OCR Text |
Show May Day Inspires Us to Child Health Protection WITH the approach of May Day with its new significance signifi-cance one recalls the remark re-mark once made by Robert Henri, famous American artist and teacher: teach-er: "I would rather see a wonder ful little child than the Grand Can von." lied on by teachers, county demonstration demon-stration agents, parents and 4 H Club girls. The hot milk dish has been prepared with evaporated milk. The pupils are also drinking evaporated milk every noon. The county health officers and publlo health nurses In Beaufort and Pamlico Counties, North Carolina, and Calvert and St Mary's Counties, Coun-ties, Maryland, have seen an Improvement Im-provement In the health of tho children since the introduction of this hot milk dish lunch. They have gained In weight. School ottl-ciais ottl-ciais announce that they are doing better school work. A woman's club has been organ-1 organ-1 lsed In Bear Creek, N. C, for the purpose of continuing this hot dish school lunch another year. It Is an example of what every community can do this May Day when it plans its child health education program for the coming year. School Lunch Peanut-Butter-Banana Sandwich Veal and Carrot Sandwich Tomato (raw or cooked) Apple Oatmeal Cookies Lunch at Home Potatoes Au Gratin Cole Slaw Daytona Pudding Raisin Sauce Iced Cocoa It Is withlnthe province of every I-erson and every community to pee a wonderful little child develop from infancy to adulthood with the heritage of a strong, healthy body end a well trained mind. Educators today are talking about the "whole child" the development and protection pro-tection of physical and mental health. May Day Is child health day In America. It Is the day when communities com-munities and parents should Interrupt In-terrupt their routine to take inventory in-ventory of the health of their child population. Child health programs are given a new Impetus on May Day by the community. It Is the day every parent should take bis child to the family physician for a physical examination. Although May Day Is the special day set apart, It should be a day continued throughout the year. The building of a strong child body Is more than a one-day job. There are many projects that can be launched and carried on with the combined efforts of community, com-munity, parents, teachers, public vssl and Csrrot Sandwich Put equal parts of cooked veal and raw carrot through a food chopper. Add a little chopped celery, salt and pepper and enough cooked salad dressing to make mixture mix-ture spread easily between thinly sliced, buttered bread. Potatoes au Grstln I topa cooked chopped panic poUtow. dlo.d eup ehM, lmp This (rated Whlt Sftuea t up buttered I to. p. fln.br cramb Cook potatoes In the white sauce slowly until heated through. Pour Into a buttered baking dish, sprinkle sprin-kle top with parsley, then with cheese and finally with buttered crumbs. Cover and bake in a hot oven (400 P.) until brown. health workers and volunteer agencies. The school lunch is one of these projects which will Include all the children of school age, and in which all groups have an opportunity oppor-tunity to participate. A hot milk dish builds up the nutrition of your children. In two counties in North Carolina Caro-lina and Maryland school lunch -projects art being successfully car- Iced Cocoa S ttas. aoaoa - tu enp waUt I lb. p. auarsr t eup. evaporated Paw a-raina aalt milk H o hot water V, tap. vanlDa Blend dry Ingredients, add cup water. Bring to the boiling point and cook rapidly one minute to form sirup, stirring constantly. C00L Pour into a glass Jar with cold evaporated milk, water and vanilla. Shaka rigorously. Yield; (servings. |