New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-14
MEDICAL EXAMINER BUSY
Passes on 500 Children Eager to
Join Fresh Air Host.
MEASLES BREAKS 2 HEARTS
Health Board Blasts Hopes of
Two Girl Applicants
Many Go To- day.

Miss Anna Davids. the Tribune Fresh
Air Funds medical examiner. had n busy
day yesterday Nearly 900 children Who
are TO be sent on their way into the coun-
try to-day mad 10 be subjected 10 the sec
ond ana final physical examination re-
CURED Of all children before they arc ac-
cepted by the Tribune fund.
The 5O) were not all collected in one
/ place. but were scattered in small groups
in various sections Of the city. The first
group to be examined vas gathered at the
Spring Street Presbyterian Church. Those
10 be examined stood in line in the yard
between the church and the settlement
/ house connected with il.
/ In a room at one side kindergarten
was singing and ciappng hands. Just
across the yard in another room a sum
mer school for older boys and girls was
shouting a flag song. In still another
room. between the two. a manual train
ing class for boys was in operation, while
/ in the rear end Of the yard. which was
/ fitted up as a playground, boys OF all
/ ages and sizes were seesawng. playing
l tag or sliding down inclines that threat
cned ruin TO pants"
| In the midst OF this hubbub the eXamina-
/ ton went quietly on. Suppose your
] chances OF getting a two weeks vacation
with all expenses paid We're 10 be decided
/ in Just a moment would your face wear
an anxious look? You can understand,
then. how the youngsters TO be examined
| looked and felt
! 1t all seemed simple enough. First YOU
/ let the lady" pull down your cheeks and
u fn,I int Naxf Oh told f0
/ open your mouth wide-wider than that
/ and when she had stuck a fat stick
much too far down your throat you were
/ expected To- say An" far louder than
| your bashfulness would permit in the
/ "ladys' presence.
Then after success had finally attended
/ your efforts in this test. your hair, which.
/ II you were girl. had to be freed from
all restraint OF combs, ribbons, braids and
the like was subjected 10 a very careful
scrutiny.
After that it all depended on whether
the lady" smiled or shook her head.
Generally size smiled and YOU gave a
"whoopee" and ran off shouting I'm 90
in Tommy, She says I en- 20, Lizzie.
Ain't IL all right
But perhaps. a. in the case Of two little
heartbroken girls. the Board Of Health
had been mean and reported measles IN
your house and you couldn't go because
you might carry the disease. That would
certainly be a cause for tears, and no.
body ought TO blame you II a few did
squeeze through lids that were trying hard
to keep them back.
From the Spring street church Miss
Davids went 10 the Doe Ye NeXte
Thinge" house in Leroy street, for the
next party and from there 10 the Warren
Goddard House in 3ith street Thence the
trail doubled back on itself 20 Hope
Chapel. in East 4th street, and afterward
led 10 the New York Infrmary, AT Living
ston Square. the Church of the Holy Com
munion. in 10Th street. and finally To the
Association for Improving the Condition oi
the Poor. IN East I'D street In all more
than 500 children passed under the examin-
ing officers eye, the task consuming the
time between the hours Of a. m. and
p. m.
Most Of the children examined yester-
day will leave the city before o'clock
this morning. Parties for Pittsdeld and
Interlaken Mass. and Litchheld, Conn,
start from the Grand Central between STD
and o'clock. while one for Deposit y. y,
departs on the Erie Railroad at $50 a. m.
Later in the day parties will leave Tor
Fairfield. Conn. and chapel Hill, y. J.