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Show Danger in Abbreviation. Even the school nurse has her fun. In a talk before the central philanthropic philan-thropic council the other day, Miss Helen R. Stewart of the board of health told of one little boy who, after he had been examined by the nurse, went to the teacher in tears, complaining that the nurse called him names. When the teacher expressed her surprisei the boy sought to prove his case by handing her the card the nurse had given to him as her record of the examination. "Look at that !" he cried. "Poor nut," read the card. "Poor nutrition," explained the teacher, finally sending the child away with a better opinion of the nurse. Dallas News. |