The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-06-12

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pies to the rearing OF more
Are there Perfect Babies in North
Dakota and how can we have more of
them? These questions will be an
.swered at the coming Chautauqua to
he held at Valley City, June 9th to
July 18th.
The management Of the Valley City
EhautauQua is preparing to launch a
campaign for a healthier and more
perfect type of children, at the coming
session, which will be strikingly new
to the entire northwest, and bids fair
to rival anything of its kind ever held
anywhere in the country. Every phase
OF child welfare including the care Of
the newly born, the food, clothing,
sheep, toys, books, etc., for older chill
dren will receive attention. Dr.
Holmes truly said many years ago,
that If we are to produce a superior
3type of men and women we must be-
gin at least 200 years before they are
born. Thus the principles of heredity
and eugenics will receive careful con-
isideration in addition to the entire
field of environmental influences. 1t
Is not uniting that this campaign
should have it's beginning in Valley
City for this little city generally works
the stork overtime and recently over
loaded him with number of pairs OF
twins. Not content with this he broke
all records the other day by delivering
three healthy, vigorous youngsters
with a combined weight of q pounds
to one good family.
The first of the features which will
mark the opening of the campaign
win be the addresses of number OF
the Nations greatest experts on Child
Welfare. The leading one Of these
speakers will be Miss Julia Lathrop,
bend Of the Children's Bureau, Wash
lnston, D. G. Miss Lathrop was ap.
pointed to this position by President
Taft and because of her great ability
and special capacity for the duties of
this Bureau she will be continued in
Office by President Wilson. Before
her appointment to her present posi-
ton, she was associated with Jane
Adams of Hull House fame. Thus
both by training and natural aptitude
she has no equal in this country OH
questions touching child welfare.
DIR. Henry Curtis, famous for his
part in the organization of the Ameri- |
can Playground Association, and at
present secretary of the National Child
Welfare Committee will also be pres
ent and speak on various topics deal
ing with child welfare. No more COM
petent authority could have been Sc
cured in the entire country than DR..
Curtis.
The Laws of Heredity and Eugenics
will be dealt with by DR.. Ralph L.
johnson, of Girard College, Philadel- !,
phia. He will discuss fit and unfit i
matings and set forth the known
antific treatment of children in all
facts relative to the transmission Of
health and disease from parent to off,
spring; How to care for the newly
horn babe; and feed, dress, battle, and
generally deal with the older children,
both in health and disease will be set |
forth by Miss Erdman, head of the !!
School of Nurses, State University of
North Dakota.
children's Health and Growth Con-
test.
The second main feature of the cam
paign will be the Children's Health |
and Growth Contest. This feature has
already attracted wide notice and is
expected to eclipse all else both in de.
gree of interest shown and in it's edu-
caHonal influence Here parents will
be brought face to face with the de-
fects and short comings of their chill
dren. Bad teeth, poor eyesight, de.
fective nose or throat, underweight.
heighth, or other measurements as
well as lack of symetry will count
heavily against any child Competent
experts will apply the measurements
and examine the children generally. |
The prizes offered are to be substan- ,!
tial and will make it distinctly worth !!
while for parents to enter their child
rem.
Child Welfare Exhibit.
In addition to the two features above
mentioned, there will be a Child We'll