Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

where we play. is q great cnge--h0W
many have noticed ~" Only % few
had. what N In az" Various were
the gucascs Of those who mad not
seen. Then ono who had WIS called
on to tell yes. us o cage OF doves
let's 10 and soc them.' SO with n
one, two. three. the whole grade of
expectnht Youngsters vas soon murgh-
Ing into the hall. Here they marked
time a minute. then followed teacher
cut into the ward 10 the great cage
Of doves. where the lesson WAS fully
Illustrated and the children We're giyon
beans 10 feed the doves Teacher
talked pleasantly about the doves
telling something ~ their habits call-
ing attention To- their beauty and 90
their peculiar feet
Upon inquiry. I learned that each
lesson where possible is illustrated
with real object. The day they had
hakania and haori--Ia panese skirt
and jacket--teacher brought his own
silk Ones and saylng, since American
gentlemen DO not dress in these gar.
ments when they are dressed %, a.
Japanese gentlemen do, We viii dress
Ted IN there 40 he can understand
better about them
No need 10 say everyone was pleas
ed. The whole room was broad
grin--Of which Ted's was the broad
est. Ted was so happy over a., that
he came home and leased for bahama
and hoari Just like teachers"
Ethics" In picture b0ok.--twenty-
iivo picturos--lllustratin different re-
lations In life--such as parent and
child. teacher and pupil sovereign
and subject and a plcnuful supply OF
Aesops fables also. The children
look az the picture--chat about it.
feather has a story ana points the
Ht'ai. Then the children ars ques-
toned on the story and It's meaning.
Ethics" ~ the name % the book,
but we could safely call the time The
story Period.
ON Friday. April 10, the first. second
and thirG grades. aeon Tanisd ~
their teachers. few delegated older
pupils. as assistants, aaj ~ many IN
tcrestcd relatives as wished 90 go.
went OH for a picnic. The third ara ie
went on the electri, inter urban 20
the seash0re for au hour away. the
n.st ana second gradsa planned for a
visit la a beautiful para; hut tnun-
der shower drove them back 20 their
Vwn gymnasium.
4 month later all the eight grades
had field dag In the school grounds
Printed program invitations, with
tickets. were sent TO all the parents.
At half past one the big hall was well
filled with eNpectant and interesteh
home folk.
Tea and waters were served from
little side tables 0y older pupils. Thc
Normal students marched IN ana
stood at the rear Of the room. but the
grade children were not Assembled IN
The room. The principal of the school
gave an address of welcon1e-- which
was really AN eNhortation 10 the phr-
ents. space permits only the brietcst
"a Ie.F 80 Al Il.f la H.
paratlve statistics az Ia physique ana
health Of osaka children aud those OF
other parts of the empire; ioln Whai
diseases prevailed here and the prop-
able reasons why. with hintr TO par
cnts on preventive precautions. fhe
object OF education N Ia make kooH
citizens Therefore Il Is most neces.
sary To- hAV. sound minds Ia SOUND
bodies Children need more than
book learning. Today YOU viii s"e
SAMPLES of ch.dren's health exer-
ciaes. This school rs erected for the
benefit OF the pupils; therefore the
pupils are eNpeCted TO help care for
it--otherwlsc they might consider
themselves merely guests. They are
divided into companies. each ~ when
in turn sweeps. dusts. washes and
otherwise daily cleans the school
building and grounds under the de-
tailed teachers supervision This "
moi only good exercise for the pupils
bodies u increases the value OF the
school 10 them, teaches them 10 pe
careful of waste material ana quite
considerably reduces tho upkecp eN'
penses of the schoOl-~oni indirectly
your taxes We count on the hearty
approval OF all the parents In these
pians for The welfare 81 the school,
Tho children, and orr beloved coun-
try"
AS the guests left the gym, the older
ooys quickly and qpietly carried the
benches out doors, and soon We were
ali seated and awaiting for the pro-
gram 30 begin.
As each class marched to IL place
In the field ring, ana out again y
sang merry roundelay--the one part
echoing the other was very Inspiring,
For Two hours We were treated 10
running. obstacles and relay races
bRsket ball. dumb.hell. wand, nag tln-
Guiding the military code wig-WaE)
and eun drills. football O. Kicking
scramble hv little boNsl jumping the
rope. tug-of- war hy all the children OF
all the grades. and regular chdet dfhi
of seventh and eighth grade hoys ia
uniform with rifles ana hnNoneis.
few prizes were given to the win
ners in the running races Ted was
80 excited when his grade played hns-
kot nau. that he stood stil Watching
the others scramble for the red ana
white balls. his own one squeezed
tight In his hand
Osaka city Is the most Thoroughly
Japanese city In Japan. While Ia i
Is manufactured almost every known
article OF foreign commerce, the PEG"
pie of osaka cling 20 the old Japan
ese customs and things most ten-
aciously in their schools.
There are lot OF splendid schools
here.
Osaka II the greatest city in Japan
next to Tokyo and more wealthy than
tho capital Japanese school law
compeia children's Attendance az
school from six 10 Twelve years Old.
poverty and sickness only eNemptine
them.
The BOYS Normal b under the osh-
ka city government--subie Of course
to tho national department. Of educh-
ton. There are about nity teachefs
at the N0rmai department alone. ann
about four hundred male students
The Woman's Normal school ~ in ans
other part of the city. There ~ no
co-education IN Japan above iao pr-
mary grades