The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-05
I. B. ASSOCIATION
ONFIRING Line NOW
NSTATE 70 YEARS
Dr.. Fannie Dunn Quain Reviews
History Of Movement and
Future Needs of Cause
FOR MORE SCHOOL WORK
Also Would Enlarge Camp Gras-
sick and Establish Other
Spots OF Same Kind

The state meeting of the North Da-
kota tuberculosis association here
Thursday, also was the twentieth an
niverSary of the associations work in
this state. Dr. Fanny Dunn Quain
the president. referred to this in hel
address to the meeting. She said the
legislature was in session at the time
and before it had adjourned it had
voted an appropriation for a tubercu-
lOsiS Sanatorium. III the fall Of 1908
the first Christmas seals were placed
on sale. In that way the association
started its work.
Before the legislature of 1911 met
the site for the Sanatoriunl had been
selected and plans drawn for build
ing that would accommodate 25 pa
tients. An appropriation was voted
the association and the first buildings
were erected the two summers follow
ing. Owing to lack of state aid the
association had to go down into its
own pockets to supply the blankets
needed in the buildings.
Travelling Clinic in Early Days
The association then was working
on the basis of curing tuberculosis
said DR.. Quain, but it was hard to in-
duce the patients to come to the
SanatOrium, SO travelling clinic in
charge of a licensed physician and a
registered nurse were put on the road.
Many tuberculosis patients were dis
covered and shown the way to recov-
cry, while many physical defects were
found also and the afflicted persons
advised as to their correction.
All of this showed, said DR. Quaill
that there was need of more Clinics
SO the association concentrated on a
tubercular survey of the state. The
result was that lot OF children were
discovered with early stages of the
disease and steps were taken to eStab-
lish children's building at San
Haven. The building was obtained
but a series of disappointnlents in
payment of pledges and loss of the
associations own contribution to the
cause in bank failures proved some
OF the diStresseS in the venture. The
association was finally able last year
to. pay its share.
Reversed It's Tactics
Now the. association came to the
conclusion that it had been attacking
the situation from the wrong side
Emphasis was then placed on efforts
to keep the healthy child from con-
tracing the disease in the first place
This prevention YVES placed on the
basis Of education and segregation
BY getting the cases into the sana-
forum. DR.. Quain said, segregation is
accomplished. Then, by conc entraAine
on the health crusade work, by pro-
noting nursing service in the schools
to guide health education and antici-
pate epidemicS. by advocating open
air schools and by establishing sun
shine camps. the children are taught
how to combat the disease and at the
same time build up such a resistance
to it that the r. b. bacillus will be un-
able to find point of attack.
Depending on Seals Now
The doctor cited the fact that the
work has largely been financed t.
date by the proceeds of the seals sales
From 1915 to 1925 the state appropri-
ated $1,000 and then $4,000 year to
the cause. Owing to the reorganiza-
ton OF the state health program, q
full-time health officer being appoint
ed, the association ceased to ask thu
! annual appropriation.
Two new projects were successfully
undertaken last year, said DR.. Quain
Besides establishing and operating
Camp GraSSick at Lake Isabelle. the
association nurse was loaned to the
board of administration to conduct
the little patients to the children's
building at San Haven.
Wants Camp Enlarged
DIR. Quain made these recommends
tons for the future:
First, a continuation of the modern