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nursing procram FOR COUNTY PUPILS County Health Department Plays Important Role in School Life by LILLIAN BAYLEY, R. N. Supervising Nurse New Hanover County Health Department The New Hanover County Health Department nursee participate in the school health program by as sisting in developing educational programs based on the needs of the pupils. The nurses assist the teachers in making health inspections of pupils: by teaching symptoms of communicable disease, the import ance of isolation and the value of immunization for babies and pre-school children: by helping to promote a healthful school en vironment. After the health inspection has been finished the public health nurse visits the family to encour age the correction of defects, to give or arrange for nursing care orf a sick pupil and to coordinate public health nursing activities with all other health organizations of the community. Each nurse has a district in the city or county and she is respon sible for all public health and school nursing within her district A schedule of nursing visits tc schools is arranged in September and each nurse makes her visits accordingly. The real evaluation of publjr health work accomplished in schools is not how many school or home visits were made but how satisfactory is the school health environment? How many physical defects were corrected? How many social and emotional problems were solved? and how many pu pils were immunized for whooping cough, diphtheria ann small po\ before they entered school? During i947 there were 978 pu pils who had dental correction* made, 121 tonsillutomies were done and 306 glasses were fitted. Successful small pox vacinations With Stylish, Long Wearing Shoes For Students 01 All Ages __ _ Sizes 334 to 9 Brown & White \ SADDLES' This popular shoe can also be had in black and white is or brown with white saddle. Widths: A to C $Z|.98 MISSES9 BROWN WING TIP OXFORDS Goodyear welt. A sturdy com fortable shoe for growing girls. Sizes 12% to 3. Widths M \ a t° c Hi A Popular Favorite! Boy’s Long Seam MOCCASINS Ideal for Tough Wear Sizes $ft.95 2J4 to 6 WW Same In Men’s Sizes At_$5.95 Foi rai big ioYs A Handsome Shoe! Full double oak sole. OXFORDS WING TIP May be had in brown calf. Cardo Van and Scotch Si'ain leathers. "1 Sizes 6 to 11 Ill ■ 1H a g H M[Lhk J|Pmm ■■III ■va| I 106 North Front St._j numbered 338, whooping cough in oculations 802 and diphtheria im munizations 656. 'Hie public health nurses main objective in school nursing is to instruct teachers, parents, and pupils to recognize normal health and deviations from it and finally encourage each home in assuming its own responsibility for securing correction of defects and for main taining a healthy standard of liv ing. ^p37 Television Milestone The first television transmission over wire circuit, from Washing ton to New York City, and by radio from Whippany, N. Y. to New York City, was demonstrated in 1927. Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service VICTORY GARDENING STILL IS POPULAR Victory dens 'encouraged during the war are still popular with steel workers here. They are gardening on land set aside for the purpose by the Car negie Illinois company during the war. Now they do it for a hobby and because of rising food costs. The compnay still furnishes the eight-acre plot and five tons of fer tilizer for the ground. In addition, it has the plots plowed and har rowed for the w’orkers each spring. A contest started during the war continues to flourish. U. S. savings bonds are issued to the three best gardens in the plots. If He Were Editor CLEVELAND % (U.R)—The Cleve land Press takes weekly polls t® detennine what readers want. The latest quiz was “What would you do if you were dditor?’* Letters poured in. Some good; others lambasting the paper. Th® corker of the lot was perhaps the shortest. It said: “Mr. Editor: “If I were editor, I’d resign. “Thanks, “John Q. Public.” Ray Lamp Eases Earache A small infrared ray lamp equipped -with a headband and adjustable buckle to position it, has been developed to relieve eat aches and inflammation. "■ " ■ ■ 4 Visil... TODD'S Ft Parents, you’ll find at Todd’s many of the items that are essential to your school child’s welfare and comfort. Give that boy or girl the necessary things to make his school life a pleasure. Every Student Needs A Good ESK CHAIR f Modern students spend many hours on “home work.” A good desk of his own will greatly aid him in this work. We have many styles and a range of prices to choose from. Select his before he starts to school. ! Protect Their Eyesight Come In And Make Your Selection From Our Large Display Of LAMPS Your child’s eyes are very important in their school work. That’s why they should have good light for reading and studying. Come in and select the proper lamp now. • READING IAMPS • DESK LAMPS • FLOOR LAMPS • BRIDGE LAMPS • INDIRECT LAMPS [« USE OUB EASY TERMS • Shop Todd's Often 21 SOUTH FRONT ST.