New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-28
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THE AMERICAN CHILD
New York Milk Committee An
nounCes Baby Contests in
Twelve States.
100000 CHILDREN IN TEST
Physicians Prepare Uniform
Score Card, on Which All
Measurements Will Be
Registered for Prize.

Plans for the Standardization Of the
American child nave been made public by
the New York Milk Committee. following
an investigation carried on for the last
two years. In this movement the medical
council of the committee. which includes
DR.. Godfrey II. Pisek and DR.. Philip Van
lngen. will nave the cooperation Of
twelve states. with half dozen more
planning to take up the work. The d.
vision of child hygiene Of the Depart
ment of Health OF this city is cooperating
with the committee
II is hoped within year to secure the
standard of Americas normally healthy
child. TO do this tests and measurements
will be made of more than 100000 chill
dren throughout the country.
Results will be secured through series
Of competitive examinations OF normally
healthy children in county, city and state
contests These tests will be made on
the basis of a standard score card pre-
York Milk Committees physicians in CO.
operation with other we'll known baby
specialists in different parts of the coun-
try. The statistics covering the weight,
height, physical measurements and con-
dition and mental development will be
registered by examining physicians In the
various states on this national score card.
Duplicates Of these score cards will be
sent to the headquarters Of the New York
Milk Committee I'm this city.
Moreover, 1t is believed physicians will
have learned some valuable facts about
the prenatal influences. food. environment,
habits and conditions which will result in
the development OF the standard child.
This first contest, at which the new ma
,lonal score card. with the New York MIX
Committees system Of weights and meas
uroments. is being used. got under full
swing on Saturday at the Lenox Hi
House. which is in the heart OF Little
Bohemia" Nearly five hundred babies
have been entered. No limit Is placed on
the number Of entries. and no mother is
turned away disappointed because she was
too far down the line.
The entries are being registered under
the direction Of nurses from the New
York MIX Committee and the Bureau OF
Child Hygiene of the Department OF
Health The New York Diet Kitchen As
ISOLATION. which has entered "A large num-
Der of babies from its stations. is also
cooperating by lending apparatus
The physicians conducting the examina-
ton under Dr Pisek's direction are Or.
Roger N. bennett. pr Marshall {. Pea.se,
DIR. Alice T. Leader. DR. Anna !. Won Shell
lv. DR. NJ Alice Asserson. DIR. Jerome
Zuckernan Or. Anna Kubista. DIT Elinor
Van Buskirk. Or Randel Hoyt DR.. Lee
w. Thomas. DR. Maurice Kemp. DR..
Harold Barnes. pr {. L. Sobey. DIR. D..
W. Perry and Or ". J. Schrieber.
So popular has the contest proved ana
50 numerous are the late entries that ex-
aminations will probably be continued to-
dav. Tomorrow and Wednesday Of this
week. The milk stations. particularly those
under the division OF child hygiene, are
taking "A great interest In the movement.
ono feature of the exhibits turned In
from the milk stations on Saturday was
a number Of fine looking twins.
Contests are planned for different sec
lions Of the city. Next fall high scoring
babies from, different boroughs will be
re-examined for the awarding OF city
prizes The final contest will be held IN
some large auditorium