Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-17

Of the National Baby Week, the wom-
en- Of Wauseon took time last week
10 arrange and successfully carry out
a splendid program devoted to the
very important matter of securing |
the. health. happiness and general
welfare Of the babies that are and |
are to be and the welfare of the little |
children.
A general committee representing
the Clubs of the town took charge Of |
the observance, appointed the var
ious necessary committees and secur- |
ed the cooperation of the clubs and
citizens Of the town. The women Of
the several committees did their work |
thoroughly and well calling forth the
frequent praise of the speakers who
were here from Columbus and Toledo. |
To the credit Of Wauseon women let
II be said that every one of the clubs
contributed financial support for this
cause while the Boosters Club and
business men co-operated both by
financial assistance and active service
not the least of which was the fine
window displays Of things for babies
comfort and welfare. The School
Board, Superintendent and teachers
all helped TO make the observance of
Baby Week a complete success and
even a causal visitor in Wauseon last
week could not fail to be impressed
with the idea that the people of this
town were. interested in the health
and happiness Of the babies and chill
dren.
Friday had been designated by Gov
ernor Willis as "School Day" and on
Friday afternoon the program proper
begun In the High School building.
The teachers rest room was trans
formed into a nursery under the
charge of Miss Gladys Waid where
mothers might leave their babies;
twelve babies occupied this room
Friday afternoon while their mothers
listened to the address which was
given by Doctor Brockway one of
the five physical supervisors of the
sToledo Public Schools. DR.. Brock
). ways address was on Health Super
vision of Public School Children" and
was most convincing as to the desir-
ability and even necessity for this
work. DR.. Brockway said that Ameri-
can Preparedness" should begin in
b the American Schools by conserving
the health Of the children tus raising
the standard of health in this country
and insuring to the nation strong
healthful citizens. The aim of the
good doctor Is twofold to prevent and
TO cure disease people have faith in
their physicians at least enough to
call for their help when sick, why
should they not call upon them to pre-
vent and to check the spread of dis
ease among their children in the pub
Vic schools? A sound mind in an
unsound body is the object Of health
supervision.
Health supervision was first intro
duced in the schools of Boston. Mass
achuetts, for the purpose of control
ing diptheria, scarlet fever and small
pox epidemics among the children;
the results obtained were so salts
factory that II has been taken up by
the schools of other cities and states,
In Ohio the State makes provision for
preventing and stamping out hog
cholera, while but little has been done
TO solve the child problems in the
State.
Dr. Brockway spoke Of the splen.
did work that has been done by the
Child Welfare Bureau in Washing
ton and then called attention to the
fact that not more than half ths
children who began in the public
schools of the country received tn,
benefit of the grammar grades. There
is marked decrease in enrolment
between the primary and interme
date grades and the grammar grades
the speaker stated that it was du'
TO two causes. |. e. illness among th'
children and the Indifference of par
ents: this Is one Of the principal rea
sons for health supervision in tn
schools. All education is based ol
the physical ability of the child. In
ferior brain cells must necessaril,
limit the education. In order to hav
normal brain cells the body must b
kept healthy.
DIR. Brockway gave in some detai
the methods Of health supervision i
the schools of Toledo and gave hig
praise to the work of the visitin
nurses without whom, ,supervisio
would amount to very little. Medics
examinations are made by all chill
dren Of the first, fourth and eight
grades. One of the advantages G
supervision spoken of, was that chi
dren whom the parents would cor
slider in normal health were ofte
found to have some trouble or al
ment that needed attention; parent
are notified and the family doctc
may be called into the home to Civ
the medical aid that is needed. Bs
teeth were spoken of as a menace
health and the examination of Il
teeth by an expert dentist is one (
the essential points in the supervise
of the public school children of T.
ledo.
The speaker urged open air room
for pale and sickly children, spoke
the Importance of seats to fit the chi
dren and the correct posture in Il
seat. He gave his own experien
with twelve different makes of forr
aldehyde candles which were used
fumigate rooms but which failed
destroy Typhoid bugs and Dipther
germs" showing that too great +
lance cannot be placed upon tn
methods Of disinfecting. "Have yo
kids keep their own pencils" was
urgent plea in order to avoid spre
of disease and his opinion of the prs
llCt VI pcIHlibbhAb NhAuAOh WIN wi
TO run at large was made evident
the following paraphrase Of Moth
Goose:
"Tom. Tom was a careless son,
He caught cold and away he run;
He rent the air with cough and snee
And waved his handkerchief in
breeze"
DR.. Brockway strongly urged heal
supervision of the schools and s;
that any conscientious medical m
will find trouble with the children
Friday Evening.
Friday evenings session was op'
ed by beautiful little play by
pupils % the grades under the dir
ton Of Miss Wilson. The title of
play which was in fact a portion
the play given at the Princess Tn