A manual for the classification, training, and education of the feeble-minded, imbecile, & idiotic / by P. Martin Duncan and William Millard.
- Date:
- 1866
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A manual for the classification, training, and education of the feeble-minded, imbecile, & idiotic / by P. Martin Duncan and William Millard. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
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![DRILL. Standing Drill. (boys and giels.) 1. Place each pupil two yards apart, see that the heels touch, the toes turn out, the knees are straight, and the head erect. 2. Up Hand.*—The left hand of each pupil to be placed at the full extent of the left arm on the shoulder of the pupil to his left. Position No. 1 to be kept, ex- cept that the eyes are to be turned to the left. 3. Down Hand.—Hand dropped to the side. 4. Repeat the movements 2 and 3 several times, slowly, and then quickly. 5. Hands on Hips.—Bring the hands up to the hips, thumbs pointing backwards, and rest quietly. 6. Hands Down.—Bring the hands down and smack the palms against the outside of the thigh. 7. Hands on Hips.—Head turned to right. 8. Hands on Hips.—Head turned to left. 9. Hands Down.—Head erected to front. 10. Clap Hands.—From the 1st position, raise the left hand from the side, the elbow being kept close to the body, let the palm be upwards, raise the right hand, and clap it on the left. 11. Clap, 1, 2, 3.—Clap the hand in time, slowly. 12. Arms Front.—Pass the arms forward as high as the mouth, and as far to the front as possible. Clap the hands together. * These words are to be said hj the master very distinctly and sharp])', and this applies to all commands. The master should give the example.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21931756_0134.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
