The Washington times., 1914-11-17
School Girls Need
Better NOuriShn1ent
Simpler Costumes Also to Be
Urged by District Congress
of Mothers This Winter.

To Obtain the best Jesuit from
their classes, pupils should be
properly nourished, the District
Branch of the National Congress
of Mothers declares.
Their wOrk for the coming MIN
ter nil deal NTH this problem, and
will include the compilation of Spe-
cial menus adapted to the mdipid-
uaI needs of pupils in epery grade.
The efforts of the congress to
bring about simpler form OF
dress among school girls TiN also
be continued. as well as the fight
to obtain clerks for the principals
of graded schools, upon whom nom
rests the routine detail of manag-
ing buildings uhere hundreds of
children attend.
BY KENDRICK SCOFIELD.
EVclN night of the school year. four
teen year ola GLADYS, who is accr Inted
the prcttiest girl IN her first year high
school class has finished her lessons by
haI-past nine. Her parents have told
her 70 oht Slna,, "a
must lie IN bed by 10 o'clock Yet
GLADYS is seldom in bed before eleven.
The intervening hour is spent with curl
papers-for curl papers, no matter what
the beauty doctors may say, are still
popular with SCHOOL IN sses-and GER
tain harmless cosmetics, through the
s,d Of v hich n rood complexion and 1
fringe ~ duffy curls are assured for the
coming day.
FINALLY GLADYS retires, but her sleep
is mace uncomfortable by the litIr
bUncucs of hair. which twisted into
hard knots about the curl papers. bort
with never-end'ne persistcncy into her
scalp.
Al half-psst seven the followinS
morning GLADYS mother calls. her for
breakfast. She responds quickly enough,
but t"e curl papers require attention:
after their removal her hair must be
dressed so that each paper-induced r,nS-
LET lies i'm precisely the proper place.
Then. too there is bit of powder 10
be sifted TO lust the right proport' 'ons
uLon the end "a her charmingly tip
tilted rose. to say nothing OF her new
rediug0te costume. which must hang in
perfect lines.
Off Without Breakfast.
The result OF all of which is that
Gladys rushes INTO the breakfast room
at half past eight. gups cup of coffee,
takes three or four spoonfuls of break
fast food and dashes for the car be
cause school is twenty-five minutes
ride away. without allowing anything
Co. delays on the transfer.
When she has prettily thanked the
tall anisome sophomore who has risen
to give her his seat. she realizes with
CONSERVATION that she forgot TO pack
started for his office before she could
get any change from him. She has
Just 10 cents in the combination vanit|
case and coin purse which bangles from
her suece-gloved wrist.
Which state Of financial affairs means
that GLADYS. having had an insufficient
breakfast. will be hungry when noon
tine comes. but can afford only a glass
Of milk and a piece OF French pastry.
The manner in which Gladys neglects
her meals is but little different from
the manner in which her brother
skimps his.
Therefore say the members of the
dist ct branch Of the National Con-
aTes5 of Mothers. il is Of vital impOr-
tance that parents who have children
ike Gladys and her brother keep :
more careful watch Upon the dict Of
their sons and daughters.
The question Of the proper feeding OF
school children therefore has been
chosen by them. together with other
subjects more or loss closely related to
the welfare OF the school child for their
work this winter.
Costumes of Girls.
One Of the committees OF the con-
sress. whose membership is yet TO be
decided upon, therefore. will take 10
this question of diet: another will CON
sider the problem OF bringing about a
reform in III" costumes Of the girl
pupils. while still another will. in all
likelihood. begin campaign to obtain
the appointment of assistants for the
overworked principals OF the graded
schools.
Mrs. Giles SCOT, RaGter. Who is prcsi-
dent Of the District branch Of the
Congress-; ;.Sh With Which Which are affltated
city. in discussing the question OF dict
for growing pupils said:
The District branch OF The Ma
tional Congress OF Mothers feels
that the matter or seeing that the
school children of the District are
properly nourished. is among the
most important OF the problems
they are called upon 10 consider.
We have been told by mothers
that their daughters spend so great
time in the morning getting them
selves ready to 20 to school that
no time IS left for breakfast. or the
packing OF the proper sort Of a
lunch And even though the pupil
has time to cat his or her breakfast
in many cases we have been told
ths; the menu is not a proper one to
give the kind OF nourishment each