The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-09-25
WHAT A SCHOOL
BOY is AND
SHOULD BE
NY A SCHOOL hoy.


tThis article was written by
student attending the Carey schooL'
represent fun and we believe In
fun. We have fun all the time when
We are not eating. sleeping or work
ing. We stop growing physically
and mentally II we stop fun. You
Grown.ups do the same. We gel our
lun through play, 30 you must give
us lots of room TO play, few things
~ play with and helping hand.
You give us these and we promise
that all our fun will be the kind that
does you no harm.
= also represent health, and we
need that as well as you. We sleep
with our windows up 10 get plenty
OF fresh air at night and We battle
TO keep our skin In a. healthy condi-
ton. Air and water are free and
we want a place and time to get lots
of them The best way for us 10
get sresh air I'm the day time Is
through play.
represent mental and physical
efficiency. and would have had
none OF II, and you would have none
OF It had We not played. For years
We did nothing but play. and have
you ever stopped TO think how mpny
things play taught you before you
went TO school? Then comes the
time when play and school go to-
Lether and continue TO teach us
what we need to know and do to
make Us best and most efficient citi-
gems.
| also represent good posture.
When We study. read. write and do
all kinds OF mental and many kinds
OF manual work We bend forward
and stretch the muscles OF the back.
throwing the shoulders forward and
following the chest. To correct this
bad posture we need 10 take exer-
cises several times a day that Will
shorten up the muscles which hold
the upper part OF the back straight
and which stretch those in front and
broaden our chests.
We should all know how 20 swim.
because we might not only save our
own lives In the water but other
peoples lives az well. Swimming IL
also a fine exercise.
Everyone should be able 10 get In
an upside down position and think
without becoming dizzy. II one can
do that he will remain cool and able
&c help others In accidents that
throw persons into unnatural posi-
tions and confuse them, such as col
l'sions OF cars, fires. being pitched
out OF a boat, etc. II also helps us
10 remain calm, playing games when
We are badly shaken up and thrust
into the various confusing positions
which many games accomplish. Peo-
pie do the opposite things OF what
they should do in cases like these,
ard that IL because they take none
OF these exercises So we practice
the cartwheel, hand spring and head
spring.
We should hang by our hands
every day for q few minutes TO make
our backs and shoulders straight, our
chest broader and 20 give us
strength IN our hands and arms so
that we can save ourselves In an &C
cident when our lives may depend
upon such ability. This strength
gives us confidence and keeps US
COO, when climbing down a rope
from n burning building; off sink.
ing boat or I'm am other emergen-
cles that life may throw us into
We take breathing exercises,
throw out our chests and develop
cur lungs 10 prevent contracting the
white plague, consumption. the dis
case that claims more victims than
any other
The large group OF muscles OF
body. called The abdominal muscles,
are often weak because OF not being
used enough. That's what makes
some people become fat and help
less. We should lie down on the
floor and rise To sitting position
with tho body. neck and arms kept
straight rising and falling for sew
eral minutes. Hands. head and
shoulders must all leave the foo-
at the same time.
We practicc all sorts OF running
and jumping exercises and these
make our legs strong and give us
the chance TO see which OF us can
run tho fastest and jump the
furthest.
To strengthen our arms. chests
ard abdominal muscles we practice
the stunt ~ picking ny a pin with