Excerpt from On the Hours of Sleep at Public Schools: Based on an Inquiry Into the Arrangements Existing in Forty of the Great Public Schools in England, and Others in the U. S. A<br><br>There cannot be any question that sufficient sleep is a matter not only of importance but of vital necessity to the well-being of all young and growing children, especially at that period when the rapid unfolding of new bodily and intellectual functions makes it more than ever desirable that they should not be subjected to any influence which may retard or prevent the full development of their powers.<br><br>A physiological question such as the one under involves more than a third part of a boy's life, is surely one on which the Medical Officers Of. Schools Association may be asked to express an Opinion.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.