Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-20
BUSINESS OF
HEALTH COUNCIL

! An important meeting of the State
Health Council was held al the State
/ House Wednesday, all the members, DR..
Robert ]. Alley Of the University Of Maine,
/ Hiram W. Kicker of South Poland, DR..
! Sylvester J. Beach of Augusta and DR..
J. B. rrummond of Portland, being pres
ent.
| DR.. H. D. Worth of East Corinth was
selected as the director of the northeast
ern health district with headquarters at
Bangor. the district embracing the terri
tory south of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way and east of the kennebec river.
DR.. D. c. Steelsmith of Iowa was Sc
lected as the director of the northern
health district with headquarters at Houl-
ton. this district embracing the territory
north Of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Or. Steelsmth is an expert on public
health work and has studied at the Har-
ward Medical school and the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology.
W. H. Greenleaf OF North Dakota was
selected as the director of the division OF
education and publicity. Mr. Greenleaf
has been actively engaged in university
extension work and has quite an expert
ence in public health matters.
The council decided to assign DR.. A. P.
Pratt Of York to the dictatorship Of the
southwestern health district. which en-
braces the territory south of the Canadian
Pacific Railway and west of the kennebec
river.
The council approved the appointment
Of Dr. H. E. Thompson Of Worcester,
Mass. formerly Of Bangor, as director Of
the division Of hygienic laboratories.
The new time clocks to be Installed In
the State House for the registration day
by day Of the people in the States en-
ploy have arrived and will on Monday,
Oct 1. be placed in operation. They will
register the hour Of the arrival and de-
parture Of each individual, from the Gov
ernor to the youngest clerk and employe.
IT is a practice in common use by most
business houses and will prove satisfacto-
~ to all after I'VE" become accustomed
TO II.
The clocks are two in number. known
as International Dial Time Recorders and
are handsome machines, cased in mahog-
any and part of the most precise and fln-
est workmanship They will be stationed
In the corridor Of the first floor. north
wing near the entrance and far enough
apart not to inconvenience the rush Of
those wishing to register. Each machine
will accommodate 80 persons. so that the
two will last for some time for the State
House force.
About 21n persons will now be assigned
numbers the entire force being divided
by departments and each department al
lowed a few extra numbers tn allow for
any increase in force. Superintendent
Brown will have the largest number OF
numbers In his department, his employees
sometimes running from % to q men.
The departments will also be assigned
their numbers in alpha betical order the
adiutant general coming first, followed by
the AGRICULTURAL department, attorney
general. auditor, etc. Clock No. will
care for the first 10 departments, and
clock No 2 for the remaining depart
ments. II in number
The machines are complicated but re-
liable and fascinating to watch. for the
sureness and precision with which they
register after the button Is punched Is
wonderful complete record is made
Of all the registrations for a week on
large blank which enfolds a cylinder. The
day is so divided that registrations dur
ing the usual periods is done in green ink
other time divisions are shown in red
ink Such as any variation from the reg
ular hours, early arrivals or late depart
ure. Thus persons extra time will be
credited on the record sheet. just the
same az the fact that he or she was
three minutes late on such a day.
The clock once wound up and started
carries on It's work automa tically for a
week The record Is In plain sight
through glass panels and the cylinder can
he instantly turned to disclose the record