Evening star., 1920-03-16
FIND MALNUTNT|0N
AMONG CHILDREN
Physical Defects of D. c. Pu-
pills Disclosed to Monday
Evening Club.

| Many local school children are suf-
fering from malnutrition. according
to Miss Marie Rose, associated di-
rector Of the child health organiza-
tion Of the Russell Sage Foundation,
who spoke before the Monday Even
ing Club meeting at the Cosmos Club
auditorium last night.
Miss Rose spoke on the nutrition
and health Of Washington school chill
dren as revealed by a study of LOCO
Louise Bryant of the bureau of edu-
| cation.
! One-sixth Of the children were suf-
ferlng from severe malnutrition Miss
Rose. told the Monday Evening Club
Nearly one-third of the children were
10 per cent underweisht. and many
children of the so-called STANDARD
weight were. nevertheless, under
| nourished.
| Various physical defects. such as
denoids. enlarged tonsils and defec-
| tive eyes were revealed in the survey.
| The speaker asked that all citizens
support the health department in it's
program in the schools, but urged that
the present medical inspe ction be
made a thorough examination This
| preparations for the medical inspec-
ton service. The speaker advocated
not lunches for school children
Medical Examinations Needed.
DIT Joseph A. Murphy of the District
health department asked the Monday
| Evening Club to support the move
| ment for thorough medical examine
! tions OF all school children, saying
that the sooner this step is accom- :
plished the sooner the schools win
have better men and women in them
Every child should be examined at
| teast once a year. DR.. Murphy de-
clared. and an adequate "follow-up''
g maintained. He particularly stress
ID the need for a more thorough and
systematic examination of all school
! children. with a thorough follow up
| through the entire school life of the
child.
The need Of pure milk for children,
instead Of tea and coffee. was dwelt
! upon by DR.. Murphy. who also stated
| that greater effort should be made
| to look after the teeth of the chill
dren.
Asks Survey OF Schools.
| A resolution asking that a thorough
survey Of the District schools be
made "by some outside agency" was
| referred to the executive committee
Of the Monday Evening Club. A ,nomi-
mating committee was elected y COM
posed of A J. Drfscoll. Evan H. Tucker,
Dr. Loren Johnson, DR.. Paul B. John
son and Mrs. Ray Seymour. and IN
| structed to report at the next meet
| ing of the club.
| A letter of coincidence to the par
| ents Of the late Maj. Raymond w.
Pullman, superintendent Of police, is
to be sent by the clubs secretary, it
was decided. Maj. Pullman was a
member of the Monday Evening Club
and often attended its meetings;
| DR. william c. Fowler, District
health officer. urged that a larger
force of medical inspectors be made
available for the schools, and that
these inspectors be given large enough
salaries to enable them to give their
entire time to the work.
Others who took part in the discus
sions were John Dofph. Mrs. Whitman
Cross and DR.. Royal Meeker. presi-
dent Of the club. Mrs. E. r. Grant ex-
! planned briefly the health crusade
in the public schools
Aamitted to MenBer.hip.
The following daSitted to raent
/ bership Miss NJ. c. Bingham. Miss Mar
garet Purcell. Miss M NJ Mowbray'
Laura Scheibe, Miss Annie Kane, Miss
Daisy Smith, Mrs. Kittie Lancaster, Miss
RAntz. Miss Margaret Rose, Miss o. l..
Evans, Miss S. w. Dinwiddie. DR.. and
Mrs Harry S. Bernton, Burr Blackburn,
Miss F. Helen Boyle. Mrs. Laura Bogne'
Ward Bonsall. Mr. and Mrs. LaRue
Brown. Miss Eugenia Bryant. Miss Mar
Ea7et F. Byington, Austin Cunningham,
MIS- Elizabeth Criswelh Fred c. Crox-
ifon. Miss Neva r. Dearborn. Miss Ruth
| Emerson, Miss Pauline Fairchild. DR..
Livingston Farrand, Col. H. r. Fard-
well, James L. Fieser. Miss Josephine
Golden, Miss Edith Goode. Miss Ruth
Jones. Paul Kaufman, Miss Loonis
Logan, John J. McCandless. Miss Arc
1Iev r. Marshall, F. A. Moran. E. l..
! Morgan. Mrs. Raymond Morgan. Miss
vera L. Meyer, Miss Agnes L. Murray,
Miss clara D. Meyers, DR.. e. A. Peter
son. Miss Anna L. Roessle. Lewis =:
stein. DR.. Jesse F. Steiner. Mrs. Donald
Wilhelm.