HANDKERCHIEF DRILL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1136, 21 August 1913, Page 4

HANDKERCHIEF DRILL.

at the public schools. Many comedians have raised a laugh by an imitation of a weeping schoolboy using his sleeve as a handkerchief, but an instruction has now been issued to teachers by the principal medical officers ot the New South Wales Education Department that will eventually put the habit out of practice. In the current issue of the Public Instruction Gazette the following appears : —“That the health ot school children is greatly benefited by the proper use of handkerchiefs has now been definitely proved. By this means the ail-passages are kept clear, and the tendency to mouth breathing and the formation of adenoids is diminished. It is, therefore, desirable that teachers should bold handkerchief parades frequently. They should be held, at least, at the beginning of the morning and afternoon sessions, and always before commencing physical or breathing exercises. Another advantage of these parades, and one that will be appreciated by the teachers, is the fact that when they are carried out regularly the number of children with handkerchiefs at school will be found to increase rapidly. Handkerchief parades are especially important to the younger children.”