The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-14
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Says Or. David Snedden in An
Address y : s before q Convention
in Boston.

BOSTON, Nov. 14.-Summing up the
requirements for the reduction Of In
FAINT mortality, through community
effort DR.. David Snedden, Of the Mas
sachusetts Commission of Education,
in an address at the closing session
OF the first annual meeting of the
American Association for Study and
Prevention Of Infant Mortality, here
today said, Housing conditions must
be improved, the scientific equipment
Fof physicians and nurses further de-
veloped, food inspection extended and
made more effective, the economic
conditions ofaactual and prospective
mothers made more tolerable and the
responsibilities OF both father and
mother In the formation OF the FAM
lily Increased.
New Methods Needed 3
ut may be, indeed, that in addition
new methods Of supervision and sun
port must be developed. If the adj
Iyocates of public action in the direc-
ton of eugenics have. their way. the
physical, moral and economic capacf-
ties of those who In the future form
families will be scrutinized, and made
to meet at least minimum standards.
The provisions Of widows pensions
may be but q foretastc Of the extern
sion OF public aid TO necessitous ac-
ltualg and prospective mothers, wheth-
er these be; widows or not. America
may yet follow the example OF. Euro
pean countries in the public proyis-
lon OF improved housing. Municipal
activities may extend, yet, to the pro-
vision OF free milk and ice, as they
now extend to the provision Of free
medical and pharmaceutical service.
The vocational school Of home
making is even now a reality in Mas
4sachusetts. At the present, such is
the strength Of tradition, even these
schools are making but slight con-
nection with the homes from which
their pupils come. Eventually, they
must make these homes their labora-
tories. There is no reason why a
first class vocational home-making
school for girls should not be con-
Quoted on what is sometimes called
the part-time basis-that is, the as
sembling of class Of pupils period.
.ically for certain forms of Instruction
and then their return to their own
homes as laboratories wherein the in.
struction given can, be carried. into
practice. This home making will sure
~ not consider effective oversight OF
the health and well being OF, children.
large or small, negligible feature Of
It's work.
School Nurse Necessary
I've may also expect that with the
development OF medical inspection as
"a necessary feature of school admin
|istration the school nurse vii appear
as a necessary factor. The services
OF the school nurse as home visitor
during the hot summer vacation sea-
son have already been demonstrated
In few communities in the United
States, and there are large possible
ties in this direction that should not
be overlooked. All "a
Teacher and school administrators
are after all, servants Of. the public.
and should be. guided largely by the
more intelligent demands OF that pub
lie. We are not now hampered by any
limited conceptions as to the fields or
public education. It is generally
agreed that public education may be
made to include all necessary forms
of education which other educational
agencies, such as the home, the shop.
and the church, do not effectively per
form"