Show HEALTH OF SCHOOL CHILDREN the idea of physical examination of of school children to discover detects of 0 the body is not new it has been advocated by many educators it la Is supported by a 9 good many considerations there aro are obvious objections which may be urged against it but on the whole it Is a proposition which appears to be worth trying bays tho the chi cago tribune to some extent there Is supervision now careful watch 1 IR kept to prevent the spread of contagious disease in this work vaccination has been insisted upon despite attempts of parents to restrict the activity of 0 the examiners question Qu estton has been raised regarding the extent to which the school authorities or the teachers should take the place of the parent tile the wisdom of tile the teacher Is often cnown chown in handling als tre trussing saing cases without antagonizing parents by too great appe appearance aranco of interest in what may seem rightly a mattor matter for the home the plan of dr evans would substitute regular and authoritative inspection tor for the more or less leas sporadic watchfulness of the teacher under present conditions investigation in now new york showed that the percentage of afflicted pupils was large tho the loard board of education in that city has bas boen been working watking along the suggested lines for some terae there Is no doubt that many pupils in the schools have defective vision slowness in mental development Is often duo due to this cause inattention and apparent carelessness toward instructions are not infrequently shown to bo be due to defective hearing bearing the dull child Is misjudged when nature is at fault the same thing might be said ol 01 other defects mentioned as worth consideration by examining physicians the aim of the schools is to train youth for manhood and womanhood the attention has been given to the mind far more than to the body the sound mind in the sound body Is the right ideal it if tho the two can be developed together the better will the foundations be laid for good citizenship in coming years yeara to carry out the plan proposed will required require a it staff of sane and prudent examiners arn iners A amount of money will be needed for their am compensation pensa tion and it is a question as to whether it can be obtained but the benefit to the children would be so marked that the outlay would bo be well worth while there thare la is little reason to doubt that hearty operation cooperation co of examiners amin beachem ind parents would save many a growing boy and girt from suffering buffering in later years due to neglect or carelessness during tho the school age its getting so now that insanity is an excuse for murder and murder the proof tor for insanity france is to enact an automobile divorce law three years sepa separation atlon justifying a decree upon application 0 of either party france seems determined to show the smart set in this country just what a good fellow it can be why my dont you dodge your alimony like you do your taxes inquired a pittsburg millionaire of his wealthy friend 1 I tried it once hut but my wife threatened to come back and live with me that theory that the north pole is shit shifting ting ought to bring comfort to peary all ho he has to do Is to go around to the other side eido and wait for it IL when they take her opium a way away china may quit her pipe dreams dream s and wake up we are beginning to believe that brownsville Browns ville Is one of those immortal names that were not made to dle die new york spends a year on grand opera and more than that on ragtime and fool songs and plays not being in the railroad business any longer paul morton Is perfectly willing for the government to control the railroads the philander C knox press bureau Is doing its best to earn its money by and by senator davis it if ho he keeps on getting pinched may reach the point where he even oven consid considered a first class police court attraction I 1 anna gould Is evidently willing to give the whole blame family a chance to her fortune peace has itz its defeats no lees jobs than war the russian debt exceeds four billions of dollars and five hundred hundred millions more are needed at once A washington dispatch says that mr roosevelt is annoyed by third term talk so are bryan taft fairbanks cannon knox etc it if many more countries invite us the battleship fleet will be kept visiting for several years if mr tatt taft succeeds mr roosevelt as president will a yale administration succeed the harvard regime |