Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-28

opeh-air SCHOOLS, arranged after Ger
man and American models. have been
Instituted "a Barcelona. Spain.
Education. detection. control" should
he the watchwords OF the campaign
against tuberculosis, according to the
Chicago Tuberculosis Institute
So important has domestic science in
struction become in Germany that n spc-
clal Domestic Science Dictionary" has
tecn issued for the use of teachers and
others interested in education for the
home.
No more free maps. School t.achcrs
who wish the ocean charts published nv
the United States photographic Office
Will hereafter have to subscribe for them
AZ 10 cents n copy The Pilot Chart is
published monthly for the North ATTAIN
tic North Pacific. and Indian oceans.
quarterly for the South Atlantic and
South Pacific oceans.
The pressing need for uniformity in
State school reports IL emphasized anew
by the United States Bureau Of Educa ton
In n recent bulletin on city and country
schools. The bureau urges school Off
| GERS to adopt as rapidly as possible the
state schedule and dcfinitions OF terms
| approved by the Department of Super
| intendcncc of the National Education
Association
The Philippine government. through its
bureau of education. has taken an i'm
portant stop In the industrial develop
ment Of the people Of the islands BY
establishing tho School Of Household In
dustries at Manila, the government hopes
TO Introduce into the homes several In
dustries which will add materially to the
income of thousands of families Several
hundred women from all parts of the
philippines receive instruction in special
industries at the school After finishing
the course they return to their native
towns and teach other women to make a
| home things for which there Is a market
Embroidery and lacemaking are receiv-
| irg first attention, since the government
sees most direct commercial advantages
| in these two arts
The laboratory method applied to the
teaching of law" not unfairly describes
| the experiment Of the Catholic University
| Of Washington. D. c., where real court
room with all the appurtenances: desks.
railing. jury box. witness stand. etc. has
| been fitted up for holding moot courts.
Attendance upon court is compulsory
| for all students in the law school The
presiding judge is a member Of the fac
ulty. but most OF the officers OF the court
| are students In the school
"Yale in China" the collegiate school
| and hospital in changsha. Human Prov
ircc. China, intends to have it's buildings
| representative of the best in western
civilization. Particular attention Is paid
| t. hYgicnic and sanitary arrangements.
Among suggestions that are receiving
| careful consideration is one from the
United States Bureau of Education. Ex-
| perts In the bureau have urged that the
| | oys dormtory be equipped throughout
with outdoor sleepinC-roonls. Il is de-
clared that in this way the school will
not only be able to get 10 per cent. more
work out of the boys than it would 9TH
wise, but 'it will proclaim to the
Chinese youth and to the world at large
| the value OF fresh air
| Educators ana parents who arc scep-
| teal of the value of examination ina rks
will draw encouragement from the eX-
! pertinent recently conducted by Supt.
| Harry l.. Ely, of Alliance. O. An arith-
| metic test was given in the eighth grade.
| and Mr.. Ely sent one OF the papers to
| all the teachers in his system. with a re-
quest that they grade II as If IL were
| f pupil In their own classes Tho re-
| sulting percentages ranged from 70 to ~
In the eighth grade alone, where uni
/ form'tv might have been expected. four
| teachers marked the paper 60. IS. 50. and
, - respectively In other words, one
teacher would have failed the pupil out
right; a second estimated him as only
| fair; and two others considered him prac-
| ticalY in the ~ class.