The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-23
MUCH INTEREST IS
SHOWN IN WORK
BY ASSOCIATION
Parent Teacher Body Holds
Interesting Meeting
At School
HEALTH NURSE
DELIVERS TALK
Bi-Monthly Sessions Held
and Public Is
Invited

The Parent-Teachers Association
met Monday. March IA. with number
of parents and teachers and interest
ed patrons of the school present
After the regular business Of the as
ISOLATION was finished short program
followed.
DR.. A. B. Payy gave short talk on
infectious diseases and how to keep
in good health This is a lecture
which all teachers can follow up in
their school work and all parents
should follow in their care for children
The theme Of this talk was good,
wholesome food, plenty of fresh air
and exercise. and keeping the BODY
in a condition to combat any disease
germ that might appear to do harm
Miss Stockton, our health nurse
told something of her work in the
parish schools. She called the at
tention Of the association to the tact
that the people OF Eunice have al
ready organized their nursing com
mittee and have children operated
uDon successfully for tonsils and
adenois. She told the body OF the
many defects found in the Opelousas
high school which might easily De
remedied if funds were available. The
association struck the keynote to the
situation when Mr. Riggs asked what
the association could do to help the
cause along. From that moment ev-
eryone became interested in correc-
tive work. Several motions were
made to raise funds for the correc'
ton of a number of defects in the To-
cal school. 1t was finally agreed that
the association would bivev webb
the association would give $50 to the
cause of nursing, and would help the
work in every way possible. 1t was
agreed that a night should be SCI
aside for a meeting at which there
would be present everyone in the COM
munity who should be interested n
the physical welfare of the men and
women of the very near future. The
next regular meeting, the second Mon
day in April april III 1921, is the
day set for the best meeting ever
held. The meeting will be called to
order at 1880 p. M, sharp. At this
meeting will be discussed a number
of things vital to the welfare of the
city mad parish Miss Stockton will
give a demonstration Of just what an
examination is, then everyone will I'M
derstand better the nature of the work
whcih the nurse is going to do, and
can explain it to those parents who
are not familiar with the work and
the great good to be accomplished by
having these examinations made and
defects corrected as early as possible
in the life of the child.
At this meeting there will DE pre-
sent number of physicians, dentists,
and specialists who will have some
thing to say of the method of attack
to be made upon tonsils, adenoids,
skin diseases and other hindrances of
the progress of school boys and girls.
The association would have it under
stood that the organization is open
school and home activities. What the
to any and everyone interested in
association wants and needs most is
the presence of men and women will
ing to take a little responsibility and
to face the problems as they arise or
are presented.
At present. the boys. girls, men and
women Of the city need recreation
more than any other thing. Physical
health comes second to nothing in the
life of every community. There is a
plan moving now to provide for re-
creation for all who need it-and
that's everyone If you are interested
enough come to the meetings and
help carry the plan forward; you can
find out what is going on.
The association meets every sec
ond Monday Of each month at 4:3C
+! p. m. The organization meets at the
high school and the public has a stand
| ing invitation.