Children well and happy : $b A manual for the Girl's Health LeagueKimball, May Dickinson
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Children well and happy : $b A manual for the Girl's Health League
Kimball, May Dickinson
Hygiene; Infants -- Health and hygiene
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| Girls’ Health League |
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| Under the Auspices of the |
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| MASSACHUSETTS STATE FEDERATION OF |
| WOMEN’S CLUBS |
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|State ________________ Class Number ________ |
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|Town _____________________ |
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|Class Rank ______________ |
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|Number of Members ________ |
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|Organizer __________ Instructor __________ |
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| Address __________ Address __________ |
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|Date of Organization ______________________ |
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III. ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR THE MEETING
1. Calling meeting to order by the president.
2. Calling the roll by the secretary.
3. Reporting the illness of any member.
4. A short quiz on the last lesson.
5. A twenty minutes’ talk by the instructor, followed by a half hour
devoted to practical demonstrations on the subject of the lesson.
The following articles are suggested for use in the demonstrations:
Large-sized washable doll
A complete set of baby clothing
A bathtub
Scales
A pad for the scales
Clothes basket for baby’s bed
Mattress
Sheets
Stork sheeting
Mattress protector
Blankets
Spread
Two bath towels
Two face towels
Two wash cloths
Toilet articles
Utensils for preparing the baby’s food
The object of the demonstrations is to make the work of the league of
practical value to the girls.
After attending three successive meetings of the class each member will
be given a Girls’ Health League button, which is reproduced in the
accompanying cut. The presentation of buttons signifies that the girls
are members of the Girls’ Health League. On receipt of the button each
girl agrees to do some definite act each day to make others well and
happy.
[Illustration: CHILDREN WELL AND HAPPY
GIRLS’ HEALTH LEAGUE]
IV. FINISHING THE COURSE
At the completion of the course each girl will be given an oral
examination and will be asked to write an essay on the care of a baby.
The following subjects are suggested:
1. What do you mean by personal hygiene?
2. What do you mean by home sanitation?
3. Give three reasons why a mother should nurse her baby.
4. If a baby must be bottle fed, what is the best substitute for
breast milk, and who should direct how the food be prepared?
5. If a baby is bottle fed, how would you care for its milk?
6. What can you do to help save the babies?
Certificate of Graduation
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