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Show It RURAL SCHOOLS AND 1 H HEALTH H I ' Dr. Thomas D. Wood of Columbia H Unlvorslty makes tho statement In H ' tho last number of tho Journal of H Kducatlon that tho rural school Is H the worst typo of building In the H f community Ho says that rural I L schools nro less well adapted to their B J purpose than prlsqiis, asylums, and Ug almshouses. 3 Statements Hko theso may sound H ' I exaggerated, yet In a great many rur-H! rur-H! nl communities all Interested In tho H I ' R schools know thero Is some truth In H ' ' them. It would be a good Idea now B , that school work has begun, for the B tj ' parents to happen around and consld-B consld-B , cr thoughtfully how far theso condl-B condl-B , tions aro an obstacle In the way of B developing healthful young people Bi Many co.untry schools maintain san-Bj san-Bj Uary conditions that none but tho Bj most ignorant parents would tolerato B i on their own promises. Tho oxcuso Bj Is given that all kinds of children at-' Bj . , tend tho school, and that many of Bj them havo unclean habits. Probably Bj "I tho real troublo Is that many teach-B teach-B I fl M 3r3 dlsllko tq deal with such f unda-, Bj "I mcntnls of conduct. It Is quito as Bj J important that a child learn to bo BJ ' , cleanly as to learn to perform exam-BJ exam-BJ pies In partial payments. BJ Many teachers are careless about BJ ventilation. If they happen to bo a BJ J mtle anaemic and unaccustomed to Bt outdoor life, they feel shivery tho Bj moment a cool day comes. They BJ then closo up windows nnd doors B nnd work with their Uttto charges in BJ , a box for tho rest of tho seasou. No BJ wonder if they all get colds and moro Bft ' J serious Infections. H 1 Whero co.untry children nro scat- BJ 1 , tcred around at small schools, thero BJ s' Is specially Hablo to bo neglect. BJ J Vnrents never visit tho building from BJ j ono year to another. Water supplies BE ! I may bo unsanitary tho building may BJ bo poorly located, Imperfectly heat- BJ ' cd, and out of ropalr generally. All BJ I which Is poor business policy. A BJ j j ' j clean sanitary school building reduc- BJ j ' ' es doctor's bills and makes a town BJ- attractive for resldcnco purposes. |