Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-12-15
CONF | RENEE NOTES
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such high value that they are now
available for every child in the pub
lie schools OF Kenosha
The money loss to school boards
by absence of pupils from school IS
"a per cent per capita daily It was
,ound that the yearly loss in closed
rooms from absence was 100 school
years. or the aggregate loss of time
os three teachers, while the loss from
he Open Air Room was very slight
indeed. Surely a great argument for
the Open Air system for ALL chill
dren
|B. Mrs. l.. d. Harvey, Menomlnee,
Pres't of the wisconsin Federation
of Women's Clubs, spoke on Baby
Week and Follow-up Work.
1876 communities applied to the
Childrel's Welfare Bureau for help,
and there was. an almost universal
demand for speakers. The Bureau
maintains photography of 10 titles
many of these went through three
editions in order to satisfy the de-
mand.
During Baby Week moving pictures
were given of Infant Welfare; there
were store displays and in many
schools the sewing classes were laugh
to prepare complete layette. MIX
linspection was instituted in many
communities
C. Work in the Schools. Miss Janet
| Rankin, Social Service Secretary;
/ State Department of Education.
| One of the most significant points
made by Miss Rankin was that it
costs the state 100000 year to
educate "repeaters," consequently it
was of great economic Importance
that well children be kept well. To
this end she recommended warm
school lunches for all children;
2. Systematic playground work;
8. Teaching the principles Of right
living, rather than mere physiology;
A. She urged that ali familiarlze
! themselves with the School Condem-
nation law, and by way of suggestive
| Legislation. a minimum size for play
grounds.
| D. Mrs. Edward Hammett of She
boygan, President of the Wisconsin
Parent Teachers Assn, made this
good point in the connection with the
main subject of the symposium, that
since four-fifths of all girls marry,
they should be we'll and scientifically
instructed in the proper care of home
and children.
E., DR.. w. D. Stovall, Bacteriolo-
gist, State Laboratory Of Hygiene,
spoke briefly and to the point on tbs
new work of the State Laboratory in
establishing District Laboratories; one
Of which is to be at Chippewa Falls.
| These are to be cooperative or Mum
icipal. operating with and under the
| direction of the State Laboratory.
By this means every community i'll
the state will be within a few hours
lreach of the state Laboratory and
much less time will be consumed III
getting reports on cultures and specl-
mems submitted for immediate ex-
animation.
F., Dispensary and Social Service
| Work; Miss Agnes L. Murray.
This was a purely local report and
contained nothing of value to those
outside of clinics of large cities.
This closed the morning session;
the afternoon session was equally val
liable and was first taken up with re-
ports OF volunteer Workers in the
Field.
1. Mrs. |. F. Dinwiddie of Delevan
reported as a representative Of the
five clubs of her town. Delevan is
about the size of Ladysmith and might
fairly be compared with it in posi-
bilities
Due to the activity Of the club
women, the streets Of the town
had been made clean and KEPT so;
they had taken up the matter Of bet
ter garbage disposal and carried it to
a successful issue. Much had been
made of Baby Welfare Week and she
was able to report that during the
past year there had been 36 births
in Delevan with but one infant death.
They are now working on the mat
ter of County Nurse, which she
intimated would be an immediate fact
If the women could vote on it.
2. Mrs. C. F. Peterson Of Mellen
reported that her town was a small
and a new one but that the good
work started and suggested by Miss
Downey, Of whom many of the speak
ers had spoken with enthusiasm had
been carried out as follows: Garbage
collections; the part-time employment