The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-31
A. {. KEPEORD IS
AGAIN IN HARNESS
State Lecturer on TubercuIosi. HoDs|
TO Havs Health Service
Bureau Estab-
llshed.
PLANS FoR THE FUTuR,|
Fighter q White Plague Think. II
Time viii Come when NOTHING
But opsn Air Schools
VIII b Held.

Gate City readers have noted VII.
pleasure that p. A. Kepford, the IN
domnitable fighter against tuberculo.
sis, is.-again In the harness. n.
Mofnes correspondent says:
A. p. KeDfOrd, who has resumed i
his work - lecturer on tuberculosis
under the direction of the stat. (
board OF control, hopes eventually "a
extend the work into a health sery.
ice bureau. This is one of the plans
for the future. That there is great
field in this study OF disease proven.
ton Is his belief.
In connection with the tuberculosis
work he declares that the open air
school will eventually come generally
into use, not only for sub-normal chi.
dren. but for children who are In
need Of physical building up. He
says that they have done wonders IN
Chicago and Philadelphia where they
have been tried out for number 81
years. Not only are they a help to
the sub-normal child, but the fact
that these children are segregated
from the others helps the others, as
they are liable to contract the dis.
eases through coming in contact with
those children already affected.
In regard as to his future plans, d.
Kepford has the following to say:
my first. work shall, of necessity
be- to re-estabiish the many actiyitiess
which were carried on by this de-
partment khen laid down my com
mission year ago. During the In.
terim which / was out OF work, had
opportunity to study carefully the et
fectiveness of the methods which had
been employed against tuberculosis,
covering q period OF ten years. was
intensely Interested IN meeting hun
dreds fof people who had been per
sonally helped. It may be stated
that all Iowa sleeps in the open air,
which IL significant. shall, OF
course, revive the Iowa Campaign
which was being published when 70.
tired from Office year ago and aus
pended publication for tho time be-
ing. This paper VIII be made 2
great. function OF our. work, ~ 1t Will
furnish mot only IN excellent medium
I for information to selected groups,
but through It's column Oakdale SAM
torium VIII be brought into closer re-
lntions With the people. There ara
many things which Superintendent
Scarborough, of the state sanatorium
desires to say to the people of Iowa
through this magazine.
particular attention will be given
to the public schools as in the past.
Our hope lies in the next generation.
aOf course, one Of my first efforts
will be to re-establish the splendd
press service had. It will be re.
membered that between 400 and Soo
papers handled very generally q
monthly story from this department,
and the great results which have al
ready. been obtained in Iowa are due
in 4 great degree to the generosity O
the newspaper press. In this connec
ton il ID my hope to have line o.
timely literature prepared for free
much attention Will be paid to the
care OF the advanced coffsumptive,
This Is the anal step in the control OF
this disease and no greater evidences
can be found OF the general knowledge
OF Iowa people on this preventaole.
disease than the fact that scores Of
persons suffering from tuberculosis
are seeking hospital treatment. the
isolation of the advanced case means
prevention !,
II am glad to be back in my ola
position and It Is gratifying indeed 10
receive the many letters OF congratu'
Iation from my friends all over.