Report on the influence of school-books upon eyesight / British Association for the Advancement of Science.

  • British Association for the Advancement of Science.
Date:
1913
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Credit: Report on the influence of school-books upon eyesight / British Association for the Advancement of Science. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Particular Requirements of special Subjects : 10. Bibles, Prayer-books, and Hymn-books.—It is to be regretted that these books are so frequently printed in type which is injurious on account of its small size. It is desirable that the standard given in the table should not be lowered with respect to these important books, which are frequently used under poor conditions as regards illumination. The fact must be faced that the Bible contains more matter than can be squeezed into a volume of a size which can be handled by children. It is desirable that one or more volumes should be issued, con- taining those parts of the Bible which are used in schools. When it is considered desirable to place the complete Bible in the hands of older pupils, this should be in parts or fascicules. The public demand for handy Prayer-books has led to the use of compressed type and of thin paper which is liable to show the print through. Children should not read bijou editions of Bible, Prayer-book or Hymn-book. 10a. Poetry.—As it is occasionally impossible to set poetry satisfactorily in type of the size given for under seven years, except on a large page, a height of face not less than 3 mm., with length of alphabet not less than 84 mm. may be allowed in these cases. 11. Books for Evening Work.—The unfavourable conditions resulting from artificial illumination and fatigue of the learners make it highly desirable that the rules ‘ from age twelve ’ should be main- tained for books to be used for home-work or for evening continuation classes. 12. Exercises, Sets of Examples, and Questions— These are important parts of a school-book and the rules for the printing of them should on no account be less stringent than those applied to