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S s I S I S I 4 S S S I 5 L t e a S S S S ss s's SS S 5 Children of the University of California play school building things on a pile of clean white sand By Tim TIle l I Newt ew SInka I BERKELEY Cal Nov 14 Children Children In an outdoor school is the new educational educational educational edu edu- plan in the We West t. t Teaching them to play In the open is 18 Just as important as reading writIng writing writ writ- Ing Ing- and arithmetic On such a system is based the tho school of directed activities for children in operation during the summer season Inan in inan an open air play center at the University BUy sity of California The one at the university Includes I children from 3 to 16 lEi years the older ones naturally receiving more advanced instruction During the 1916 season no pupils were permitted to attend the number being limited The Th kindergarten tots in action are the most roost Interesting feature Bidding mothers goodbye at the entrance of their wonderful garden these tiny ones B to 6 years ears plunge into their work with Ith unlimited enthusiasm The day begins with a morning chorus chorus chorus cho cho- rus by all aU the pupils pupil Then a variety of ot delightful duties must be done When en the kindergarten class tires of ono thing another phase is taken up Here are some of the things these youngsters find pleasure in fn doing or at least leut attempting Carpentering folk dancing story telling drawing original original nal nai sketches on the blackboard modelIng modelIng modeling model model- ing in clay tossing balls baUs and building houses with wonderful blocks weaving weaving ing baskets and making simple playthings playthings playthings play play- things out of ot paper ribbons and beads making dolls doUs and doll dolt furniture Besides Besides Besides Be Be- Bei i sides all aU this there is just plain play In swings sand boxes and on the grass Nature study Is another important I phase The children plant vegetables in little beds and watch the growth of ot their gardens The younger ones may not be able to tell teU a radish from a weed but by planting and watching they develop the power of observation They grasp the difference between radIsh radIsh radish rad rad- ish and weed Learning the names be becomes be- be tomes comes merely incidental Then there Is the study of birds butI butterflies butterflies but but- and animals some of which they I capture and hold in cages rages for a time They draw pictures of their little friends of the woods with colored crayons crayons crayons cray cray- ons and paints The results are not works of art They are not supposed to be But they are expressions of ot the childs child's individuality and to develop this is the purpose of the school Atthe Atthe At Atthe the drawing the child observes a difference difference difference dif dif- dif dif- ference between rabbit and sparrow When he begins spelling and writing he will witt conquer the task quickly with his trained power of observation That's That s the idea of the outdoor system We Ve have found that there Is more freedom more enthusiasm a greater opportunity to develop the childs child's s personality personality personality per per- in the out of said Prof Proto I. I r F. L L. Kleeberger director of the school The four walls of a schoolhouse school school- schoolhouse schoolhouse house tend to depress the Juvenile mind and limit power of originality With children of the kindergarten age all aU of the school time should be I spent in this training of the physical senses in the open where possible Children In the elementary grades 6 to top 9 p years could be spending two-thirds two of their time for greatest profit in this type of school I our own doctor our children are beIng be be- Ing raised with fresh air day and night They are 1 5 year ear and 17 months old respectively They have no colds Will wm you kindly describe the proper way to prepare bed and sleepIng sleeping sleeping sleep sleep- ing garments for porch sleeping in I Ivery very cold weather MRS P P. A A. A Answer Cover Answer Cover mattress top and bottom with a layer or two of pap pap Over this and under mattress mattress' place a woolen blanket on the springs leaving ends hanging loose at sides This prevents cold from penetrating from below The child should wear flannel pajamas and woolen stockings knitted woolen cap and cape m in one orie piece drawn snugly over ears and head and neck and shoulders A sleeping bag may be made from a woolen blanket large enough to give plenty of ot room to turn in bed yet snugly fitting about the neck Other bed clothes as desired Over the bed tuck the loose ends of your lower blanket and over all if rain ram or snow may blow over the sleeper a large I rubber cloth or oilcloth gives protection protection protection tion and more warmth This may be hung up Children usually require less bed clothing than adults having a amore amore amore more efficient metabolism I |