The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Child Welfare
The Ch:Idrens' Bureau Working
For The Retternient OF
Children

; Washington, april Weighing OF
inot,. than .. 400 300 babies, cstahlish-
,ntnt Of many new health ccntcrs to
| All iylse mothers on the care Of their
children and stimulation Of the
jnovelnent to keep children III school
aid provide them adequate recre;i-
ton, we're reported today by the Chill
cren'a Bureau as some OF the results
81 its ciliidren's year campaign.
More than II ,0GG. 600 women par
ficipAlt-d III the actiriiie& Of the year.
which was i,lanEurated last April 6.
il.c first anniversary OF America $
declaration OF war. II was planned
! "a save al least 800 109 Of he 300. 900
! children who die annually ni pre-
ventable diseases.
The first activity OF The year was
q teSt Of children under &iX to see
! whether they were up To the stand
! ards OF weight and iieieiit for their
ages Nearly 1000. 600 record cards
.aere Issued. OF which more than p
Gee, 900 nave been tabiilated, with
others get III be turneti in. a NUM-
Der OF communities have undertaken
| t second test this spring TO include
children missed in The first and also
to noIe Improvement IN th62', pre-
viuusl; registered.
lieed tor preventive WORK on behalf
F; OF children was said 10 have been
emphasized by the information OBJ
tanned III The test According: TO re-
ports received from state child Wei
fale Chairrnen OF the Council OF Maj
ioaal Defense, communities in -
States have employed new public
nealth nurses during The year. From
| ten OF these States total OF i*' new
curses has been reported. One hun
dret1 and tlliI1v-Iolr children's health
eNper1 advice concerning The be.l
means OF caring Tor Their children
have been established during Chill
dre1's Year III communities N i
STATES.
Swimming pools. Fairgrounds, and
rew leiSure-IiIlle activities have be
come part OF the play lie or bog:
ana siris III NAM communities as :
resulr OF the year. From ai--teer
/ SldlCS tliS 'i ii'@ ~ l'isAt
grounds has been reported.
Fcrty-three Stares, New York Cit}
and the District OF Columbia are Ell
gagged III campaign to prevent boy
and girls from solng TO wori befor'
they have the training they need FOL
successful and happy lives. Pack II
School" and Stay in School" are the
slogans Of this drive a number O.
communities haze provided scholar
ship funds 10 enable children O
NEEDY parents to continue their edu
cation after the reach tile le2a
working ;t&e. Al least Ole :.u1f
seiiola rsllip fol each OF the ""%I od'
school houses IN lh- United States il
the goal that hes been sci.
Although Childrens Year is official
~ OYER, plans ;ile under way in sev
eral States 10 make every year 4 Chil
.iren'S Year A new consciousness O
The value of the child and his neet
for good health. wholesome play
adequate schooling and protection
from premature work is said 10 b
indicated b. laws contemplated by III:
States These include many bill
foe the protection Of children.
The Chiidren's Bureau has planned
q conference with foreign expert
vino have had a part in the wort! done
by European countries for the pro
lection Of hildren during the stre$:
Of wal tie conference viii consis
Of TWO distinct parts: F,ir:r. a small
working committee OF American All
tlorl!ies 10 be invited by the &ecrelar!
81 Labor and members of the Bu
reau staff who viii meet informally
With the foreign guest: Al Washing
ton during The week OF May 6: second
a series OF regional conferences in va
rious parts Of the country al Whict
the discussion OF minimum stand
ards can he continued under loca
auspices and with references to loca
conditions.