The Penn's Grove record., 1914-05-01
The PENIS Grove Record
FRIDAY, MAY l, 1914
The Need For Proper Supervision

ton OF SCHOOL houses should he repeal
ed, also the Governors veto. Specific
cases can be named in Salem county
where an impractical heating apparatus
was installed at the behest of the one
or W. men authorized, by the State
Board of Education to dictate what
shall OF shall not be done.
InMannington township the Board
of Education installed a heating plant
to give pure air. AT a much larger
expense for coal the house could not be
heated and the new tangled apparatus
was thrown out and an ordinary stove
did the work, after an expenditure of
$3.50.
Salem city erected, a new colossal
school building last year at an expense
of SOS, 900. The state inspectors say
the heating and ventilation are perfect.
10 a man With a practical and como
mic mind the question will arise, did
Salem, 'Pay too much for their whis-
tle?"
1t takes two high pressure boilers to
heat the immense edltice, a ton of coal
on a cold day and all experienced steam
boat fireman at 500 IA month. The
engineer could have given the Board
of Education and also the State Inspec-
tor practical points ON the economy of
heating a building. That City could
have saved hundreds OF dollars in fut-
ure years by having his advice OH a
more economical and practical heating
system, DIS well as the location of the
heating plant.
Under all the immense building no
provision is made TO utilize the base
ment for practical school purposes,
and thus economist space.
Woodstown and Penns Grove may
profit by Salem's extrayagant, un-
economical plans.
A colossal extravagaEt schoolhouse
erected II recent years i'll South At
lantic City at the behest of the State
Inspector, and would not now be APP
proved, may also he specifically men.
toned.
THE OTHER SIDE
But there are TWO sides to all ques-
tons, and a happy and more economi-
cal medium should be reached on which
both a agree.
Herbert Spencer III his wonderful
essay On Education written forty years
ago SAID, "the first requisite is to he a
good animal" The two articles quoted
III another column show from the result
OF medical inspection that country boys
and girls are NOT as healthy as city boys
and girls. AS a con equence, leading
officials are seeing the necessity for
medical inspection and more whole
some condition OF living in order to
raise better human animals. A bOunti-
tul supply OF fresh ali, sunlight from a
direction Which will not injure eyesight,
and sanitary surroundings which will
not breed disease germs are the new
designs needed to create a sound body
for a more highly educated mind. IN
TACT, many country folks lack these il
their home 10 be- most efficient for
manual labor.
Very few members of boards of edu-
cation read an educational journal.
know little what is going on III edu-
cation or know about he erection
OF buildings from a scientific, sanitary
point OF view. They usually employ
the architect or plumber who can make
them believe they a put up the cheap
est Job. Consequently, there needs TO
be a superior oversight to see that
building ale erected for the best inter-
est OF the children's health.
In 1907, i'll Cleveland, Ohio. I13
children We're burned to death in a
sciioolhouse with an old fashion wind
ing stairway and doors opening inside.
In IQln at a poInfrU cnl,oOI n, In1; 800.
nineteen. little girls III all ouLhOnse
were submerged by the giving way of
a floor, into a priVy vault, and died
almost instantly. Two years ago a
school house being eretced at MillVille,
N. D., fell down before it Was COM
pleted. LII Camden county a few Years
ago a school house was erected with
hollow tile for the foundation, some Of
them cracked and plastered up with
mortar.
1t will be seen that there is need OF
mel with knowledge III health affairs
as well as MUD affairs, SO that condi.
lions Will be made los favorable, not
only for the growth of The mind, but
also Tor The body.
Besides, one does not have to 90 out
OF PennS Grove TO learn that some
school roOmSa ale over heated and some
AJC enough because OF a heating system
which cannot be turned off III one room
Without dlsarrangiug the whole system.
AS a consequence, many times the chIl.
dren and teacher leave OVer.h heated
rooms with all the energy taken out
of them. The body is injured and
mind unable TO work.
Other rooms have no shades to pro-
tect the pupils and teachers eyes iron
tile sun. Tie glare from :he black
board Is such that they cannot see What
is Oh 1t.
One teacher where such exis ed in
South Jersey had spunk enough to Offer
her resignation unless green shades
were put up. PENIS Grove teachers
use wall paper and newspapers.
These sad uueconomical ~unsanitary
nnhealtllful conditions are known aud
considered by leading school officials,
Lie results III deaths and unhealthy
bodies are published in scientific anC
school journals which the general public
DO not read, and, therefore, know little
about. For These reasons greater powel
Is needed TO he III the hands OF higher
authority to enfoi &c safety, GOOD
health aud equal opportunities in schoo
affairs.
For The reasons given here and be-
cause OF the unequal educational faclli
ties given child ell i'll different locali-
Ties N the Slate a pronounced demand
Las arisen Ill several Western States fol
The abolition Of The district and mu
inequality as an educational unit will
The purpose OF making the county tht
unit.
Go to Wi mington, three miles dis
TAM; Bridgeport and WooIstown, ten
miles distant; Salem, thirteen miles
distant, and you will learn that chill
dren are given opportunities not giyer
IN Penns Grove, because the Board OIL
Education is opposed TO giving the
facilities and supplies, The district
has been abolished in New Jersey and