Milford chronicle., 1952-04-25
Benjamin Banneker
School News

The six weeks sewing unit, held
in the Banneker School each We'd
nesday night, closed Thursday,
April II.
The unit was composed of twenty
members from Milton, Harrington,
Bridgeville and Milford, under the
direction of Miss Pearce and Mrs.
Camille Jacobs, Home and Youth
DemOnstratOr.
Many beautiful dresses for the
spring season were made by the
group.
Grades and 5 are carrying on an
experiment in their room. They
have two pet rabbits, Bugs and
Stubby, who live in the back of the
classroom. Bugs drinks milk each
day with his food. Stubby drinks
only water. The rabbits are weigh
ed each Friday and their weights
are recorded on a chart. Already
Pugs has gained OF. over Stubby.
Bugs is also much more active
than Stubby and amuses the child
ren by hopping and jumping about
and tossing his food pan into the
air with his mouth.
The children have made reports
on the following topics about the
rabbits:
l. Early History g. Different
Kinds of Rabbits. 3. Differences be-
tween the Rabbit and the Hare.
4. Diseases. 5. Enemies of Rabbits
6. Domestic Rabbits. Z. Food for
Rabbits. 8. Uses of Rabbits. 8. Re-
production of Rabbits.
At the regular meeting of the
P.T.A., April 21, the Program Com
mittee, Mrs. F. S. Mitchell, chair
man, presented a panel discussion.
The topic was, Building Health
Through Dental Care, Nursing and
Nutrition" Members of the panel
were Dr. Charles Henry, Miss Cen
eva Brown, Miss Martha WOodfolk,
Mrs. Camille Jacobs, Rev. r. r.
Fisher and Rev. e. E. Henley.
DR.. Henry is a graduate Of How
ard University, in Washington, d.
c., and is a dentist in Dover. He
told the group that many times
cancer originates in the mouth in
the lower cavity. He stressed the
fact that examinations of the en-
tire mouth should be made regular
/ ly. DIR. Henry also stated that
schools should allow children to
bring their tOOthbrushes to school
each day so that teeth may be
| brushed after each meal.
Miss Brown, a graduate of Cook
County School of Nursing, at the
/ University of Illinois, in Chicago, is
! a school nurse, employed at Sea-
/ ford and Laurel Schools. She told
of her work with children's eyes,
teeth, tonsils and extremeties. She
has obtained several pairs OF
/ glasses for pupils, through the
Lions and Kiwanis Clubs. She said
that it is very hard for parents to
understand that children do their
best work when they are in the
best of health. She stressed the use
of the clinics where children and
parents can receive medical care
free of charge.
Miss WOodfOlk is a dental hy-
geinist, employed by the State
Board of Health. She stated that
most ills start in the mouth. Dur
ing the past year. she examined
about 1000 children and discovered
10000 cavities. $500 extraction'
were made. These figures testify
to the terrible condition of the
childrens teeth Miss Woodfoli
said that both parents and teachers
should become more dental con
sciOus. She also stressed the fac
that schools should stop selling
candy to the children.
Mrs. Jacobs is graduate o
Hampton Institute. in Virginia an(
holds a B. S. degree in Home Econ
cmics. She is also a Home ant
Youth Demonstration for the State
of Del. Mrs. Jacobs spoke of healtl
on the side of nutrition. She SAT-
that most foods are overlooked
and that in overlooking foods
housewives throw away many mucl
needed vitamins.
Rev. Fisher, pastor of st. Pau
Methodist Church, in Milford wa
the moderator.
Rev. Henley summarized thu
statements made by the pane
members. He also brought out th'
fact that we fail in that we shoul'
be concerned, not only in our owl
oLtldran hut with ali children.