Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-28

lool little realizing the danger arising Il
] by the school physician.
Through having to sit on seat sosi
high that the pupil cannot touch the 4
floor With. his feet, he naturallw4
slouches forward This brings about NJ
a position which is cramped and un~N
hygienlc 1t may even lead to curva-3
ture of the spine; 1t is certain to ba3
detrimental TO the chid's health, prob-H
ably causing round shoulder or stomach n
trouble.
Besides being troublesome, az everYx1
pupil is aware, the glare of light ou4
the backboards is bad for the eyes.
One shoulder Higher.
The need for Newark mothers toHeJ
.eailze 'kes- Injurious conditions and@
The necessity for correcting them are}
sharply emphasized by DIR. Holmes. HeH
made his statement in reply to tha1j
question put by the Evening STAR assl
TO health conditions in Newark cass-&|
rooms.
Dr Holiness statements are in part a
startling gor instance, he claims that<1
there Is not a girl In the Barrfnger 4
High School who has been through thes|
grammar grades in the schools in this1
city who has not one shoulder highert|
l,than the other. In the highest class
in the school there is not a girl wh0s|
is not so affected.
when the report of this condition
was made to me by the doctor who
examined the young women. | could |
scarcely believe it. said DIR. Holmes to
the Evening STAR. Il teIephoned to-
the doctor who examined the young
women. The reply was that the re-
port was absolutely correct. I intend
To make an examination of the condi-
ton in all of the schools"
Pupils with tendency to be cross
eyed according to DR.. Holmes, are
greatly aggravating the trouble be-
cause of the seating conditions in the
schools.
"rheir seats" he said 'are uniforza
Some children are so seated that their
eA es are too near the work tefore them.
In other cases their eyes 8re too far
from their work The result IS mus
cular strain on the eyes
IrrcS Adjmstnf = seats
is there any remedy tAat you would 4
suggest" Dr. Holmes was asked
"The only thing | see TO de' he re-
piled. is To have Adjustable seats and z
desks put in the schools and have
them adjusted by someone who knows
how OF course it would do 70 good
to have this kind of fHrn. hugs in n
stalled unless properly adius ted" !"
DR.. Holmes then made this state- e
ment:
- visited one school. ! went u1ention
which one, several days awp. found
in that school I5I pupiiS ,shc>e Feet did
mot touch the floor.
This meant that they hal to keep,
their feet dangling or that they had
to curl them up under them. What re-
suit but harm can come from stting
in such unnatural positions several
hours day?
"In the same school," hr coatInucds lk
~ found 30 children who were too large -
for the desks al which they snt.
This means that those children we're
forced to sit in a cramped position.
The leaning over pushes the stomach f.
The food is unable to properly digest. NJ
and various forms of stomach troublel%a
result. 1t is this which causes round "a
shoulders an spinal trouble.
same In All schools. ~
"'Ebere is not school In ti,c city Ia &
] intend to make a thorough inVestiga- &s
ton Of every school in the city and M
report the condition to the Board oflf
Education. #
In speaking Of the effect Of blacks 8
boards on the eyesight OF chidrens M
DR.. Holmes said:
we spend lot of money TO con- -!
struct class-rocins SO as TO get the
best possible light and then erect 3
blackboards to absorb the light. Black $
boards in school should he eliminated,
but as long as we have them we should
make provision to minimize the dan
ger. ! have recommended TO the Board
of Education that plain white or
cream muslin curtains be provided 70 =
cover the hlacliboards when they are !
not in use
.,rhe children forced To iouk re =
these bIaekboards NEARLY the crflre
tIn,c they are In the cInss-roOms. The IS
rcSult cannot but nc harmful 70 their
eycs. because OF the glare. Light mr.
properly directed, shining on an objeef.
is injurious To eyesight. 1t makes the
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