The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-07
Superintendent of Schools
Makes Strong Appeal to
the People for Larger
Force of Nurses.
WOULD INSTRUCT STUDENTS
Urges That Council Make Possible the
appointment Of Two More City
Nurses to Give Chance Fl
Wider Supervision Work.

Editor Of the Evening News. Mrs
Mary ID. Bradford today made strong
appeal for the extension of the pub
lie health service in the city. The
matter is expected to be taken up by
the Common Council at it's meeting this
evening and it is possible that some
steps will be taken by the aldermen
to provide for an extension which will
make better supervision in homes and
instruction in nurses among the school
students possible. In her appeal Mrs
Bradford says:
TO the Public:
The recent experience Of the school
people sduring the epidemic, has made
many Of them think more seriously than
over before, in regard to the health
service which the schools and other
agencies should attempt for the chill
dren Of this community.
Hundreds Of homes eNvisited anc
the conditions in which these pupils
live are better known today than would
have been the case, had this afflictior
not visited our city.
Teachers have reported many inter
esting observations and are ready tt
subscribe unhesitatingly to- the elias
sic maxim, that Ignorance is the
curse of Cod"
They have seen mothers, yearnins
for their lover ones, but impotent, be
cause they don T know how to take
care Of these sick.
Teachers have found their pupil;
shut up in sitting rooms, because the
mother believed that the fresh all
would harm them; and in many case,
their efforts were unavailing to change
the conditions. Two young women tea
cheers undertook to relieve sick mo
Their Of the care Of three or four sick
children, and volunteered to spend the
night at the home. Windows were
opened and chance given the in
mates to fill their lungs with fresl
air. Conditions were better in the
morning Finally, they had to leave
to get some rest, and before they were
out Of sight the neighbor who came ii
to take their place had shut the win
dcws.
Really, the gospel of fresh air which
we have been teaching and preaching
for years doesn' It seem to have gotter
very far.
Then the food, ignorance of wha
ccnvalescing children and other peopl,
should eatl 1t is a marvel to some whc
witnessed ignorance of the simples
and commonest principles of tn,
hygiene of nutrition, that the death lis
was not even more appalling than i
was.
All this has made teachers thinl
Of the great educational work tina
needs to be done, and one thing il
sure, the Health Lessons Of the publ,
schools course will, if possible, be mad,
more Of than ever before.
But there are many things that should
be done which the schools and the tea
cheers cannot do.
The Health Department should hav,
sufficient force of visiting nurses t,
carry into the homes the help that i
.screly needed.
The three nurses now in the Health
Department have all they can do whel
working under the directions of til,
Health Commissioner to make tn,
schools safer places. They can't 8,
into the homes and show those need
ing guidance and instruction how t,
live. One or two visiting nurses il
addition to the present force coul,
work great benefit to the community
Should the Council see Fit to tax,
this important step for the health o.
Kenosha, they would win nothing bu
commentator from all thoughtful citi
zens.
Another thing the schools want is t,
add to the course of household arts
course in nursing, as was suggested re
Gently in an excellent editorial in TIL,
"Evening News Plans have beer
made showing how this might be car
ried out in the Frank Junior Higl
School, where the lack Of gymnasium
cuts out the physical training exer
cises, furnished in the program of tn,
Lincoln school. Miss Yule has fgurec
that the service of a nurse for tw,
periods a day would enable, every CIR
in her shool to have one lesson weel
in practical nursing.
And the Health Department. woul