Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-05
State Hygiene Board Urges a
Physical Examination of
School Children.
MANY PUPILS ARE DEFECTIVE
More Than Half Have Poor Teeth
and Some Have Poor Eyesight
and Enlarged Tonsils.


issued by the Kansas state division
of child hygiene. 1t was pointed out
that where systematic physical in
spection of American school children
has been carried out, the inspection
showed that 30 to As per cent of ali
children beyond the fifth grade were
suffering with curvature of the spine
in it's preliminary stages; that Sc 2-S
per cent had defective teeth ar:G ore
in every fourteen poor eyesigh: and
enlarged tonsils.
The bulletin said further that one
child in every twenty was suffering
from obstruction of the nose or throat,
anaemia or swollen glands and was
unfit to attend school. 1t was urged
that inspections should be held at the
beginning of each school year and
whenever possible in the term.
Children with poor health, handi-
capped by physical defects, frequently
make poor grades. 1t costs something
between $25 and $50 year to pay
for a child's schooling. Thus the
amount saved by enabling children to
keep up with their classes will vir-
turally pay for competent physical in
spection.
Aids Cigarette Fight-John T. Ed
wards, wealthy stockman at Eure-
ka, has posted fund of $3.50 with the
boys clubs of Kansas for the organ
ization making the best fight against
the cigarette evil. The decision will
rest with the child welfare department
of the state university. Mr.. Edwards
formerly was a member of the legisla-
ture from Greenwood county and is
h1 of ~, afer
cite law.
Dropped Dead on car-Swan Eskel-
son, go years old, a pioneer farmer
of Reno county dropped dead at
Hutchinson as he was about to board
an interurban trolley car. He was
born in Sweden. He settled in. that
county in 1871.
Receiver for Land-Fearing that the
1850 acres of Brown county land
which constitute the assets of Don
p. Dickinson, who failed recently with
liabilities of $3.50. 900, might not bring
more than $50 an acre if sold at sher-
IFS sale to satisfy judgments and
mortgages. Judge William l. Stuart
has granted the motion brought by
creditors for receiver of the proper
ties.
Dies Just After Banquet-Charles
n. Seip, Sc years old fell dead at his
home in Atchison following his return
from a banquet. Heart disease was
given as the cause of death Mr.
Seip had lived in Atchison more than
fifty-five years.
To Fight Gas Order-The city com
missioners of Lawrence will fight the
recent order of the Kansas Utilities
Commission, made December TO-
which provides that free gas shall
cease to be given to the city by the
gas company.
Students to Teach Music-Muisc
lessons Eat cost are to be given to
children in Lawrence by the school of
fine arts at the University of Kansas
following the adoption of the practice
teaching system in use at Eastern con-
servatories.
To Improve Water Works-Con,
tracts were let by Oswego recently
for a $4,000 improvement of the wa
ter works system there.
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Muscotah School Burned-Fire de-
stroyed the public school at Musco-
tab. a village in the western part of
Atchison county. The fire is believed
to have caught from the furnace The
school was insured for $500. which
nearly covers loss ON the building.
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No Gas, No SchooI-More than 1000
Atchison school children remained at
home the other day because the build
fngs. dependent upon gas for heat,
were too cold for occupancy. The
school board hesitates to return to
coal as the cost would approach 81 1000
yearly.
Veteran Odd Fellow Dead-John A.
Shoemaker, 81 years old, for forty
seven years foreman of the Great
Western Manufacturing Company of
Leavenworth and believed to be the
oldest Odd Fellow in Kansas, is dead.
He was a member of the Odd Fellows
lodge more than sixty years.
Stops Gas Rate Increase-Judee
F1annelly has granted to independence
and Coffeyville restraining orders en-
joining the receivers of the Kansas
Natural Gas Company from putting
into effect the increased rate of %
cents per 1000 feet for natural gas
raopntlr ordorad NV the