The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-03
viii Serve in Buffalo as Guides,
Interpreters, Special Mes
: sengers and Special Aides
ENGLISH DOCTORS COMING
The Congress Will Consider
Various Means Of Improving
Health ami Efficiency of
School Children of Nations,

Buhalo, y. Y. May 31.-One Of
Fourth International Congress on
school Hygiene to be held at Buffalo
j. the attendance of 1000 boy scouts
in full regalia. These scouts will be
seen throughout the city the last
week in August as guides. interpre-
ters, special messengers, and specially
appointed aides to the guests and Of
metals. not only from this country,
but from all the leading nations of
the earth.
As the foreign delegates step off
the train at the union station, they
Will be met by special scout guides,
wearing badges, which, as III case
may be, will read: II speak German"
i speak POLISH II speak Spanish"
u speak Russian" Il speak Italian
These scouts speaking foreign ton
CUES. it is believed, will be Of great
service to the visitors from abroad.
special guides will be appointed to
conduct parties visiting points Of in
ierest inside the city, and those neigh
boring places such as the locks at
Lockport, and Niagara Falls. Scouts
will be IN special duty at the various
sessions Of the Congress, serving as
aides TO the officials and to the vari-
Gus distinguished guests who are x
pected from day to day.
II Vial la VI tIlC DulldlO IcCCU.
ton committee which is planning for
an elaborate reception to the dele
gates is Mr.. G. Barrett Rich, Jr.,
kcout commissioner for Buffalo under
whose direction scouts will serve in
their various roles.
In addition the boy scouts Of Amer
lea will be represented by the follow
ing: John Satterfield, President Buff
falo Council; Hon.. Harry l.. Taylor,
lst Nice-President Buffalo Council:
William III. Walker, Jr., Secretary
Buffalo Council; Howard Bissell,
Treasurer Buffalo Council; G. Barrett
Rich, Jr., Scout Commissioner. Buff
clement, r. D.. Hofeller. Daniel Up
Ton. W. w. Zurbrick, Robert II. Tiff,
Of Buffalo; DR.. Luther H. Gulick, DR..
George j. Fisher, Lee +. Hammer,
NHnam ID. Murray. James E. West,
Of New York; and Colin H. Living
sion, eft Washington, D. c.
The Congress is held under the
patronage of President Wilson and
VIII consider various mean Of i'm
proving the health and efficiency OF
school children not only in the Uni
ted states but also in all the leading
naton in the world.
Leading English Doctors Coming.
Among the English delegates to The
Iourth International Congress or
school Hygiene which is to meet il
Buffalo on August $3.50 next, are DR.
James Kerr, of London, England ant
me celebrated physician, Sir Lauder
brunton, also Of London.
The Honorable DR.. r. A. Pyn'
minister Of education for Ontario
made an official statement the Othe
DAY IN TORONTO. before the Ontari'
educational Association at their an
hldl meeting that the provincial gov
-fnmen had invited DR.. James ker
10 make a our Of the principal cite
~ ontario Immediately after tn
close of the Congress. and deliver ad
dresses on School Hygiene and espe
clally on the medical inspection o
schools.
More han any other man, DR.. ker
mas been instrumental in securing tn
oehett of medical inspection for tn
Elementary schools of Great Britain
ae was the founder, as it were, Of tn
School of younger physicians, me
ana women, who took up thisw or
ana trained for it and who look up t
nm as their leader. Thus DR.. He
S"rth who has written perhaps tn
ntst book in the language en- Medics
Inspection Of Schools, dedicates tn
.ook TO DIR. James Kerr" "Th
nfst school Doctor. In person d
herr is big and burly with a simple
NY and cordiality which never fail !
axe with an audience. He is in tn
prime of life. and possessed OF gree
mercy and personal efficiency. Lii
nany successful Londoners, he is.
Hootchman and he has .such a tho
"ush knowledge Of his subject that
can make it interesting without ar
effort. =.
or Lauder Brunton has Of la
lars from patriotic motives devote
as great talents and personal II
nuence to. the cause Of. School II.
n'ehe; 1t is safe. to say that no doct'
.no KNOWS anything will fail to re