Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-08-29

atouses. A committee has been or
Sanized consisting of one member
from each woman's club in town to
take charge of the contest.
The doctors of Pullman have
agreed to take charge of the judging
OF babies and the success of the
event is assured. 1t is now the plan
o. the committee to hold the meeting
about the 18th of September at some
convenient place in Pullman, to be
announced later.
There will be four classes of girls
1nd four classes of boys, each being
classed according to age. Boys and
girls may not compete against each
other. Any child between the ages
o, six m onths and four years will be
eligible to enter the contest. Glasses
one and two will be made up of Chill
| dren between the ages of six months
and one year. Glasses two and three
Of the children between the ages of
one and two years; classes five and
six of children between the ages of
two and three years, and classes
seven and eight of children between
tre ages of three and four years.
The children will be judged on
three main points, as follows: First,
n entail development; second, health;
third, physical development. The
tests for mental development will be
simple and adapted to the age of the
child. AS an example of the test for
mental development children of a
certain age may perhaps be asked to
point to parts of the body, such as
the hands, when named. The health
of the child will be determined by
those in charge of the examination in
az cordance with certain standards
which have been evolved from what
has been determined good through
out the country. Physical measure
ments in height and weight are
made and then compared with the
standards which have been estab
lshed through measuring thousands
of children. 1t is the plan of the
committee to pay the transportation
charges of the mother of the child
winning first in each class to the
Better Babies contest at the Inter
state Fair held at Spokane from the
18th to the 21st of September. 1t is
also planned to give a certificate of
award to each child winning first
or second place in either of the eight
classes. Anyone not winning a Glrst
in the local contest may enter their
child at Spokane, but of course not at
the expense of the Pullman COM
mittee. The mothers and children
win be cared for free of charge while
in Spokane.
The committee has already had
many inquiries as to where entry
cards could be obtained. They can
be had by writing or telephoning to
Mrs. George Ewing, Pullman. The
cards should then be filled out ac-
cording to the directions with them
and then returned imm ediately to
Mrs. Ewing, who is the secretary of
the committee. All children eligible
to compete in the contest will be en-
tered free of charge. Parents from
out of town are also urged to enter
their children in this contest where
they will be judged with the others.
You should enter your child or chill
dren and invite other parents to do
the same. Every child between the
ages of six months and four years in
Pullman and in the country tributary
to Pullman should be entered. BY
having the child measured and
scored you will learn both its strong
and weak points and know better
what to do in order to help the child