Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-07-24
COOPER NTIO> on TEACHER MD
PHYSICIAN ~ DEVELOPING
nIITIN CITIZENS

That a deeper SENSE OF the response
biltics and obligations OF citizenship
must b, iuyuiCated la the Young. aud
that healthy mind. q necessity for
~ wholesome citizenship. cannot be- built
up on defective body ar, statements
ON which stress was laid at the re-
cent meeting of Ga, Rational Educa-
tluual association al san Francisco.
ON the home and the school largely
rests th, responsibility tor the first
condition. and " was emphasized, 1"
the physician authorized and support
ed hN TIA, parents. the public must
look for the teaching and th' meas
urcs To overcome the physical de-
foDts and the inimiCM surruundiues
which lead to delinquency ana bad
citizenship cor tu downright criminal
ity con- the cooperation Of these
two agencies depend tho most tai
reaching result. 90 society aud Go the
nation.
In vigorous urraignmcut ut the
mat,riausti, tendencies ut the pros-
cnt day, which apual by reason col
thc utter rnr"l"~sucss and thouEhi-
lcssncss OF the rights Of individuals,
and dcpluring the general lack OF dis
ciplln, and regard 'ur law In th"
scraW1', Go secure wealth and TO
sraufN selfish ambitions. Mrs. Em-
mons BIun, laid Oh, responsibility Tor
th,s, things ou tn, dctcotlv, methods
or our schools and on the teachers,
"Nhos, opportunity is Ga, heart 90
The whole subject rh, development
of th, commercial spirit hu, extended
too largely even to tu, schools, with
Iu,'iabi, r"sultuG deterioration iu
th, quality uf work dome aud q vou-
rruucut lowering Of an, moral STAN
dards of scholarship ana ul ,.uzyn.
ship ~h, secs Ice this even mvuar"
Go our nation ana feels that as "a rep
.Icerutauyo government Nr have not
altogether made good To- our fore
fathers. 90 m, world aud Go our
selves But, -h, SAYS. th, citizens OF
tomorrow are au iE IN, hands ui the
teachers beior, mutcriUli-m strips
: them 3D., tine throat. And what pos
session ~h, asks. other than oIr chit
dr,u du Nc treat SEQ par.l,ssy' Thcr"
is uo higher ambition ana no more
important duty than that oi making
good citizens
.
opmcnt 90 good DIillrus is the core
rcrtiuu of PLY defects In the
children ana tine raising OF M, gene
'craI standard of health o the highest
Ipu.ut Tn thls end e committee has
been appointed Dos th, section uu pre-
. N,uiiN, mrdiein, and publ. health ~
I an, American Medical association q"
confer with lik, committee OF tu,
National Educational association. cot
. which pr David starr Jordan Be-
chairman. u broad Investigation of
, health conditions which prevail
amouE children Ia large cities. and
LOT uupIyr,cut ailments which have "a
direct bearing ou education This iu.
Nestipauou Includes further the
more active cooperation ul boards ct
education aud departments Of health
tu reduce child delinquency and
crime ur " \. Evans. chairman of
ih, first mentioned committee. speak
ing az the same m,otiug, said that
study of the health conditions of the
school children ot our Large cities aud
movement. 10 improve that health
Were ua vital in thc work OF education
as any of the theories Of education.
Il Be- also Vital in the work of medieval
research without doubt large
share OF chlid delinquency is directly
traconblc 90 adolscent ailments. aud
their elimination by timely medical
attention meets with AN immediate re-
ldIction Va drluqueucy and crime
among the Young
The work of the school. ON the
other hand, Is 60 cndcaNoT Ia build up