Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-29
THE CAMERON CLUB,
Preparations for Work on New Lines
in Addition to Other Features
Planned.

The Cameron Club at it's recent
leeting, perfected arrangements be-
IN early in the summer for work On
ew lines in addition to its regular
'ork. The vote to broaden it's field
labor and engages in more vital
nd human work in connection with
1e most excellent programs pre-
AIRED by It's committees on history,
terature, music and current events,
-as carriei unanimously.
The club thinks one of the most
ying necessities in the city today Is
edical inspection of schools. The
ti-tuberculosis Society has Sue
3sfully put a nurse in the city as
.iting instructive nurse, whose duty
is to visit the poor in their homes
pecally tuberculosis, and such cases
cannot be admitted into the hos
;al--ard Alexandria has found her
rvices indispensable. The free kin
rgarten takes cars Of the training
the tiny tots in the most formative
iod of life, When the bu& Of the
man mind begins to unfo}3 to the
nshinc Of music, rythm, and IL
uction which would be denied II o.
busy mother in the poorer homes.
neither Of these noble works
reach into the public schools.
n cities and towns it is well known
disease has been spread in
>o,s-especially diseases of con-
,ous and communicable nature. In
ne instances the schools have had
close. Long illness and death have
ulted from sGisease contracted In
IS way.
lhe State maintains her schools at
,reat cost, for the benefit of her
.rds, the boys and girls Of today
- betome the men and Women of
..orrew. In many instances these
IS whom the mother State hopes
EDUCATE, have some undiscovered
-ect of sight, hearing or other ply
ii ailment or undeveloped physical
..dition which prevents them from
liking the best of the opportunities
.'orded them. The purpose Of the
.dical Inspector and school nurse
to seek out such cases, find the de-
ct and place the child in a position
have IT remedied. II the child Is
,or AM. unable to secure the aid OF
family physician Ito whom ne Is
st advised to go) or specialist, the
rical inspector an d school nurse
put him in touch with the hos,
al and its capable staff who have
:erei to the Cameron Club to give
cir gratuituous services to such as
We no money and need medical OIL
'gical treatment.
The CLUB expressed 10 the board Of
!!ucation its willingness to undertake
&c work for five months of this
:hool year. The boara most CRATE
lily accepted their offer. Through
,e solicitation Of the club, DR.. LEV
'lyu Powell has kindly offered tc
we his services as school medical in.
ector for that period of time ar;
tiss Elton Bowling, assistant super
1tendent OF the Alexandria Hos
tai, has been secured 10 give part O!
er time as assistant inspector oil
'hool nurse. Miss Bowling hiss beer
,pecially qualified for the work BY
king a course of training in the
oiscopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hos
ital, Of Washington, also By spend
rg some time with the school nurse
RI medical inspector in their work
n the schools Of Richmond, Va.
Miss Bowling's public service will
We in the schools 'alone-not extend TO
he homes in any sense. The follow
work wiz lie done by the visiting
iurse. Often children who fall be-
lind in their grades are found on be-
ng examined by the nurse Or inspec-
or to have defective vision which
las never been suspected by parcnt
" teacher. This condition may h.
.asily corrected by proper fitting Of
,lasses or treatment Of eyes ana the
PUPILS mind made brighter and the
world medc larger by the clearing
lp of this defect. The nurse ana
Ioctor will have very little time il
cllools, but the club hopes this will
&c a step in the right direction and