Evening star., 1938-06-05

veniences as measles, mumps, etc.
Therefore, 1t was deemed advisable to
afford . second opportunity, and in at
least one case there were more chill
dren examined the second time than
appeared at the first.
In these 81 schools approximately
1900 children were examined at the
school clinics. They were served by 80
dentists, rs medical doctors, Is eye
doctors, is nurses, and one Red Cross
nurse, who gave an informative and
instructive talk to mothers Of the
Blake, Gales and Seaton Schools. in
the Gales School. on the proper care
and feeding Of children. In addition
to the school clinics, three Health De-
partment clinics and one church clinic
were used.
Non professional people assisting
included the 81 summer roundup
parent-teacher chairmen, who each
had from to 10 other women assist
ing her.
These figures do not include the
children who were taken to private
physicians, dentists and eye doctors,
but when the final reports are in we
are confident the total number Of
children who were given this pre-
school examination will be almost
twice as large as last years.
We are extremely proud Of the far
reaching effect Of our summer round
up campaign. believing that we can
truthfully say it was city-wide and
that parents of pre-school children
all over the District of Columbia have
been impressed with the Importance
Of discovering remedial defects in
their children before they enter upon
their school careers.
But there Is another vital point to
this summer roundup campaign that
is fully as important as discovering
these defects. It Is their early cor
rection, the immunization against
diphtheria and the vaccination
against smallpox. Immunization for
diphtheria requires six months to be-
come effective; therefore it is readily
seen that the sooner the toxoid is
given the sooner immunization will
be completed. Also vaccination being
compulsory in the District of Column
bia before a child may enter school, it
Is advisable to have this done during
the summer months so that when the
youngster walks proudly up to the
schoolhouse on the first day Of school
In September you may be sure he is
free from remedial defects, and that
all necessary inoculations have been
attended to.
In cases where it Is impossible for
parents to pay for she diphtheria tox-
old or the smallpox vaccination Doth
Of these can be procured any We'd
nesday or Saturday morning between
10 and II at the Vaccination and I'm
munization Clinic, 230 Third street
NV.
cannot close this little "chat"
without expressing the deep appre-
citation of the District OF Columbia
Congress of Parents and Teachers for
the splendid cooperation afforded by
the School Board, the District OF Co
iumbia Health Department, the Dis
trict of Columbia Medical Society, the
District of Columbia Dental Society,
the tuberculosis Association and the
Instructive Visiting Nurses Society.
Without their help, advice and coun-
sci this project could not have been
so outstandingly successful.
Bancroft.
The final meeting of the year will
be held Tuesday at pm. Short
scenes from the plays or dances which
several Of the grades are rehearsing
will be presented. The following off,
GERS will be installed: Mrs. Paul
Kaufman, president: Mrs. Harold
Morrison, Mrs. Barton Stahl, Mrs.
Kate Besserdick, Mrs. Raymond Busby,
Mrs. Robert Dorinelly. vice presidents;
Mrs. Simon Hirshman, recording Sec
retary; Mrs. James Parsons, corre-
spending secretary; Mrs. Jack Miller,
treasurer; Miss Bright, faculty repre-
sentative; Miss Moore, alternate. An
informal reception to the new officers
will be held on the upper playground,
where light refreshments will be
served.
Wallach.
A luncheon will be held Tuesday at
the school for the teachers, new on