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Show Schoolv and rTV Home c J by Tj Dr. Daryl J.McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education A,:-i ""miion l "Preservation of h is a duty. Few pe0pie ' to be conscious of such thing as Physical morality ! So said the great ph sopher -physician Hippo,., " tes hundreds of years a It seems that we 20th Cen' tury adults do not believj or have not accepted philosophy. Like Hippocrates, theDrs of today are continual' warning us that too many Americans are overweigj, and under exercised. Evidence of this isn'tharj to spot. Too many 0f tt have that middle age spreaj before we're outofourhen. ties. Too many of us Pul( for five minutes after walk, lng up a few stairs. Kids are great watchers, If they see Dad consume j third helping of cheesecake then that's the encourage, ment they may need to be. come 'dessert freaks'. On the other hand, if they see Mom outrace half the neighborhood kids in a yard dash, chances are that they'll start jogging those two miles with her every morning. Spring Is here. It's the season of vitality, activity and renewal. In short, it's probably the best time to get the entire family involved involv-ed In health consciousness. If you can make smart eating the thing to do at your dinner table, you may be arousing a sense of self, pride in your children that will stay with them for all their lives. If you can make regular exercise the thing to do, you may make those lives much longer and happier. Listen to Hippocrates and your family doctor. They have some good lessons for i ou and your children. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pry-- Pry-- or have spent some time In Arizona. Mr. and Mrsl Dean Carter Car-ter have been gone for a week. Donna visited her brother, Gary, and family, at Tooele, and Dean flew to Washington. Shane Maycock, and Lisa Eyre, and Larry Maycock have all had another birth-day. birth-day. Happy birthday to all of you. |