The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-19
SCHOOLS 'PLAN
PROGRAMS FOR
HEALTH WEEK
Talks, Plays and PageantS
to Feature Observance
April e to May q.

More than $4,000 school children
in Indianapolis and Marion county
will celebrate Child Health week,
April % TO May and Child Health
day, May 1.
Each Of the eighty-seven public
schools throughout the city will
make special efforts to stress the
necessity q child health conserva-
ton
Posters. based on the rules Of
health. will be made by the school
children and health talks will be
given in the class rooms. Special
talks and demonstrations by the
school nurses and talks on cOrrec-
tive exercises and physical fitness
BY the school doctors, will feature
the programs.
Stage Playlets
Playlets will be staged in many
of the public schools, all based on
health week. The Marion County
tuberculosis Association is instru-
mental in issuing the material for
such playets as Health in Toy
land" for younger children; THE
Champion" for intermediate grades
and Madame Santes Fashion
Show. for older girls.
Each day during health week viii
be devoted to one particular phase
Of health in the parochial schools.
The program worked out by the
Marion County tuberculosis Associa-
ton stresses every phase OF health
promotion.
In st. Philip Neri. Our Lady OF
Lourdes, and st. Patrick's schools,
the eighth grade girls will give first
aid and home nursing demOnstra-
tions for their mothers. The pro-
grams will be composed of ten dem
onstrat lions. five of home nursing
such as bed making, five OF first
aid, such as applying simple band
ages.
Re-Examine Children
Miss Flora A. butcher. educational
secretary of the tuberculosis as
scc.ation. Will be in charge OF the
motion pictures and talks with
slides for the special programs to be
given at public schools A special
health exhibit is being held this
week at the Speedway school, Wayne
township.
Activities Of the medical health
inspection and school nursing de-
partments Of the city board OF
health for observance of Child
Health day and Child Health week
include: denomination Of the
children attending the kindergartenS
and those who were in kindergartens
last semester and who were trans
felred to public schools in February.
Elect Queen of May
Audrey Dietz, first grade, elected
b. popular vote. will be crowned
with a wreath of flowers as Queen
of Nav" in connection with the May
dav program TO be given at the
Speedway school Wayne township.
Mary Ann Hayes viii be her attend
ant. There will be a health parade
of the first grade, each child repre-
senting either a vegetable or fruit
and each room will contribute a
song. recitation or playlet to the
program.
The first grade of forty children,
Miss Irene Robey, teacher, built
health house to illustrate good
health habits
In cooperation with DR.. Ada E.
Schweitzer. director of the child
health division of the Indiana state
board OF health. Governor Harry G.
Leslie has issued a proclamation for
Child Health day, the climax OF
Child Health week. President Her
bert Hoover recently issued state
ment in which he Endorsed Child
Health day
Make Many Visits
Interest in Child Health day OBJ
servance is shown by the fact that
many child health programs have
been in progress throughout the
year reports Dr. Scheitzer. Chill
dren have been acquiring habits that
contribute to their health and will
be awarded honors on May l.
Between the middle of January
and March TO- child hygiene physi-
clans and nurses from the state de-
partment of health visited sixty
counties, making l,40S calls and