Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-08
EDUCATION AND HEALTH
ROTARY MEETING 81

tional Health Week, their purpose and !
benefit to any community. were ably |
placed before the members Of the Nor
witch Rotary club at the MONDAY lunch
con on Wednesday at the Wauregsn
hotel by Superintendent Of Schools E.
]. Graham, who spoke on the first sub
ject, and DR.. David R. Lyman of Wal
ingford who spoke on the latter subject.
Both speakers were convincing in their
talks on the subjects which are bene-
fit to any community.
Not only was Wednesdays meeting
featured by interesting talks but with
a musical program that was one of the
best ever provided for a Rotary meetl
ing. This program consisted of three
solos by Allen McQuhae, talented Irish
tenor. and Frank r. Murdy. bass soloist
of this city. Mr.. McQuhae is an honor
airy member of the Dallas. Texas, Ro-
tary club. During the Word war he
was overseas where he was decorated
for valor by both the British and French
governments While doing his duty over
sthere he was wounded Three times by
shrapnel. Mr.. McQuhae's solos were
Macushlas and Kitty O'Toole. The So
ioist was very liberal with his -encores
and at the conclusion Of his singing he
was given a hearty vote Of appreciation
for his beautiful renderinGs. Mr.. Muir
dy's number was King Of the Winds Am
I. and for an encore he sang l Gathered
Rose. Mr.. Murdy was also given a
rising vote of thanks. The usual Choir
us singing was spirited and interpreted
with selections by the doctors and the
| tuberculosis committee of this city.
The attendance at the meeting was
| the largest for many weeks. there being
/
guests present DIRECTOR James L.
Crawford was present for the first time
| in seven weeks and was royalty well
| coined by his fellow Rotariansl Mr.
Crawford has been seriously i'll for TIL
past seven weeks. President Lucius
Briggs presided at the meeting and P
w. Wheeler was the active song leader
Rev. NJ. Mclean Goldie asked the bless
ing.
Superintendent Edward ]. Grahau
was the first speaker and tod OF tn
| efforts of the National Education Asso
citation and the American Legion in tn
interests of education throughout tn,
country by having his week designate
as Education Week. In Norwich sal
Mr.. Graham, we are trying to show tn
people 70 this community a little of wha
IS being done in our public schools b
/ uallN eN0lDNS IN tne WINDOW OF IN
Plaut-Cadden Co. on Main street o.
Monday there was an exhibition Of til
work Of the kindergartens, on Tuesda
the work of the manual training de
partment was shown and on Wednesda
the exhibition was Of domestic science
on Thursday It will be visual educatio
and on Friday penmanship. health worl
music and physical education. Thurs
days exhibit will be an important on
as so per cent. Of our general educatio
!, is through the eye And I could te
you of many outstanding instances the
prove that visual education is of gree
! value IN the public school. We mus
. have varied courses to fit the aptitut
> of the pupils, for if pupil has a ma
ural tendency for some one subject {
ested in the other studies by shown
him how necessary general education
to the subject in which he is intereste
Mr.. Graham urged everyone to make
h a SPECIAL point to see the exhibits ar
to take a more active interest in Il
a education of the Norwich children.
= After the talk by Mr.. Graham, II
>. meeting was turned over to DIR. Hug
. p. Campbell who introduced DR.. Dav
R. Lyman. who has a state and natio
wide reputation for his successful fig
|
president of the national tuberculos
Z association. DIR. Lyman's subject W,
X The Practical Value of the Tubercu o'
q | Campaign to the Community. In ope
t ing his discussion DR.. Lyman stated
f ca Sc in A western city that has dire
{ bearing on the subject In the weste
q city was located a factory that W;
I. manufacturing locomotive wheels duri
= the war. The company had provid
! recreational rooms. baths. dining hs1
Z and rest rooms for the employees. b
for all that the employees seemed dissa
n isfied and the production steadily d
e creased. In desperation the compaI
Il called in a tuberculosis expert w
merely glanced over the factory b
proceeded to the lodging houses of t
employees. Here he found the source
\ the trouble. The families with SIN;
- children were suffering from the DO
: quality of milk that was being sold.
- recommended a model diary farm viii
- was Immediately established and wit
in two months the factory was at ma.
- mum production.
y, When YOU talk about tuberculosis Y
,f you hit nearly everyone in the factori
- either some one in the family has It
some friend or shopmate and they
It all around them in the communi
means dollars and cents to him to ha
this plague stamped out The emplc
Il Is interested, for it means the saw
i of his loved ones. It is easy to t;
ct health to people for It means LIE
ID them. Even those who cannot read
or write and those who do not read I
PAPERS are always interested when Y
ID show them how to cure the sick.
lie Only a comparatively few years q
at the sleeping porch was unknown a
/ people thought that fresh night air y
&c practically poisonous. But go throu
1 your cities today and you will find h,
dreds of these sleeping porches and
every sleeping room in the house (
windows will be open. This has b
d. brought about by the educational ca
c. paigns conducted by the National tub
nd culosis association through the pub
re nurses and through the sale Of
he Christmas seals. To prove that tub
2: culosis was communicated rather Ii
m inherited, experiments have been CT
les Quoted in this country and in Fral
lis and in seventeen years experiment
n it has been found that the percentage
It children, who have been taken from
an hercular mothers, developing tuber
lie losis is very small while of those v
re remain with the mother. over so !
ot cent. develop the disease.
mt There has not been another hea
we organization in the world that has b
ur able to put over such a program as
IT, National tuberculosis association 2
be this IS due to the sale of the simple o
TO cent Christmas seal. This little seal
81. done It and not only that but 1t has
Ist terested the community and caused
to people to increase the fund with WI
to to continue the battle against
-. pla gne