The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-28

SCHOOLS
TO OPEN
County Superintendent is Urging
Better Sanitation in Buildings
Funds are AppOrtiOned Ds-
lay Book Purchases

With the opening OF the country
schools but few weeks in advance.
County supt. G. F. Newell is one Of
the busiest men round about in get
ting the educational institutions under
ilis supervision away to good start.
One Of the chief topics that Mr.. Newell
is advocating is sanitation in the
school room and In this connection he
Is in communication with every school
board In the county. urging them 10
adopt methods that will insure sani-
tary school rooms. which, according to
Mr.. Newell, are productive OF bright,
active minded pupils. In speaking Of
better sanitation in the school room.
Mr. Newell said. "The steps taken
last year by a number OF schol dis.
triets 70 better sanitary conditions for
their children marks a progressive step
In one o. the greatest movements IL
educational circles Of the present day
TIE simple things that these districts
did were no more than scrubbing and
oiiing the floors. supplying water cool
ers and a cup for each child or a sani-
tefy fountain, and using a good disin-
feetant to spray about the room.
DIR J. c. Mahr. state health com.
missioner, has the following to say
about what we are doing along this
line scrubbing and oiling floors and
the use Of approved disinlectant is
necessary where you have large
number Of pupils confined in a room.
The children carry a great amount OF
dirt into the house to be inhaled as
dust aud carried into the system. This
dust often carries germs that causes
pneumonia, consumption and many
other diseases. When the floors are.
oiled ana a good disinfectant used the
dust is kept down and the germs are
killed thus preventing disease.
Or. j. c. Ambrister. county health
commissioner. urges us to protect the
health Of the children in these words.
As county superintendent OF health of
Grady county. wish to call your at.
tention'to the necessity Of keeping the
school room clean and sanitary for
only by so doing is the health and
mental activity OF the child preserved
and ascentuated. In order to prevent
epidemscs and preserve the good
health Of the scholar. there must he an
adequate and regular fumigation Of the
school room with some approved dis
infectant and the success Of the fumi.
CATION depends upon the definite regu.
larity and the thoroughness Of It's an.
plioatior
Every school room floor should be
secured and oiled before school be.
gins. 1t is necessary to the good health
Of the children Of our county. Eyerr
member Of the school board that is
doing the right thing bv the children
Is insisting that this be done because
# Is. necessary. He is right 1t is
necessary
Apportlonment Made.
The emi.annual apportionment, both
county and state has been made. ana
is ready for distribution. It is the
regular July apportionment and Will
so out to the schols in September The
state apportionment is 95 cents per
capita and totals ss7SS.45. The county
apportionment totals S925.1O.
Regarding the opening Of schools.
Mr. Newell said. some Of the schools
are due to commence the first week in
September, but would advise post
ronement until later, pending an ad.
j4stment Of the school book proposi
tion. i is possible that some Of the
books will be changed. in which event
the books bought now would be Of no
value and would necessitate an extra