Swarthmorean 1931 July 17

              Vol. Ill,    No. 28
Swarthmore, Pa., July  17,  1931
$2.50 Per   Year
HEALTH REPORT
FOR BUSY MONTH
Pre-School Clinics Meet Success;
Baby Centers Encouraging
SHICK
TESTS
GIVEN
MEETING TO PLAN
COUNTRY WEEK PICNIC
The Annual Town Meeting to make j
plans and set the date" for the Country
Week Picnic will be held Monday evening in the rooms of the Swarthmore
Fire and Protective Association in
Borough Hall. Mrs. Chester Roberts,
Clayton Walton and Charles A. Smith
Beetle Experimental Station
Located on College Campus
The   Department   of   Agriculture   of  next spring, another third of the ori-
the Uuited States  Goverment has  se-  ginal tract will be given a third treat-
lected the campus of Swarthmore Col-  ment.   This will mean that in each area
who  have   always  been   active   in   the ] lege as the location for the largest ex- I there will be a section which has been
work  before  are   anxious   for  a  large | perimcntal   field   station   for   studj'ing
attendance at the meeting so that the j Japanese Beetles in this state.
picnic this year  may come up to the!    While the college is contributing to
standard    set
Swarthmore.
in    previous    years
in
PLAYERS' CLUB TO
HOLD MEETING
A    meeting    of    members     of    the
Swarthmore   Players'   Club   has   been, ,        , .
called for next Tuesday evening at the|waS   takC" r?u   SPnng "  , T >'
wards the cost of the experimental
program of beetle control, thc United
States government is sparing neither
effort nor expense in studying the effects of several varieties of treatment
j which are being used on  the campus
| this year.
The  first step in the program here
five acres of the campus were laid out
! into more than half a dozen designated
'areas.   The smallest area is more than
an acre in size so that the results of
the survey will be based on a sufficient-
thrProgram' outliner^rcrmpTeting!,yJarec Piece of Sr°und
the work.    The date for beginning the
new clubhouse will be determined by sQuare were
the action of members of the club at
the Tuesday evening meeting.
Woman's Clubhouse for presentation
and discussion of plans for the new
clubhouse.
A complete outline of the work already done will be presented as well as
Begin New Church
Work is expected to begin within the
next few days on the new Trinity
Church at North Chester road and
College avenue. The general contract
for the construction of the building has
been awarded to Clarke and Harvey.
George W. Casey of Furness Evans
and Co. is the architect for the new
building which is to be completed and
in use before the end of this year.
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Porch Meeting
The next Porch meeting of the
Woman's Association of the Presbyterian Church will be held July 24 at
the home of Mrs. J. Archer Turner on
Harvard avenue.
What activities have taken the precedent in the work of the Community
Nurses during the past month? What
special campaigns have they carried
through to a successful finish? How
much time has been spent on these activities? How many visits were
made?
In the report of the nurses and committee members, presented at the
Board meeting on Thursday, July 9th,
these questions were answered through
detailed accounts of the work done in
each district. During June, the nurses
in Swarthmore, four in number, made
a total of 813 visits.
72 patients were cared for, 564 bedside visits being made, to chronic,
acute, maternity and welfare cases.
All school work in Swarthmore,
Morton and Springfield Schools was
completed for the term 1930-31. 29
visits were made to the schools during
the month. 12 visits were made to
homes of school children on their behalf. There were 113 conferences with
school teachers regarding health problems and health routines in the schools.
Social service work has lessened, owing to warmer weather, and other reasons. 33 baskets were given out, 8 visits
being made by a volunteer to deliver
baskets. 21 quarts of milk are still
being delivered under our committee.
8 orders of clothing were given. 14 individuals registered for work, and 8 returned to re-register. 12 were referred for work. 70 visits were made by
the nurses on behalf of social service
cases.
Two    interesting    campaigns    were
staged during June.   The first was the	
Preschool  Clinic  movement.    8 clinics I "~" " "~     ~        ~
were held at Springfield, Milrnont, Fol- j SWARTHMORE  CHAUTAUQUA  ASSOCIATION
som,    Holmes,    Morton,    Swarthmore,
with a total of 83 children who enter
school   next   Fall   being   examined   by BY AND FOR THE SWARTHMORE CHAUTAUQUA FAMILY
physicians    The doctors who cooperat- „The more you send in> the mQre W(.m send out
ed were: Dr. P. L. Mehring and Dr. F.
