Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-12-31
DOES 1T AFFECT YOUR CHILD?

What thc moral effect NAV be II the Ignoring Ia" OF
which they do approve ttut winch : Nt tine Ia" o l9 e
by as representative important and dSned body As The ara
of education possibly probenatcal The children OF TO-DAY are
the men and OF tomorrow While The dnd III the grade
schools his mind than any other time III the "f""'e
and unreasonable stage II he the laws ignored dire
eared bv even who have charge his cdutat1on because
the laws happen to be obnoxious foolish to them how
can child be expected consider any mandate 4" winch he e
not approve anything but the light: Inc education 81
child does the teaching to him OF the three
but should the intoxicating OF those things winch VIII make
him good citizen he the guardians OF hi education
ignore law OF which they III favor why should he be cN
pected obey any law which is di>pIeasinS Ia him,
There is law in this the effect that least hour
each week shall be devoted to physical culture Thy whatever name
if is caled) v the scholars Of the grade schools The present.
board Of education apparently does approve OF the law.
is but fair them say did their immediate predecessors The
result that totally dsegarded unless compliance with
means what stated by teacher W,y, observe the
law every day the scholars march the room And
safe the carriage OF the kde during that march would give
a real live physical instructor the wilies.
The disregardng of the law the child only
from moral standpoint but because OF its possible effect upon
physical welfare While asks expects the child OF he
grade schools to be developed into athlete the the be-
ginning OF his physical education Just much as il is the
time for him learn his A C And he should be taught bv
competent panakng teacher and his education should proced
through the grades The change his steal condition from the
grade schools the high school should no more noticeable than
the growth Yet what change there i after one -
spent in he hen school, where attention is given TO his
physical training The youngser the high school
with all the grace and carriage of old back door tramp
1ter term or two OF the training he gets that institution the
change is SO marked that he hardly recognizable He walks m
lhouen ne was an American and was proud OF #
Physical training education lad 1t is the shortest
ana sureS road to good health As big authority as DR.
Evans, of the Chicago Tribune saws ITO continue ooo} b,
private or public something than protection against disease
required a health department might clean up yaccnate QUAR-
anne and an individual might services Of the most d
physicians and results might still be Disappointing In addition roll
an the activities before mentioned necessary that there h
c. e. 49, P"S, N'so'' In recent years the
Scandinavian races have gone farther than have av other eon
knowing this we not surprised when turn to STATISTICAL [
" iu m inc scandinavian cities have among very lowest
death rates and that the people of ScandnaNia ian birth and cc
navia descent IN this country have low death rates and low infant
mortality and that they grow tall and broad.
In an article by Eric ergwel we are told thar
nave tor long time been compulsory in the public School ,r
Icua h's has been the law long the Swedish adut vi
uy themselves had the benefit OF this and their parents also
we might gam much from them right by developing and
fostering sch Wholesome winter sports skating and yar,
games played on the ice snoWshoeirg skiing # we cod m
our people to play out OF doors in winter we would have I
pneumonia ' nav 1913