The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-02-12
Children Have Education. Play and
Expert Supervision al Nursery School

KuuEH IFfaH while fFeH taENHN
arr employed ~ TIE War work
tif asF nursery feH fnta fuN
swing n the Housing Project IN
rasraKouls tais week
Prem els 10 the morning until
aaont : 81 Ia tht afternoon 70s 90
Tenth street IS huHmine with &C
tlsii,s Ranging r. aRe from Little
Nesuaa hgFFell who b 2 years
aud three nsunih& oid r. children
81 A. 70 8. the youngsters have
: planned schedule which thry
loslav each day under the d4Fsc
f5an If Mtas Emua leDortch III
rector. sae Ass imauRene Tan
nj. Katherine aiadnek BETTY
Kaa sna Willis 4 Hunter, s@N
tani SUPERVISE H. addition the
a4ff lnebsde e cook 5 iaunarefy
sn6 . 5anliof
The ue1thens - uhe children
bring them a. they - 80 wafk
and until 4 ocieak the gounaters
gel ready lof the DAP and play
after euCh early rising. ahes afr
ready lnr = short resi- - & and
they iae down on little cots. 3 ape
easi col iog each child After ae
rest they are divided into tWo
groups and group plays 0at ~
nau4S while the other plays tn the
utooF play rooms. with .duea
tl0nal toys After = time iitesr
groups swap and those outdoors
tonne lnsilse loT stories and music
while those lnssar 60 outside To-
play At 1913 they have another
rest period and dinner IS sefvssa
q ~ = m, im ~ that haur little
stomaehs have long since finished
digestinE an early breakfast and
afe ready fo1 food
Twelve O'Clock finds them al m
bed again tina time for. a long
nap and thes usually r. " sieen
Immediately after weary hours
Of play When they wake about
: o. 80 they have . graham
cracker and milk and play until
theiF parents come for them
Mothers Can Take Jobs
Although tire mothers 81 all
the children enrolled Werc not
working when the children were
entered il the school most Of
them nave slnee taken jobs mesi
If them 81 the Ingalls, Shipbuild
ing Cooperation. Miss IeDortsh
xaid
They said row that they could
b. sure Of having their children
taken care ot ihex could take .
iob she said
Things are still not completed
n the school for tire Federal
Housing Authority has rot yet
hnill ilsA promised FENCE and plaf
ground equipment But boxes IN
which the cots were shipped fur
assh excellent substitutes for nm
aeinaAaee little boys and girls
And even The routine things are
fun In the bath room IS a little
group IF three hooks for each
child, IN easx reach Of short arms
Tn on. hangs the chsld's hand
towel en- another q wash cloth
and pn The third q comb Al
though The children are All Of
priesthood age ard cannot read.
they Recognize their property by
: small picture which Is pasted
above the rnR of hooks. on the
cot and other individual equip
ment One chisd has ; butterfly.
another . lamb. and others a dog
q q cat OF some other animal
81 brit
You'd b. surprised 10 see Row
quickly they learn 10 recognize
their own particular picture.
Miss LeDortch SAID Even little
Velma knows hers n0w and goes
straight 20 her property
Each child IS required 10 bring
sleeping garments and q complete
SCI 81 clean clothes THE cost ST
attending the school IS IS per
week which sum includes fruit
Juice and cod lieer OF in the
morning dinner and an after.
nnon snack
Compleie Health Examination
Before ans child car b. ae-
cepted Al the school ne o. she
must pass q physical examination
and II further safeguard . health
Miss Hunter. who has had fNo
years q nurses training exam
mes each child ln6aa tduaIly every
morning SO that any signs Of Ill
ness mas be detected before other
children have beer exposed 81
any disease In the event that q
enid IS taken III while - EchoQL
s speelai room mas been desle
mated ~ isolation con and that
ehIlds cot ell he moved a the
noagn where fhe siek Child can be
Kept away from the others Ass
LeDOrleh explained
The children are learning r. d.
things too They sci thear oNn
small tables at lunch. q ehiio
setting places f0f four q hls oT
hef table one daf and fhe next
DAY another child taking turns
keW enrolment S being taken
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