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In the elementary schools especially, a daily health inspection
should be made by the classroom teacher in order to check upon
the proper perfcrmence of the reguiar daily health habits and
in order to detsct any sign of illness or symptoms of commun-
icable diseases.
Superintendents should insist that all children who are ill or
who have some Gisease that might endanger the health of the
other students remain out of school and under the care of a
physician, if necessary, until entireiy free from illness or
disease,
There should be a definite period of health instruction in
which proper health habits as well as information for the proper
care and preservation of the bcdy should be given, including
sanitation of home, schocl, and community.
Every child should be weighed and measured monthly or at least
semi-annually in order to determine the amount of growth or
increase in weight. The amount of exin in weight is now con-
sidered far more important then being of what is considered
normal weight. ;
In the ruval schools, as well es ail others, every effort
should be made to provide at least one hot dish for each child
at noon.
A definitely organized and properly executed program of physical
activity in every school. Pupils are entitled to adult leader-
ship in their play activities as well as in any other school
endeavor.
During each activity period every child should be engaged in
somo game or other activity. The program should be varied
sufficiently from day to day so that each child will be given
an opportunity to take part in some activity which he partic-
ulerly likes and cnijoys.
The course in Physical and Health Education should consist of
at least three periods a week (120 minutes) in the high school
and a daily period in the grades of directed activitics based
upon outlines and suggestions from the State Departrent of
Education and at least one prepared recitation por week in
Health Instruction, based upon the regulcr health textbooks,
material from the State Department of Education, and supplemcnt-
ed by ony other approved material.

Reports of the progress of the work will be vory mch approciated,.

(Signed) R. N. Sandlin, Director of
Health and Physicel Education,