Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-10-25


Recess
During the coolest days of the win
ter months make provisions for play
ing indoor games at recess time. CA
three minute recess is usually allow
ed.) Open the windows and flood the
room with fresh air. Then conduct
the games or physical exercises. Books
on games may be had from the Viro-
qua library or from University Exten-
sion Division in Madison.
Out Buildings
UNCLEAN OUTBUILDINGS AND
OBSCENE WRITING WILL NOT BE
TOLERATED.
Inspect outbuildnigs once every day.
1t is a good plan to talk to the boys
and girls separately at the beginning
of the school year about keeping them
selves, the school and the out build
ings clean. When this talk is given
in a fine dignified, and business-like
manner the teacher will find that the
law of decency will not be violated.
Housekeeping
Plan on having the school house
scrubbed at least once month.
When a child becomes i'll in school
with symptoms of a communicable dis
ease, do not wait for a diagnosis be-
fore disinfecting the school room. Dis
infection m n s--thorough h o u S e
cleaning. Wash all boards, floors, and
wood work including the inside and
outside of the desks. Place erasers in
the sun. Flood the room with sun
light and air. Warm water and plen-
ty of soap is all that is necessary for
cleansing purposes. School books etc
used by an infected pupil should not
be returned to the school.
Drinking Water
If there is bubbler in your school
teach the children how to use it. Sc
many people when they are drinking
from a bubbler seem to be trying to
swallow it. The lips, tongue, or chin
must not touch the metal or glass
parts when drinking. If the bubbleI
must come in actual contact with the
mouth, then that bubbling fountain be-
comes as much of menace as the in
dividual drinking cup. There are
many bubblers on the market and q
large majority of them are worse thar
useless. If you have the money to
spend for bubbler write to the State
Board of Health in Madison or the
Wisconsin Anti tuberculosis Associa.
ton in Milwaukee for information con.
cerning'a safe bubbler for your school
Inquiries can also be made at this of.
fee.
Weighing and Measuring of School
Children
The pupils should be weighed and
measured once a month. Do this or
the same date each month. Record
the results on a class room height and
weight record. These records may be
had from the County Nurses Office, SC
Children are weighed according tC
HEIGHT, not age. Remove heavy
sweaters, overcoats and boots. Dc
not ask the children to remove theii
shoes, as this often causes a great
deal of embarrassment among some OF
the children.
The average gain of school child
is approximately half a. pound a month
Suggest the following program II
all pupils who are decidedly under.
weight.
A complete physical examina-
ton by a doctor in the presence Of tbs
parents.
2 Correct allphysical defects-sucl
as decayed teeth, abnormal tonsils and
adenoids, etc.
3 Three meals a day, eaten very
slowly, consisting of milk, butter
bread, cereals, vegetables, fruits, some
sweets, and little meat.
Ten hours of sleep every night.
Rest periods during the day.
6 No vigorous exercise until weight
is normal.
Z No tea, coffee or other stimu
lants.
8 Four glasses Of milk every day
9 One regular bowel movement {
day.
10 No nervous excitement, such a,
too many parties, movies, etc.
Teachers could copy the above out
line and send it home to the parents
Individual height and weight records
are useful to stimulate the interest o.
underweight pupils.
The Wisconsin Anti tuberculosis As
ISOLATION, $50 Jefferson Street, Mil
waukee. Wisconsin, have the oppor
tunity of testing most of the scales
offered by various companies 10 thi
schools. II your school is planning Il
buy scales consult Miss Edith Fostel
of the above organization, stating th'
type Of scale needed. unless yol
have them.)
Send for the following pamphlets Il
the State Board Of Health Madison
Wisconsin for:
Rules for Sanitary Care Of Schools
Rules Pertaining to Communicate
Diseases.
Chart on Communicable Diseases.
The above are free.
Send for WHAT MILK WILL Dc
FOR YOUR CHILD" price SC, from
The Elizabeth Mccormick Memoria
Fund. Chicago, II4nois. Send 10
THE STORY OF ADAM" price 2
from The National Dairy Council, Chi
eago, Illinois.
Place these pamphlets where the pu
pills viii have access TO them. Ever
mother in your district should rea.
"The Story Of Adam, "and What Mil
Will Do for Your Child"
As a reminder-ALL children VIII
have the ITCH or LICE must be ex
cluded from school until clean. Yol
| do rot have TO wait for visit from
the nurse to do this. See RULE 1
in the State Board Of Health Bulletin
Take All the Cream.