Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-12-28
PLAN EYE SIGHT
C0NSER VATION
COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS
PLAN on COOPERATING IN
THIS NEW MOVEMENT.

Aided by representation from Pres
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 mo-
ton movement for the observation
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 economic and physical
losses, which, authorities declare. can
be wiped out by proper and systemat
&c application of the principles of
eye hygiene.
With the cooperation, among
other leaders, Of James j. Davis,
Secretary Of the United States De
partment of Labor, Guy A. Henry,
General Director Of the Eye Sight
Conservation Council. is directing
he campaign, which aims to accomp-
lish vast savings in health and money
by carrying the message First
Health Then Wisdom" to every city
and hamlet in the land where chill
drcn are taught.
Every school in Michigan will be
asked to join in establishing the new
semi-annual custom Of Eye Sight
Conservation Day, planned as a uni
versal and peramanens contribution
TO the American system of education.
The Eye Sight Conservation Coun-
ell is cnlisting the assistance Of COM
missione OF education in every
state, and Of superintendent in
every county and school district.
Michigan school officials have been
provided with q complete Eye Sight
Conservation Day program. To exc
cute this plan Thomas il. johnson of
Lansing, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction.; j. 3. Laing Of Bay
City Bay County; Mrs Evangeinc
c. Tefft OF Saginaw, ". S., Saginaw
County; Lena Herman Of Standish,
Arenac County; Susie T. Booth Of
Gladwin, Gladw;n County; y. G.
Scollay OF Midland, Midland County;
II. A. Potter Of ithaca, Gratiot
County; Malcolm Crawford Of Mt
Pleasant, Isabelle County; George +.
Bersette OF Harrison, Clare County;
c. a. Rinehare Of Scottviile, Mason
County; Otto J. Hebcr Of Reed City,
Osceola County; Leroy Bell Of Big
Rapids, Mccosta County; and Edwin
G. Johnson of Luther, AXE County.
Local school superintendent will al
so aid in the movement, including
Frank a. Cause Of Bay CiJy, W. W
Warner EAST Sido) Of Saginaw, J. J.
Schafsr Of Midland, c.. Z. Ganiard
Of Mt. Pleasant, Il. r. Watts Of Lud-
ington. and D. 4. Van BGskirk Of Big
Rapids.
"The object Of an Eye Sight Con-
servation Day in school is to discover
the fact that n child has defect Of
vision or symptoms Of q defect ra.her
than to determine the degree Of de-
ficiency," il is stated in the suggest
ed program which the Eye Sight
Conservation Council is taking up
with the Michigan officials"
Secretary Of Labor Davis, in a
statement issued by the Eye Sight
Conservation Council, asserts that
care Of the eyes is q national duty.
an my earlier life IS a workman
and in the course Of my duties as
Secretary of Labor, ] have come to
know something Of the problem be-
fore the Eye Sight Conservation
Council, particularly il It's relation
to;men and women in industry" says
Secretary Davis. at is problem
in shuman service which in its solu-
ton will mean much to the whole
service OF America in life, econom-
ic prosperity and happiness.
81 march with the Council in its
work among children. / am convinc-
edsihat mankind owes no higher duty
toSsociety and to God than service
to@childhood, and that whatever we
may be able to do to aid the citizens
of the future will earn great re-
ward"