The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-11-20
LAUDS ADVANCE
in EDUCATION
Educational Methods Have
Developed Remarkably
in Life Time.
OBSERVE CHANGE HERE

Today begins the observance Of
American Education Week in Kenosha.
The Kenosha Civic Council and the
local post Of the American Legion is
cooperating to bring home to every
man and woman in Kenosha the sig
nifcance and Importance of education
in lifetime. Schools throughout the
city are entertaining for visitors every
day this week. All are furnishing
programs attempting to point out what
is new in educational facilities as
contrasted to those of grandfather's
and grandmothers time.
An old couple sat in their room one
afternoon. The old man was reading
over James Whitcomb Riley's Chill
,dren's Poems, and the old lady sat
knitting socks for her gran ichildren.
The old man read these lines and SEEM
ed in deep thought for few seconds:
Memories of his own childhood pass
ed through his mind, and he remarked
to his wife, GRANDMOTHER, how times
have changed? When l was a boy,
school was a burden to most children.
We were not supposed to move at all
beside walking quietly to a classroom
and back again into a hall. Most boys
preferred going to work, doing hard
labor, to staying cooped up in class
room"
Grandmother looked thoughtful, then
replied: "How different school life is
for girls now. When / was a girl we
could never romp and run and have the
glorious times that girls have now.
girl had to be quiet and sedate. She
was usually sickly, and many left
school on account of i'll health. Now
girls Of all ages have short hairy play
active games, and are healthy and
happy"
"reminiscences came thick and fast,
and comparisons crowded one upon
the other. Grandmother continued,
'Now when child misses his lessons
or seems stupid he is not spanked, but
he is required to drink milk at school
and to take more open-air exercise.
Pretty soon he is likely to be among
the best of his class in health as we'll
as in his studies. / do not remember
exactly the date, but a few years ago
the schools introduced folk and rhyth-
mic dances, and shortly afterward the
awkward age for girls seemed to have
been omitted from their lives, and as
for health, our grandchildren could be
used as health samples any day"
This suggested more recollections to
grandfather, and he replied, "Modern
educators showed great wisdom in
building swimming pools in schools.
They utilized strong childish in
stinct as basis of education. Now
numberless children froHc in the
water and get splendid physical de-
velopment."
The two grandparents had just
agreed that gymnasiums and swim
mingpools in schools were the greatest
modern blessings for children and the
best movement in education in many
a day, when voices Of children going
home from school were heard from the
street. One said, 81 passed a perfect
posture test; another said, Il am 10
pounds overweight; do you think ten
mis- will reduce me?"
Another voice said, "You know that
unless you stop eating so much candy
at recess you may be fat, but you
won't have enough strength to carry q
feather"
Still another cried, wont our
mothers be surprised when they visit
school Physical Education Day Friday
and see our program 2"
Then the little grandchildren &
heard saying, "My grandmother is go
ing to visit my room and see our
health play. She says that she wants
to live to be a hundred years old and
she thinks she can learn how in our
school"
The air is full of good news about
health and physical education. Every
where it is the leading topic. Do 2os
fail to get the latest news and do your
part In the movement.