Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-01-28
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPT.
BY Margaret Thomas County Nurse

proved curricula mean little as long as
poor ventilation and unsanitary con-
ditiOnS exist. In this connection the
article calls attention to the fact that
the school environment is a large fac
tor i'll the physical and mental we'll
being of the child
Ii the school building ventilation,
desk space lighting. heating. recrea-
ton and general facilities should con
form with the demands that comfort
and hygiene make. they will have their
direct effect not only on physical and
mental but even on moral Well-being
of the child. Had all these points re-
ceived more of the public attention in
the past. we would not have had one
third of our youths between the ages
Of II and 81 rejected from the army on
account of physical unfitness.
Reports which have come to the
office this week from schools III the
county:
| Glover Leaf school. Elsie Rogers.
teacher We have Il Blue Bird Health
Club. Its purpose is for cleanliness.
We have hot lunches. having two as
cooks and two to wash dishes for one
, week. We bought the equipment and
each child takes turn in bringing the
food. We have joined the Junior Red
Cross and have programs Friday af-
tprnOOnS.
Apollonia school, Miss Marian Ross
and Susan Siglin. teachers -"Wc have
hot lunches and cleanup and cOmmun-
Try gatherings every two weeks
Pioneer school. AXel Hougum. teach
er--"'Thc name of our health club is
the Junior Red Gross Club OF the Pho
neer school to aid in promoting health
We have hot lunches. consisting most
~ of hot drinks. 1t is served by the
pupils and the material is furnished by
the school board. We have boosters
club The playground apparatus con-
sistS of giant stride volley ball and
net teeter. set of swings. croquet set
and indoor baseball outfit
Conrath, Mr.. Fisher and Brownie
Cameron. teachers-"Hot lunches for
forty-five pupils. Served cafeteria
style with children taking turns. Ma
terial furnished by the district. Have
Junior Red Cross and very active
literary society"
Ingram graded school, Mr.. Best, prn-
cipal-"HOt lunches supplied by the
district and served by the children.
Junior Red Cross 100 per cent. Giant
tri1 m IL
active community center club. Miss
Mildred Moore. president
Rusk County Farm school, Miss
Boettscher. teacher-"Cho Cho's health
club Junior Red Cross
-Amac0y Lake school, Miss Edna
Ewald. teacher macoy health club.
Junior Red Cross"
Glen Flora, Miss Harrington, princi
pal-"IIealth clubs with the purpose of
keeping clean and having strong and
healthy bodies. Hot lunches served by
the children. Junior Red Cross 100
per cent. Play ground apparatus-the
giant stride.
Atlanta Miss Edna Miller, teacher
Health club-Cho ChOs Helpers
Junior Red Cross. The children all go
home for dinner"
East Chippewa school. Miss Zella
Nichols. teachcr-"Health club-The
Oak. chosen for its symbol of strength.
Junior Red Cross
Lone Pine school Florence Drake.
teacher-"The Lone Pine club. Its
purpose is to teach the children proper
health habits. We have hot lunches
every day. We have three committees
each week TO do the work. Two are
cooks. two are walters and two do the
dishes. Junior Red Cross.
Wilson school, Misses Frykman.
! tcachers-'The Silver Star Literary
Society The health club is the Silver
| Star
Maple Hill school Miss Diederich,
teacher-''Health club cleanliness
and health. Hot lunches served by pu-
pills and teacher. Junior Red Cross"
Oak View school. Virginia Tate,
teacher-"The Acorn's health club,
whose aims are to keep record of these
points: personal appearance. personal
care. manners. housekeeping. posture.
| Hot lunches and Junior Red Cross"
North Washington school, y V $
Nichols. teacher - blue Bird health
club. Junior Red Cross"
| Island Lake school, Val McCracken.
| teacher-"Health club. whose object is
to promote good health and habits OF
cleanliness among the children. Play
ground apparatus-a basketball outfit. >
Flambeau Dist. No. , Denysc Begin.
STANDARDIZATION Star health club
Sentinel Ash school, Rose klopfen-
stein. teacher-"Children' health So
ciety. motto: Purity. Hot lunches.
Children furnish milk and vegetab les.
Groceries are bought with money raised
at socials. Community health club.
Junior Red Cross. The children are
looking so fine and healthy this win
ter. and the parents lay it to the hot
lunches"
North Star school. Elmer Chickering,
teacher-"A health club. Hot lunches.
Next TO the hot lunches the best thing
accomplished by the health club is the
occasional cleaning of the schOolhOuse
and the duty of always keeping the