Show excellent results of child health program A five year health program pro grani in the elementary schools of little rock nock ark has built up a health consciousness in the entire community not only in the city but in the county and state as na well martha C allis relates in a description tit of this work in MJ in the primary grades the health leaching Is handled by the teacher of if alif grade in the fourth fifth rind sixth there Is a health teacher for the lie group at the beginning of each term the nurse teacher and health director inspect and score the children tor for defects and health habits rind and then they operate cooperate co in efforts to have corrections made the aim of the program Is tAo twofold fold reaching and getting corrections ions made but it is intended that the teaching achins te shall so interest ahe child that he will get corrections made MISS allis points out that the little rock nock pro program ram has bas achieved this result Is shown by the fact that every child knows bis big defect or tailing failing and works hard to get rid of it both teachers and children work mork like beavers to get as many perfect children as possible in each room the five year report shows that is children had bad dental corrections 2500 tonsil and adenoid operation 2171 eyes corrected and other corrections the health program has been carried out in sixteen white aud and seven colored schools reaching approximately white and colored children although there are not as many corrections of defects among negro children the work has been successful among them |