O. Hendrickson, of Springfield; Dr. J FRIDAY. JULY 17. 1931
W. Tomlinson, of Sharon Hill; Dr. F.
S. Gillespie and Dr. Geo. B. Heckman,
of Swarthmore; Dr. Duncan Hatton,
of Chester. The nurses made special
visits to the mothers to talk to them
about the clinics. Over 87 special calls
were made to homes. Every child was
weighed and measured before being
taken to the doctor. The latter examined each child in the presence oi
the mother, advising her as to care and
treatment in the event of physical defects. This will enable her to have
such defects corrected before the opening of school in the Fall.
The baby centers reported encourag-
treated once, a section that has been
treated twice, and a section that has
been treated three times. Another
area has been set aside and given no
treatment at all.
During the treating process the tests
of the ground for. beetle grubs and
the healthy condition of the grass
showing its reaction to certain fertilizer combinations with the lead arsenate,
will aid the Government experts in
making up their bulletins advising
property owners of the best methods
for killing beetle grubs in their lawns,
and  improving . their grass.
The    experiments   are   being    made
only in reference to beetle grubs.    No
efforts to experiment on the live beet-
T , r e    _ les  already on the trees  are included
In each area patches of grass a foot Jn the m
selected at random.   Each,     M_    0sbu_n    _ays
HEALTH PROGRAM
FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS
School  Nurse and   Dental Hygienist Added to School Staff
Here
EXAMINE     ALL     CHILDREN
that    the   treat-
patch was dug up and the beetle grubs I ments b(.. u_cd here are not aimed
counted. In this way the average to exterminate or removc the beetles
number of beetle grubs were found for  one   hundred nt   but   arc   ainlcd
each area to be treated. This week on, tQ contro, th_ bectles or reduce
government employees headed by M. thei_ numbe_ tQ such _n extent that
R. Osburn, an experienced superin- regardleSs of the existance of a few,
tcndenl: fromJhe experimental station ]awns ca„ sti„ be kept ,n good condi.
tion.
at Riverton, N. J., are completing the
second step in the program.
This second step consists of spreading a different treatment on each designated area. While Mr. Osburn would
not divulge the composition of the different treatments being tried, he said
that lead arsenate was the basis for all
but that different kinds of fertilizer
and in some instances fillers were being used along with the lead arsenate.
The experimental work will continue
for another year with a continual succession of tests of the ground. In the
fall a third of each designated area
will be given a second treatment and
WEEKLY NEWS LETTER
The public sale of goods belonging to
the Swarthmore Chautauqua Association
last Wednesday brought to a close the
career of what was once Swarthmore's
most noted industry. From Canada to
Florida, and throughout the entire eastern U. S., the high standards of entertainment and education fostered by
this organization have played a leading
role in bringing fame to Swarthmore. In
the minds of many persons the word
Swarthmore has never meant anything
but the Swarthmore Chautauqua.
, ,    . . , In maintaining the high moral of the
ing  attendance    during  June,  with   a Chautauqua  Assoc;ation,  no  small   part
total of 79 registered babies and^ chil-| was played by thc intimate little newspaper   for  its  workers known  as  "The
News Letter."    Established by Howard
Buck-man and edited by him for many
...   0 , . .   , .      years, it was a bright spot in the life of
were given.   61 Schick tests were g,v-   the organization unti, the very end.    Mr.
drcn coming back to be weighed and
examined. 14 new babies were registered.
Toxin    Antitoxin   and   Schick   tests
en to children who received the Anti
toxin last year. 23 were found to have
had a positive reaction and are now
being given injections over again. 8-1
have received Toxin Antitoxin. This
means a great deal of work, inasmuch
as each child must receive three injections of the serum, one week apart. It
means that there must be special clinics each week to give children second
Buckman was succeeded as editor by
Adelaide Alger who was editor for
several years. The final editor was
Frances Maxwell. ten years ago.
Wednesday's sale witnessed the disposal of nearly all of thc Chautauqua Association's property. However, with the
aid of Mrs. Alger, Mr. Buckman and
Burt McKinnie, The Swarthmorean has
5tirred some of the old spirit which still
of its operation cannot be estimated nor
taken away from its founder."
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The sale on Wednesday attracted some
two hundred or more persons. Most of
them were junk dealers whose only interest was in buying what they could for
practically nothing. Pianos brought
from $2 to $10. Most of them brought
less than $5. Hundreds of dollars worth
of canvas sold in heaps for two or three
dollars. Uncle Tom's Cabin brought 70c.
The Ross Crane Caravan on Wheels was
not sold the highest bid being $67.
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One of the busiest men at the sale was
Joe Gettz. Joe had worked for several
days getting the things ready for display. Across the street from the Chautauqua buildings, Mrs. Broomall had
erected a lemenade stand on her front
porch.   The weather was very warm and
A photographer is attached to the
staff of government workers here and
is taking pictures of all phases of
the work for reproduction in government bulletins which will be issued
probably in a year or so based on the
findings of the government men here.
