The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-11-26
PARENT T-TEACHERS
HEAR DISCUSSION
BY DR.. MoSWAIN
Length of Life Depends on Physical
and Social Environments Says
Speaker.
LAUDS MEDICAL EXAMS
OF SCHOOLS AS ADOPTED
Atkins Porter Lunch Room Commit
tee Reports Earnings OF $40
For Last Month.

DR.. George McSwain, speaker OF
the day at the ent-Teacher AS
sociation at Lee School, Tuesday af-
ternoon, ably discussed Health anG
Hygiene.
In beginning he spoke Of the inn
portance of preventive medicine,
showing how the length OF life de-
pended on mot only on physical and
social environment, but most of all
on human vitality" and that disease
lpreventation was becoming more I'M
portant than disease suppression. He
stressed the value of the modern
means of nealth promotion, "the pc
riodic physical examination of pre-
sumably healthy persons for the de-
lection of early disease"
He, of course, strengthened the
value of the recent medical inspection
o! the schools, saying that efforts to
raise the health standards Of a COM
munity, naturally began with the
children, and that 'the establishment
of correct health habits in the child
insured healthy adult life" and
"that' many diseases Of blindness,
deafness, an z, etc, could
be prevente' fdhood. he
recommends time health Off
Ger or nurs, schools. !
The alarj ,snt mortality of
the state an s% Mel baDy CAM
lpaign was an important topic OF Dr
McSwain's instructive discussion.
The importance of vaccination and
typhoid incubation was brought out.
Also proper attention to ventilation,
sunshine, exercise, and care of snit-
UNI, as a guard against the terrible
pulmonary tuberculosis. The ex-
treme and best care of the teeth,
nose, throat, and ears, particularly Of
children, was cautioned.
Two strong points emphasized,
were that the teachers were in po-
sition to do more for the health Of
the school children than the parents
even, because health, to large ex-
ltent is a question of habit and could
and should be taught; and that a
sound principal underlying health
teaching was, "that it be positive.
rather than negative, that we must
learn to think of health in terms of
strength and beauty, rather than in
the weakness and dread of disease,
that, a child for instance, must be
4 taught to brush his teeth that he may
have fresh, clean mouth, a sweet
breath and shining strong teeth, rath-
er than be made afraid of their de-
cay.
Other interesting statements of
DR. Georges excellent address were
mo one thing has been done in our
city that is better for the health of
the children, than the lunches served
at noon" "The health of the chill
dren is the foundation stone, which
supports the future of our country
and it's civilization. "Any effort
toward preventing disease and pro-
noting putG%e =, -
Medical il - Sxgs schools il
step in rcSticn."
"The + an for the
Schools" lGled by Miss
Valentine nlhchum War
IISIl3 Y lIS9iiiASs C'''d /" @iiiiAN
Rose Brown, of Miss Corum's piano
class, gave the afternoon musical
program.
!, An interesting feature Of the meet
ing was the receiving by each of the
teachers Of a supposed telegram from
parent of one of her pupils, approx
ing the work Of that particular room
and teacher. This was in line with
the cooperative encouragement the
Parent Teacher Association stands
for
Among the good reports given, At.
: kins-Porter lunch room committee re.
7 ported $40 cleared last month.
A meeting of the executive cow
nit 2arent-Teacher AssocSs.
J tio1 Sor the afternoon q
! Der Lee School, st Sws
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