Farmer's magazine (January-December 1920) . any ways undreamed of in my rural school,so rushed for time. I believe the children knew their By E. LILLIAN MORLEY work as well as in the rural schools, although I will notallow anyone to say that rural schools are not doingefficient work. I wondered if I couldnt take time in myschool-day for physical culture and play. To sandwicheither in was disorganization of system and unfairness tothose important factors in a childs life. It really was impossible to take enough time to do awhole Strathcona Table at one standing. So I decidedI must still be cont
Farmer's magazine (January-December 1920) . any ways undreamed of in my rural school,so rushed for time. I believe the children knew their By E. LILLIAN MORLEY work as well as in the rural schools, although I will notallow anyone to say that rural schools are not doingefficient work. I wondered if I couldnt take time in myschool-day for physical culture and play. To sandwicheither in was disorganization of system and unfairness tothose important factors in a childs life. It really was impossible to take enough time to do awhole Strathcona Table at one standing. So I decidedI must still be content with the short daily period and athalf-past three on Friday afternoon my class went to the yard to drill. How we didenj oy thosedays. Thedrill never end-ed at four, be-cause thatwould notallowfor marching ingood forma-tion over thegreen cul-ture took onnew meaningout in the openair. The chil-drens move-ments instinc-tively becamemore gracefulin the com-panionship ofstately treesand swayinggrasses. ThusI felt I could look. Where one rural teacher appreciated the advanUge of having the out-of-doors for a gymnasium was one troublesome problem ended,any city teacher squarely in the face, without envying hertime. I had all the advantage; we had Gods out-of-doorsfor a gymnasium. Organized play became a fact, purely by a series of accidents. A new football had kept al:boys and the greater number of the girgood humor for weeks after Easter. Bburst and refused to be mended. Baseball took itsamong the older pupils, while the little people tried vimeans of amusing themselves. Out of the compelon one hand, and much enforced idleness on the oarose quarrels, severe and troublesome. A Sunday School picnic was \)eing planned and]junior teacher and I decided to give the children practi|races. We arranged our morning work to allowblackboard preparation at recess. AH over the yar^had groups for different races. Behold! We sawpupils as orderly in their play as in their work,word
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