The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-01-14
SCHOOL NOTES

SCHOOL NOTES
At the meeting of the board of
education December 81, the fol-
lowing resolution was presented and
unanimously adopted: BE it re-
solved that the school board Of Mil
bank hereby provide for the physi-
cal examination of the children in
the public schools by the physicians
and dentists of the city, and that
reports be made Of the examination
to the parents as needed. It is un-
derstood that the examination is to
be made gratuitously by the physi-
clans and dentist, and the city super
intendent will confer with them as
to the time and place for such ex-
animation" The above resolution
is another indication that the board
of education is determined to keep
abreast Of the best educational pro-
gress. One Of the members of the
board was delegate at the meeting
for the Associated School Boards of
South Dakota held in Aberdeen in
November, and the reports in that
meeting Of the success Of physical
examinations in other cities convinc-
ed the Milbank board that such
examinations may be made in Mil
bank and that the efficiency of our
school system promoted thereby.
The superintendent has met the
physicians and dentists of the city
and they have generously agreed to
cooperate and donate their services
in making the examinations. While
the school children Of Milbank are
perhaps healthy above the average,
there are without doubt numbers of
them who suffer from physical de-
fects that might be removed were
they recognized and the defects
understood. The examination will
be made with special reference to
defects of the eyes, ear, nose and
throat, teeth and general develop
ment. In case Of children who ap-
pear to be normal the records will
be kept by the school, but in case
of defects that might be remedied
the report will be made to the par
ents with recommendation that the
family physician or dentist or a spe
cialist be consulted. The teachers
especially will be interested in
these examinations since the work
of the teachers reading circle for
this year has included Health
Work in Schools" by Hoag and
Terman; and having studied this
work as it has been done in other
cities they will be interested in see
ing the physical examination of pu-
pills carried out in our schools
Last week, the first after the va
cation saw the schools running
smoothly with very little absence.
For the first time in the exper-
ence of most Of the pupils and
teachers school was held on Satur-
day and the teachers were pleased
by the excellent attendance and
good spirit of the pupils. They
appreciate too the courtesy Of the
music teachers and others with
whom pupils have appointments on
Saturdays in that hours were shift
ed 50 that pupils might be in school
The change for the week was made
in order that . number Of the teach
ers might have the New Years holi-
day at their home.
Herbert Wells who has made q
name for himself as q foot ball
player with the Wells, Mimi. High
School team visited the schools q
number of days last week.
The girls basket ball team in
charge Of Miss Brodeen played the
Ortonville girls team on Saturday
night, at Ortonville, winning by .
score Of 17-8. The girls were
much pleased by tho victory for the
Ortonville team has been playing
since early in the term and were
considered Z hard team to defeat.
The following is the n. H. s.
line up. Katherine Mesmers leap
tain) G.: Hilfred Johnson, G: Alice
johnson, F.: Erna Schneck. F.; Alice
Golfer C. G.; Elnora Anderson. c.:
Norma Clark. sub. Miss Schneck
proved to be the star Of team
making Is baskets out Of the II
made by the Milbank team. Quite
q number Of Milbank rooters were
1T the game and were very much
pleased by its outcome
Mr.. Hill has reserved place for
games with the girls and boys teams
from the Sisseton high school for
Saturday Of this week, but he is
not sure that these teams will come.