Show SCHEDULES OF I LONG HOURS IN SCHOOL TO END iI Lengthened Stud and Class Periods Here Found Impracticable I Opposed b by principals but hut In Insisted upon b by some members of ot tho the board hoard of ot c education the school hool schedule of ot lengthened hours houra Is to bo thrown Into tho tI-rn discard as Impracticable Decision to adopt tho the old schedule was decided upon yesterday at a a. meetIng meet meet- lug inS of ot principals and board members in the tho office of ot Supt Ernest A A. A Smith j yesterday ej Observations the educators declared disclosed that pupils were er not doing as good work ork as s the they ordinarily ac accomplished ac- ac accomplished and ond that many of ot them suffering under a strain Stress In Sc Felt relt We find that the children feel the stress of ot increased hours and are not capable of ot doing as al good work as ns when tho the shorter hours were In ef effect et- et feet ct Superintendent Smith l e explained pl 3 can vail ony 00 L work and It is not possible to force torce them any faster aster To decision to rovert revert to t the e former school hours was Va a agreed recd to b by all concerned con con- corned in tho the schools The lengthened schedule was an experiment and will result In no harm so far tar aa as It has go gone gon n eThere e. e There Is no thought at thin time of ot making tho hours hour of ot school longer In tho tito spring It has not been talked of ot among among- the members of ot tho the teaching force Attendance Increase Tho The attendance of ot pupil Increased to almost a normal last week according to reports from front tho tue school men mono Ever Every precaution Is being taken by the l teachers to prevent Infection In the tho school rooms Cases In tho ho homes are ar watched by tho school chool authorities au au- all all- and prompter and more ef of- of reports are mado made to tho health department concerning now cases owing to the untiring work worl of ot the teachers A A. resolution was passed b by tho the school men at their meeting yesterday favoring tho continuance of ot tho the schools It was argued d that the tho children chil chil- dren were better guarded from contagion contagion con con- in the schools school than running on the streets The Tho resolution urges the support of of the tile parents In tho the effort of ot tho the school officials and tho the teach teach- ers to stamp out Influenza |