Fourth International Congress on School Hygiene, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A., August 25-30, 1913. Transactions

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Page 528 - ... to ascertain whether he is suffering from defective sight or hearing or from any other disability or defect tending to prevent his receiving the full benefit of his school work, or requiring a modification of the school work in order to prevent injury to the child or to secure the best educational results.
Page 309 - A SENSITIVE PLANT in a garden grew, And the young winds fed it with silver dew. And it opened its fan-like leaves to the light, And closed them beneath the kisses of night. And the spring arose on the garden fair, Like the spirit of love felt everywhere; And each flower and herb on earth's dark breast Rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.
Page 411 - Les pouvoirs qui appartiennent au maire, en vertu de l'article 91, ne font pas obstacle au droit du préfet de prendre, pour toutes les communes du département ou plusieurs d'entre elles, et dans tous les cas où il n'y aurait pas été pourvu par les autorités municipales, toutes mesures relatives au maintien de la salubrité, de la sûreté et de la tranquillité publiques.
Page 536 - Pus from diseased teeth seriously interferes with digestion, and poisons the system. It causes a lowering of vitality, and renders mental effort difficult. Diseased teeth, temporary as well as permanent, are frequently the cause of abscesses, and should be carefully watched and treated. . Irregularities of the teeth, especially those which make it impossible to close the teeth properly, lead to faulty digestion, to mouth-breathing, and to other diseases and evils which an insufficient supply of oxygen...
Page 531 - A persistent paroxysmal cough, frequently accompanied with vomiting, no matter whether there is any distinct whoop or not, is indicative of whooping-cough. In cases of whoopingcough of long standing, even if there has been no distinct whoop, an ulcer on the band connecting the lower surface of the tongue with the floor of the mouth is found in a certain number of cases. If there is no distinct ulceration, there may be a marked congestion of the band.
Page 411 - Le soin de prévenir, par des précautions convenables, et celui de faire cesser, par la distribution des secours nécessaires, les accidents et les fléaux calamiteux, tels que les incendies, les inondations, les maladies épidémiques ou contagieuses, les épizooties, en provoquant s'il ya lieu l'intervention de l'administration supérieure; 7°...
Page 309 - If your work is made more easy By a friendly, helping hand, Say so. Speak out brave and truly, Ere the darkness veil the land. Should a brother workman dear Falter for a word of cheer ? Scatter thus your seeds of kindness, All enriching as you go : Leave them.
Page 450 - ... and utensils, and shall make such additional examinations of the sanitary conditions of the school buildings and grounds as he deems necessary, or as the regulations of the State Department of Health, or the rules of the board of school directors or of the local board of health require.
Page 484 - The superintendent shall be a well-educated physician, a graduate of an incorporated medical college, with at least five years' experience in the actual practice of his profession...
Page 134 - In that other room, the pupils were of the same grade, and of about the same number, but the room was heated and ventilated according to the usual methods. The pupils in both rooms were normal, healthy children from the same kind of homes, so that the test was as fair, accurate, and searching as possible. At the end...

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