Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-01
~ Miss Margaret Thomas
Health Nurse

tiful color in the trees also bring me
back to my school visits and the many
bright faces which greet me in the
schools.
1t gives me new faith and inspira-
ton as / see the improvements and
additions which some of the schools
have made.
Last week l dropped into Miss
Violet Stewards school long enough to
see the fine array of aluminium cups,
kettles and paper napkins and many
other fine utensils and the tea kettle
III the stove as the first step towards
he hot lunches.
We had Il pleasant day at the Blue
Hills school where Miss Laura Case is
cachnS, and the children there were
he first to enjoy the music from the
Victrola which Mr. Lane loaned me for
the use in the schools. With my many
equipments TO take to the schools l
will soon need a trailer on my car.
The mothers turned out very well and
were all very much interested in hav
ing their children receive the benefits
of the hot nOon-day lunch.
At Miss Klopfensteins school, the
Sentinel Ash they have already or
ganizcd their health club. the Chill
dren's Health Society, and their motto
is Purity" The mothers were there
in the afternoon and appointed Mrs.
David as the chairman Of their school
welfare committee to assist the teach
cr with the school work and the hot
lunches. play ground apparatus and
community gatherings and also to send
representative to the county welfare
conference at Ladysmith Oh Oct. 30
We have with us for two weeks,
Miss Miller. who is sent out by the
state university on request, to demon
strate the preparation of hot lunches,
AND we are also wei supplied by them
with good pamphlets on the Hot Lunch
Rural Schools
Demonstrates Hot Lunches
She made her first demonstration at
Cedar Rapids, Pioneer school, and was
wonderfully impressed by the interest
and progress, especially up i'll a dis
triIt where the log cabins and the pine
stumps predominate. Their school has
been cleaned and reprinted and well
put III with Il drain pipe. All their
seats are adjustable. They have man
ual training and at the annual school
meeting they appropriated $500 to
cover the expense Of the hot lunches
for the year They made arrangements
to get their milk from Mr.. Void and
the groceries to be bought III bulk.
Miss Miller made potato soup for
them. The children all marched out
and washed their hands and on their
way back took their paper napkins and
spread them out on their desks, got
their dinner pals and took out the
lunches. took their cups and marched
up to the one who was serving. Re
ceiyed their hot soup and all sat down
a.. =" their dinner quietly and lis
tened to t. '"ic played on the Vic
trOa.
The mothers OF most of the children
were there and enjoyed it with them
Practically all the children are nor
NAL. or above, in weight and some had
their adenOids removed this summer
Another important point is that the
school is wonderfully well equipped
with playground facilities and | wish
il were not in such a remote district
50 that the public could see it, and per
maps get the spirit. They have giant
stride. a box with three swings for the
ntn,. nd II
yolley ball apparatus and some other
things to follow soon. They have also
voted the money for a loan closet to
help those who are unfortunate enough
10 be sick So they are doing every
thing they can to make their school a
health center both for mind and body.
Their health club is called Pioneer
Husky Health Club and these good
leeds will he their part i'll their peace
line program of the Junior Red Cross.
Welfare Day at Gymnasium
October :Oth has been set aside for
RUsk county's welfare day and we
want everyone to mark it on their cal
1ndar and make plans to come TO the
highschool gymnasium on that day.
Mrs. Morgan, from Madison, who is at
the head of the child welfare work i'll
lie state. will be there; also Mrs.
FeatherStone. who works with ID.
Carline Hedger in the child welfare
work, Chicago. You cannot afford to
miss it. We expect some representa-
tives from every school district in the
county. There will be Illustrations
and demonstrations besides the talks,
llso chance to ask questions and a
roll call of the activities in your dis
trict which might be of interest to
others.
1t will be on Saturday, so the teach
nrs can attend. also. We invite the
people of our neighboring counties to
meet with us. 1t will be held III the
Ladysmith highschool gymnasium and |
here will be something all day from
ten O'Clock on.
Don't forget October 80. and your
interest in Rusk county.