Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-01-14
Little Miss Frankel
One OF Contestants
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E.
Frankel of Eagle River Has
High Rank in Milwaukee
Better Baby Contest

view from the fact that little Miss
Virginia Ruth, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Frankel of Eagle River
is one of the so chosen ones in the
contest which will be finally decided
in Milwaukee today. Her many
friends will await the outcome with
much interest and hope to hear OF
her being declared the winner of the
grand prize of $1,000 offered several
months ago for the most physically
perfect child in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin, News says:
1.-The so honor Riddles of Wisconsin,
selected as the best of hundreds and
hundreds of children entered and ex-
amined in the 1920 Baby Betterment
campaign and contest, are listed here
with in the News.
.'In the opinion of the physicians
who examined these children, no finer
body of youngsters could be found
anywhere. The narrowing down of
the several thousand children, ex-
amined during the contest, to the so
whose names are published, required
many weeks of painstaking effort,
Scores OF leading physicians from all
parts of Wisconsin aided in the work
and did their best to see that no per-
feet youngster was lost sight of.
That a child's name is included in
the list of SO is an unusual distinc-
ton OF which any mother may well
be proud. But that the name Of a
child examined during this contest
does not appear In the list is in no
way reflection upon it. With few
exceptions, every one of the hundreds
of children entered scored exception
ally high, those mothers who entered
their children having been confident
in the great majority Of cases that
their kiddy was really a perfect one
Because of the uniform excellence
of the vast number of children ex-
d1uluOOJs II W do 1lCOO0OelAJ W ToNOAO SAo
closely as possible. Every slight de-
feet was penalized. Hearing, tonsils,
adenoids, teeth, heart, lungs, ortho-
padic, sneech, nutrition, general de-
meanor, cleanliness, posture, gait,
carriage, nervous stability, respon-
siveness, character of feeding, rest,
sleep, and particularly height and
weight, were among the points con-
sidered. Children who were under
weight or markedly overweight were
given reductions in their score.
Although the examinations were
conducted by scores of physicians in
many different parts of the state,
the scientific system of grading en-
ployed enabled them to count in a
uniform manner In every case where
there was a tie, or doubt as to the
relative standing of two children in
the same vicinity, denominations
were held.
at is of interest to note that a
slightly larger number of girls than
of boys are included in the honor list.
The proportion of girls to boys en-
tered in the contest was about the
same.
"The honor list could well boast of
being an "All American Team" of
youngsters, Children Of all the vari-
GUS nationalities which help to make
America what it is are included in
the honor roll.
"The fortunate youngsters whose
names are given above will take part
in the finals of the contest in the ex-
aiming rooms of the Milwaukee
county Medical dispensary Friday af-
ternoon. At this time body of lead
ing children's specialists of the state
will act as judges and award the
first prize Of $1,000 and the silver
cups and silver medals.
THE children will be classified in
three classes Those from 6 months
to year; those from l to 2 years.
and those from to years. The best
child in each of the three classes will
be given silver cup. The next four
children in each class will be award
ed silver medals. The best child Of all
classes will be awarded the first prize
Of $1,000. In all, in addition to the
first prize there will be three silver
cups and twelve silver medals.
THE $1,000 prize will Immediately
be deposited in the name Of the win
ming child in leading Milwaukee
bank, with the stipulation that it re-
main there at compound interest for
ten years. This is to insure the fact
that the lucky kiddy will find the
money all there-and grown to near
ly $1,400 through the accommodating
interest-when it has grown to an
age when it can intelligently consider
what it will do with the big prize
But at all times the child will be in
full possession OF the money, just as
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