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Show MID-WEEK HOLIDAY PREFERRED. Writer Thinks Chantje Would Make School Work Easier. "Thursday, not Saturday, Is tho day Iho school children should hnvo off," said n member of tho Hoard pf Education. Edu-cation. ' "Then the week of work would ho broken up twice. Instead of only once, as now. In Franco last year I noticed nil tho children going to school on Saturday. "'Why, how Is this?' I asked. 'I thought Saturday was a school holiday holi-day nil tho world over." " 'No,' they said. 'Sunday Is a holi day with us, and Thursday Is. Sunday Sun-day and Thursday they aro tho children's chil-dren's two days oft. They aro tho best days, for they break the week twice.' " 'Wo have Saturday and Sunday off In America,' said I. "'Why, how foolish,' said tho Frenchman. "Two holidays right together, to-gether, and then an unbroken Btretch of hard work for flvo dayB. School Is hard work, you know. Tho average school child vorks harder than tho nvcrogo man.' "I camo homo convinced that wo ought to niako Saturday n school day and Thursday a day off. I hnvo been urging this chnngo for n year now. Rut Iho people balk nt It. It is Itko urging n change of religion." New York Presc. |