Josephine Hitch
cock, Miss Pearl Head, Mrs M. n.
Austin. Mrs. L. E. Anderson, Mrs. Ken
meth Clark, Mrs. W. NJ. Van Ness, Mrs
J. E. Warnock, Mrs. w. f. Scptton
Mrs. Irl Boyer. Mrs. W. L. Hofer, Mrs
Arthur See, Mrs. Ira Williams. Mrs. ].
w. Swank, Mrs. Effie Pond. Mrs. Har-
rison Dana Mrs. L. P. Fraser, c. c.
Berry, L. P. Fraser. c. c. Nicholson
Paul Van Ness, Duane Gilmore, Leo
Elmore. r. K. Diffenderfer. w. E. Scot
ton. Il. n Martin, L. E. Anderson, J.
A. Lukens, Claud Shields, Harry Graft,
ArH1ur See, Orville Rowe, A. T. Rowe.
Vernon Warnock. Ralph Lyons, Ben
Palmer, w. H. Zarker, Irl Boyce, w
NJ. Forbes, Raymond Farris, Edgar
Critics, Chas. Martin. Pianist. Miss
Grace Lukens; organist, Mrs c. C.
Berry; violinist, Mr.. Kenneth Clark: