Show chwa 4 HWA A day spent in school by i S a half halck sick child may result sending t ig ato sick C children adren slick 3 in weeks illness 10 to School q c h 1 1 in a serious the often if as so Q hap happens peps slight indisposition proves or br SAMUEL G DIXON M D commissions of health of pennsylvania to be the beginning of some communicable disease the cre sult is that other children in the school are exposed and those who are susceptible will follow in in turn school authorities are naturally anxious to secure regularity of attendance on the part of the students and many parents feel fed that they are dimply do doing aing their duty in forcing children to go to school who complain feeling well it is much better for a child to lose an occasional schoola i ng than to risk bringing on an illness and exposing others childrens recuperative po powers were generally speaking are superior to those of older people proper rest and care will often ward off serious serious illness but this requires care and insight on the part of the parents as the children themselves are not apt to call attention to their condition until they become seriously ill loss of appetite lassitude discoloration of the eyes all are indications which should be watched as symptoms of indisposition the work which children lose in the schools they qan can make up far agnore readily than that which they lose in health satisfactory mental progress Tess cannot be made unless health is ia first considered and school authorities should realize that the total amount of time lost is far greater arc ater owing to the added possibility of spreading communicable disease biscas e when alf sick ick children are permitted in school when children ardill are all their playmates should not be permitted togo to go to see them until it is absolutely certain billat illat that they are not suffering from sonic bome communicable disease colds are communicable parents should VA aee t that fiat their children do not visit other youngsters who are ill and infants should never be taken into houses ebere there is danger of their contracting illness from ajom children who are arc not well |