The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-03
ny FAITH HIERONYMUs.

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a wind that ruffled the ferns In
the hanging basket at the screened
in windows of the schoolroom and
carried the fragrance of the spring
flowers on the teachers desk TO the
door in which the visitors stood,
caressed the face of the little girl in
the pink gingham frock who was ly-
ing on an army cot and played soft
ly in the yellow thatch of hair OF
the freckled-faced boy two or three
cots away. The room was fun of
the fresh spring wind. but the chill
tang Of IL was taken away by the fire
in the stove at the front of the room,
and the children who sat at their
desks had the bright eyes and the
soft flush that generous breaths OF
ozone brings. In the next room, like
the others in that it was but root
with screened-in windows for walls,
a clean, bare table was set with cups
and spoons and a pleasant faced
woman with gray hair and moth
crly looking apron was busy about
the range.
This is Tulsa's open-air school
Nestled modcstly in the midst OF
the Washington school buildings, the
little group Of three "shacks' con-
tains a chapter OF some of Tulsa \
most interesting history in the MAX
ing IL is a chapter that is being
written by little children whose lease
on life is being renewed by rest
fresh air and milk. by Miss Bessie
Richardson and Miss Gertrude
Swanson. who find these children
and bring them to Miss Florence
McNichOls, another Collaborater in
this history here share in 1t writ
ten by day after day Of patient
teaching not alone OF the mind, but
Of the body; by Mrs. Gray, who
cooks the nOurishing food that the
children eat, by the board OF educa-
tion, which Is responsible for Mrs.
Gray ana Miss McNichols being there
and by Miss Clara Kimble, head Of
the home economies department OF
the high school, who plans the
menus that are TO build up UNDER
nourishcd little bodies and make
pinched, white little faces round
and rosy aagin.
Rest and Fresh Air.
Army cots. made comfy by pillows
and blankets recently purchased by
tho school board, occupy the first
shack. The children have regular
rest periods, regulated by the needs
Of their condition. They don't like
it-not at first. Miss Swanson said,
but after they have been in the
school for awhile, TO gain becomes
a matter OF pride, and anything that
will bring this about, they are for.
During the Christmas holidays every
one of the children in the school lost
a great deal in weight, all made up
within the first month OF school
thereafter when Miss Richardson
and Miss Swanson passed through
the shack the other day, small faces
were radiant at sight of two adorcd
friends. Small tongues clattered
Joyously OF the many things they
had been swing up to tell.
Il have a boil on my tongue and
sore heel" proclaimed the little
girl in the pink gingham dress bliss
fully.
II have . garden and I don't
work too hard" eagerly the small
freckled-faced boy informed them.
Like tho good friends they were
the nurses chattcd with then
about these wonderful news events.
/, asked questions as TO who was gain
ing ana how much. and passed on
into the school room. Just as joy
ful greetings greeted these two loved
visitors here. The older children had
gone back 10 the school building
proper for classes. the outdoor
school. handicapped by lack OF
space. cannot handle all the 10
'hildren all the time. so the older
ones have classes in the WashinS ON
school The younger children were