The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-14
PLAYING A HEALTH GAME.
Incidentally Spreading Lessons in San.
itation Among School Children.

plan for a health campaign in the
country schools of Vermont, adopted b..
the Vermont Association for the Pre-
vention of Tuberculosis, received such
cordial endorsement from the nation
ri association that they asked the priv.
ilege 10 print the same in their bulletin
In addition TO the work outlined in this
plan il is the intention of the officers
of the Vermont association in the com
ing spring to call at the rural schools
with an especially adapted picture ma
chine and give an illustrative health
talk TO the children.
The plan for the "health game, " as
printed in the bulletin of the national
association is as follows:
All the world loves to play and this
plan proposes to enlist all Of the school.
children III Vermont in q game of main
tanning a clean, healthful environment.
out Of which shall spread lessons in san.
itation to the whole neighborhood.
There are 100 points to this game and
every school that earns - or more
points shall receive a suitable honor
certificate upon which shall be printed
the number of points gained.
The points shall be earned as follows.
]. For running water or q covered
can with n faucet for drinking water
the can 10 be rinsed every day and
scalded at least once each week, 10
points.
3 For individual or paper drinking.
cups or drinking 10 points.
,. Clean wash.basins and individual
towels for children who take their
lunch to school, 10 points.
\. For floors scrubbed weekly, 90
points; every other week, 10 points.
>. For windows opened so as thor.
oughly to change the air at least twice
each day during school session, %
points. Of necessary, pupils can stand
and follow the teacher in an exercise
while the air is freshening).
o. For windows opened either be.
fore or after each session or school for
at least FIVE minutes, 10 points.
Z. For toilets kept clean aud prop
erly protected, 20 points.
Every teacher shall be given a bool,
Of rules giving clear directions as t.
how TO play the game, and how to in
struct the children to use their inhu
cnee in securing those things that are
necessary for their welfare. This boob
will also tell about hygiene at home
such as fresh air in the living anc
sleeping rooms, washing the hands be
fore eating, care of teeth, etc. TIL,
teacher shall be asked to read chap
ter from the book to the children a
convenient times and loan the bool
for them to take home.
In the spring every pupil who wishe
may write an account of how our schoo
helped to prevent sickness. These ac
counts shall be sent TO the office of tn,
association with the name, grade, anC
age of the author, and every pupil re
ceiving 10 or more credits for the ESSAY
shall be sent an attractive acknowledg
mentcard. The six best essays shall
be published in the different papers o
the state.
The teachers shall be furnished spe
eial blanks for keeping track of tn
points, but members of the association
may visit schools at any time and re
port to the secretary BY this plan il
the spirit of play we are encouraging
sanitary schoolrooms, and teaching b,
word and example lessons in hygien
to an audience that will never forge
them