American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-02-03
Poorest Districts

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1,82364 7260
1,05200 l26l
Total ....m-sl ,11o41 1886
Children IS 124L
Avg per teacher 2222O8 7L59l
Avg. per child 49,. 1901 1881
school population of 118 and a total valuation of $3,O25,5O9
With a five mill levy they could raise S15,12l7.4 or over
So 600 for each one room school. ,fs.s -. q., =, /
DR.. r. F. Moth, County Physician, spoke next on Some
SANITARY Measures which are needed in the Schools OF the
County, Dir. Moth began by stating that the county ply
stefan is instructed by the health department OF. the state
as to what is required to render school sanltatlonip perfect.
The first thing to be considered is a site ahdithe matter OF
drainage is an important factor. There should salsQ. be
ground suitable for games and cleanliness OF surround
Iings should be encouraged by teacher and pupils. In too
many cases, ashes apd clinkers from the stove form un-
slightly heaps before,the door of the building. This should
not be allowed. Many of our schools have provided sheds
for the children's horses. The"condition OF these sheds
should be watched and manure piles, not allowed to ac-
cumulate. Chloride of lime or disinfectants should be
used, as manure piles are breeding places of flies and flies
are the greatest carriers of disease known to civilized man
Typhoid is a disease which in many instances is directly
traceable to flies. DR.. Moth told how easily a water closet
may be made fly proof, as the State Board OF Health re-
uuires. The windows for ventilation need only to be
screened and the door provided with a spring strong
enough to close the door and if the building has been plac-
ed on a tight foundation, this very great good is accom-
plished. Chloride of lime or ashes should be placed IN the
vault at least once a week. The water in wells and cist-
erns should be kept pure. If there is any doubt about the
purity of the water, it should be sent to the State Board OF
1Healtn Tor oXdm1ndClOn. III VI CHc UuDulCI uILuhlHS
fountain was strongly advocated, for even if individual
drinking cups are provided, pupils will be careless about
using each others cups. DR.. Moth advises that a First
Aid" supply should be kept on hand especially by the rural
teacher. Iodine, absorbent cotton, sterile gauze, scissors
and a pure soap. He mentioned the fact that hot water
and soap are of a tremendous value in the treatment OF
wounds or skin diseases.
Scabbies is a disease which each teacher should learn to
recognize, since the symptoms of itching and the childs
recourse to scratching to relieve this is plain to the most
careless observer. Hot water and soap, the Washing OF
every garment worn by the child and the free use of iodine
or an ointment made of sulphur and vasefne,, VIII ERECT
a cure in a very short time. Books used by a child surfer
ing from this disease should be burned. 1t is not a disease
which is the result of filth, but cleanliness is the cure. "A
child so afflicted should not be permitted to attend school,
Children who have had scarlet fever or any other con
tagious disease should stay at home three weeks a1ter
thew are pronounced cured. Any child who is feverlsh or
has a cough should be kept at home.
Mr.. G. A. Axline, President of the Albion Normal was
to talk on "The Problem of Finance and the Value OF FL
nancial Reports" President Axline was suffering from
a very severe cold and the physician advised him that such
a trip might bring on a severe illness. HIS place was sup
piled by Prof Howard. of the Albion Normal
The FRIDAY afternoon session opened with a concert by
the High School band, which was very much appreciated
by all present. The program rendered was as follows;
"Freedom Grand Marcel" Feast March" Loyal Hearts"
"Royal Guest" "Sweet Sounds" "Rustling Leaves, Over
ture."
Prof. Werner, who recently came to the Albion Normal
from Kansas, to be head of the department for the Train
ing of Rural Teachers, spoke on How the Normal May
Assist the Rural School"
He said: The Idaho State Normal trains Idaho teach
lerS to fit Idaho boys and girls to live well and prosper in
Idaho. We of its faculty in common with the heads of the
other educational institutions of the state are constantly
considering the resources of the state and seeking how
best to develop them. We are a rural state and from the
very nature of the case, we always will be rural. Our
towns are simply agricultural centers. This is true of
Idaho Falls, American Falls, Twin Falls. The country
around it makes the town so the towns interests demand
that it shall bring the country surrounding it up to it's
fullest measure of production. / am come that We might
have life and that We might have it more abundantly, is a
precept set by the Great Master and the teachers who
train teachers for rural work try to bear it ever in mind
and to send forth those who in turn shall pass on the more
abundant life.
Always, in addition to the study of resources, is the con-