Show drillie Drill iu children the drilling of children in schools is one of the most valuable features of modem discipline in most schools it is a part of the daily exercise and on frequent occasions has been amended by the best possible results it has quelled more than one incipient panic has rendered the emptying of crowded buildings without disorder in cases of fire it has doubtless been the means of saving many lives which under old methods would have been sacrificed A few days ago a school building in chicago was found to bo on fire the pupils were frightened and but for the presence of mind of the teach erswood have poured down stairs in the wildest confusion trampling each other after the manner of grown people but cheso children had been drilled for just such an emergency A word quieted them and a moment later they wore filing out with all the precision of old soldiers had the building been consumed in ten minutes mgt a hair would have been scorched the value of such drilling can not be overestimated and its general introduction into city schools should be made compulsory |