Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-07
DEMONSTRATION
and LECTURES
FEATURE MEET.
Teachers Witness Exhibition
of Public Health Work.
Hear DR.. Ben Wood.

Two interesting and instructive lee
lures given by Mrs w. Gagne. local
health nurse and DR.. Ben Wood of
Columbia University. were features Of
the morning session Of the county
teachers institute being held at the
high school. Special business Of the
organization was taken up by County
Superintendent Jourdan AT the period
given 10 the sectional meetings. BY
unanimous vote, the daily sessions
will now begin at 500 in the morn
ing and will continue until IL 80
when lunch will be served to the
tes-chers in the school restaurant. The
afternoon session will begin at 12:45.
closing at 3:l5. This new tim
schedule was arranged so that some
of the out-of-town teachers might re-
turn home on the 3 80 o'clock train.
The number Of teachers attending
the institute increased from 130 ar
rivals yesterday to $50 today. max
ing the institute better attended than
had been expected
DIR. l.. w. Payne, conductor Of the
institute, opened the days program
with prayer. followed By short mus
ical program consisting Of n piano
solo by Miss Florine Pierce and a
sing-song led by Miss Anita KowaIsl1.
Public Health Denomination.
In introducing her topic Junior
Red Cross Work and Its Position in
the Schools" Mrs. Gagnc stated that
she heartily endorsed the lecture Civ
en- Monday afternoon by DR. George
r. Granger. field agent Of the Texas
Public Health service, on Facts Af-
fecting School Children's Health.
Mrs. Gagne stated that there was
no county health nurse here and she
appealed to the teachers TO create in
terest in their districts through clubs
for the appointment Of resident
nurse. In a well prepared papcr she
gave the aim, plan and program of
the junior work. To the rural teach
eFs she gave graphic description of
its close relation with their work.
how il might be correlated with the
home economics course and with man
ual training and in conclusion gave
following health schedule that she
considered indispensable to the health
and welfare in the "Training Of the
American Citizenship:
A scale placed in the building and
the ch;ld's weight added 70 the month
ly home report
An efficient health service with in
st'uction by nurse in first aid and
constructive nrpvaptivax
Hot lunches.
Shower baths
A physical examination by a ply
sician twice a year.
Demonstrating work accomplished
in the Brownsville schools the past
year Mrs. Gagne had Miss Adela I
Cuellar, aged IL, give a practical 4
demonstration in bathing her month
old sister. whom she has cared for
since IL was four days old The nurse
placed her charge on a white covered
table ard first washing her hands.
as Mrs. Gagne said should always be
the first step in the bath. began 10 un-
dress the baby in a very efficient and
experienced way, never moving the
child from its position on its back un-
necessarily. Her motherly solic:tude
together with her quiet manner won
the admiration Of her audience. With 4
out being instructed. Miss Adela test I
ed the water. started the bath and in
n short time had the baby dressed. \
Mrs Gagne explaining each step.
While the youngest scholar protested
vocaEly during the procedure, when
the talcum was finally sifted on. she
coced and laughted for her encore.
In conclusion, Mrs. Gagne said I
''some skeptics would assert that for
eign speaking children could not as
simulate this training. but that this
demonstration proves their error"
Or. Woods Lecture
Following the business session Of
the superintendents with their teach
ers. Or. Ben Wood lectured on
"Measuring Intelligence"
English Discussion Continued.
This afternoon Or. Payne will con-
tinue his discussion on English" be-
gun Monday afternoon, with class
Of ten teachers in the reading dem
onstration of the poem. "The Song Of
the Chattahocchie." In yesterdays
lecture Dr Payne cautioned teach
ers 10 give more time and thought 10
} the conducting Of their reading classes
saying. "You cannot possibly shift the
fundamental responsibility Of reading
rs il is the keynote of all learning. "
AS an example Of the'incfficient mode
of teaching this subject he told Of
the complaints of university teachers
who didn't see how they could teach
chemistry or mathematics when the
pupil could not read English" He in
structed the teachers to prepare for
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