Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-25

- February 10th to June 1st 1920 with suggested
ron S'r,m for the immediate future, would have been
rrJ with a bit of hesitancy, but the intervening
n WSSk '' VIE ali All IG its
i;fc particularly along educational lines, is
y I i soW p if its foundation 70 be built sney and
3D. nS hea trh Monf Gs S oap
este c and s o P Rave
t,p0i in pGrcenbrier County.
Before outline the program / have in mind for
snd ya Ti Ss WsS to it, it's af
F,eful acknowledgement of the splendid cooperation
Sv he e on
rsing Activities and all Of the District Committees
5u"y Court he County Supsrin,endent Of schools
d nv the physicians, dentists and ministers through
m: the County. Such cooperation cannot fail to lend
nccntive TO my work.
rare during illness It means finding the direct cause
and ns about TO that
be the result Of mal-nutrition, Or whether it be
in pr t5p Of living
% hyc we st Wind the
preSsn eo
nteras in dependents detectives. and delinquents
I'D sare of sae and e taban Of a
s
result Of our complex social order.
pulls heath needs the
an community # i is to reach its highest degree Of
efficiency. Or as Kplng expresses it,
1T amt the guns and armament or the tunes the
But IT'S close cooperation that makes rs win The
1t aim the individual, the army as a whole,
But the the, everlasting team work of every bloomn
Because the work of medical inspection of school
children is Of such farreaching Importance regret
@ esr Of the e sf ID
rot count that time lost since it brought oppor
eVeaed to the Splendid Of your
people early taught me roads and districts in the
rountered during the winter months.
REPORT.
| am submitting separate chart which gives
ae dn account Of my work for the pas three and
sst for defeetiye vision hearing but noted cases
A summary Of this chart shows:
Ssr SssSsS S;Is @ sas
Removable defects classified as follows:
Number Number witt! with defective primary teeth, 164.
41% Of number examined. ue'''''e ''e'''' '@0-
Number with enlarged tonsils, 157-2O9o of num-
20 - of number examined.
rdi 5 had other defects such as cervical adenitis
wh in the abGys did sasS
is and I'd
readily tells the story oe'fe' child ds per s sy
nun iSieu CIilu Is not capable OF his best ply
arc physical defects, lack of home control overfaguc
'ood and food habits, and improper health habits.
10 81 visits were paid to homes and schools of which
g. were for nursing to 70 paents-51 with in
huthZa; II pneumonia 1 smallpox, tuberculosis 2
Nphold, maternity, and emergency.
; have addressed 10 groups, white and coIored;
gwen ~ talks on Oral Hygene held Is office confer
mces ana arranged 10 exhibits of Child Welfare and
Gy automobile 500 miles; train 124; horse and buggy
miles ' p manu- |.' No't "a 'o'' VI h4
, The Russell Sage Foundation has recently com
ive4 survey in which the efficiency of the educa-
Moi l system in the United States has been rated.
M ads the States with 1885, California follows
Inn iii, 2%s while Vest Virginia stands 4s in the
inntirHry Digest of June 9Th. In view of This / feel
r ", must bring to your sympathetic attention certain
"E is concerning the schools in Greenbrier County
inno Sathcred from the report of the State SUPER
IlgIS OF Education for the year ending June 30
! '' " 'a'er report not yet being available.
Numbcr OF pupils enumerated, 1876
average daily attendance, 400 or apDroximacIv
TTnhe haf OF the number found of school age
me per capita cost Of education that wear based
on on enumeration, $500.
ron nS per capita cost of education based on en-
a ng per capita cost Of education based on evcrage
o,, d ,ne 900 who enrolled had attended school the
'''iei rt C62990X$24;58) 1882, 10000. W
l5l272.0O. " 'o''' a' po4'oo per capla'
oo For $1,124.O0 more than il cost TO educate the
avo pupils who went regularly to school, the state
o M @ of education evidently could have cared