The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-12-12
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EYE SIGHT SAVING
DAY To Be OBSERVED
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Local City and County School Heads
Endorse NATIONWIDE Movement
To Save and Improve Eye-sight
of the Students

Aided by representation from Presi-
dent Harding's Cabinet, federal and
state officials, university professors,
engineers, industrialists, and civic
leaders, the Eye Sight Conservation
Council of America, with national
headquarters at AZ street and Broad
way, New York city, has set in motion
movement for the observance
throughout the country of Eye Sight
Conservation Day in the schools.
Defective vision among children and
workers in the industries has, recent
surveys in numerous towns and cities
have revealed, caused enormous eco
nomic and physical losses, which, au-
thorities declare, can be wiped out by
proper and systematic application Of
the principles of eye hygiene.
With the cooperation, among other
leaders, of James ]. Davis, Secretary
of the United States Department of
Labor, Guy A. Henry, General Direc-
tor OF the Eye Sight Conservation
Council, is directing the campaign,
which aims to accomplish vast savings
in health and money by carrying the
message First Health Then Wisdom"
to every city and hamlet in the land
where children are taught
Every school in Kentucky will be
asked to join in establishing the new
semi-annual custom OF Eye Sight Con-
servation Day, planned as a universal
and permanent contribution to the
American system of education.
The Eye Sight Conservation Council
IS enlisting the assistance Of commits
sioners of education in every state,
and OF superintendent in every coun-
ty and school district. Kentucky
school officials have been provided
with a complete Eye Sight Conserva-
ton Day program. To execute this
plan George W. Colvin, OF Frankfort,
state superintendent OF public instruc-
ton, and county superintendent will
cooperate in the Eye Sight Conserva-
ton Day movement, including J. c.
Mills Of Erlanger. Kenton county; G.
H. Turnipseed, Of Maysville. Mason
county; B. F. Kearns, OF Cynthiana,
Harrison county, ]. c. Gordon. OF Bur-
lington. Boone county; J. W. Kelley,
Of Alexandria, Campbell county; John
z. Drake. OF Falmouth, Pendleton
county; B. n. Harrison, Of Williams
town. Grant county; Rosa B. Wood, OF
Warsaw. Gallatin county; Clay Tharp,
Of Carrollton. Carroll county; Mamie
Hancock, of Brooksville, Bracken
county; Carrie Logan Hood, OF Bed
ford, Trimble county; Mrs. Clara A.
Jones, Of Owenton, Owen county; and
Cleveland Moore. OF Mount Olivet,
Robertson cunty.
Local school superintendents in
these counties will also aid in the
movement, including Harry s. Cox, of
Covihgton. W. J.. Caplinger, OF Mays
Vile, and William E. Selin, of Cynthi-
ana.
1.-THE object OF an Eye Sight Con-
servation Day in teh schools is to dis
cover the fact that child has a de-
feet of vision or symptoms of a de-
feet rather than to determine the de-
gree of deficiency" 1t is stated in the
suggested program which Eye Sight
Conservation Council is taking up with
Kentucky officials"
Secretary of Labor Davis, in state
ment issued by the Eye Sight Con-
servation Council asserts that care Of
the eyes Is a national duty.
"In my earlier life as a workman
and in the course of my duties as Sec
rotary Of Labor, have come to know
something OF the problems before the
Eye Sight Conservation Council, par
ticularly in its relation to men and
women in industry" says Secretary
Davis. at Ii a problem in human
service which in its solution will mean
much to the whole service of America
in life, economic prosperity and happi-
ness.
II march with the Council In it's
work among children. ! am convinced
that mankind owes no higher duty to
society and to God than service to
childhood and that whatever we may
be able to do to aid the citizens Of the