Evening star., 1925-10-11
WILL Find LUNCHES
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|. FOR NEEDY PUPILS
Miner Normal Plans Health
Campaign to Aid Under
nourished Children.

Acting on the suggestions made by
the American Child Health Organiza-
ton in its folder relating to the prize
contest for secondary schools featured
last year, the Miner Normal. one Of
the So contesting schools. is attempt
Ing to put on O more intensive health
program this year than ever before.
Among the first plans is npe for re-
organization ofl4he school playground.
The lunch period IL 20 be divided, the
first 20 minutes to be used for lunch.
The children are to be encouraged to
go home for hot lunches. Those who
cannot are urged to bring lunches.
In this way there will be determined
tho exact number Of children who do
not and cannot get lunches. The
school plans to devise means of
remedying this condition. At the end
Of the first 20 minutes a signal is to
be given for the resuming OF all the
playground activities. Each activity
School seniors. who In turn will be
Teeth Are Examined.
"A checking up OF the seniors Is now
being made by the health officers. A
dental examination is being made in
order. that the remedies may be made
before graduation.
The Glasses in home economies, un.
der the direction OF Mrs. Lisemby, are
products OF this season BY taking their
first lessons In conserving foods.
They are canning vegetables by the
cold. peck method and fruits by the
openkettle method, including preserv-
ing and jelly making. Their work Is
based on the theory Of complete
sterilization and exclusion OF air.
Tho Junior sections arc vitalizing
their language work through English
clubs which have been organized for
the study Of current events. The
meetings Of these clubs, which are
conducted by the students with par
liamentary procedure. are held on FRI
day Of each week for the discussion Of
important questions Of the day.
Tho department Of research has
issued copies Of its bulletin No. / on
the classification and growing Of
pupils to all school principals in d.
vision 1918. The purpose OF issuing
the bulletin is ito clear up any posi-
BILE misunderstanding as to the intel
ligence Quotient and other measures
Of brightness and the use to which
they may be put" In order to facili-
tate classification by the principal the
department. Is placing in the hands of
all principals whose schools have been
surveyed four tables. Two of these
tables give the distribution Of scores
by grades In intelligence and achieve
ment, respectively, for all the chill.
dren In Division 1913 who have been
surveyed. The other two tables give
the same information, respectively
for the particular school under the
principal. These tables may be used
for purposes Of comparison and pupil
placement. A glance at them Will re.
veal their advantages.
Mentalities Ii Tabulated.
The department has tested all new
children and made a complete re.
organization Of Douglass.Simmons
School, has tested all incoming chill
dren Of Slater-Langston and Mott, and
has reclassified the pupils in the Ran
dali Junior High.
The director Of primary instruction.
Division 1913. has resumed confer
ences with teachers new both to grade
and to system as to their special
problems. Those for the former are
held on the second and fourth Wed
nesdays Of each month. while those
for the latter are held on the first and
third Wednesdays. Last weeks con-
ference took up the discussion OF such
problems as Types Of Reading.
''Work-Study and Recreational" and
Reading Habits" with special EN-.
phasis on eve movements.