Evening star., 1922-10-12
STRESS NUTRITION
IN CHILD HYGIENE
American Association Opens
Annua! Session-Praised
by Mr. Harding.
HOOVER TO BE SPEAKER
Will Address Night Session-Dr.
Holt, Famous Child Specialist,
Also on Program.
HOOVER TO BE SPEAKER

AAASo VI 4Ao6 Adm.
President Harding sent congratu-
best wishes for the future to the
American Child Hygiene Association,
assembled today at the opening ses-
sion of the thirteenth annual meet
Ing at Memorial Continental Hall.
The President declared that the
love for children is the tenderest
sentiment of civilization" in a let
ter addressed to Secretary Herbert
Hoover, retiring president of the as
sociation, and read at the morning
all parts of the United States,
The delegates stood while the fol-
lowing words from President Harding
were read:
Presidents Letter.
Il have been. much interested to
know of the twelve years successful
work of the American Child Hygiene
Association. Regard for the impor-
tance of child care is almost as gen.
eral as that personal love for chill
dren which is the tenderest senti-
ment of civilization.
I'm serving twelve years as a CO.
ordinating agency for hundreds OF
active organizations that work for
the child. and in stimulating nation
forts, the association has rendered
great service.
your work is one which. in our
country, cannot lack for financial
support, unselfish personal aid or high
leadership. Accept my congratula-
and my best wishes for the future.
Take Up Nutrition.
The mornings opening session was
devoted to the general topic Of the
training in nutrition needed for child
hygiene workers. speakers including
Miss Flora Rose, school Of home eco
nomics of the New York State College
of Agriculture. Ithica; Miss Edna
White of Detroit, and Miss Emma
polfinger of New York city. Miss
Alice Blood of Boston, presided. The
last session will be held Saturday
afternoon.
The several hundred delegates pres
ent at the opening session applauded
Miss Dolfinger's accounts OF how
teachers may incorporate important
health teachings to children. Nutrition
work has demonstrated without ques-
ton. she declared, its immense value
in a public school educational pro-
gram.
Live as Lumbermen.
What has been demonstrated is the
most effective use that can be made
of the nutrition workers time and
training" she said. Supervisors of in
struction and unspecialized grade teach
ers have undertaken health education
programs. only to hnd themselves fac
ing the need of dealing with prob
lens of nutrition, physical education,
general hygiene. and requiring the
help of trained specialists.
She told of one group OF children
who were to be taken into the woods
to live for a brief period the life OF
lumbermen. When the children look
ed up what a lumberman requires for
his diet, they were at loss to under
ly from what children ordinarily eat.
Used Kitten n Illustration.
The teacher, with the help of the
nutrition expert, was thus enabled to
bring home in striking fashion to the
children many valuable points of hy-
giene and diet. emphasizing that
grown men in outdoor work perhaps
needed and could properly eat guam
titles of food which would not be at
all suitable for children.
First-grade children, being presented
with a kitten. fed it milk. and then
weighed the kitten. By being interested
information gained to their own
nutrition and growth, Miss Dolfinger
said.
other children, from lessons on food
stuffs. grew to analyze the elements in
hitherto ashamed to drink milk. be-
cause he regarded it as baby food"
by personally analyzing milk. dis
covered to his own satisfaction that
it was q real food. containing more
elements needed in the nutrition Of
man.
Nutrition Worker q Teacher.
Miss Rose, speaking specifically on
some Of the problems in training nutri-
tion workers. stressed the fact that
change in practice of parents is the
measure of q nutrition workers success.
The nutrition worker, Miss Rose de-
clared, is In reality teacher. point
ing out that the former, to become a
really effective part of the commu-
nifty, must be an organizer and ad-
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The nutrition worker must organize
the groups she instructs. said the
speaker, and having secured an au-
dience. she must convince them of the
Importance Of what she has to con-
tribute.
The problem Of training field work.
ers and specialists in nutrition work
has become q pressing one, Miss
White declared in her address on
Nutrition Training for General Field
Workers" Nutrition specialists, for
merly opposed to Offering general in
formation on nutrition for fear of
the misguided use of superficial
knowledge, have changed their at
titude because Of the many questions
concerning food problems asked Held
workers in other lines.
Need for Accaraey shown.
The need for giving such workers
accurate elementary Information. as
we'll as showing them the dangers Of
misinformation. is great, the speaker
said. Miss White described expert
msntal courses given in wsyne eesn.