, 1921-05-05

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the school work, and hinder tn /
progress OF the rest of the class. T
remedy this condition and to taxi J
care OF such pupils, | would earnest /
ly recommend that We adopt the pla 4
used by other school systems, namel
that OF employing special teache
to take charge OF this group of chi /,
dren to be known as the "ungrade Y
group" This teacher will give tn |
children such instruction and train !
ing as they can assimilate. ar
sure that this pla-w not only hel
those children who have difficult,
with the regular school work, bu
will also enable the regular group
to progress more rapidly.
We have a few foreign childre,
who do not understand English yer.
well. AS they cannot go on wit!
the regular group OF children the.
should be put in the "ungrade'
group until they learn enough
English to go on with the regula
class.
VII. The Children's Health
The physical development an.
general health OF the school child
rem is provided for under three head
namely. o. instruction in healtl
and hygiene: t2) physical training
80 physical examinations and in
spettions.
Instruction in health and hygien'
is given ron the first grade through
the eighth. In the first and secon,
grades the instruction is incidenta
but beginning in the third grad
regular textbook instruction is be
gun.
The physical training work cor
'sists Of short setting-up exercise
, daily in the classroom and one o
two periods a week in the gymna
'sium under the direction of tn
Physical Training INSTRUCTORS, from
the fifth grade through the higi
school.
\ physical examination is made o
each pupil every wear on blanks fur
ujshct by the Stat" Department o
Education for that purpose. Thi.
year the examinations have heel
made IN tn" grades by the Red Cros'
+. Nurse and in the high school b.
Physical Training Instructor.
Oui of 504 grade children Exam
inrd 81 had defective vision, $50 ha'
=, abnormal Ionsiis. 1872 had defectiv'
. teeth. and 277 were two pounds O
, more under-weight.
The health and physical welfar,
f of our children must not be neglected
, in caring for their menta! develop
ment. This year we have been for
tunate in having. at least a part o
: the time. the services OF the Count,
Red Cross Nurse. Miss Kellner ha,
been doing good work in this con
Injection but it seems doubtful il tht
Red Cross will have sufficient fund.-
Ito carry on this work for another
-r ~-I 10 .~-y, L., (
the financial condition OF the dis
:, trict would permit, to employ :
., school nurse who would devote full
time to health work among tn
school children. Schools all over tn
country are beginning to adopt thi
plan, realizing that it is not only de
sirable but necessary. because tn
health and physical welfare Of tn
children is no less important thai
g. their intellectual development.
p If the school district could no
bear the burden alone, 1t is possibl,
- that an arrangement might be mad,
- with the Red Cross to share the ex
=. pense for this work as the work !
now welI-started it would be too ba'
|, ito drop it and thus lose much OF tn
- advantage of a good start along thi'
= line.
During the year there was ON
n misunderstanding about the matter
:. !of vaccination. The ruling of the
!, State Board of Health incorporated
n in the statutes specifies what action
I should be taken in the matter OF vac
Icination. and in compliance with
these provisions the County Health
,. lOricer directed the school authorities
to require vaccination certificates OF
!, all school children and teachers.
, This ruling was complied with by all
except about a dozen children whose
parents refused to have them vac
icinated, and these children were
!, then excluded from the schools under
orders from the Health Officer. How
ever, those who objected appealed
from the decision of the County
; Health Officer. The matter was re-
ferred to the Chairman Of the State
, Board of Health who stated that
while he was sure that the Board of
Health could win a test case in the
courts the Board did not have funds
, at its disposal for litigation. He
Therefore recommended that the
matter of enforcing vaccination be
, dropped for the time being. where
upon the children who had been ex-
lcludcd were re-admitted to school.
VIII. enrolment and Attend
lance
The following figures taken from
the last tMarch) monthly attend
nnco report will indicate the school
enrolment and attendance:
Item Boys Girls Total
To'al enrolment
to date --343 &S2 725
Present enrOllm't 29j 306 col
Average daily at
tendance ----2TS,J 2S9.S 1858
iPcr cent Of at
tendance o. a5.G 95.6
The total enrolment is distribute
ed as follows:
High school --- As 61 lis
Department so 81 lol
Centray. tbelOw