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Dr. Downum Speaker
For PTA At Columbia
Uses As His Subject
“Better Vision For
the School Child”
In the interest of public informa
tion regarding vision among school
children, Or. A. F. Downum lectured
and presented a number of photo
graphic slides before the P. T. A. of
Columbia last week.
“We, as optometrists,” said Dr.
Downum, “are greatly alarmed over
the fact that an ever increasing num
ber of school children are developing
visual defects and are forced to wear
glasses. However, the lack of under
standing and the almost total disre
gard of .he problem of proper class
room environment among school offi
cials makes it imperative.” He stat
ed, categarically and without apolo
gies, if the classroom environment was
what it should be, more than half „he'
children who now wear glasses could
throw them away.”
“We have made tremendous prog
ress in the science of visual care in
the past ten years. New homes, fac
tories and office buildings are being
designed and built with primary em
phasis on Jhe eyes. Proper lighting
and restful colors are being used and
glare and brightness contrasts elimi
nated. Here in the south, however,
practically no improvements in design
of school buildings can be noted in the
past 50 years. It is not only deplor
able, it is a disgrace. It is an indict
ment against everyone connected with
our school system.
“The answer to the problem is
three-fold: (1) an adequate screening j
program for every school child every!
year to determine any visual disturb- 1
ance; (2) redecoration, along scientific
lines to eliminate brightness contrasts,
harsh shadows and glare, and (3) re
designing the desks and seating ar
rangement and lighting to eliminate
glare and provide more uniform light
ing.”
In one school in Texas where 'this
program was carried out, visual de- 1
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The same lecture was presented be-
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National Guard Unit
: Adds More Drills
(Continued from Page One)
Promoted to private first class are
Albert L. Benton, James R. 'Briley,
; William A. 'Crummiey), Emmett E.
; Eason, Joseph L. Hanniger, Richard E.
Hudson and Henry O. Peoples.
Pfc. Willard H. Goodwin has com
pleted an 8-weeks course in cooking
at Port Bragg, which included the
Food <SV Program, Nu.ritions, Sani
' - tat ion, ‘Cooking and 'Serving of Foods,
Garrison Mess Equipment, inspection
and storage of foods, field messing
and equipment. Pfc. 'Goodwin com
pleted the course with a raring of ex
cellent.
Pfc. Archie T. Lane, Jr., of Hert
ford, and also a member of the local
unit left April 1 to attend the cooking
course.
1 Corporal Albert E. 'Lassiter and
Corporal Thomas P. 'Griffin left April
10 to attend the light and heavy wea
pons Infantry 'Leaders Course at Fort
Benning, Georgia, a 4-month course.
They will receive instructions on the
U. S. rifle cal. 30, sub-cal. machine
gun, technique of rifle fire and night
vision, carbine cal. 30, Blowning auto
matic rifle, pistol, rocket launches,
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She was Swollen with gas, full of
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: says she now eats everything in sight
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