Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-15

position. Then she looked up the
case. Then she could give differen:
advice because she understood the
case.
Registration Of boarding houses
was needed when the children were
placed out During the first year TO-
900 messages were received by the
bureau in connection with foster
homes. This bureau Is not a detec-
tive bureau but a public benefit.
Massachusetts, was the first state
to have a state wide registry in the
United States. A confidential .ex-'
change is needed in Maine.
Miss Powers. who is working fof
the Red Cross In this State was
present at the meeting and was called
upon to give few words. She made
some very surprising statements IN
connection with the work. some tina:
doubtless. those not actively connect
ed with the work. would find hard t,
believe. She said that there were In
stances where the children were no;
being fed enough and didn't have
enough 60 wear because the family
was buying a farm and the money
was all needed for that purpose.
Even in one home where it was cold
enough to wear a fur coat with COM
fort little child was playing about
the floor. All the child wore was
cotton dress and hair ribbon. One
Of the workers told Of taking winter
clothing to a home for children who
were not properly dressed. She
called the next day and the child
was not wearing the clothes. When
she asked where We're the clothes she
was informed that mother was saw
ing them to put on Sunday.
Afternoon Session
1.-THE State Program for Health
Work in the Schools" was the sub
ject which Glen W. Starkey. deputy
State superintendent Of schools took.
when he spoke at the afternoon SEES
sion of the Public Health Nurses.
He said that just now the towns are
facing serious situation on taxation
to keep schools open. The schoo!
nurse of Waterville is being paid for
in the school fund rather than
special appropria ton and i. seemed
that this was d very good plan.
Miss Florence Hale. agent of
Board of Education spoke on Health
Work in Rural Schools Of Maine.
She said that she was glad OF che
opportunity to speak before the run
lie Health Nurses because Of the be,l-
eft which could be derived. The
exchange of ideas OF the school de-
partment and the public health de-
rartment is a great advantage. She
mentioned one incident whereby 60
opera ton is needed. Perhaps q nurse
might not notice the lighting ar
rangements of q school as readily rs
a schoo, worker. A school worker
would suggest change in the light
Ing system Of school. Nilen the
nurse visited the school they might
tell her about the suggested change.
Maybe those in the SchoolhoGse
would not favor the change and they
would tell the nurse for sympathy
and confederation as so manly times
happens. The nurse might agree
with them, not thinking about tho
matter from the same angle as the
school worker. There would be The
difference.
Miss Hale told of town in .Aroos-
took county where a school nurse Gil
SO much good. She came on du'H
just before the influenza epidemic
came. She read the papers and pre-
pared for the trouble. She went into
the schools every Gay and worked in
anticipation. AS a result the scho0l
10 inc tha ~
not closed during the epidemic unless
for short time when funligation
took place. Then the town meeting
turned down the proposition OF Il
nurse any longer because Of the lack
of money Miss Hale said she felt
that the time world come when thar
town would be asking for a schoo!
nurse. because they would. see. NOR.
and more, the good work that was
done.
People resent inquiry of the per-
sonal state from one who has, no
more technical knowledge than they
have. Miss Hale cited one instance.
When she was teaching among her
pupils was one whom she thought
looked tubercular. She told the moth
err so and the mother was very in
disnant. Then when the school
nurse came she told the mother the
same thing and then the mother be-
lieved her. because she was nurse
and she respected her techical
knowledge.
More unhaIpiness. more immoral
ity in homes is caused by slackness
than by any other cause is the strong
belief Of Miss Hale. and she carried