Show MUCH FOR CURF CURE LITTLE FOR prevention in the meeting of the board of education questions ioni held saturday the quest question came up N whether hether or not to continue the health education that was aas bucce success I 1 full initiated last term the cost of this aorl amounted to 1125 one biM third of which was as contri contributed by the utah public health association to so that our erb had to contribute I 1 only to this work eo lalu alu able to our most treasured potes pion our ur children bowing howing of the wave of economy that is again predominant among our ta paes and which vatch finds expression even in an agitation to the school term to wen months arol and io take out of the high school curriculum domestic science domestic art music and aahl athletics ct 1 cs the oard board b NN ft as somewhat occa hat ze iel octant id ib accept the offer made by the health association to contribute again one third of the sala salary if the district employ a school nure while we ve are thoroughly in sympathy sym path with rigid economy ne are of the opinion that we should not skimp when ben it tonjes comes to schools and our children besides that teaching prevention of disease in our opinion is not an expense pense but an vestment ment the federal bureau of education just publish ed some statistics from aich it appears that an average oi of artful 10 annually is pent bv inich each of the people of the united states for drugs and medical and surgical attention exclusive ec lusie of dental work to prevent this calamitous vi aste the several conic communities unities tend pend from nothing to a dollar a bear ear per capita in diffusing through public schools of the country knowledge of hygiene and observance of the laas of health the average outlay for this preventive prevent ne work I 1 is not more than 25 cents per capita taking into consideration theme thee sta ne think that the proposition of the health association ought to be accepted anil and a school chool nure nur e appointed |