Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-11
Dr. Grdssick
Told OF. Health
Work In State

The North Dakota Tuberculosis AS
ISOLATION with headquarters at Bis
marck was organized fourteen years
9 and during this time has been in
strumental in securing a tuberculosis
Sanitar.um in the Turtle Mountains,
in establishing ar open air school for
the patients of the sanitarium and
has sent nurses to all parts of the
state where their services were. needle
The work or the N. d, T. B. Asso-
citation was thus outlined by DR.. j.
Grassick. In his talk at y. w. G, A.
Vesper Services on Sunday afternoon.
The association has also introduced
into North Dakota Schools. theNMod-
ern Health Crusade. Every month
the association publishes a health
magazine and sends out bou 5000
copies throughout North Dakota n
n~eighboring states.
A recent development OF the tasso-
citation is the Travelling Health Clinic.
A covered car Ia equipped with surgi~.
cal Instruments, dressings. and medi-
cjnes. Besides the chauffeur. IA doc
tor and nurse travel In this car and
give their services to the people where
ever there is need. A year ago, five
months were spent In the western oun
ties of the state. Hero there are
large sections in which there is no
resident doctor. One county has no
doctor at all. The Health Clinics
record for one day was treatment of
80 patients at Cannon Ball.
The record Of the Health Clinic for
the past season is:
Number Of miles travelled ....4.75O
Public Clinics held ............ so
Fairs attended 2
Number examined for chest
900
Number examined for miscellan-
eous causes .2,467
People examined by Nurse 1855. 222
Cases Of tuberculosis found $50. 90
Cases infected tonsils operated 90
Home calls made ........... 2O6
Counties visited: Mercer. Dunn, Nc
KenZie, Golden Valley. Billings, Adams
Slope. Sioux, Emmons. Rollette.
Fifty per cent OF the proceeds re-
ceived from tho sale of Christmas
Seals goes to the tuberculosis Assoc
citation and the other SO per ccnt is
retained in the community in where
the seals are sold. In Grand Forks
this amount is used to purchase milk
for the school children. Last a
$4,000 half-pint bottles of milk were
supplied to Grand Forks children. Ac-
cording to DR.. Grassick it is expected
that $4,000 bottles Of milk will be
used for that purpose this year.
Mrs. X. j. Nomland Of Buxton, N.
D., formerly of Grand Forks, has gone
to Los Angeles, Cal. to spend the win
ter months. Her son. Nemper Nom
land. Is now living in Glendale. Cal.
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The reading of Dickens 'Christmas
Carol" by Prof. John Adams Taylor
was the feature number of the pro-
a given at the meeting Of the
American Association Of University
Women. held Saturday afternoon in
the home Of Mrs. A. Fl. Yoder. 1871
Reeves avenue. Following the read
ing, carols We're sung BY n roup OF
women who were CARRIED in the quaint
red cape and a worn in England.
and carrying red lanterns. Miss Carol
Miles THE Birthday Of II King"
The assisting hostesses were Mrs.
VIM. F.. Bulge. Mrs. Frank Griffin,
Miss Mary Perley and MSS. S. Roll
Ter.
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A good supply Of clothing was col
lected in the drive which was ccnduc-
ted by the social service committee OF
the university Y. w. &C. A., according
to Miss Dorothy Dean. chairman of
the committee.
In the contest which was partic:pa-
ted in by the several sororities and
residence hall girls on the campus
the Wheelers' club took first place.
and they were followed in order by
Davis. hall girls and Kappa Alpha
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