The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-06

lis schools of Charlottenburg, a fash
ionable quarter oil the German capt.
tai. The school is surrounded by
magnificent homes and fine apart
ment building 1t was built Just
before the war and 1t accommodates
more than nine hundred upils, hav-
ing playground of about half
acre. At the time of its construction
the people were rich and 1t has the
most up-to-date of al school ma
chinery and 1t Is the last word in ad-
vanced pubic rchool work. l went
through room after room with the
principal, and in none did l find the
children looking we'll fed. Many of
them were two-thirds the size of our
boys and girls of the same grades in
the United States. / saw child after
child who had great Jumps in its
neck and other evidences OF tuber-
culosis and my heart fell as | passed
through certain rooms where the
children as a class were weak men
tally and had to have educational
drenthat account. Some Of these
children are cared for by
the Quakers, who are doing great
deal of good.
talked with some Of the little
ones as to what they had to eat at
their homes, finding only one in
class of 100 who was accustomed to
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square meal. This little girl said
she had had that morning four pieces
of rye bread with margarine and two
pieces of liver sausage and also some
chocolate. 1t seemed to me ! could
see the other children lick their lips
as she talked. and when ! asked
what her father did she said he kept
a grocery store and made much mon
ey. Another bright girl, who seemed
letter nourished than her fellows,
being asked as to the secret of her
we'll being, said: 81 don't Quaker"
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Cooking On short RatiOns.
A striking incident was my visit to
the cooking school where 20 as nice
looking girls of 10 or ~ as any we
have at home were learningVhe Gull
nary art by preparing dinner for
them selves. I was told that the days
were the star days OF the week. as
1t was then only that they could be
sure of a square meal. There were
a number of fine gas ranges in the
room and the cooking utensils,
bought before the war, were excel
lent.
And what do you think they were
cooking? Each girl had the same
things for her meal They consisted
OF few cabbage leaves. some ray
potatoes, just peeled, and table
spoonful Of margarine and lard. This
is the usual days ration and it Is
cooked in stew. The teacher told
me, however. that they had that
morning, for the first time, some
meat to add to the meal. They had
a whole pound for these 20 live, ac-
tive, 12-year-ol girls. and this was
to be distributed throughout the
class so a little could be mixed with
the potatoes and cabbage. 1t would
be less than mouthful of meat Tor
each girl, but it would flavor the
dish.
visited this school with my lady
Interpreter and Frau Dr. Vollhals, "A
Child health specialist of the German
Red Cross AS we left the building
| asked the two ladies to take lunch
with, me at my hotel. Lunch was
served in my apartment and among
the dishes was some delicious Nenl-
son, every bit of which was con-
sumed. AS it came on the table
spoke Of the pound, off the neck OF
n bull. which we had seen at the
school. and asked the ladies to esti-
mate the weight of the venison steak
we had before -us. They guessed two
pounds and half, and that was none
too much for us three groWn-ups
whereas one pound had to do for
those 90 growing girls. In addition
we had clear turtle soup at the start
some potato patties, and ice cream
with fruit and coffee to close. Inere
must be something wrong with a
world where such diverse conditions
can exist within pistol shot OF each
other.
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