Communications

Ann Arbor, M!ch., Sept. 11, 1889. Mr. Editor: The Register reporta the school board contempUtes shortening the school year and at the same time making a longer summer vacation. If the year is shortenei why not have locger VHcations between terms? Many a scholar of delicate health can Ihen go through the school year and not fa.Il back. Also in case scholar is sick for a short time during the school year, by having longer vacationg between term?, it will enable the scholar to keep along. Suppose, as an illustration, there should be an epidemie of measles, the long vacation with school year ending as now, about June 20, and beginning about Sept. 1, would enable a 6cholar to keep up with his clase and not lose a whole year in the course. Oae can readily see how tbia plan would be of ereat advantage, and how having all the vcations at one time would be a great ii jury to the mafses. If we are to have shorter school yaars, by all means give the hard worked pupils as long vacations as possible between each term, and leave the summer vacation as now. We should not ape the university in respect to vacations. The university deals with young vroien and young men, the public schools have children of tender age. Complaint is made now thal tbe children are crowded with work. Put it all into two weeks' less time, then cut out vacations between terms, and would not this complaint be a much more valid one? Let parents speak on this matter before it is too late; and the school board should go üow. Parent and Former Principal and Süpt.