The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27

the High School basement by the Par
emit Teacher Association and are much
appreciated by the pupils. The ladies
in charge of this work are having SER
ious trouble in securing permanent
help for the undertaking. They offer
requisite compensation for some com"
petent lady to prepare the food and
serve it under the supervision of the
committee, but so far have been I'M
able to secure one.
Both the boys and girls basket ball
teams went to Fredericktown last Sat
urday night and played like teams of
Marvin. !. College. The Pennington
girls lost by large score but the
boys defeated the College team, in a
very fast game, by the score of 81 to
38. Aprevious game between the two
teams was won by the Marvin College
team, and negotiations are under way
to play the third game in order to de-
termine the superiority of the teams.
Through the initiation of the Par
ent-Taacher Association q Health Sur
vey of all the public school children Of
Pennington has been begun. The
work is being done under the super
vision of the United States Public
Health Service in cooperation with
the Division of Child Hygiene of the
Missouri State Board of Health. The
first health demonstration was con-
Quoted in room a, Washington school,
on last Friday afternoon, the goth, by
DR.. De ViiIbiss, lady physician in the
United States Public Health Service,
assisted by Miss Peugh, County Home
| Demonstration Agent, and a numer of
mothers and other ladies of the Par.
ent-Teacher Association.
The personal examination Of each
child consists in taking the hcild's
height and weight, and giving it SIM
| pie physical examination. The lat
ter is done by a competent physi-
clan and special attention is given to
the child's eyesight, hearing, tonsils
and other respiratory organs. The
children have previously had dental
examination. Those that are found
under weight, or physically defective
are given special attention, in consul
tation with their mothers. Special
diets and medical attention under the
direction of the family physician, are
recommended together with certain
health habits that it is believed will
correct any Irregularities or physical
defects. This work is done absolutely
free of cost to the child or its parents
and the school district, in this case,
does not have to bear one cent Of the
expense. The blanks for records of
the examinations are furnished by the
State Board of Health, and the equip
ment is being furnished by local nhy-
sicians and the Parent Teacher Asso-
citation.
Since the work has been organized
and put into operation by DR.. De Vii
bliss, it will be carried on by Miss
Peugh, Home Demonstration Agent,
and the ladies of the Parent-Teacher
Association assisted by the local ply
sicians and teachers. This is most
important work and one that is CIV
en- much attention in all the progress
sive school cities of the country. There
lit is almost invariably conducted at
local expense, and physicians and
school nurses are employed and paid
by the various school districts. q
The physical health of the child is
as important as his mental condition.
Indeed, by rnany,4i it is considered more
important since lit determinesjin a
great measure the mental condition. A
sick child or an under nourished child
cannot possibly make the progress in
his school work that he would make
If we'll and thoroughly nourished. This
examination willdassist in the correc-
ton of many physical AILMENTS be-
fore they become ichrbnic, and should,
if kept up from year ttoyyear, result in
a healthier and more efficient group
of young people.
It's almost, impossible to believe
that any parent would object to such
an examination or to refuse to CO.