Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-02

Bon Air Pupils Given Prize
for Toxin Antitoxin
Treatments.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va. May Through the
efforts of Miss Lottie Kay, principal,
the Andrew Jackson School. at Bon
Air, was the winner this year of the
Health Department banner for having
the greatest number of school and pre-
school children to receive the toxin
antitoxin treatments for the prevention
of diphtheria, it was announced today
by DR.. P. NJ. Chichester, county health
oficer.
Miss Kay, DR.. Chichester revealed. not
only took the pupils in her own schools
TO the Health Department for these
treatments, but has spent each Satur-
day gathering up the small children in
the section in which her school is
located and taking them in her own
automobile to the points designated for
that day for the treatments. Her school
was followed in percentage by the
Nellie Gusts School at Virginia High
lands, with the Henry Clay School at
Lyon Park as third.
Three Health Contests.
This is one of three health contests
that have been carried out by the
public schools of the county during this
year, Tie " lllilSIS OA tdCIl ptAlS an
nounced today. The celebrations will
take place in the various schools
throughout this month.
The Nellie Gusts School carried off
the honors in two of the three con-
tests, winning the State Health Depart
ment banner for the greatest number
of "five-point" children and also, the
Monarch Clubs banner for the greatest
number of healthy mouths. The Henry
Clay School and the Hume School, the
latter being located on Arlington Ridge,
won second and third places, respec-
lively, in both of these contests.
The Child Health day celebration in
She Nellie Gusts School will take place
on May 20, when the entire member
ship of the Monarch Club will visit it
to present the banner. This award is to
be held from year to year by the school
having the greatest number of children
with healthy mouths.
DR.. Chichester has been assisted in
the school health crusades by Mrs. N.
r. Davies, county nurse, and DR.. c. r.
Boyland, school dentist.
ive-Point" Students.
Following are a list of the students
who have recently passed the five
point" health tests, contributing to the
averages of their schools:
Stonewall Jackson School - Marie
Bladen, Fred Bladen, Dick Mansfield
Ada Scrivner and Louise Morgan. !
Saegmueller - Elsie Ennis, Goldie
Marcy and Mary Morris.
James Monroe-Louise Afford, Her.
man Bonney, Marcelene Mathusa,
Jeanne Landlord, Catherine Blandy,
Mary v. Ham, Maurice White, Fravles
ThnvnY1cnT Inh1
Dunbar, Walker Smith, Lee woodward,
Marjorie Stockett, Bucian Bowen, Her.
bert Broderick, Carol Lewis, Mary
Carol Hayward, Mary Alice Fabre, jun
ior Burnette, Bobby Brown, Bernice
Sieber,s Aileen Brown, Harry Blandy,
Barbara Hall, Marie Campbell, Russell
Mccormick, Kirke Sipher, Betty Chlnn,
Madeleine st. Jacques, Barbara Bohan-
non. GLADYS Afford, Mildred Cave, Dor
otfy Kemp, Billie Atwood, Billy Harris,
Neil Rauth, Ward Keys, Dorothy Lewis
and Rosemary Brown.
Nellie Gusts - Audrey Alexander,
Katherine Kidwell, Ruth Hollock. Alice
Leigh Sudenga, Evelyn Cornweli. Nancy
CornweN. Nellie Mar Kirk, Grace Bales
fra. Emily Grimes, Marie King, Oscar
Thorne, Clarence Willinghan. Edna VII
lets.. Herbert Brooks, Charlotte King,
Dorothy gCofnwell, John Cannon, May
belle Defranceaux, Aubrey Wyatt, Junior
La Croix, William Hall, Thelma Ben,
William Ross, OWN Craig, Dorothy Nor
rison. Lauenn Timmons. Edith Cusen,
Ralph Turner Ida Balestra, Alvin
Marks. Joe Willett, Ruth Grey and
Helen Bell.
John Virginia Phelan,
Bernard Robertson and Aurelia Hutch
tson.
Cherrydaie--Daris Janson, Marjorie
Homer, Henry Donaldson, Howard
Toone, Dorothy Havener, Edno Stewart,
Polly Wetzel, Mary Lauos In
body, Thomas Nickerson, Mary Ann
Donaldson, Don Nicholson, Thomas
Bevens, Mary Louise Bird, Edna Unruh,
Billie Wright, Kenneth Peck, Dolores
Owe. Grace Robinson, James Dye, AUDREY
Williams, Lola Mangum. Hugh Nickel
son. Dickey Newman, Robert Kirkman,
Harry Dorrnan, Katherine Round, Hay
wood Smith, Elizabeth Donaldson, Rich
ard Young, Ray Wheeler, Louise Groot,
George Caravas, Emily Allen, Charles
Dortzback, Raymond Smith, Lars jan
Eor. Billy Pardoe, Ellen Hagarty, 1sobel
Snates, Russell Tierney, OdeH CAN'T,
Bertie Readon Edith Holmes, Dorothy
Magee, Cleland Reid, Ruth Horner'
Hazel Bunch, Alvin Rowe, Allen Bea!,
Dorothy Rollins, Harry Hastings, ALVIN
Y3n,Ynd oI1d Mary leach