(Continued on Page Four)
WOMEN PLAN
FLOWER SHOW
Mrs.    A.    R.    Redgrave   Newly
Appointed Chairman of
Garden Section
FLOWER    SHOW    SEPT.    15
Mrs. A. R. Redgrave, the newly appointed chairman of the Garden Section of the Woman's Club, called a
meeting of her committee on Tuesday
to formulate plans for the Fall Flower
Show, which will be held on Tuesday,
the 15th of September, from three until  nine o'clock.
The personnel of the committee follows : Miss Martha Taylor, treasurer,
Mrs. E. O. Lange, secretary, Mrs, E.
B. Chapman, Mrs. E. A. Jenkins, Mrs.
G. J. Jones, Mrs. J. R. Kline, Mrs. J.
H. Perkins, Mrs. J. Warren Paxson,
Mrs. W. A. Raiman, Mrs. W. F. Rice,
Mrs. Elliott Richardson, Mrs. Rosalie
Roberts, Mrs. J. S. Seal, Mrs. F. D.
Windell and  Mrs. George Zimmer.
Mrs. J. S. Seal will have charge of
decorating the stage and will use living pictures, using flowers in miniature
frames, 24 by 30, inside dimensions.
Mrs. J. Warren Paxson will have
charge of the Junior section, which will
have  exhibits  grown  by children   six-
An enlarged health program for the
Swarthmore public schools this winter
is promised in the announcement that
a school nurse and a dental hygienist
have been employed to divide their
time between the schools of Swarthmore and Nether Providence Township. In the past the nurses of the
Community Health Center have carried on the school work.
About one third of the cost of these
two new school employees is paid by
the State while the balance is shared
equally by the two school districts.
Each school is installing dental equipment and headquarters for the school
nurse.
In making this change the Swarthmore schools are following the example of other progressive school districts.
Nearty every school district in the
county has its nurse and dental hygienist and Swarthmore is one of the last
to make this addition to its staff.
Miss Anna Burkhardt of Donora,
Pa., has been employed as the first
school nurse under thc new program.
She will spend a part of each day examining and looking after the elementary grade school children of
Swarthmore. Miss Burkhardt is a registered nurse artd was selected from a
large list of candidates for the position.
The local school board is further
planning to change the present health
program of the schools by asking the
State Department of Health to appoint Dr. Geo. B. Heckman, Swarthmore physician, as school physician in
place of the Media physician who now
holds the position.
The board feels that it would be advantageous to have a local physician
examine the children each year and act
in an advisory capacity with the school
nurse.
The new school dental hygienist will
be Miss Helen Deihl of Harrisburg,
Pa. Miss Deihl is a graduate of the
dental school of the University of
Pennsylvania and is also an experienced school worker in her field.
She will conduct a program of care
for the teeth which will include the
cleaning. A dental honor roll will be
kept to include the names of all children whose teeth have been pronounced in satisfactory condition by a dentist.
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INTEREST RATES
TO BE DECREASED
she did a  rushing business.    The noise
an dbustle was reminiscent of the outside i teen and under, and will judge boquets
of any tent on a typical chautauqua day  arranged     from     wild     flowers     and
ure in editing this last edition of "The
News Letter."
and third injections.   Then, when they ■,   .        ,   . . . . , „   „«„„,.
"f^-™*"   *~ y.„.~».    „-   ..-J „„,„.,   tuL I abounds in many places and takes pleas
forget    to  come,   or   are   away,   the   :    „.,...:„_ t,.:: ,„„,. „,,;f;™ nr "TU,
nurse must visit the home to make surt
that each child gets the complete treatment,                                                             j *   *   *
The nurses have had several children,    Fortunate, fcw of  the old  Chautau-
undcr   special   supervision   for   correc-                 .,    > „         attend the fina!
tion of defects.   One school child, aged i ■ .      ;    .   . ,t.c .i.. r>u«,..»„..„.,„
grasses.
Mr. Peter Jansen of Sharon Hill will
7, who has been suffering from the effects of blood poisoning, was taken to
thc Children's Hospital in Philadelphia
where he was left for observation. The
boy was unable to walk owing to the
fact that the infection had stiffened his
leg. A brace and special shoes were
recommended, and the Board approved this aid. Thc brace was secured and
the child is beginning to walk again.
He  is able to be out  in the sunshine
sale of what was left of the Chautauqua
equipment and .supplies held at the warc-
honre last Wednesday, July 8. The occasion held no jov for those who treasured memories of the good old days on
the circuits.
Today there hangs in what was once
Dr. Pearson's front office a large man
marked by hundreds of red pin heads.
