Show t SUGGESTIONS OF r D. D H. H CHRISTENSEN t Playgrounds He Says Are f A Most Important Consideration Consideration Consider Consider- i in Building j. j J NEED PLENTY OF SUNLIGHT Report of of One Principal Contains Contains Con Con- L tams Criticism of t. t Juve Juvenile Court ouli I 1 H. H of or Schools School K D D. D r Christensen n tn yesterday his annual 0 report r port with the board of or education Ji I In It Jt he lie draws some interesting conch slobs particularly as to the size shop shapo and scope o of such new school buildings s a as IS are aie to be erected One o othe oC the most mo t Important considerations Ii In connection with the tho construction o of school buildings he h. sn's Is the tie matte o of plan playgrounds The rhe general health and tind constitution of the normal child demands Ile de mands much exercise and a fl lar large e playground playground play ground round should be he h provided pro for this pur pur- jiose 1051 At this Hmo timo the tile general Is Js to select elect a school site RItO and then pro to erect a n building i In the enter of or It j A still better plan according tc to letter would be he to put the till build build- Ins log In one corner thus giving 1 a mud much lar larger cr playground space sp and In no wa wit Interfering with the usefulness of oC the tho S school chool or its functions Need J of or tin lIn Th The Idea of modeling school buildings so o that the tile sunlight ht ma may to te very cr room during at least INUit a n part of the day I Is also aho I o taken up I h by Mr r Chrls- Chrls ln Great stress Is laid on Oil the advantage e to the th general health of the thc pupils and Improved sanitary conditions conditions con con- it generally In order to accomplish push this school buildings In the fu future In- In ture une will vill have to 10 be he built long Ion anil narrow with the end facing north and amI south and with but hut two tows of rooms running the thC entire length lh of the tho build build- ing In- It Is pointed out that flowers Ih lii th the norm rooms s of Ih tho present buildings build ings In N do not thrive anJI yet children are ne forced nrc d to spend the greater part pait of each ach Ila day ilay In such rooms for ten months In the year ear The r report also Includes a separate report from Crom rein the different school principals prin prin- containing suggestions u and comments com coin ments on the work worl of the past year ye Sni n Court non Help frace Crace race K g Frost principal of the thi Drant Dr- Dr ant aM school chool states that there were 77 withdrawals from mm this school chool luring during th tho th year mostly on account of oC fear of contagion In this connection the thc Juvenile court comes In for comment from Mi Miss I iRM iM Frost t ns as follows One On I habitual truant wn was tIM made n a war ward of or orth th the juvenile ju court hut hilt the court fur fur- furnished Ut tl ns us with hilt but little support It W was R er very unfortunate as Just a n little help might have ha resulted i In the saving say sav ing In Ino o of the boy ho As s it was It simply demonstrated d the fact that ill ne ie could disregard arll the commands of tho the court whenever er he chose to do so JOi Josephine Chambers Chambors principal of oC the Bonneville school suggests sUI ests that a system sits Ws- children of or tern tem be bc devised whereby similar ages can CaI be he kept together She says a f that a schoolboy hates to be bo shut up In lit the same room with a younger roun er pupil Irrespective of which Is the 1 brighter ht I pupil I Mary olaT principal of oC the Emerson Emer Emer- son on school states that after a stull study sIte she hf Is In favor or of ot abol- abol of the question V. V l I hing tests teats for tot promotions claiming that the tho scholarship has ims been boen raised I j. j f In her school choll b by an elimination of the Iho tests for promotion lo to the thc High school Complaints of Parents L D. D R. R Coombs of or the Franklin school makes complaint that mothers are alc In Inthe f ik the habit of keeping their at home and when an explanation Is 1 sought ous-ht the excuse is made that the they wanted them there re Following ollo I- I are arc a n part art of the statistics 2 having hn to do 10 with school attendance contained in the report Total enrollment enrollment enrollment-Bo's Boys 8 girls I 82 total d Elementary I- I schools High HI school 1225 Average number of or pupils attending 54 4 1266 an average rage dally daily attendance 12 tG lG number of or teaChers employed grade ralle teachers Included above cases o of truancy ns cases capes of nr It corporal punishment G 62 number of or SI 81 I |