The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-19
AND
THE TEACHERS
County Medical
Society Joins With
the Schools
THEY DISCUSSED THE
HEALTH MATTER SOLELY

Rehon., Teaching Preventive Things.
prominent Educators We're Here
Vho Took Part In the Meeting.
President Poteat OF Wake Forest
Made One OF The Speeches-Two Of
the Papers Are to BE Printed-The
Luncheon Prepared and Served By
the Ladies.
The best attendance yet recorded at
n public meeting OF the Wake County
Medicai Society was hat yesterday
aftArnoon beginning at 1910 o'clock
with the medical inspection OF chill
drcu - the chief subject.
Ta.- society accounts It good for
tame chat more than II hundred
peopi-. came to the meeting at the
busiest hour of the busiest day Of the
week md heard health polenics. me
addresses were limited to twelve min
utas and those assigned subjects for
discussion were assisted greatly IN
making the matter interesting by
6HpTl SDpttilfS ~ W ~
Visitors. OF particular human inter
est w;ts the address of DR.. W. l.. Pc
Neat. who is one laynan VINO can
make what scientists know more at
fractiIe than they can Go themselves
Two accounts are herewith present
led. ons in abloid for the hit and ruf
Ceadcr and the other for the gentle
man willing to stand still and let |
soak in:
Mr.. NJ. l.. Wright. Principal Of thu
Holly Springs High School. read {
most excellent paper on The Detec
tion Of Contagious Diseases and Non
Com tGious Defects.
pr. Albert Anderson. President Q
the County Medical Society an'
Chairman Of the County Board Q
Education. presented a forceful pape
outlining tie nature and aims Of med
pcai inspection. giving some idea Q
4he scope which it should embrac
Ind the rapid development Of medica
inspections in twenty or more OF tn
NOR progressive States in the Union
The argument for medical lnSpec
lion was presented by Miss Pear
Cross. Principal Of the Murphy Hig
School. Her reason was clear, force
ful and commanding the closest at
%tention, leaving no doubt in the mlnd
vi even tUb most SktpllCdi DIS " II
expcdiency of having the medical III
Spectjon Of school children.
Or. w. 7. Carstarphen. Professor c
PhySiolog" Of Wake Forest COlleg'
next presented a comprehensive dis
cussiOn on The Work Of the MedIct
INSPECTOR in the Prevention Of Cor
tag!ruS Diseases and the Recognize
Among School Children Of Physic>
Defects. He emphasized the pract
cabiity and desirability Of having
city schools a full time health office
and 2 full time nurse WOrklng e
gether to insure attendance 9
schools. the stamping out of commuI
lcable diseases and the recognition
durable ailments.
Among those present not on pr
gram WhO participated in the di
eusslonS were DR.. G. A. Shore. d
Rector Of the State Laboratory Of II.
Elene. who discussed the iInportan'
oil preventing the pollution of drinl
ing water. DR.. Poteat. President
Wake Forest College. who entertain'
those present most delightfully."- in
snort and humorous discussion
the fundamentals undertaking lonGe
~. Or. w. /. Register. DR.. Hub
ioyster and Or. McCuliers also add
emphasis and interest to the discu
sion.
me discussions were closed by [
'phn \. Terrell. who summarize
some II the important points broug
out which pertain to the thOrOul
iutu!cal inspection Of schools f
polh city and rural communities.
AZ the close of the meeting NJ
'rlnlng and her class gave some e
'tieht exhibition of the work bel
,1'ft'd on in the Raleigh schools
i1iysirai Culture.
With the program finished t
Tolnan's Club and Miss L.owen a
neg class served a most delight
~lunrheon.
something over u hundred peol