The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-09
VIRGINIA. AVE
SCHOOL DOING
GREATSERV|GE
Trip Through Institution
Shows 1t to Be Excel
lent Plant
BY ELIZABETH STONE

wonder how many people IN
this community today know that
On virginia avenue there Is STU
I'D a model school plant when
axfsfs for the purpose OF educa'lhs
no children OF that section oil the
s3fv A visit there recently dls-
closed a veritable hive o. lhuusu =,
Everything working IKE CtoCM
work. pupils and teachers in'e'
ssted and happy
The first step III this tri? o. N,
spection took US to the department
N the school health nurse MISE
9owelI. Miss Howell was i9ulu
T;th a little group OF chl!ureh
about her and was crltlcally =,
aiming each child 10 asceTtain
5he or She breathed properly huH
Inc right kind Of vision, whetaet
or not there vas any tnrOat
trouble or deformity aDout the
child, and whether or not he or she
was underweight or properly nour-
Sshed. ono child was round no
ave bad teeth, and being an OF
nhan was u subject for the LFee
GENITAL clinic. Another had deleC-
5iye vision. Several were U
underweignt and were advised 70
drink milk, sleep in well ven.lat.
ad rooms and to retire early. E"ch
ahfld Is examined during the
eourse OF the term and those
needing attention ure looked after
again and again. This work was SO
Interesting we were loath to leave
INF hurried on to the Nursery
whore we found u most interesting
little bunch Of boys and girls from
tour to a little over five years
grouped about their teacher, Miss
Stalnaker who was teaching them
q string beads, build block houses
ana otherwise interesting and In
strlctIng them. Miss Stalr&Ser
4 some 80 pupils enrolled III two
GLASSES which meet morning II
afternoon, / learned here thai
many Of these children como to the
kindergarten dirty and unkempt
-b1t before many days their ap-.
pearance is greatly improved ano
they soon learn to take PRIDE IN
being clean and neat.
They are uomicIied in a large
Hight airy room equipped with ii
sand table, tiny chairs and low
1abIes with q number OF really
beautfful pictures on the walls.
Very soon they are going to or
ganize under Miss lIowells dlFec,
Hon Little Mothers clubs. IN"
purpose OF which will be to IL
strnct little girls, whose duty II
h often to care 70: baby brother
ana sister, the proper method 10
tare for the infant and this i'll
tTirn will be impaired to the
mother OF the child. They will be
taught that the baby must be
nroperly clothed. must have fresh
air and good pure milk. IneSs
classes will be for girls from ~
to 16 years Of age.
A luncheon period is held Tor
the intants and unasslsted by their
tescher they serve the lunch, put.
ting away the serving utensils and
taking great pride in SO doing.
From the nursery we went to q
roo where We found a group OF
manly looking boys from the Sixth
9rade hard at work under the a.
fection j. o. Gillespie, in the
manual training department. max
ing stands for the tea pot. The
bows were intensely interested In
their work and later in the year
Will mako broom racks, coat and
haf racks and stools. A lumber
room adjoins the main room and
here boys were saving out wood
for articles they would make. This
department has 1C benches outfit.
tod with a saw, a try square. a