The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-22
INSPECTION OF DOUGLAS PUPILS
 WILL BE MADE
Generous Aid of Those Interested on the Island Makes the
 Plan Possible.
WILL START THIS WEEK

DOUGLAS, Jan. 22.-By the very generous aid of Dr. A. R. Sergeant who has offered his services gratis, and of E. J. White, editor Of the Douglas Island News, who has vol. urtcerei to meet the required ey- pose of a trained nurse, for the first month, and Of Miss Marguerite ROeae who has asked permission 10 give her assistance, medical inspection in the Douglas Public Schools for which there has been much agitation this past year, has at last been made possible
 The inspection of the school chil- dreu of Douglas will begin on We'd nesday, January 24th, at l D. m. .u lhe office O. Dr.. Sergeant tMediCal Inspection means just what it says, inspection, not treltment) The plan which the members of the school board, the teachers, and the inspect CTS have agreed upon is as follows.
 Ten children at a time will be cN. cused from school to meet at Dr. Sargcanrs office. There a thorough examination of each child will be conducted by Dr. Sergeant, and Miss Brady, a trained nurse, with .he as- sistance of Miss Roene Cards in duplicate will be filled out for eath child, stating clearly the condition of his skin, heart, lungs th.aaa Ho5c, ears, eyes and teeth, and remarkiGg on other defects, iG any. One of these cards will be kept on file in the school office, and the other sent to the parents or guardian to be signed and returnel when noted
 Once a month thereafter, during .he remainder of this schoo! year Miss Brady will call at the school to look over the children and to notI- fy the parents of those who need fur. ther attention physically.
 It is hoped that if any defects have been found in a child, the par. en:s or guardian will then consult the family physician and have ,hcm corrected as soon as possible. Cor. don L.. Berry, chairman of the Nation. al Committee for the Prevention of Blindness, stated before the Amcri- can School Hygiene Association in Chicago recently that three.rouT.h5 of the school children of the United States are below par physically, and th.t -5,OOO,OOO-have derec, tive eyesight. In an investigation Of the teeth of the school children of Chicago during the first week in December, 1916, it was discovered that 3OO,OOO of the children of that city had one or more decayed teeth. Dr. Carter, 8 dentist of this city, stat eJ recently that the number of chll- dren of Douglas who have Pyrornoa is alarming. New York City has just been celebrating "Open-Window Week" in which the attention Of the people has been called through news. papers, schools, woman's clubs, and other organizations, to the adYant. ages of fresh air in the treatment and prevention of colds and other diseases of the lungs.
 All physical defects are the cause of inefficiency in school work. If a child cannot see the blackboard clear ly, he will make mistakes in copy ing the work and will have diflicul ty in understanding the teachers ey- plantations. If child has adenoids and has to breathe through his mouth or if he has decayed teeth, he will ot be able to properly masti. cate his food, and will be troubled with indigestion or headaches per haps, wlich will, of course, hinder him in his school work.
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