The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-17
TEACHERS BUSY
HELPING NEEDY
Visiting Squads of Teachers
Look After Districts
Teachers Loan Motors
To Distribute Food.
TWENTY. TEACHERS SICK
Many at Hospital Red Gross On Ex-
emption Board Patriots
Fund - Helping In
Homes.
TWENTY. TWO TEACHERS SICK

The teachers of the public schools
are variously employed, during the time
of closing due to the epidemic.
On Saturday morning last, a mass
meeting Of the teachers was held to
discuss plans for service, The roll
call of some one hundred and seventy
names showed total of twenty-five
absent from sickness.
Several Of the teachers who WerA
just recovering from the influenza, were
allowed to go home, taking with
them a week : supply Of sewing from
the Red Cross headquarters.
At each school center there is a visit
ing squad Of teachers who have gone
about through the district, reporting
cases of need to the school. At the
school another squad is in the kitchen
food of various sorts, which
are distributed with an auto, contri-
buted by some member Of the teaching
force, who is fortunate enough to own
one, or knows how to operate one.
Miss Weiskopf's auto has been placed
at the disposal of the Durkee school,
Miss Shelton's at the Lincoln; Miss
Northway's at the Balm; Miss Mel
ville's. at the Frank; Mrs. Fink's at
the Weiskopf, and Mr.. kim $ with tho
Office car at the high school.
The Frank school reported on Mon
day one hundred and thirty-four cases
investigated, these being pupils alb
sent from school last week. Almost
all were improving.
The Durkee teachers made ffty-nine
calls and took food to four families
This they repeated on Tuesday and ex
pect to continue ON Wednesday, if need
ed. They report finding one family o.
four children mourning the mother dead.
The Columbus school reported sixty
one calls. They found twelve families
needing assistance.
The Weiskopf made twenty deliver
les of food, one being to family Of
nine who were in serious need.
The Lincoln school helped twenty
one people to food The Balm center
was very busy until late. The Cir!
Scouts under Miss Novack, gave val
liable assistance in that district.
The Deming teachers made forty-two
calls, and took food to two families.
The Orchard Knoll is finding much
to do on the west side. Mrs. Williams
has not the facilities which are avail
able in the other schools, but is doing
what she can with the aid of neigh
boris kitchen. On Monday they took
food to nine sick families; on Tuesday
to the same ones and several others, a
total Of twenty three sick being fonn
in these homes. Soup and crackers,
and baked apples and custards were
taken to these families. One could not
understand what it all meant, on Mon
day and refused assistance. The food
was left, and on Tuesday he was very
ready to receive, and did all he could
to express his appreciation.
In the Grant district conditions are
not so bad, but three cases having been
found by the teachers.
The high school teachers are doing
various things. The men are assist
ing Mr.. Tremper in scanyassing for the
War Industrial Service, locating the
eighteen year old registrants, and
interviewing them in regard to voca-
tional training.
Those teachers not busy in the
school squads are variously employed.
About twenty are helping at the ex-
emption board, three or four at the
post Office, as many at the Patriots
Fund Office, and the office Of the Food
Administrator. Some are helping at
the hospitals, by washing dishes and
preparing food, and all the others
are busy with Red Cross work.
either at headquarters or at their re-
spective homes.
A fine spirit of service prevades the
entire body of school workers. Most
of the teachers have not had expert
enee in nursing and the scenes of suf
ferlng which many Of them have wit
messed, have been an entirely new ex.
perience. Several have not hesitated
at undertaking much needed kitchen.
work IN homes, where nothing but dis
order and Encouragement prevailed.
Many cases are reported when the
need is for skillful nursing. In one
place eight people are reported as i'll In
one home, and without any care. Others
only q little less severe have beer
found by the school visitors.