The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-11
OBSERVE HEALTH
week plan HERE
Much Interest in Schools
of City in This
Campaign

Health week IN the ecnooLS SLdE u
ed yesterday and is being, celebrate
ed with the keenest enjoyment by
youngsters of various sizes and
ages even to the little folks in the
lower grades. The big event in
the person Of Cho-C -Cho, the celebrat-
ed clown, who comes to this city
Thursday, is being looked forward
to with much interest. Cho'Cho ts
in Morgantown today and tomorrow
and is a very popular person COM
ing from national headquarters at
New York, where he works under
the Child Health organization OF
America. All year ChoCho works
in different cities and towns In the
country-spreading to the best OF
his ability his knowledge Of good
health along every line. A per-
formance will be given at 1880 at
the Miller school and at three at
the High school, both performances
alike. A representative has been
chosen from every school in the
city who will be present at these
performances and will go back to
his or her school afterwards and
tell the children all about It.
AT $3.50 on Friday at the Miller
school there will fea th, play
with So children taking part con-
slsttng of gyn1nastic drills, folk
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;CfoWi nave THIS IN charge
Yesterday every soho ool, tins tho
city spent one period discussing
health subjects. Superihte tendent
Wilson furnished most instructive
health panels Of expensive and In
teresting nature and these are be-
ing loaned one day. to each school
in the city. Ten of the panels
touch on the health OF the American
girl and 10 on the health OF the
American boy. Ten are on good
health In general.
Each day this week the schools
will hold instructive sessions with.
the subject good health. Some OF
tho panel verses which are. being.
shown run Us follows:
: Keep the good work going, while
we tall are growing, though the
sun has not gone down, we go to
bed. There's body growing, seeds
of Joy we're sowing, keep the. good
work going, till we grow up.
There are foods that make us
happy, there are foods that make
us blue, there are foods that steal
away the rosebuds,' as the sum
beams steal away the dew, there are
foods that have a hidden magic,
that the eyes Of God alone may see,
and the foods that fill my. heart
with power. arc the goods that Goa
gives to me. '''t ''''.'., .'''',
The first is sung. to the tune Of
"Keep the Home Fires Burning.
and the second to the music
Smiles" ......,..#., ...-...
Somo OF the striking panels say:
A good complexion cannot be
bought. It must be earned by
l. Cleanliness, fresh air, exer-
else. plain and wholesome food,
, 2. Paint your creeks from the In
Look out for your eyes and they
will look out for you.
/ drink quart Of milk each day,
I never sit up late, for sleep and
sunshine and fresh air, all make mo
Avoid reading in, poor light,
reading in fine print, reading when
you are lying down, facing the
light, rubbing eyes. with unwaShed
hands, using a public towel.
Yesterday at the White school
some original verses wera concoct-,
ed by children OF real ability. Some
Of the best oneB were doomed wor.
thy OF publication and run as fol-.
sing a song Of health rules: use
some soap and water. eat. a. hearty
breakfast. and OF to school you
sannter. .'''''
health, and can't tell where to find
it lots Of fresh air and good pure
food IN Just few days, will find It.
Hickory, dockory dock, get up at
seven o'clock, wash your face 81 d.
brush your teeth, hickory, dickoty
dock.
There Is boy in our town and
he is very dirty; he jumped into q
bathtub before you could count
thirty.
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