Next Great Organized Effort Must Be
for Upbuilding ol the Country School
By UNITED STATES SENA OR JAMES W. WADSWORTH. Jr.
Of New York
By DR. A. D. JONES
Of NewYe*
New York has taken the lead in providing panitarj quarters for
schoolchildren. Many weakly children have been restored to health by
the care taken in the ventilation of the schoolrooms. The experiment of
having the children study in rooms where they have always plenty
fresh air has developed great advantages.
Windows in the rooms are lowered from the top and raised from the
bottom. A temperature of about 50 degrees is maintained, and no heat
is used except in the severest weather. The boys and girls are wrapped
in sweaters and blankets and suffer no discomfort from the cold. One
of the results obtained has been the gain in weight of pupils of open-
window classes over those studying in heated rooms. Volumes of pure,
fresh air roll into the rooms with none of the vital qualities impaired by
artificial handling. The bracing effect of cold is stimulating to health
and renders the children more able to resist infecting bacteria and disease.
I prompts frequent class drills and exercises that prevent air stagnation
in the rooms and enables every pupil to change his breathing zone.
Fresh air increases the vitality of the child and teacher. .Children
taught in the fresh air learn quickly and do not require the constant drill-
ing necessary under the old system.
Most Hopeless Task Ever Conceived Is
That of Outdistancing the Conscience
By REV. H. E. JOHNSON of Milwaukee. Wu.
In the race of life the most hopeless task that a man can possibly
conceive of is the task of outdistancing conscience, the nemesis of a
guilty soul.
