Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-01-27
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT !.
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s'E EYGktkISIANG SES61ON. =. CITY
AND CIVIC MATTERS
DISCUSSED.
There. was we'll attended meet
ing Of the Civic Improvement Lea
que Tuesday at the city hall. Mrs.
"A. NJ. Burt presiding. In arecent lee,
ture here DR.. Mccormack suggested
that at future meetings doctors be
called upon to speak before teach
ers on health subjects and, following
this suggestion, most of the teachers
Of the city schools were, present at
the meeting DR.. Moore spoke brief
" upon the eye, ear, nose and throat.
and Dr.. Larry McLain on the care Of
teeth.
Dr.. Moore placed upon the black
board a number OF "Dont's" stat
ing precautions that people should
take insregard to the. organs named.
He referred to the prevalence of
colds due to overheating. a..
81 Drs McLain urged greater atten-
ton to osmastication of food and spoke
of the early loss of teeth thru i'm
paired digestion.
Miss Turner, an instructress in the
Valley City public schools in charge
IT a department OF Fairgrounds as
well as work in the eighth grade,
gave an interesting address on play
grounds. The social features of the
play ground. she said, were an up
lift to children accustomed to hard
ships, poverty and lack of social ad-
vantages at home. Heathful exer-
cises and Increased sociability taught
children many useful things and
raised their standard of ideas both
of themselves and others,
s The speaker referred to the need
Of direction and intelligent instruc-
tion of childrensin play. Turning q
crowded. children loose on the school
Playground. or elsewhere, usually
meant S9rSat waste ofsenergy and loss
of. valuable time useless the sxpen-
ditures;'of youthful force Are direct
ed intelligently. The speaker told
9of ten big play grounds established
|sin Packingtown, Chicago. Buildings
used for assembly halls and all pur-
poses except political and religious
cost $50, 900 each. The state and
the rural school have taken this sub
tect up and In New York and other
eastern states there are play tests
under instruction of capable teach
ers. The, speaker recalled the old
saying that God made the country,
man the city and the devil the little
town, and urged that children's play
ing be attended to. She had discov-
cred in her classes, that children left
to mix and play without direction ac-
quired bad habits; the boys began
smoking cigarettes, and the. value of
their time and results Of the recre-
alton were lost. The address of Miss
Turner was heartily applauded and
the suggestions she advanced re-
ceived close attention. .@ u
Prof. Crane spoke of city plans,
referring to- jamestown particular
sly. He told of the advantages here
for beautifying the town, making it
We as little city; its natural
advantages are many and su-
y.erior to those of most Of the prairie
towns. The river and; the trees bor-
dering the streams, and the trees
growing on the streets, all give the
city an attractive look. a civic. cen ,rl-
(sters from which should adiats I'M
provemis prov Hts might be ssta ablished. He
referred to the small space which
children can use as a play: ground
on, the south side. school house and
the need Of more room for that pur-
pose. is&5
BIT II. N. Taber spoke Of the proposed
jamestown College improvements
and displayed the plans drawn by
Architect Nutting for the college
grounds and buildings. The plans
were explained az length. They
show the location and appearance
\ Eof what Is hoped TO be the future
buildings and ornamental grounds It
the Jamestown Coliese. including e..
amphitheatre, campus and various
needed ildings. which the. trustees
now conf IDENTIFY believe win become
realized before many years. The
steady and practic ical interest taken.
in. Jane estown College generally. viii
sbe enhanced sby the knowledge sof cit
SizensS here #of the scope sofs plans that
have been prepared Tor the college. u
MAYOR BlaNett smenti toned the mat.