Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01

without Investigating IL ms care.
fully as possible.
The campaign for cleaner yards and
more sanitary premises to be vagrd
by the children of Washington prior
TO the beginning of The Stars city
cleaning week. April 15. began today.
At several of the public schools this
morning teachers who attended the in-
brary Saturday night explained the
plans for the preliminary crusade to
pupils of the various grades
This afternoon. principals of Wash
ington's $50 schools. together with the
supervising principals. will meet at
o'clock in the Mckinley School build
ing, when they will receive additional
instruction, to be communicated TO the
youthful warriors on dirt and disease.
1t is expected that the campaign will
be on in full swing by not later than
Wednesday.
With two weeks at their disposal it il
believed that the $1,000 school children
of the capital will have no difficulty in
getting the private premises where they
reside thoroughly cleaned before city
cleaning week begins. The juvenile cam
paign purely is clean-up-at-home un-
dertaking. The children will be in
structed not to go beyond their own
homes i'm looking for and depositing ref
use so that t may be carried away by
the garbage collector.
Work Is Important.
The Importance Of the work at home
being done thoroughly, however, and OF
every child participating in IL win be
impressed upon the pupils of the schools
by the school principals and teachers
frequently during the next two weeks.
Not only will the heads of the various
public educational institutions keep close
E in touch with the work, but the grade
teachers will follow the progress of the
children and see that their interest in
the campaign does not lag.
1t is estimated that from 1900 to 20.ov
premises represented in the ol.0~
school children of Washington. The ma
jority Of these premises, it is hoped, viii
have undergone vast Improvement from a
sanitary standpoint prior to the opening
of city cleaning week. Cards will be
given the pupils 10 fill out as soon as
they have cleaned the premises where
they live. and these will enable the city
cleaning week central committee to de-
termine exactly what has been accomplish
ed by the preliminary crusade
To Consider Health Rules.
At this afternoons meeting OF the
supervising and building principals. which
will be presided over by DR.. William Nj.
Davidson, superintendent of schools.
health rules for the schools, which have
been suggested by the Association for
the Prevention of tuberculosis, will be
considered A considerable portion Of the
time of the meeting will be taken up WITH
a discussion of the plans of the cleanup
at home crusade. particularly with respect
to how the teachers can best arouse the
interest of the children in the work.
Edgar NJ. Martin, supervisor OF play
grounds and commissioner of Boy Scouts.
who presided over the sanitary institute
in the public library Saturday night. TINS
morning said that the Boy Scouts VIII
start today in the clean-up-at- home cru
sade. There are approximately 1000 Boy
scouts IN w ION, anu dli VI hhcHi
have been provided with cards. which
they are to turn in during the next Two
weeks showing that they have completed
the work assigned them.
Complaints Increase.
1t is expected that the Boy Scouts will
be given sanitary districts to scout over
when city cleaning week starts, but this
matter is one that will be decided by
the central committee.
With the Juvenile residents of Wa shing-
ton engaged in cleaning up their own
homes, the population of the Capital gem
orally appears 10 have caught the fever
of improving the sanitary conditions OF
the city. judging from a big increase in
the number Of complaints of nusiances
to the District health depart
ment.
Every member of the inspection force
OF the department has been given more
10 investigate during the last
few days than has been the case in
months. and, In fact. ii is doubtful if the
of the department show that the
number of complaints received during the
past week has been exceeded at any time
in the history Of the department.
According to f. {. Stoy, an inspector
of the department, the work OF investi-
eating complaints can be greatly facili-
tated if the makers of the complaints
will follow certain rules in submitting
them to the health department.
Rules for Reporting.
First, says Mr.. Stoy. report all dirty.
Yards sheds, stables. cellars. lots. all
eys houses and other places that you
may discover. Next. be sure that there
S filthy refuse in the place reported and
that it is not simply lumber boxes or
building material. Report all teamsters