The evening world., 1912-04-06
Plan to Place. a Luncheon
=. Counter in Every Public
School in Town.
THOUSANDS GO F
Efforts Made to Interest Rich
J Citizens in the Worthy
Project.

Napoleon said that an army mover
% ito stomach. This fact, on .
smaller scale. has suddenly been brought
- iSs by DR.. Ira 8. Vile of this city.
WHO. IN an address before the American
Academy Of Science at Lehish Univer.
~. made the statement that better
rood for school children IL one Of the
srsatest educational needs
"A full stomach Is az essential to
mental growth a. the development Of
musciss." declares DR.. VILE. Avail
adj school lunches. not free lunches.
are necessary in large cities. School
lunches mean better digestion mi less
ahsoncss: better attention. less retarda-
ton: better education. less dropping
from school,"
And his remarks have found a cham
p1on In Miss Mabel II. Kattredge. chair
mar OF the School Luncheon Commit
tee.
PROPER NUTRITION FOR THE
YOUNGSTERS 10 NEEDED.
without proper nutrition for the
young. how can the United States ex-
psc 70 make good, healthy. helpful
oatissns Of the growing g%eneraton?"
X Miss Kittredge. The majority
OF persons do not understand the APP
palms conditions which exist among
h poorer n working classes Of to-
day. We did not realize It. until some
Of h principals came to US and said
thar many Of the school children were
constantly staying home from school
PA ACCOUNT Of tllness. and that invari-
fbay they found . dropping OF Of the
lessons after the noon period. The only
reason for this could be the conditions
Ehlch existed In the homes. and the
fact thar the children did not receive a
proper MONDAY meal.
Upon Investigation we found that by
ar . majority OF the children received
- dinner when they reached home.
Qthsrs received . few pennies to buy
ouns. bot usually bought trashy candy
nom . puehcart or gambled their
money with other boys. The children
we're constantly complaining Of head.
echss and the ATTENDANCE was depior-
1bas.
I'VE then conceived an idea to allevi.
~ the oause and decided. with the
eaacaon Of DR.. Maxwell. to install
lunch counters in as many buildings as
possible. We hat funds for only seven
tchools. but now. after a short trial,
~ md conditions Improving wonder
Au1ly. Every child can receive q noon
day meal for three cents.
TWO SIDES TO THE FREE
LUNCH QUESTION.
you ask II 1t would be a good idea
p have free lunches. thereby giving
those too poor to ray a chance. That
question has two sides. First, we
iealixe that a nation. to have strong
fShtinE mon. must be properly nour-
Ahed while young. We must begin
while they are school children n sec
that they receive the proper kind OF
fbod and plenty OF 1t. That Is a good
argument. and one which weighs heav-
ilJ. Also. those who are too poor to buy
tnd who seldom receive any breakfast
you'd be well fed and would not be-
dbme anaemic.
ION the other hand. by giving the
children free lunches, we would thus
Tpin the social conditions Of the home.
The mother would find the responsible
w Of caring for the children taken
ffom her AMI would consequently grow
careless. In many cases the mother
9ouid cut down the breakfast meal
moving the child would DO well fed
moor
FIT 10 q hard proposition. Our one
6m o 10 TO get prominent citizens
Interested in the movement and, with
dbeir co-opt ration, establish lunch
COUNTERS IN every school building"