South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
Municipal Recreation Committee
Looks Forward to Unusual Year

will again be a feature OF the com
rnittee's program.
The camp az Lake Pleasant 'gill BE-
enlarged SO as 20 Accommodate dou-
bic the number Of girls possible un-
der last summers experimental
equipment. Permanent buildings Will
be erected 20 take the place of the
tents and facilities for bathiuz. i'm
mediately In front % the camp. Will
be arranged.
Drama clubs and tho develop
meut OF the girls orchestra will be
given particular attention through
out the year Hiking. swimming.
boating. nature study and camp
cooking viii be stressed for the
summer
Definite courses i'm simple home
nursing and i'm lrst-aid 20 the in
jured are planned. for which the
girls will be given houors. or credits.
CAAIP FIRE HONOR WORK WITH
NURSE.
Care Of sick
Prepare a Cruel, cereal. ala egs-
nog, and milk toast, and arrange an
invalid's tray attractveiy.
Make up a bed for a baby. a bed
with a draw sheet for a very sick
patient. and know the proper airing
and changing bed.
Arrange a sick room 10 make It
sanitary and calculated To give the
greatest possible comfort 20 patient
and pcaFff1Vre-- - --.,.-.,. .,-1 .,-.-..-.
Use a cliniCai thermometer 10 OBJ
tain the temperature II an adult and
Of an infant; tell the temperature
indication normal fever. and dan
gerous fever conditions
Give the common symptoms OF
scarlet fever. diphtheria. whoopinE-
cough. measles, tubersulosis: also
home care and prevention OF these
diseases.
Make a mustard plaster and two
kinds OF poultices.
Properly fill an ice bag and a hot
water bag.
First Aid.
Demonstrate the proper clothing
and treatment OF feet TO prevent
bnsters on a long hike
Demonstrate three ways OF using
the triangular and roller bandsge;
also the use Of the tourniquet.
Demonstrate how 20 improvise a
stretcher and 10 carry person on 1t.
Requirements for Fire-NIakcr.
To know and demonstrate in pan
tomime what 10 do in the following
/ emergencies:
, A. Clothing on fire.
! b Person in deep water who
| cannot swim. both in summer and
! through ice in winter.
G, open cut.
=. Frosted foot.
+. Painting.
T. Bite Of an insect.
To know the principles Of elemen-
tary bandaging and three ways OF
using surgeons plaster, and 10 dem
onstrate to the satisfaction OF local
/ physician or nurse.
Altogether the entire program OF
/ the committee will be broadencd and
made constructively educational a.
! we'll as recreauOnal. This will be ees-
/ pecially fine of the garden work
which IS to be so organized that the
/ boys and girls Will be brought into
clubs 10 be run as municipalities
with mayors, commissioners. a coun-
/ Gil. etc.
Provision will be made for selllne
the garden products and the money
earned by the gardeners will be
banked for them as individually
their own.
Boat building. kite making and
wood working for the boys. Will
basketry, clay modelling and sewinl
for girls will he new features in the
I summers program. II has been said
that four percent Of the boys in the
United States are especially priv.
| ueged, born with silver spoons il
their mouths: 80 percent are priv.
! ileged. have comparatively well-to.
do parents and live i'm helpful en-.
vironment, SO percent are under
Observation-Disclosures by poverty
unfavorabe environment. etc. etc
/ The municipal recreation committe,
for 1922 Is out for whatever part 81
! this Sc percent is living in SoutI
Bend The transformation OF boy
is worth more and costs less thar
4 the reformation of man