Teaching elementary school subjects . tantfunction of these games and of the student gatherings whichaccompany them. Too many of our school games are usedmerely as excuses for rowdyism, and it is an interesting factthat this rowdyism is rarely participated in by the players,but is led and incited by the cigarette-smoking good-for-nothings on the bleachers, who roll up their trousers insteadof their sleeves, and go into hysteria instead of the game. These most highly organized games require lightning-likethinking and instant decision. Here, truly, he who hesi-tates is lost, and the playing of t
Teaching elementary school subjects . tantfunction of these games and of the student gatherings whichaccompany them. Too many of our school games are usedmerely as excuses for rowdyism, and it is an interesting factthat this rowdyism is rarely participated in by the players,but is led and incited by the cigarette-smoking good-for-nothings on the bleachers, who roll up their trousers insteadof their sleeves, and go into hysteria instead of the game. These most highly organized games require lightning-likethinking and instant decision. Here, truly, he who hesi-tates is lost, and the playing of these undoubtedly makesto a certain degree and in certain directions for decision ofcharacter. Work on Apparatus.—The last group of which I shallspeak is the purely gymnastic or apparatus work, which,combined with the other groups, is most advantageous inbuilding up grace, co-ordination, power, and is very essential to the building-up of the sense of equilib-rium of the body in motion. There is danger, however, of. PHYSICAL EDUCATION 439 overdoing this branch with young pupils, as too great use ofany one type of apparatus, especially the parallel bars, leadsto overdevelopment of certain parts of the body at the ex-pense of the others, and may result in deformity. Time Allotment.—In high schools the usual method is tohave two forty or fifty minute periods a week for every stu-dent. Gymnastics should be required of all, as it is in thegrades, and credit should be given for the work. Only thosewho do good work in the gymnasium and in their studiesshould be allowed to represent their school in games andathletics. In those elementary schools having g3Tnnasiums thereshould be at least two thirty-minute periods a week, andthere should be a large preponderance of games, free-handgymnastics, marching, etc., not more than one-fifth of thetime being devoted to apparatus work. VII. Playgrounds and Gardens.—There should go withall this school work a well-thought-out
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