Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-18
POTTER COUNTY
INSTITUTE WORK
GENERAL THEME PHYSICAL
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
CHILD
CRuME MAKES ADDRESS
DISCUSSES DISEASES OF THE
EYE AND EAR WITH THEIR
EFFECTS on THE PUPIL
AT SCHOOL.


The Potter County Teachers lnsti-
tute opened Tuesday morning with
added interest as a number OF good
things from the outside vas promis'
ed
The meeting opened with prayer
followed by two pleasing well render
ed piano selections by Miss Lena
Beckham Reeder.
The Primary. intermediate and
High School sections repaired to
their respective rooms to discuss the
general theme OF the day The Ply
steal Development OF the Child" "
The Primary and intermediate
eections then met in joint meeting
and had the pleasure OF hearing MISS
Fan Earle Robertson conduct a mod
81 class in physiology. Her methods
we're helpful TO those who had not
made the study a specially. the
lesson was on the Circulation AMI
the answers of the children showed
that that had had the subject pre-
sented in both psychological and
pedagogical principles. The class
was composed Of the following pu-
pills of the Low seventh grade Mary
Meadow. Mary Josephine Snoddy
Lot Lands. Earl Baker. Sybil Fink
lea. Cecil Humphries Leonard Gul-
ley. Ralph Bryan, Truman Ninyard
and Musa Carter.
SUPERINTENDENT Byrd conducted
the professional lesson in the gener-
al meeting on Deduction" and Ap-
preciation." He opened up new
channels of/thought which will be
very helpful in presenting school
room problems 10 children.
In the afternoon DR.. Crume. our
well known eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist delivered an address on
Physical Examination.
This was one OF the most instruc-
tive and helpful addresses delivered
10 the Institute in that he presented
some patients illustrating the dis
ease OF Tacoma or granulated lids
and showed the teachers how these
diseases could be detected. There
were three patients one with the
Tacoma. which disease is the most
contagious OF all contagious eye dis
eases People who have contracted
this eve disease are excluded from /
public schools and all people who
come to this country from foreign /
parts are examined and If they are
afflicted with Tacoma are not allow
I'd to land In the United States. or
the other two cases one was acute
the other chronic granulated lids
We we're told that these also were
incurable. but that they could be
relieved TO the extent that the pa
tients could go about their duties.
Having seen these and learned
how 10 detect the disease in the ear
liest development makes the teach
er's responsibility much greater In
that II befell his duty 10 give the
ewes especial examination.
Among other things DR.. Crume
said that there are still five percep-
tive senses and through these sem
ses we gain knowledge. II We cut
off one sense We are less able to
gain knowledge. II is said that II
the senses OF hearing and seeing are
cut off six-tenths OF knowledge is
cut off. II Is said by DR. Olcourt
Of Chicago. the best known special
list in the United States. that the
physical. mental. moral and spiritu-
al side OF a childs life is determin-
cd largely by his physical condition.
He says: II do not believe that all
crime can be eliminated by the cure
OF defective physical parts but that
statistics show that out OF an exam
ination OF il9 so-called bad children
- per cent had defective eye sight.
that 30 per cent OF truants were suf-
fering from the same cause
One OF the ways OF detecting de-
fectiye eyesight is TO note discharges
"''H Always h'dhr NisfdH'. HfSf
discharges need not necessarily be
puss but an overflow OF yarsalse
shows disease II may be that the J
ducts are clogged but that Is the rar.
or case more often It Is an alfactory !
trouble. c
Another way OF detection Is for
each school TO be furnished with a :
chart for examining the eye sight I
This Is only a means. however. OF !
detecting very bad cases OF defec- z
tive eyesight as the eye has the pow. c
rr of accommodation. In most cas- {
p Specialist should examine the a
ease 20 that be can use medicine that a