Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-22

"A large NUMBER or parents or stu
dents and friends of the school vis4
tied at Cony high school on Friday
which had been named as visitors
day. Students had been appointed
as monitors to guide the visitors
about the building and everything
was done to make their visit a sue
cess.
The visitors and their children were
the guests of the school at the lunch
room, where light refreshments were
ed of coffee or chocolate, jelly and
nut, deviiled ham. olive and cheese
and fig sandwiches, spice cake. date
cake. nut cake. chocolate cake and
plain cake and nut bread. Everything
that was served was made by the
members OF Miss Dugas cooking
classes with the exception of the
white bread which was used FOR
making sandwiches.
The luncheon was served under the
direction of Miss Dugas and Miss
Ganlmons. supervisors in household
arts. The girls serving were the
Misses Margaret Scribner. Letha
Foster, Iris Kittredge. Ruth Kilt
redge, Grace Fleming. Hortense
Rand. Lena Rogers. Maxine Saund-
ers. Emily Coffin and Florence Carl
ton.
At the regular Friday morning
assembly the exercises were devoted
TO the observance OF Physical Edu-
cation Day. one of the special days
of Education Week. After the open
ing exercises MIR. Perkins turned the
assembly over TO Miss Nora jackson.
instructor in stenography. who had
prepared an interesting program.
One pupil from each class spoke up
on some phase OF physical education
and the necessity of such education
to the eople of the country. The
speeches were as follows:
"Health Habits by Richard Higgins
(Freshman}
Some people boast of a mild elm
ate but such places are not common.
Some are hot and damp and their IN
habitants are subject to malaria
and yellow fever. Others have cold
and changeable climate and the peo-
pie there have lung trouble.
Any community can prevent these
diseases by having rules for its peo-
pie. No community can maintain
these rules unless 1t has the help of
every citizen. 4 person who keeps
his own back yard clean might be
prevented from breathing fresh air
because his neighbours back yard Is
filthy. You know that when you are
sick you do not feel like doing much.
Take for instance a machine. IL one
part of It Is not working we have to
have it fixed Immediately so that the
rest of the machine may work. So
We have to guard the life of every
individual to keep the community IN
good working order.
We must be sure that what We cat
is pure. For example. take -four
mill. Note how they have improved
the sanitary methods OF packing and
weighing the -four. and they have their
employees dress IN white when they
work. Have you ever thought where
your food comes from? Have you
ever thought Of the farmer out west
whose sole business is to raise grain
for food, and OF others who raise only
cattle? Note what education has done
for the farmer. Imagine him out IN
his modern crop of grain trying to cut
it with a scythe and TO thresh II by
hand If he did manage to get 1t cut
He could not do IT and the people here
| in the east would be starving for want
OF food.
We should also have plenty of fresh
air. When you have gone by factory
YOU have probably wondered why they
have 50 many windows. Hadn't you
rather work in factory that Is clean
and well ventilated than one that Is
dark and stuffy?
The purity Of the water that we
drink Is another important thing, be-
cause many diseases come from impure
water. We therefore have to install
fltcring plants to purify the water
Some of tie larger cities have reser'
Noirs in the city where they can have
parks. Here they have different kinds
| of amusements for the children who dc
! not have a chance to play because OF
! the crowded tenement districts which
! do not afford any playground but thu
! street. But he sure and piay part OF
j the time because it is necessary IL
your education