Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-23
SCHOOLS TO AID HEALTH
OF GH0SE IN ATTENDANCE

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS1
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct 19.-"To
teach children how to live-to live hap
PLY, healthily and capably."
In the opinion of Cleveland public
school officials, this is the fundamental
thing under the educational system.
And il is the object of extension work
undertaken for this school term. The
establishment of new department If
school hygiene and the extension If
school social centers throughout the
city are designed to accomplish the
single result of teaching children how
TO grow mentally and physically in a
way most interesting to the children
tn mselves.
What shall it profit a child to gain
an education and lose his health?' is
the question asked by DIR. L. A. Peter
son, head of the hygiene department,
in urging parents to lend their en-
enlargement and active assistance.
Within a few weeks social center
clubs will have been formed in ev-
cry Cleveland public school. Mrs. Sar-
ah E. Hyre, principal of Brownell
school, long a Cleveland teacher and
champion of this work, took the lead
by aiding the organization of three
clubs for boys and girls to study civics.
The buildings will be open at night 10
the clubs and the childrens' parents.
Virtually, the whole community about
Brownell school will engage in the
study of civics through the winter
months.
In the brood work for hygiene, the
increasing prevalence of ocular trouble
is to be combatted through cooperation
with every outside agency.
1--WE have known for years that ocu-
lar trouble increases in schools from
the first to the eighth grades" said Dr.
Peterson, but why it is no one has
ever explained. We wish to study this
trouble and correct it. We may find it
is due to the wrong color of paper
OF the size of type.
ALSO, we will find out what causes
nervous disorders among pupils. Wei
will make the boy and girl so in
terested in the school room that they
will be happiest there. because they
will see that to live and study rightly
will make them grow into strong men
and WON H."
The department of hygiene mbines |
with the regular medical inspection in |
struction in school nursing. personal
and public hygiene, physical training, |
recreation and school sanitation. An
elaborate outline of the work made by !
DR.. Peterson requires the fullest meas |
ure of cooperation from parents.
Detection of communicable diseases
and mental and physical defects and
their correction are accomplished with
the aid of the family physician, board
of health, juvenile court, dispensaries
and city charities.
BY assisting the medical inspector N
the treatment of minor cases and max |
ing follow-up calls at homes, pupils |
are given a chance to learn the funda-
mentals of nursing. Personal talks and
demonstrations form an important part
of the lessons in hygiene. Lectures,
visits to the home, and printed matter
are offered to enlighten boys and girls
on this general subject
DR.. Peterson emphasizes the impor-
tance of physical training in the school.
This first increases the vitality and en-
durance, but is not restricted to out
doors play. Children are taught to take
pride in good hygienic environment
about buildings and the care of the
school and home grounds; also. the
proper ventilation, heat, light and seat
ing facilities.