. The school physiology journal . o their own handsand indicate in more specificlaws a minimum of the workto be done. As to immediateresults, the Report of | theNew York State CentralCommittee, lately issued,*contains abundant testimonyfrom every county save onethat the universal instructionrequired by the revised lawis powerfully influencing forgood the habits of thechildren. The law of Pennsylvaniais cited in the article under discussion as anillustration of effective results secured under a liberal law. But the author misrepresents itsprovisions. He says that it specifies nothingas to what,
. The school physiology journal . o their own handsand indicate in more specificlaws a minimum of the workto be done. As to immediateresults, the Report of | theNew York State CentralCommittee, lately issued,*contains abundant testimonyfrom every county save onethat the universal instructionrequired by the revised lawis powerfully influencing forgood the habits of thechildren. The law of Pennsylvaniais cited in the article under discussion as anillustration of effective results secured under a liberal law. But the author misrepresents itsprovisions. He says that it specifies nothingas to what, how much, or how temperanceshould be taught, nor is it specified that text-books should be used in any grade. That law says that this subject shall be studiedand taught as a regular branch by all pupils inall departments of the public schools of thecommonwealth; that there shall be properprovision for instruction in physiology and hy-giene which, in each division of the subject,gives special reference to the effects of alcoholic. My strength is as the strength of ten,Because my heart is pure. drinks, stimulants and narcotics upon the humansystem, . . and any failure or neglect on thepart of school officials receiving money fromthe commonwealth, reported or otherwise sat-isfactorily proved, shall be deemed sufficientcause for withholding the warrant for stateappropriation of school money to which suchdistricts or educational institutions would other-wise be entitled.# This is certainly what shall be taught, and when. In regard to the other provisions ofthe law, Pennsylvania is fortunate enough to haveschool officials who are con-scientious concerning theinterests of the children andhonest in interpreting thetrue intent of the law. Theschool laws and decisionsof Pennsylvania (edition of1899, page 234) say onthese points : The properpreparation of lessonsassigned to the pupils ....makes the use of text-booksabsolutely necessary, evenif the law did not peremp-torily require their
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