Each   pin  once  marked  a  town   where
This   man
chautauqua   was   scheduled
_„j . ,.        « - ! was the onlv thing in any of thc build-
ana    is    improving    after    his    many  :VA   »'«."»•*"'"* / M~,-;nB
1 ngs that could not be sold.    Tt remains
months in the hospital
Three school children have been list
;as a proud emblem of what was once an
ed for tonsil operation, at Taylor Hos-  ^^^.^JS^tl! ^l™,
pital, and a fourth child was operated
upon at the same hospital, returning
home in good condition. Anothci
school child has been'placed under the
CContinufd on  Page Pour)
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As Dr. F.llis stated at the dinner given
P. M. P. last vear at the Rolling Green
Golf Club: "Chautauqua mav go and
something else mav replace it, hut the
good  it has done in thc eighteen years
Ed. Hitchcock has acted in the inter-'p'an the Rock Garden,
est of the creditors of the Association Many other added features will be
and through his tireless efforts and Joe announced later, among them plans
Gettz' activity at the buildings he sold I *°r Mr. Donato Colafemina for an ex-
a large percentage of the goods during : hibition of vegetables, fruit and grapes,
the months preceding the sale. '    A catalogue will be available shortly
*   *   * !but   in   the   meantime   the   people   of
George Turner attended the sale. He I Swarthmore and vicinity are asked to
was the first to be called in on thc job!p,an thc,r flowers in such a way as to
when   the   Association   began—and   the have some one or bunches to bring to
last to leave.   George has now more than! ,the  Flower  Show as  each year  they
200 rabbits in his rabhitry and is making ;hoPe to make it larger and better.
a big success of the business. Mrf- John ,Bycr* Roxby oi m Cor"
+   #   m [ncll Avenue has charge of the flowers
Burt   McKinnie.  one  of  the  grandest ifor    ''Powerless    Philadelphia"    this
Chautauquaites   of   them   all.   was   also in,onth  «nd  asks anyone who can.   to
at thc sale and declares that the sight ^   n°wcrs   w,th  her  on  Thursday
of all the fine things sold so cheaply and j   v,rni gS# ■   • e   .i      /-     i
,        .    ,   , .,,     , ».•„!.«   '     ' he   new   chairman   of   the   Garden
bargained  for so ruthlessly was nugiity;        . .   ,     ... ,    „, ,   ,
, . „    .    .        ...       . „..       "   section of the Woman s Club has   ong
depressing.     Burt   is   selling   insurance,. *
i *i_ L.-i .. :_i -i? _n , ne
^en
and certainly has the best wishes of all ,'--■-»—'«- • ."„.. ««,„«.,„« .,
of his hundreds of old Chautauqua j?^ ,morc;_!bhc.has ..Sf 5?r J?.u?
friends.
in
Marion McKinnie has been "pantry
peeping" for the Curtis Pub. Co., this
winter and has traveled throughout the
East. In other words she has been studying the buying habits of housewives to
secure information for the Statistical
Department of Mr. Curtis' publications.
(Continued on Page Three)
associated    with    gardening
,«-,,,„.,„   » »«».-imore.   She  has  aided  her  ..«.-
utauqua ... . e     ,.   .
band in securing many prizes for their
fine collection of dahlias and was
awarded first prize at thc Rutledge
Horticultural Show this spring for the
best delphiniums. Mr. Redgrave is secretary and show manager for thc Rutledge Horticultural Society as well as
a member of the Philadelphia Horticultural Society as well as a member
of thc Philadelphia Horticultural Club.
The following statement relating to
interest rates of Delaware County
banks was made this week by the
Delaware County Banker's Association
through their secretary Charles A.
Meurer. In line with Mr. Meurer's
statement the rate of interest on savings accounts will be set at three percent in all banks.
Banking   Situation
"Last week the City Council of
Philadelphia passed a resolution authorizing a reduction of intcsest rates required of banks receiving the deposits
of the Sinking Fund Commission. This
action follows the general tendency
throughout the country to reduce the
interest rates paid by banks and is one
of the most constructive moves yet
made to safeguard the savings of the
nation.
"The business depression which has
effected the whole world during the
past two years has placed enormous
sums in the hands of the bankers who
have found it increasingly difficult to
make safe investments offering an adequate  investment  return.
"The funds of the nation which in
normal times are employed in business
have flowed to the banks to be safeguarded until again required. The
banks, in endeavoring to keep these
funds liquid, have created a demand
for high-grade securities which in turn
has reduced the income yield on such
securities to a point where it is impossible to continue to buy them and
still maintain the interest rates paid
to depositors.
"Banks generally have been effecting economics in every direction during
the past eighteen months, but have
found these moves altogether inadequate to remedy thc situation.
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