The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-10-27

his fame from some splendid work
done for Kate Douglas Wiggin in the
staging of one of her books. will need
no introduction from me-
Our operetta last year proved
success not only in financial way
but ga r. r,roh plez suyc as well.
and certhin.y i ,ns 20 .nrnity Spirit
was disll,y # "a =, the planning
and getting .ogtt. - - our Operetta
forcess
And now in closing I give you all
a most cordial greeting and the best
thing | can wish for our Skowhegan
Womans Club is that our work may
go as smoothly as it did last year Ny
message to you is remember our Club
is made up of individual members. and
that every one is expected to feel the
responsibility of doing her part The
president is only one among one hun
dred members. but she pledges herself
to do all that is required of her and |
feel confident that the year 1922
is going to be filled with pleasure.
prosperity and profit"
Miss Alice r. Parker. the District
School nurse of Skowhegan. was in
tFoduced and gave very Intelligent
address upon school Hygiene" Miss
Parker said in part:
What is school hygiene? IT is the
science of the preservation of health
as it applies to the school child. Con-
ditions surrounding the school child
cannot be said to be normal. He has
graduated from the free. nomadic life
Of the pre-schooi child into an envir-
onment of restriction ard discipline.
Physical and mental changes are TAX
ing place which will have a profound
effect upon later life. 1t would seem
as If little thot were needed to con-
vince anyone of the desirability of
constant supervision of the health Of
the school child.
What are the ends to be arrived at
in the teaching of health to the school
child? Not information hut action:
not simply knowledge of what things
are desirable but rather the habitual
rractile of the rules of healthy iiv-
ing. Therefore definite amount of
time should be allowed every school
day for health inspection and promo
ton of health habits.
To carry out this work in the Skow-
hogan schools a very simple plan has
been worked out-A Club is being
formed in all the schools in which
competition exists to see which school
will have the best health record at
the end of each month. The pupils
elect their own health officer and
secretary to carry on the daily health
ifsh let nf a rprfQtn
number of health chores 10 live up to-
Another form of school hygiene are
the classes of Home Hygiene and care
of the sick which We hope to start
among the high school girls. This
course it to instruct the girls in per
sonal and household hygiene-to aid
them in the prevention of sickness
and in the care of the sick in their
own homes.
Last but not least comes the medi
cal examination by the school physi-
clan assisted by the school nurse. The
examination will consist of attention
to- the eye. ear. nose, throat. teeth
and heart and also the weight and
height of the child. A medical card
will he kept for each pupil for it is
felt that a childs school record should
show not only his mental progress
but his physical progress. The nurse
will follow up work after the ex-
aminations and secure the parents
cooperation in having the defects
remedied thru their private physicians
The music of the afternoon was di-
rocted by Mrs. Dora I. Nye and in
cluded songs by Miss Evelyn ST. Led
ger with Mrs. Nve AS the accompanist
and Paderewskis Minuet played on
the piano by Miss Dorothy M. Nye.
Sandwiches. tea, nuts and mints were
served with Mrs. Annie p. Hackett and
Mrs. Maud II. Avore pouring.