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caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: openaircrusaders01king (find matches) Title: Open air crusaders; a story of the Elizabeth McCormick open air school, together with a general account of open air school workin Chicago and a chapter on school ventilation Year: 1911 (1910s) Authors: Kingsley, Sherman Colver, 1866- ed Elizabeth McCormick Open Air School, Chicago Subjects: Open-air schools School buildings Publisher: Chicago, United Charities of Chicago Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ®1;0 ^tnrjj of tl;? ^rI;ool Tuberculosis a Heavy Burden upon Charity Organizations.— OnlySalvation is Prevention.—Elizabeth McCormick Open Air SchoolA Preventive Measure.—Co-operation of School Board Secured.—Roof of Mary Crane Nursery Chosen as Site.— Grant GivenFROM Elizabeth McCormick Memorial Fund.— Need of SchoolShown by Family Poverty, Children Debarred from SummerOutings, Children Backward in School.— School Opened Octo-ber 6, 1910; Enrollment Increased from 25 to 35.—Eskimo SuitsProvided; Other Clothing.— Equipment of Nursery Building.—Roof Equipment, Pine Trees, Study Tent, School Supplies, Shel-ter Tent, Store-room, Toilet.—The Month at Camp Algonquin.—Results of School, Educational and Physical.— Its Influenceupon Handicapped Children; upon Normal Children.— As anEducational Force, Children are Better Than Charts. 33 Text Appearing After Image: ®I;? Btnv^ at tl)? Srlinnl Perhaps the heaviest burden laid upon the United Charities ofChicago by any single cause is that which results from tuberculosis.It has for many years constituted a great relief problem, but with thedevelopment of a system of tuberculosis clinics in any large city, anew and magnified duty as well as a new opportunity are laid uponthe heart and conscience of its charity workers. Every day bringsto their attention men, women and children who can be saved ifgiven a chance. This has been demonstrated again and again inevery large city in the past few years but the price must be paid.While consumption is no respecter of persons, the greater number ofits victims are found in the homes of the poor. We recently madea study of the income in 200 families in which there is one or morecases of tuberculosis. They were living on about six dollars a week.The average number of rooms occupied was a little over three.You cannot have consumption in three rooms on six dollars Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: Open air schools or schools of the woods were purpose-built educational institutions for children, that were designed to prevent and combat the widespread rise of tuberculosis that occurred in the period leading up to the Second World War. The schools were built to provide open-air therapy so that fresh air, good ventilation and exposure to the outside would improve the children's health. The schools were mostly built in areas away from city centers, sometimes in rural locations, to provide a space free from pollution and overcrowding. The creation and design of the schools paralleled that of the tuberculosis sanatoriums, in that hygiene and exposure to fresh air were paramount.
context_section_description: Open air schools or schools of the woods were purpose-built educational institutions for children, that were designed to prevent and combat the widespread rise of tuberculosis that occurred in the period leading up to the Second World War. The schools were built to provide open-air therapy so that fresh air, good ventilation and exposure to the outside would improve the children's health. The schools were mostly built in areas away from city centers, sometimes in rural locations, to provide a space free from pollution and overcrowding. The creation and design of the schools paralleled that of the tuberculosis sanatoriums, in that hygiene and exposure to fresh air were paramount.
caption: The "open-air crusaders" of Elizabeth McCormick Open air School, Chicago, USA, 1911
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