East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
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Vitality e the individual
Medscal Inspection for ths ss,s,.
f 1oa q contagious diseases nav well
f ae a functicn Of the beard ef hsalth
Tor it aims at the protection ~ tha
community Physical examinations
for the detection Of non-coutarious
defects should be conducted hv the
educational authorities. or AZ leaa
with their fun cooperation because
they are made for educational pur.
Poses The records Of physical ~.
aminations must be constantly ana
intimately connected with school re-.
ords and activities. They do not neel
10 oe connected with other work ~
the board of health.
The school nurse Is the mosf i'm
portant adjunct of medical inspsr.
tion- She is the teacher Of the par
ents. the pupils. the teachers ana
the family. in applied practieat nv
giene. she Is the most effective nos.
sible ling between the school ana tbe
home.
Dental inspection Is RAPIDLY becom-
ing one Of the most important branch
es Of medical inspection FirSt in
Germany. next in England ana more
recently in the United States dental
inspection has been ipaugurated apd
school clinics established The work
is now being carried On IN nearly 2o1
American cities.
In terms of financial expenditure
the cheapest sort of medical i,sne..
tion consists Of examination conduct.
ed BY teachers for the discovery az
defects Of vision and hearing. These
involve only the added expense Of
the simple printed material required
Inspection BY physicians for The de-.
lection Of contagious diseases costs
about 10 cents per child per YEAR
Systems including both insnactIons
for contagious disease and exauIna.
tions 10 detect physical defects cost
on the average about "a cents per
child per year. Where school nurses
are empoyed. the average mar capita
rate Is about 40 cents per ehlla per
year. and this NAV probably ba re-
garded as minimum cost for ade-
quate and efficient work I
Medical inspection is essential N
country districts AZ wen a. in Iargnf
cities. and in rich communities a. well
as in poor ones. The locality has vet
to be discovered in which the medi-
cal inspection Of school childrer Il
unnecessary or undesirable. pre-
face.
Leland-Playgroun technioua and
playcraft, "A collection of naners nv
different authorities treating ~ the
philosophy of play and its apnlieation
to social reform. playground architec-l
ture. construction Of apparatus with
specifications and dIagrams1 and the
theory and technique Of constructive
play. The first of a series designed
to represent and unity playground
work throughout the country and de.
scribe the salient features Of the vari-
Gus movements. There are numerous
from photographs. draw.
ings and plans and a working bigli-
ography. 1t contains Just the kind
OF information which the playground
director or the chairman of a com
mittee on equipment will find of great
value"
Toulmin-City manager. This book
Is right off the press, having been
published in May of this year, and Is
the first book to be written on the
subject Of the business manager plan
Of city government.
THE city manager is an innovation
in government. The idea Of employ
Ing an efficient professional munich
cal expert as general manager for
1 city for the same purpose as the gem
eral manager of private corporation
IS selected, is a signal departure for
ocal government In America. This
book relates the romantic story Of the
birth of the idea of its stirring rise