The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-15
SIGHT CONSERVATION
DAY OBSERVED IN
SCHOOLS

New York City. Dec. ll-Aidsd
ny representation from President
harding's Cabinet. federal and stat
oh'ciais' university professors. en-
slneers. industrialists. and civic Lead
ers' the Eye Sight Conseryatio,
couheil OF America. with national
Asauauarters at a2nd Street and
hf"adWay, New York City, has SET in
motion movement for the observance
,urouRhout the country OF Eye Sight
conservation Day in the schools,
peteetiSe vision among children
ana workers in the industries b,s
te'eht surveys In numerous towns
ma cities have revealed. caused ann,
nous economic and PHYSICAL losses
"h'eh' authorities declare. can be
wiped out by proper and systematic
'Ppilcation of the principles of eva
lygiene.
with the cooperation. among othor
'e"uers' OF James }. Davis, Secretary
% the united States Department of
.sthor' Guy A. Henry, General pirec-
or Oh the Eye Sight Conservation
council Is directing the camrairn
"hlch aims to accomplish vast saw
mss IN health and money by carry
'he the message First Health, Then
wisdom to every city and hamlet
IN the land where children ara
taught
Every school in Nevada will be
sked TO Join in establishing the new
'eml-annual custom of Eve Sight
conservation Day, planned as a uni
'ersai and permanent contribution
to the American system of educa-
ton.
The Eye Sight Conservation Conn
I'll Is enlisting the assistance of com
missioners of education in every
state, and of superintendents in
every county and school district
Nevada school officials have been
provided with a complete Eve SIGHT
Conservation Day program To exc
81 e this plan, w, j. Hunting of Car
son city, state superintendent OF
public instruction, and district super-
lntendents will cooperate in the Eve
aght Conservation Day movement
including b. Il. Franklin of Elko
George A. Whiteley of Ely, district
superintendent OF Eureka, Lander
aud White Pine; r. w Chapman OF
Gallon, for Churchill, Humboldt and
Pershing; M. ]. Burr of Carson City.
Tor Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Ormsby
storey and Washoe, and Maude Fraz-
Ter OF Las Vegas, for Clark, Esmer-
Ida, Lincoln and Nye.
Local school superintendents I'm
these districts will also aid I'm the
movement including B. ID. Billing
hurst of Reno, c. l.. Nicely OF Sparks
and Walter w. Anderson of Tono-
pah.
"The object of the Eye Sight Con-
serVation Day In schools Is to dis
cover the fact that child has a de-
tect Of vision or symptoms of a de-
tect rather than to determine the de-
rec of deficiency" 1t is stated in the
5uggested program which the Eve
feht Conservation Council ia taxi
ing up with the Nevada officials.
Secretary OF Labor, Davis, in a
statement issued by the Eye Sight
conservation Council, asserts that
care of the eyes is a national duty.
In my earlier life as workman
ana in the course of my duties as
secretary of Labor, | have come to
know something OF the problem be-
Tore the Eye Sight Conservation
council. particularly In It's relation
70 men and women in industry" says
secretary Davis. 1T Is a problem
N human service which In its solu-
ion Will mean much to the whole
service OF America In life, economic
prosperity and happiness.
Il march with the Council in its
work among children. am conyinc-
ID that mankind owes no higher duty
20 society and to God than service
o childhood, and that whatever wa
nay be able to do to aid the citizen,
If the future will earn a great re.
ward"
MaSONS HOLD ELECTION
Ae the regular meeting OF tbe
DInpha Masonic 4