Show BOOKER WASHINGTON TAlKS Of NEGROES AT CONfERENCE ON RACES BATTLE CREEK Mich Jan 9 Tho The mental physical and moral ad ad- of mankind was discussed d front from almost every angle by men men and women famed in their respective fields of endeavor at nt today's session of the national race race betterment e conference In addition t two o papers prepared b bj by men unable to attend were read to tho the dole dele gates gatos On tho the program for the tho forenoon session sos ses sion Sian were Booker T. T Washington on who discussed Tho rho N Negro gro Race Race J J and a paper prepared by Dr Ernest ruest Hoa of Leland Stanford School university on TI Hygie 11 cne itil 11 cne itil The child hygienist occupies a new now newfield field and his work makes necessary the tho recognition of a now profession said Dr Hoag's paper The mod modern rn school health officer must be a 8 specialist carefully care care- fully uhl trained in the problems of child chilel hygiene eno particularly as this applies to the school child The division of oC school hygiene should include in itself functions not only tho the health supervision of school schoolchildren schoolchildren children and maintenance of healthful school environment nut hut also o supervision sion of the teaching of hygiene ene of the tho health of teachers of physical education education duca tion and of a public lecture department for parents where topics on the home and school hygiene of the child may be presented It also also should in include ludo the tho maintenance of a central laboratory for forthe tho the study of exceptional children especially espe espe- those who arc are retarded and mentally mentally men men- tally subnormal |