Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-12
Happy Mothers and Proud
Fathers 1hfong Exposl-
81. 3 lion Auditorium
Judges Had Hard Time 'll De-
termllqlng Which ! | II !: Of Ruld.
red Babies Best
II Contestants Scored high
Cards VIII Be Returned
%''s on Request

Class One. Most perfect boy or girl
between six months and one year or
age. Thomas Smith Opdyke, score
%.
Honorable Mention:
Vivian Mcdonald, 9S.5. Bismarck;
James Carleton Royiand, Steele, 9s;
Robert Veciql, 97.5; Robert Jerome
Flint, ?7.5. s. e.. -.
Glass Two. Most perfect boy be-
tween one and two years. Robert John
Larson, 50. ,.. .Ir..-.
Honorable mention:
4 Carl Baumgarten, 96.5; Hubert j..
Hintgcn, SO. 49,
Most perfect girl between one and
two years. Marion Kiebert. 9S.
Honorable mention;
Veronica Hageman 97.5. y
Glass Three: Most perfect boy be-
tween two and three, Joseph Ander-
son, 97.5.
Honorable mention: Russell Gross
s5.5. Ri M
Most perfect girl between two and
three. Jane Byrne 9s.5,
Honorable mention: Glenna Thomp-
son 81.
Well, the baby show is over and whilt
are no aching hearts as q result
are a. number OF more than PLEASED
The contest d just closed, wa!
for its freedom from hare
and disappointment. It was con,
under the rules Of the nationa
association looking, towards the raising
Of better babies and was hedged abou
with every care. There were just an evel
hundred of entries and everyone connected
with the. contest had their hands ful
from start to finish. The awards wer
made yesterday afternoon by James W
Foley, from the platform in the expo
sition~theatre. Mr.. Foley was at his hes
in awarding the prizes. He recited one o
his own poems 1.-THE Little Girl Behin'
the Curls." and had appropriate remark
when each Of the FIVE prize winners wer
announced.
The physicians who did the final judg
ing and awarding had a delicate task OF
their hands and were sometime in ar
at the final decision in each case
Drs. Foster, Kranz and Furness. all o
Mandan. were kind enough to give thei
services for the occasion and the stand,
Ing Of these gentlemen is such that Their.
can be no. question as to the fairness o
the awards. The committee having tn.
contest in charge were very ably assist
ed by the nurses from the Bismarck hos,
donated their services for the good %
the cause. Mrs. Fannie Dunn Quain has
the burden of the work and to her un.
firing efforts and enthusiasm a great dea
Of the, success Of the occasion is due
Mesdames -(elson and Stevens of Crane
Forks We're also here to assist in thu
work and all three ladies have put il
many more than the union eight hours 8
day for the last three days. J,
Methods Of Judging.
There We're three methods used in judg.
Ing babies entered in the contest-h,
measurement, by physical examination
and by mental tests. The measuring was
done by Miss Anderson, a competent
graduate nurse, while the other tests
made by wen known local physi.
clans. One hundred babies were exam.
med, forty-eight in one day. To assure
to every contestant Mr.. Gilbreath
selected three out Of town physicians t.
act as judges and DR.. Furness, DR.. Eos
.er and DR.. Kranz OF Mandan .acted In
his capacity, 4.
The points scored are judged by GER
ain rules applicable to normal childhood.
For instance O normal child should mea-
sure as follows: Six months old. weight
Y pounds; height 81 inches; circumfer-
'nce Of head II LIZ inches; circumference
# chest II IL inches; circumference OF
abdomen, II IL inches, lat. diameter OF
hest s inches; chest front to back. 4
e inches; length Of arm 10 inches;
ength Of leg1i0 inches.
Child Of two years: weight Is pounds;
Eight % inches; circumference of head
. inches; circumference Of chest, 20 in
hes: circumference of abdomen - 10
nches; lat. diameter Of cheat 6 inches;
hest front 70 back. s inchAs; length Of
=, u 30 Inches: length Of log IS ~
aches Asest,Eeiasnts aEe sated AZ. tvary
our months Npatosthse~,aaaEs ~. v~,1a,
n the physical examination the for,
aatioa of the bead, hair and scalp; eyes;
!ps; neck; arms and hands; chest; ab.
omen; genitals spine: legs and fest; pos.
ure and gait; general nutrition 81 the
mouth, throat ana teeth are ell