Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-01-07
MISS SUTHERLAND OF STATE
COLLEGE ADDRESSES THURS
TON PROJECT LEADERS
SCALES IN EVERY SCHOOL
Nutrition Method Evolved by DR..
Emerson Of Boston Will BE
Applied to Children.

> Attainment Ol uOTIudl WcIsut W
every school child is one of the aims
set forth by Miss Mary Sutherland.
nutrition specialist with the extern
sion division Of the state college, a:
the meeting of project leaders In
food and nutrition Of the Farm, Bu-
reau held at the courthouse Wednes-
day afternoon. The goal for 1921 in
this direction is the establishment
OF set of scales in every schoolroom
in the county.
Attends Chicago Institute.
Child welfare is the most impor-
tant work in the nation today, In tho
opinion of Miss Sutherland. She is
applying latest methods in child nu'
triton cleaned at the institute held
in Chicago last November by DR..
William R. P. Emerson, professor OF
pedriatics at the medical school Of
Tufts College. The institute, known
a. the Elizabeth Mccormick memo
rial. lasted two weeks. and consisted
Of clinics. lectures and round table
discussions. The attendance came
maiply from the Middle West; Miss
Sutherland being the only Pacific
Coast representative. ~hY @
The knowledge which Miss Suth-
erland gained from DR.. Emerson's
lectures and clinics she Is In turn
imparting- to- the home demonstra-
ton agents who work through the
project leaders in the Farm Bureau.
The first thing to be done under this
program Is to take the weights and
measurements OF all the boys and
girls in the schools. The project
leaders will start this work in their
communities the first week In
February. In every schoolroom a
member of the Farm Bureau will
keep record of the weights and
measurements of the individual chill
dren which will be forwarded to the
county extension Office. There the
records will be checked to fina the
number of children under weight.
Apply Scientific Method.
At this point the method evolved
BY DR.. Emerson comes into effect.
Every child which is per cent or
more under weight will be given
especial attention to remedy the de-
feet. The first step will be to make
the child free to gain. The second is
to give the child a mid-morning nap
and lunch consisting Of glass OF
milk and wafer. The third factor in
The child's progress is to organize
The family, most cases Of subnormal
children. physically as we'll as other
Wise, coming from homes with unsat-
lslactory domestic conditions. The
fourth step is measured feeding by
making exact records of the amount
OF food the child consumes and keep
ing record of the change in weight.
me fifth and final point is to take
every precatuion to insure the child
good health.
Dr Emerson in his lectures, Miss
sutherland stated. stressed the i'm
portance of faithfully carrying every
uetail OF the program. "Play this
game as you would play bridge"
liz said, don't miss a point" 1t is
possible that Dr. Emerson may come
" the Pacific coast in the spring for
'"o weeks, Miss Sutherland said, in
which case he would deliver a lecture
~ seattle under the auspices of the
-'oo cross. The Washington Tuber
.uiosls association. and the Washing
''n Federation Of Farm Bureaus.
Dr' Thomas Wood Of Columbia
University estimates that the five mil
on children in the United States
mat at least 40 per cent are undor
'.sht due to mulnutrition, Miss
a'heriand ~. stated, and from this fact
no concludes that child welfare is a
A"'iohal problem which cannot be
neglected.
me School Gets Results.
an instance Of the work accom-