Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-18
COUNTRY TEACHER
TELLS HOW SHE
HELPS PUP|LSI
Interesting Reply is Received
BY County Superintendent
A. B. Stroup in Answer to
Request for Report,

In RESPONSE to n letter s.nl out los
County superintendent of schools \
u suoup. inquiring into ..m, special
limo. ~ activity on IN, pf'' oI county
teachers. several inter- us replies
have nccu rccivd. Tho lrtt'r td-
dressed t. twCnty-siN t.Irhtr- asked
concerning the work being dome along
tho line ~ medical inspection rIEsi-
cal summation. phNsi'1| rNrt, -r,
caIisth,nicS. or along ans line luokug
toward favorable phNsiD'I conditions
uudrr Which children may study or
play. and also "a statcm"ut "i what
has been done along practical lines
such 9. instruction Too agriculture,
manual Gaining. domosti. science, or
industrial training of amy k'nd.
ON of The most interesting ruputt~
which have resulted from tHU iu-
quit, Isl given herewith
Mr.. \ - Stroup.
Dean Sir
received your letter asking for e
settlement VI what | NAV, nr"u doing
along practical lines And since YOU
say that no matter how small the be-
ginning nr have. you would Hk, 70
know about Il. | will Try I" ten N"n
something / have done tur my district
have, had . dlf'iicult timr to get
some of rh, children Interested in ag-
riculturc but then htv" mad" a
brsInninr for "A dozen ~ moro are
,,rv anxious To- enter tho corn con-
test. they can burciy wait for seed.
b,,, started a. sewing class f"r
IN. girls that Win be under good hcad-
way Cor next year
a.. my. don. something along the
line of causthrnics. sometimes pl".
ticinv without any apparatus What
ever aud other times using i"ul-iul'
cts and imitation dumb bells made NV
tho BOYS Deep brcathine' erect pos
tur, and the like heiug brought w
with these exercises
can not exactly stat" now mhn>
visits nave made in regard 10 SICK
ness but can trulhiunN say lh'
room ~rpt .mbrr IL January ! made a
l.nst fnur a week, ana since then
Ia. 80 made Al, least sis e week T''s'
were not an on regard to sickness *
actlV. som, being merely tn hnu GU
| NOR. about the child SURROUNDINGS
/ on. child was very near-sight"d
and af,c. on. visit IL using spectacle
| can not say that II always turns Gu
! the same
For instance, / had to call AT on
house scv,ral times before the par'A'
of "A certain child really realized Nhi
,b"ir child Was III instead of haNin
had habits a. ,hcy called H. ! adNl"
ed having the child cNamincd by
| musician Tn, result H., the thi
has ~ Vllus' dance The phNscl"
Isa,ins that f lc mad been called u
time he could nave prevented mu'l
Tho, are very grateful I" me for nav
lng them go when they did.
Much adv ice surh a. Vcntlating an
oven ,iung the line of th' proper Too
fur ,aildrcn has been given ana TOT
\ lowed.
\ little comparison that | foun
worked vcr, sell for contagious ola
lcas,. when had trled all others ~
this compared the patient I"
rlec. ot deeply dyed material wno
jy,,t told th,m TO wash that pie,
of material th,u notice tn" waite
Then put another pioc" of material
ln,w White niece. Inc tn. same waite
Would IL not cunr out stained ~
same with 4 hnr healthy emilia gu'n
INTO "A room thlltdINiuE u l'aAf'li' p" ~
q contagious disease. That one asked
suppose We d. not wet tho d>'
material" And ,old them ih'
could be compared Ia = person ma
was sick but not with a con,agioi
disease. but tbut they might wet ~
white mgt,riU and let II came
contact with tho dry but dyed on
rhcy saw thu point immediately g
the, said. "Thc Vct white material
Wenk child going Ia max, Vs
T. sick child
Yes. reported several cases
contagious dlsrus, to the coun'
lh.ath officer. a.. came tW" "r thi'
times tu tho scnau. aud various oth'
times to certain houses IN thu dist g
80. my school bias not been fumiga
ed bui I have burned sulphur seq
cral times.
Hoping you W.t get some p"'n
that you wish from this. ! rcmai"
, Yours truly,
\ TEACHER