Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-12-14
LIFE
ASSOCIATION IS.
WELL ATTENED


the presidents address by Earl
Thomas. Because of the bad condi.
tion of the roads, the attendance was
not so large as was expected. how.
ever, many who were unable TO at.
tend the morning session arrived for
the afternoon meeting.
Beside the presidents address this
morning, there were talks by George
McGilvra and by Fred Cranefeld
who is secretary CT the state horti.
cultural society.
Mr.. McGilvra spoke on "Co-opera.
ton Among Farmers" and showed the
benefits which the farmer derives
from organizations OF a cooperative
nature.
Mr.. Cranefield took for his sub.
lect Our Interest In Horticulture"
and presented the work of the so
ciety. its aims and achievements in
ia highly interesting manner.
The FridsN a.,ernoOn session Z .he
eleventh ~ !. meet'Lg OF the Saul,
Coul = uuuntry Life association on
ened in the Bapti>: church at one.
t1lrty "ttL -Hmnu,Gty singing led bv
the Rev. II. II. Savage. A talk on
radlo Service and the department of
markets was given by Commissioners
Ed. Nordmah. He told how the far.
mer may benefit by keeping in touch
with the markets and Of the use of
radio in distributing this information
A talk on mental hygiene BY DIR
Elizabeth Woods took up particular.
~ the subject OF community duty to.
ward detectives DR.. Woods is state
pSyciatress ana her work is with the
underprlvileged child She examines
many children Tor mental defects and
decides whether the child is ca-abie
OF learning and just what the hest
solution of each individual case il
She recommended a county home for
the subnormaI children, where rbev
might be given a chance to develone
their abilities, however small. Thers
are enough children in this county
Who are subnOrmal, that are incap-
able Of doing the prescribed scnool
work, to fill a school building as large
as any Of the ward schools in the
city.
During the morning, DR.. woods
worked with the ungrs ded room in
this city.
Judge Hill Speaks
Jude1 James H. Hill of the sank
county court told OF his work in the
'uvenile court with the neglected. de
PENDENT and delinquent children. He
told or the Child Aid law and its
working, and emphasized the need
0f temporary home IN Sauk county
where the children might receive tb,-
proper care, awaiting the action of
the court ON the individual cases
He stressed che fact that in every
case possible the court aims to keen
the family circle intact and the chill
dren under the care of the mother
for It is an established f.. thct the
mother IS me propa: perscn to care
FOR he child.
"The Underno IrisheJ LniId"
The evering pra,c-m in the A.
Ringling theatre rs fairy wclI at
tended, theaudience being largely
made up OF people from the rural
districts. The speaker of the even
ng was 10 have been Mrs. Feather
stcne Of the Elizabeth Mccormick
Memorial hospital in Chicago but on
account Of illness she was unable to
be present and in her absence. Miss
Ann Logan, of the speakers bureau
Of the hospital appeared.
Music preceded the speech. an or
gan solo by Frank Terbilcox and Sc
lection1 By the city male quartet.
Miss Logan was introduced by Mrs.
Norma AcOtt, county nurse. She took
for her subject The Undernourished
Child and told the edifferent causes
and remedies for those who are 1Gl
per cent underweight or undernour.
led. The principal causes Of this
state are lack OF proper food. i'm
proper rest, physical defects. i'm
proper home discipline, lack of fresh
ali and poverty.
The child should be given extra
rest, special attention to diet as 10
kind not quantity. and FIVE feelings a
LAY. two OF them milk lunches. Hc-
conditions greatly affect the child's
state OF health. The parent should
not consult the child with regard tc
all the movements Of the household. !
this responsibility is too great for
him. Proper home control or d
pline are very necessary to his we'll |
being.
A particular point made by Miss !
Logan was the harmful habit OF some !
parents of using the meal time as |
period at which to take up the family !
griefs and troubles. to bestow repri-
mands. A happy disposition has much /
to do with proper digestion and the |
meal time ah0u11 ~ ~,a.sn - - ,,loa