Gunnison news-champion., 1919-02-14

In the Armenian Syrian Relief Drive
Miss Vowel Wlll have charge Of the
work Of raising funds among the var
iOus school organizations. The La
France Literary Society. which Is
composed Of part Of the high school
girls, has already raised the money
70 enable them 10 adopt an orphan.
The amount necessary for this pur-
pose Is 5000
Mr. o. y. Staples, Superintendent
Of Extension Work in Western Colo
r;.do for the State University At Boul-
der, the State Teachers College at
Greeley. and the Colorado State Nor
NAL School AZ Gunnison. spent Mon
day and Tuesday visiting the Gunni-
son schools At the assembly, Monday
morning, he gave a most interesting
address on Practical Suggestions for
Safeguarding the Health" He stated
that whereas 10000 Americans had
dlrd on the field Of honor. over 400
900 civilians have fallen victims TO the
enemy al huwc-thc Spanish lnfu-
cnza He holds that the teaching Of
hygiene and health should occupy 4
place OF grcatsT importance in the
public schools Of America. In the
the following questions, and asked
each student % grade himself He
promised TO provide the treats" for
all who could grade themselves 100
per cent. At tho Close Of the test. he
asked tho.r Who had a.curcd 5 on
each question 20 raise their hands
Not one had scored himself 100 per
cent.
l. Do you ca, fresh fruit every
;, Do you eat succulcnt vegetables
daily?
8. Arr your meals properly bal
auc"d A. TO proticds, fats, carbo-hy-
dru.es. and sugar?
{. Do you eat regularly and are
5 our meals al least five hours apart ?
.. DO you cat slowly, and masti-
cate thoroly7
8. DO you know you do not eat
too much
:. Do you know that all your teeth
are in healthy condition?
:. DO you brush your teeth thoro-
ly al least twice a day?
.. DO you cleanse your teeth and
throat al least twice a day with some
antiscpiic solution?
10. DO you know the temperature
% the room in which you spend the
most of your waking hours is 60 to
70 degrees
II. Do you sleep in a room which
is well ventilated regardless OF the
weather conditions?
u. DO you sleep at least S hours
in "a?
10. Do you spend at least two
hours every day out of doors?
IL. Do you walk at least two miles
every day in the open air?
Is. Do you battle your entire body
at least twice week.
l6. DO you follow your warm bath
with a quick cold sponge?
II. Do you drink at least two
quarts of water daily?
Is. Do your organs of elimination
function regularly without artificial
stimulation
10. Do you know that you are not
undcrwcight or overweight?
20. Do you know that your eyes
may not be causing some nervous dis
order?
q. Do you know that you do not
have diseased tonsils or adenoids?
-. Do you absolutely abstain
from splitting on sidewalks, streets,
and other public places7
%. Do you scrupulously refrain
from using the same drinking cup
and towel as others, even in your own
family?
"a. Have you had complete,
thorough going, scientific medical en-
animation during the past year?
25. Are you a consistent. persist
ent optimist!
Mrs. Anna Parrett of Denver, is |
spending n few dayes in town at the
Normal School taking subscriptionsl
for periodicals and other educational
works.
At meeting of the Executive Com
mittee, Principal William Goldsmith
gave a report of the conference at
Montrose of High School Principals
TO consider the revival of the West
ern Slope Rhetorical and Athletic As
sociation. While the Committee ag-
reed that the students already had
more work to do than they could ac-
complish in the limited time of the
present school year, they decided that
since the Gunnison County HighSchool
holds the trophy cups, we are under
obligations to defend them. The COM
mittee finally decided to enter the
various contests which are scheduled
for May 22-24, 1919.
Monday morning, the flag was raised
to full mast. 1t has been at half mast
for a month out of respect to Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt.
On Monday morning report cards
for the preceding six weeks We're Civ
en- out to all students, and the Hon.
or Roll was read in the assembly.
The requirement for appearance on
the Honor Roll is that students shall
have three grades of the highest ex-
cellency: either AS or BIS, and no
failures. The Honor Roll Is as fol-
/ lows:
High School:
/ Jack Ellington. Richard Owen, Jes-
/ sic Hanlon, Hugh Palmer. Anna Nc
+ Cabe, Maggie Sammons, Evelyn Mil
I Ter, Esther Williams, Lois Nelson,
Mary Mclaughlin, Blanche Wiley,