Excerpt from The Psychological Clinic, 1909-1910, Vol. 3: A Journal of Orthogenics for the Study and Treatment of Retardation and Deviation I. Irregular Attendance - a Cause of Retardation. By Leonard P. Ayres, in cha of Backward Children Investigation, Russell Sage Foundation, New York City. Mr. Ayres' general conclusions are: 1. Such figures as are available indicate t in our cities less than three-fourths of the children continue in attendance as much three-fourths of the year. 2. Irregular attendance is accompanied by a low percen of promotions. 3. Low percentage of promotions is a potent factor in bringing ab retardation. 4. Retardation results in elimination. II. A Lesson from Medical Inspection of Schools. By George H. Martin, LL. Secretary State Board of Education, Boston, Mass. Mr. Martin says: The lesson which I have learned is that in addition to all the ot forces making for a better understanding of health conditions, it is the imperative a immediate duty of the schools of all grades to broaden and make more vital th teaching of physiology and hygiene. We hear about 'essentials' in school educati A sound body kept sound by right living is the essential which underlies and conditi all the rest. The two hindrances to the teaching of hygiene are the poor text be and the lack of instruction on the part of the teachers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.