The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-05-05
Children Throughout
us. Enroll In Health
Crusade
STUDENTS TAKE
AN ACTIVE PART
Movement Fast Spread
ing To The Countries
Of Europe
Associated Press

NEW 1ORk, May with the
Hves pledged to the pursuit of goo
health, more than 100000 scho
children throughout America ha,
been enrolled III the Modern Hea11
Crusade, a disease prevention NOV,
ment which is being developed in II
public schools of the country unde
the auspices of the National Tube1
cuiosls Association and the .Iunic
Red Cross, it was announced today b
Charles M. De Forest, crusader es
ecutlve at the former organization
headquarters here.
There are now crusaders in ever
state in the Union," Mr.. De Fores
said. "The health creed of the cr,,
sade has become part of the schoo
program in thousands of schools
tStb rural anI ur',l., It has :. -
caused innovations in the curricula O
parochial and private schools"
Among the larger cities the move
ment has been adopted in all or part
OF the elementary schools, he said
are Baltimore, Birmingham, Cleve-
land, Dallas, Indianapolis, Kansa:
City, Minneapolis, Newark, New
Orleans, New York, Philadelphia,
Providence. Portiond (Ore)., Seattle
and Washington, D. C. While prim-
ariiy intended for elementary grades
the crusade has been taken up by a
number of high schools and in some
ssates the system is being taught also
TO student teachers in normal schools.
Enlistment in the movement in
wolves something like, passing a ply
sociat examination, as the recruit must
ier ut least two weeks follow daily
isea.th program. The child who lives
UP to IS percent of the crusaders
health rules for two, five, ten and
fifteen weeks becomes successfully
a page, squire, knight and knight
baisheret in health chivalry In health
tournaments participated in by whole
classes and schools the crusaders go
"a" jousting for germs.
The health Chores" performance
of which each child is put on his hon
or to record on a special card over his
own signature, are as follows:
Il washed my hands before each
meal today; l washed not only my
face but my ears and neck and II
cleaned my finger nails today; 1 tried
today to keep fingers, pencils and
everything that might be unclean
out OF my mouth and nose; l drank
9 glass of water before each meal and
before going to bed, and drank no |
tea, coffee or other injurious drinks
today; brushed my teeth thoroughly |
in the morning and in the evening to-
day;I took ten or more slow deep
breaths of fresh air tday; l played
or with windows open, more
than thirty. minutes today; 1 was in !;
bed ten hours or more last night and
kept my windows open; / tried today
to sit up and stand straight, to eat
slowly, and to attend to toilet and
each need of my body at it's regular
time; l tried today to keep neat and
cheerful constantly and to be helpful
10 cthers; I took full bath on each
day Of the week that is checked"
The saccess of the movement, ac-
seFding to it's leaders, is due to the
interest in health aroused in the chill
iren by introducing the elements of
play and romance in the practice of,
1ygiene and by definite program
With tangible rewards. So eagerly.
rave the children in certain sectionsi
4 the country taken to the daily;
'chore' idea that toothbrush short
lge is reported in Pennsylvania,
Iowa and Oklahoma.
Growth Of the movement is indicat-
4 by membership figures from states
eeding in the crusade movement. as
ollows: Texas, $4,000; Minnesota,
80. 600; Iowa, 100000; Oklahoma,
76.O00; Oregon, 5000: Idaho, a.
50, Utah, $1,000; Kansas 10000:
arkansas, 1900; Alabama, $4,000:
Wisconsin. 1877 900; Pennsylvania. 15o.-i}
70; Maryland, 5000; South Caro-l}
r., 1850; District 81 Columbi.
:, 900: Rhode Island, g, 200: and New
tanp1llre, 5000. b
- HAalth Crusade Movement Il b
- - America alone; not
% IL var the idea has