Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-04

n nus re- elected president of the Mains
aren't Ieachers' association. Satur-
Jay morning at the closing session ~
me FIRST Biennial convention Tha
other officers Of the association elacte
eu or reelected at this time were.
rCe president. Mrs. Paul Dresser Of
Da.n' corresponding secretary to he
APPOINTED by the president; recording
secretary Il. j. Libby Of Augusta:
diner. " HaT-
w. o. Thurber Speaks on Cooperation
Waiter d. Truber executive secre-
eary or the Maine Public Health as
soclation gave fine address on Co.
oIeration In which he said: Co
EIeration 10 the greatest single factor
=. worio development. Centuries ago
sasass tr@pes learned the value of CO.
OPERATION. AL through the ages we
ma evidences Of cooperation in every
Phase OF community and individual
development.
cooperation Is health work is the
keynote in the successful fight which
modern civilization Is making against
rteVentaole and cOntrollable disease.
just as our prehistoric ancestors
touno That community cooperation
enabled them to successfuIyl cone
with wild animals and enemy tribes.
5" nave we learned that to success
iuliy cope with the small but deadly
disease germs, we must work to-
seiner as an association of individ-
uals ana communities for warfare
against these causes Of human dis
tless."
After giving a graphic illustration
OF the form of organization Of the
Maine Public Health association
through which Maine has but one
statewide volunteer health organi-
cation instead of several thus saving
much overlapping and moro or less
duplication of effort-NIr. Thurber
then pointed out some of the diseases
which Maine is gradually eliminating
through team work and cooperation
and mentioned others which would
also be wiped out through continued
cooperation. tuberculosis and ty-
phoid are two examples Of diseases
which are on the decrease owing to
organized health effort. On the other
hand cancer and certain diseases of
Infancy and early childhood are TAX
ing thousands of Maine children and
adults each year. Enthusiastic and
continued cooperation. he said. will
slip this loss. In conclusion, the
speaker paid splendid compliment
to the parent-teacher group as a
bcdy-which probably comes closer
to the health problem than many
other groups-for the cooperation
| which it is extending to the Maine
Public Health association, local
health societies. State and local
health officers in the great campaign
Maine is waging in an effort to be-
come '"The Healthiest State"
Or. e. p. Jones' Address
DR.. E. p. Jones Of the American Red
| Cross. who also spoke at this session
| of the convention. said that he had
| found opposition at various times to
the teaching of first aid in the schools.
| but that if he could he would teach
| this important work in every grade
from the kindergarten through the high
| school,
! But he would teach the smaller chill
| dren in such way that they would
not know that they were being taught.
! If one fell he would not only show how
| the resulting bruise should be cared
| for, but he would show the child how
| to avoid a similar accident again. He
would teach the teachers and the pa
! rents to take care of these minor in
! juries also.
| He then went on to show how the
| various wounds should be treated, how
| to stop heslorrhages and several other
important phases of this work. After
| he had finished his talk several ques-
| lions were asked of him about specific
eases, which he answered in detail.
| Committees Selected
| The following district chairmen and
standing committees were named
Miss Augusta KRISTEN. Bangor. first
| district: Mrs. j. T.. Locke. Bath. sec
/
| ton, third district; Mrs. Maude Hay
! cock, Calais, fourth district: Mrs. Frank
| Maxcy. Gardiner. fifth district; Mrs.
Alexander Skillin, Portland, r. f. d. A.,
sixth district.
The standing committees are: Edu-
cation. Mrs. Alexander Spiers. West
brook: extension, Mrs. Joseph d.
Small, Westbrook; publicity. to be APP
pointed; legislative, Charles Pierce,
Springvale; recreation. Nellie w. Jor-
dan, Gorham; child welfare, Mrs. Ches-
ter Wheeler of Kittcry; better films.
A. W: Boston, Sanford: literature, A.
b. Garcelon, Bangor; ways and means.
Mrs. Emery Wilson, Portland; juvenile
courts, Mrs. Anne Morrill, Hamlin,
Portland.
The advisory council consists of Cliff
ton d. Gray. Bates College. Lewiston,
Me-; DR.. A. o. Thomas, State superin-
tendent of schools; DR.. c. +. Kendall,
State department of health; Mrs. }. II.
Huddilston, president Maine Federation
of Womens Clubs: Mrs. w. j. Thomp-
son, State Grange; Mrs. A. G. Quimby.
Maine w. c. T. U.
Resolutions Adopted
The following resolutions were
offered and accepted at this session:
Resolved-That the Parent Teachers
Association make a study of visual
ization especially with reference to
motion picture projection. to the end
that the schools of Maine assume
their responsibility in making use of
this means of educational advance
ment.
Whereas-there are in Maine al
most $4,000 children of kindergarten
age, O. ly a small percentage of whom
are having the advantages of kinder
garten training which all are en-
titled to receive;
BE It resolved that we urge all the
members of the Maine Parent Teach
ers Association living in eommuni-
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