The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-04
SCHOOL FOR TUBERCUIAR
u CHILDREN OPENS WITH
ATTENDANCE OF SEVEN
: Leland Institution Is First of
Its Kind To Be Estab-
81 lished in Detroit
PROBLEM STILL REMAINS
Many Pupils Who Require Ben
efits of School, Can't Pay
Necessary Car Fare
PROBLEM STILL REMAINS

49, eHtoheuI luebuhy, as the nrBt
pupils of the Nellie q. Leland oper-
air school at No. 1885 Vermont-ays
were far out-numbered by the IN.
terccted spectators who gathered In
the morning TO witness the opening
OF the first school established In De-
tro't for the benefit Of children with
:. mbercular tendencies.
Mrs. b. G. Whitney presided as
representative OF the Detroit Society
for the Study and Prevention OF
tuberculosis, which has made gen-
erous contributions for the equipment
aud maintenance OF the school, and
addresses were made by DR.. Charles
e. Chadsey, the newly-elected super.
intendent of schools; DR.. Guy I.
Kiefer, city health officer; Frank B.
Leland, who erected the building at q
cost OF $4,000, and Miss Clara A.
Pausch. principal of the public out.
door school In Hartford, Conn, who
is here to lend her assistance In get
ting the school In running order.
AL the speakers applauded the CO.
operation that has brought the Board
Of Education, the city health depart.
ment and the Anti-Tuberculosis 80.
ciety into the work OF establishing the
school and there were also generous
tributes OF praise given to Mr.. Leland,
who furnished the building, and the
late J. l. Hudson, who donated the
site.
Among the spectators were School
Inspectors Eden w. Small and
George M. Condor, Grammer Grade
/ Supt. oliver G.. Frederick: Miss
Meude VanSycle, secretary OF the So
ii a.. h. 80.
OF tuberculosis, and the members OF
the stan that will conduct the new
school.
Miss Eleanor M. Monroe, for sew
eral years a teacher In the Webster
school, has been placed In charge OF
!. tho class work Of the open-air school,
: and the other members of the staff
are: DR.. ". c. Vaughan, Jr., who will
make daily visits to the school at
first and after that call as often as
needed: Miss. e. Bishop, nurse, who
will spend three or four-.h hours a day
In the school and additional time As
needed, and Mrs. Van Saw, matron
and cook Miss Elizabeth Hosig, In
: charge OF the nurses employed by the
Board OF Health, has direct charge OF
sele sting pupils for the school
These received on Opening day
are: Mary and Rebecca King.
OF No. ITO Napoleon-st.; Fanny
Robena, No. 267 Mullet-st.; BennS
Slotaik, No. 273 Montcalm.st. east:
. Francis Fitzgerald, No. 256 Wabash
ave-; Anna McCredie, No. 1910 Twen-
ty-afth-st., and Ivy McCredie, same
address.
Provision has been made for 25
pupils, but In many cases, children
who would like to attend are unable
TO- furnish the necessary street car
fare. or are too small to make street
; railway transfers alone, and some ar
rangements will have to be made
later for the transportation OF these
children IL they are to get the benent
of the school.
twenty-five desks have been placed
I'm the open-air school room, which Is
oren on three sides with heavy can.
vns curtains ready to be drawn down
; 10 Keep out the rain or snow.
Back of the teachers platform Is
the kitchen, while In wing to the
left Ia y light and airy dining room,
and In another to the right are the
retiring room and the bath room. Up
stairs are the matron's room and q
big dormitory furnished with rs cots,
on which the pupils will have an al
ternoon nap.
The feeding OF the children Is to be
one OF the principal concerns. ana
three meals day are to be served,
breakfast Of hot cocoa, cereals ana
bread and butter, to be served as soon
as they arrive in the morning; dinner
at noon and a light lunch before they
leave for home, about 4 o'clock The
. opening day dinner consisted OF
creamed goldfish, boiled potatoes. corn
on the cob, bread and butter and
milk.
The Anti-Tuberculosis society fur-
nishes the meals and provides the
dining room and kitchen furnishings
and the matron's salary. The Board
OF Health furnishes the nurse ana
physician, and the Board Of Education
provides what heat-ts needed, janitor
service and the teacher. The Anti
tuberculosis society has also provided
blankets, sleeping bags and Esqul-
maux suits and felt boots for the chill
dren to use In cold weather.
I Snpt. Chadsey said In his address
that Il was distinct pleasure to
have as one OF his first official duties
the opening of such an institution az
the open-air school. He said there
was no innovation In modern school
work against which so little criticism
could be directed as this, and he pre-
dicttd that the development or the
opea-air schools for tubercular chill
dren would result In giving more
open-air to the children OF all the
schools.
Another new school opened. tues
day, was the John +. Bennett build
ing on Mullane-st., between Whittak'
er and Senator-sts., and Supt. Chad
: sey and Grammar Grade Supervisor
y Frederick went from the Leian'i
school to make brief visit to the
Bennett.
The opening OF the school year
foupo little departure from the usual
routine in the Board Of Education
-headquarters -on- Broadway, except
that painters put up their scanoids
!, 10 give the old building a new coat
OF RED paint.
supt. Chadsey was busy with the