The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-04-09
MISS BULLARD SUPERVISOR o
5000 SCHOOL CHILDREN.

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Brookhaven friends were much in
terested Sunday last in an article in
the Times -Picayune headed Annie
Laurie BullArd, r. NJ, Formerly New
Orleans Welfare Nurse"
Miss Bullard once made her home
in Brookhayen with Mrs. T. Brady.
She is now health supervisor of five
thousand school children In Newport
News, Va.
Even with the influx of soldiers
and sailors and strangers there has
been no increase of disease at New
port News, due to quarantine and a
sane diet-and health supervisor
of the school children.
Here are five negative admonitions
impressed upon the minds OF the
children: Don't drink coffee nor
tea; Done eat fried food; Don't
eat between meals; Don't eat too
many sweets; Don't eat sour pick
les.
A course of home-nursing has
been instituted in the high schools.
A demand for public addresses on
health topics has grown. The care
of the teeth, tonsils, eyes, etc., has
been stressed. Movies are censored
and food and fun are given for the
boys at night.
Miss Bullard is sister of Mrs.
Russell Barrett, of Newport News,
who has four sons in the service and
who is the only woman on a board
of three which has jurisdiction over
the state farm for the treatment Of
venereal diseases of women, many Of
the latter having been placed on this
farm after the war "clean up" was
inaugurated.
Newport News has population Of
60, 900 and 5000 are school chill
dren.
Mrs. Van Meter, of New Orleans,
quotes Miss Bullard as saying.
Detectives, mentally or physical
ly, get the greatest possible atten-
tion and assistance, for their own
good and for the sake of those with
whom they must associate.
1.-THE privilege Of bringing happi-
ness, health and power to children
is great one. When defects are
discovered parents are notified and
requested to consult specialists. If
this is not done, or parents are not
able financially to give their chill
dren such service, our ever-charita-
BILE doctors come to the rescue.
There are no free clinics in New
port News, but it is safe to predict
they will be instituted soon to meet
the needs of an ever increasing pop
ulation and as public health pre-
caution"
A recent Mississippi paper said
editorially Women should raise an
limals." Women have raised some
brutes. While raising these rough
shod" along with hogs and horses
scientifically, women are just begin
ming to understand that physical
health-defects and unfortunate en-
vironment have stultified humanity
and made dullards of their offspring
unawares to them.
An appeal from cultured mother
recently appeared in The Leader .ad-
vocating baby contests. This is a
step that would tend toward preser-
vation of health and correction OF
natural deficiency of the child. No
woman has seconded the motion OF
our correspondent.
Medical inspection, physical exam
ination and health supervision are
1.-THE chief demands before educators.
mo child should suffer with durable
or preventable disease.
1t was Mr.. Dooley who said "Hy-
giene and sanitation will cure every
Fdisease except old age and polly
ticks"
At our State Normal College they
have health slogan for every day
every month such as Fresh air and
Sunshine destroy germs; "The body
requires a certain amount of fresh
vegetables; Tuberculosis is cura-
BILE if recognized in time, etc.
But this is an interesting and end
less subject.