Show CONTEST ON IN UTAH FOR CLEANER AND HEALTHIER schoolrooms about school rooms and grounds will bo be inspected this year in the annual clean school contests contents to be conducted by jainie 11 wallis executive secretary ot at tho the utah pub lie health association who aurini the last ITO five years yeara has acted as tho the official otric lal contest judge I 1 i the flroa adjudication will bo be mado made of the school buildings and grounds in sevier county commencing at richfield three prizes will be given the schools schoola scoring tho the highest this thib money will be contributed by tho the board ot at education and will bo be used by the winning schools tor for tho the purchase of playground equipment rind tor for the beautifying ot of school grounds mr wallis left friday to tai il address a joint meeting of oe tho the principals and janitors hold held at richfield saturday morning at which ho he discussed the antiro plan tho the high aim of the contest cottelit cont elit to la to improve tho the appearance appe aranco of 0 the school buildings and grounds the tha cleanliness of rooms desks and blackboards proper seat boat adjustment ventilation ti temperature and illumination water supply ire fire protection condition ot at toilets tot lota etc the tha contest which la in one ot at them tha activities of the utah public health Aso clation to insure moro more health tul 1111 and attractive school buildings and grounds Is financed by the sale of christmas seals and has already boon inaugurated in the tha schools of cache logan city north San pote vote provo city uintah washington juab north summit deaver beaver carbon iron iran and wasatch Waa atch school districts mr wallis scores each school room on a point system 20 points each being given to condition a of I 1 school building school grounds school equipment school toilets and school apparatus national attention has been directed to the value of 0 this work by magazine writers who declara it to be ono one ot at tho the most important contributions in recent movements move menta toward better public health and sanitation dr henry paterson Po torson at 0 the depart went ment of education at ai the aart filfus at al college at logan loean writes the clean school contest in the schools ot of logon logan was one of at tho the beat things put over while I 1 ws wa city superintendent the pupils worked with in terest and enthusiasm in Irli improving proving their surroundings the contest vw vi tallied their activities in such related subjects as health sarti sanitation tation community civics and science it mado made ot of each pupil a real young citizen operating cooperating co with other cit eizens for the accomplishment of a common end the appearance of 0 school gounds buildings and equipment underwent a wonderful change chance grounds were raked and weeds removed buildings cleaned by tho the help ot at children defacements defa cements erased furniture cleaned and varnished radiators radl cleaned with aluminum paint and book thoroughly cleaned avid and re paired the contest gave the children a now attitude toward thol their school their energy helped make it better tho the change in the physical 11 aVre appearance arance of things was waa great teo contest saved the board money and gave the teachers enjoyment in the now new spirit but the groat good accomplished was in the better deals and habits of the children this activity was waa a real character buil diric activity |