The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-23
HOME DEMONSTRATION NOTES
Nutrition Clinic Progress.

Clinics. Mrs. J. U. White and her
most excellent helpers had all the pre-
liminary work of the weighing and
measuring and records, completed to
the last detail. The local physicians
took their turn in serving. A total
of about 160 children, accompanied by
parents, were given both physical ex-
animation and diet consultation.
Fifty-two other children were exam
ined, but, because of insufficient time,
have not yet been given the food work
by Miss Pcugh.
Promptly at one o'clock, the mo-
theirs were lined up in Central Build
ing awaiting for their turn to go
through the clinic with their chill
dren. Even the boys and girls going
through alone would not leave until
they had learned what they, individ-
ually, should eat, or should not eat, in
order to gain their normal weight.
Realizing the great value of such
work to the school children, and the
need of putting it upon broader and
more prominent basis, Mr. J. U. White,
Superintendent of the Flat River
Schools, eagerly acted upon the sug-
gestion of the Home Demonstration
Agent, of establishing Health Centre
as regular part of the School Sys-
tenn. Steps have already been taken
to complete plans for such centre.
COPENHAGEN: Monday. after
noon, April 5th, DR.. Parks, U. S. Pub
lie Health Service, and Miss Peugh,
held a Clinic at the Copenhagen
School. Twenty-one were weighed
and measured, and given the regular
clinic work. Fourteen of the twenty
one were underweight. Mrs. c. B.
Denman, Mrs. Dan Hoehn, Mrs. Peter
Nell and Mrs. Clara Nosal-Blomeyer,
Copenhagen teacher, assisted with the
work.
Next fall, Copenhagen will be one
of the schools to install the Hot School
Lunch A wholesome hot dish at
noon to supplement the cold lunch
brought from home is one practical
way of keeping the boys and girls up
to their normal weight.
FAIRVIEW: Fairview Homemak
er's Club members were anxious to
have Clinic before their school clos
ed. The Home Demonstration Agent
had only one day available. That was
Saturday, April Irregular office
day--but we held the clinic anyway.
DR.. Braning willingly consented to go
along to give the physical examina-
ton.
After being held up two hours on
the road by car trouble, we arrived to
find about eight mothers patiently
waiting for US. Mrs. j. c. Ballard,
Mrs. N. c. Sebastian, and Miss Eb-
recht assisted. Eighteen children were
examined. One was normal, three
were just one pound below and fouTS
teen were quite below normal weight.
Lehman Braning and Milton Simms,
who also accompanied the Home DEM
onstation Agent, gave valuable assls-
lance.
DOUGLASS SCHOOL, FARMING
| TON: Friday, afternoon, April End,
Mrs. Bleeck, Mrs. Weber, DR.. Parks,
and Miss Peugh held a clinic in the
Douglass school. Thirty-eight chill
dren were given the work twenty
seven were underweigEt and eleven
were considerably overweight.
Much to the enjoyment of the elm
ic workers, the school sang number
of selections. The singing was in
deed beautiful. Miss Dayse Baker
ard her assistant are to be compli-
mentcd upon tier work in the school.
| UNITY AND INDEPENDENCE:
During the last week, clinics were held
in both Unity and Independence
schools-Dr. Homer Clay, Of St. Louis,
very generously gave up part of his
vacation with his parents in order to
give the examinations in these schools.
The assistants at Unitv were Mrs.
| Chas. Schuttler, Mrs. P. G. Smith,
cad Miss Mildred Meyer; at hide
perdence, Mrs. W. II. Counts, Miss
Ethel Menge and Miss Naomi Hill.
Of the twelve children examined at
Unity, nine were underweight and
three overweight. Of the twenty
three examined at Independence, fif-
teen were un1erweigkt, six were over
weight and two were normal.
GUMBO AND MITCHELL: Also,
during the last week, with the assist
ance of Mrs. VIM. Guessing of Desloge,
the Home Demonstration Agent held
clinics in the Gumbo and Mitchell
schools. DR.. Lester of Desloge gave
the examinations. Both schools gave
fine cooperation. The parents Of
Gumbo showed their interest by leav-
ing their work to come out to the cir
les. Other work will be done in these
communities during the year, part of
which will be some boys and girls
club work.
| At Mitchell, thirty-one were exam
ined, twenty-five being underweight
and six overweight, making total Of
thirty-eight examined.
HOmemakers' Club Items.
DELASSUS: Mrs. E. M. Herwig of
DeLassus called at the office Satur-
day, April 10th, to make arrange
ments with the Home Demonstration
Agent to meet with the DeLassus
Club to help plan the years program
of work. The clubs are all anxious
to get new work started.
PRIMROSE: On Thursday, April
9Th, the Primrose Club met with Mrs.
May C. Cole. Six of the eleven men,
bers were present. The members