Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-02


 A new health programme for Nor wich; particularly relating to school children. was reported Saturday eve ming at asepnference held in the city hall building by representatives of the various organizations engaged in welfare work in Norwich.
 A report was submitted by a com n1ittee of seven, appointed at an ear Her conference to consider sugges- tions for more constructive work, es- dren of the city, consisting of Joseph H. Selden 'Dr. H. B. Campbell. Dr. E. J. Brophy. B. P. Bishop, Mrs. John D. Huntington, Miss Nancy Lucas and Miss Louise B. Meecf
 The report was presented by Dr. Campbell as follows:
 Report Presented.
 Your committee, chiefly due to the uneeasing and tifeless energy of its chairman Dr. Selden, is able to report at this time definite progress along lines already mapped out for the in- provefnent of the public health of this community. Several meetings, with their subsequent working out of de- tail. have been necessary to produce 1 this stage of development, and the study of these details has furnished some interesting sidelights on local :, conditions not characteris- ] tic of Norwich alone but nevertheless interesting.
 ] Two characteristics stand out. more l boldly than others; one, the feeling 1 on the part of some that in any W4rk of this sort those endeavoring to ihi- l tiate it are looking either for glory | or financial remuneration, which can f f7i a a n nal r row. minded individuals who are un- i doubtedly the type they suspect oth- l CTS of being; the other, the Jealousy i, which some manifest lest what they consider are their prerogatives may be iufringd upon. It seems now. how l ever, that all differences have been ]! thrown into the discard and quite a harmonious atmosphere exists. It
 should be understood, as this work begins, that it's success depends en- i tirely upon unity of action: personal
 feelings must put aside and a mot
 ta of "All for one and one for alF' de-
 ve1oped.
 You will remember that it was. de-
 cided at an earlier meeting to en- 1 deavor to work out a plan by which four advancing steps could be made
 in public health work. These are: ar 1 increase in the number of school ] nurses lDe 1nStdlldl1OH LII d pdtd0lOS- ] ical laboratory, the securing of a vis-
 iting nousekeeper and the employ
 ment of a tuberculosis nurse.
 As concerns the first of tfese-ar increase in the personnel of the
 school nurses-tlle local chapter ot the American Red Cross has agreed
 to finance this increase to the extent of two nurses. one to work in the public schools associated with Miss Albertine and the other to work in tft parochial schools. To insure uni
 forTnity of method it was thought
 best to have the nursing committee O : the local Red Cross chapter serve 1T j an advisory capacity. and a small committee. cons sting of Miss Eliza I beth Culver. r. J. Graham and Dr. P
 ]. Brophv. be formed to work out tht ! details: which arrangement meets tn, approval of the Atlantic Division O the American Red Cross and has beer \ authorized by them Two nurses haEt r heen employed, Miss Gladys Wilson J and Miss Mar Moriarty, the forme, for the public schools and the latte for the parochial schools-botla Ret Cross nurses in the government ser, vice-and their appointments hay,
 lleen approved by Miss Mareare
 Sta ok. state director of Red Cros
 nursing activities. The salaries 0 these two nurses will be taken care 0
 hv the local chapter of the Red Croes
 but the latter regards this as a tenn