Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-02-10
School Children of Hamilton
County Begin Contest
With Schools of
Nation.
1T LASTS Is WEEKS
Governor w. L. Harding Is
sues an Appeal to Iowa
Schools.

Governor w. l.. Harding has issued
through the Iowa Tuberculosis asso-
ciation, the state directors of the mo-
dern health crusade. the following
appeal to the children, parents and
teachers of. Iowa:
"NeXt to those things which will
arouse and strengthen the spirit Of
loyalty to the right and to the nation.
health and the efficiency it gives for
service has been clearly demonstrated
to be the most important question to
which any people can give attention.
"The American Red Cross and the
National tuberculosis associa ton,
having called on the school children
to take up the modern health crusade,
urge Oh every Iowa teacher, parent
and child the great Importance OF CO.
operation in this health habit forming
moyemcnx se,sf,ssset,
II hope Iowa's school children will
win every one of the nine national
pennants which are to be awarded to
the classes making the best showing
in the health crusade work during
the period between Feb. 8 and May
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Perhaps it has never occurred to
the children that washing the ears
and brushing the teeth are matters
that copcern anyone but themselves
and possibly their mothers. With the
beginning yesterday Of the national
health tournament instituted by the
Junior Red Cross and the National
tuberculosis association, it becomes
the interest of the teacher and the
rest of the class, for one who fails i'll
the record of health chores will bring
the class average right down. and per-
haps lose for the class, the prospect
of national award.
But it is not only you and your
teacher who are going tO, take pride III
your showing in the health tourna-
ment. You have friend ut court in
the person Of Mr.. J. w. Studebaker.
national director of the Junior Red
Cross. From his office, far away in
Washington. he is watching the chill
dren of Iowa because he comes from
Des Mones. OF course national
director is supposed to he strictly i'm
partial. but perhaps you had better
not tell this to your friends in neigh
boring states. Mr.. Studebaker frank
ly says he is looking to the children
of Iowa to walk off with some OF the
nine national awards in the tourna-
ment. Of course he does\not judge
the Tournament. so you will have to
convince perfectly unprecedented
judges who perhaps know nothing AT
all about the superiority of Iowa. that
your class is one of the winners.
$50 remember that beginning yes
tcrday and the fifteen thrilling weeks
of the health tournament that foi-
low. thnt Mr.. Stutlcbaker is looking to
Won to bring Iowa to the front. ana
show that the state "hich Po"">'"
a national director of the Juaior Red
Cross can also produce some pfize
winning members to back him.
Every class OF school chiidren'
public or parochiai. with an enroll
ment of at least ten is eligible for
participation in this tournament
Material has already been given TO
the teachers of Hamilton county
furnishing them with the information
as to how the crusade will be conduct
ed and many Of them have the WORK
fully explained to the children ana
are already for the tournament when
commenced in the schools today.
A little touch of advcrtiSns makes
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