The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-18
OUTLINE BABY
HEALTH CONTEST
POINTERS FOR MOTHERS WHO
EXPECT TO ENTER BABIES IN
HEALTH CONTEST TO BE HELD
UNDER SUPERVISION OF THE
FoRTNIGHTLY CLUB TUESDAY.

The baby health contest held
under the auspices Of the Fargo Fort
nightly and the neighborhood clubs Of
the city is arousing a great deal Of
interest. Requests have already been
made for the photographs of the prize
winners and for accounts of the con-
test by publications as far east as
Chicago. This interest springs from
the fact that this is the first contest
of the sort to be held outside Of the
state of Iowa, where the idea origin
ated last year. The study Of eugenies
along with the contest has been much
discussed and the local contest is ex-
pected to result in a series of similar
contests to be given by women's clubs
throughout the country. The results
of these contests will furnish Stats
tics that will be Of untold value
throughout the country and in a few
years the score of health must be
raised. The date of the local contest
is next Tuesday, May %, and the Y.
w. C. A. rooms have been secured
for the event, which will last from /
o'clock until 6. The Judging will be
done by DIR. MacGregor. DR.. Will
Nichols and two others to be appoint
ed, and they will be assisted by a
corps of trained nurses under the
leadership of Miss Grace Robinson.
The club women will give their serv-
ices as entry clerks and accountants.
1t will be possible to judge but three
or four babies at a time and the wait
ing babies and their mothers will be
well taken care of. The babies will
be Judged in three classes, the ages
| ranging up to ] year in the first class;
from l to 2 years in the second and
from 2 to 8 years in the third, and
my healthy baby under 8 years OF
age is eligible If its home is in North
Dakota. "A prize spoon Is to be given
the baby scoring the highest NUM-
Der of points in each class and a blue
ribbon will be awarded every other
~contesting baby who scores IS points.
Only judges and physicians will be
admitted to the examining room, but
guests are invited to listen to the re-
suits. 1t is desired that contesting
| babies be entered on the cor cards
| before the day of the contest though
| they MAY be entered on the day OF
the contest. Score cards nay be OBJ
tanned from Mrs. Amidon, chairman
Of the health contest committee; Mrs
Weible, Mrs. Wilder. Mrs. Klinsman.
Mrs. Ince, or Miss Robinson.
How Judged in Iowa.
Mrs. Mary TerriIl Watts. originator
of the health contest movement offers
the following article on a confess
which took place recently at the lows
state fair. It is as follows:
aOne day, two years ago, at oul
county fair at Audubon, I stood at TIL
booth of which / was supervisor, lis
tening to the talk that drifted i
snatches, OF prizes won on hogs an
horses, sheep and cattle and poultry
the same talk / had been hearing q
every fair for ten years. Suddenly
became conscious of how often / ha'
heard this talk of the wonderful i'm
provement that really had been mad
in the conditions Of the live stock il
that length Of time. Just at this min
ute a woman with a fretful baby in he
arms stopped near me to rest
child of about 8 chung to the mother
skirt with one hand and with the 9th
err fed herself a large underripe ba
mana. Three more brothers and sis
ters old enough to care for thennselve