Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-05
INSTRUCTION IN HYGIENE
FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
Circulars Telling How to Pre-
vent Disease Are to Be
Circulated.

An elaborate health movement will be
started here tomorrow morning, when
more than $1,000 children Of the grade
and high schools will be given circulars
telling in simple language how to take
| care of themselves and prevent diseases
20 which, IT has been found by investiga-
! ton, school children are peculiarly sub
ject.
The movement will aim primarily to
prevent diseases which are duo mainly to
neglect and bad habits.
10000 Circulars Prepared.
Sixty thousand Of the circulars will be
issued-enough to supply every home in
Washington having children attending
the public schools--by the committee on
the physical welfare OF children" of the
Monday Evening Club of this city. Pre-
vious to the distribution Of these circulars
by the teachers In the various schools
there will be a brief talk made by the
teacher on hygiene.
Cooperation between parents children.
teachers, school officials and family ply
sicians VIII be assured in this way, it is
hoped, with the result of a better physical
juvenile WaShtngt on. Furthermore, in
endeavOring to obtain the cooperation of
the family physician. copies Of the cir
culars have been sent to more than 1000
members Of the medical fraternity of the
District. with personal letters asking their
aid in the movement.
The circulars, printed as they are in
simple language. entirely free from tech
nicalities. will form easy reading matter
for the children. Because of the simplicity
of the circulars. it is hoped by chose who
are interested in the movement that they
will be talked over" paragraph by
paragraph and word by word, in 10000
homes.
In spite of the fact that the keynote of
the pamphlet is simplicity, the latest
scientific discoveries and data compiled
on the prevention of disease have been
embodied in the four pages OF the cir
cular.
Committee in Charge.
The committee in charge Of Issuing the
circular is composed of Merrill Edwards
Gates, ex-president of Rutgers College
and Amherst College, chairman; Alex. L.
Stuart. superintendent Of public schools;
George NJ Kober, professor Of hygiene,
Medical School, Georgetown University;
Willard Small. principal Eastern High
School; Flora l.. Hendley. supervising
principal public schools; William G.
Woodward, health officer, District Of Co
lumbia; Ellen Spencer Mussey, dean
w ashington College OF Law, vice presi-
dent board or educatlOn; Emma >. ia
cObs. director domestic science, public
schools Jesse Ramsburgh, attending ply
sician. Central tuberculosis Dis,pensary
Emory A. Bryant, Rev. John Van
Schaick. William Knowles Cooper, gen
eral secretary, Y. NJ. c. A; James i.
West. secretary Washington Playground
Associations: Thomas S. Lee. director
physiological laboratory, GEORGETOWN Uni
| versity: Edith c. Westcott. principal
Western High School: Walter 8. U-tford,
ri los
Rebecca Stoneroad. director physical Gull
ture. public schools; w. c. Gwynn at
tending physician. tuberculosis clinic,
Medical School, Georgetown University;
George f. Myers. principal Mckinley
Manual Training School. and NJ. c. Maca-
tee, medical inspector. public schools.
1t is said that by this movement WASH
ington takes the lead OF other cities in
the United States in the matter of guard
ing the health of public school pupils