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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1924
Page
1
Iowa public schools enrolled 543,430 children in 1917 reflecting growing statewide education access. The figure underscores expansion of compulsory schooling and funding needs across districts, highlighting the era’s push for universal elementary education amid regional growth.
The record notes that while the event drew more than one fifth of the state's population, average attendance stood at 436,340, suggesting a substantial but uneven public turnout across regions.
The number missing, therefore, was 107090, almost twenty per cent of the enrollment. In other words, it is as though each child missed one day a week.
Miss Florence E. Busse head of the foods and nutrition department at the Ames state school says empty seats are mainly due to illness, reflecting attendance concerns at the institution.
In a talk at a recent home making conference in Ames, she stated that Iowa paid 7,000,000 dollars for these vacant seats and suggested a competent physician or school nurse could reduce this problem.
Analysis suggests 1917 cost about $65 per pupil. In Pella the past year shows a slightly higher figure over $70 with enrollment around 725 and school costs totaling $51 048.73.
If the same proportion of absence prevails here as in 1917 statewide, the Pella district will pay a little over $10,000 for buildings equipment teachers and supplies for pupils who were not in attendance to receive and benefit from it.
Miss Busse notes that data cannot determine how much pupil absence is illness related but says most of it stems from tak e week and that a competent physician or nurse could reduce the difficulty.
The district and supporting groups paid around two thousand for nurse services in the Pella school years ago, a sum not equal to the much larger expense for pupils not present to receive benefits. Miss Busse suggests the nurse could have prevented many difficulties, implying the nurse's salary could be earned by this work alone.
The passage recalls taxpayers urging termination of a school nurse a year early due to expense, noting she served less than a full school year and benefits could not yet be measured. The move sought to cut school costs despite the potential value of nursing services.
The argument argues the state employed expert at Ames is costly and that not employing a nurse in the Pella schools wastes money. Overhead remains constant regardless of pupil absence, and paying teachers for unrendered services due to absences is a dead loss to the district, harming pupils and the community.
The text argues that removing a nurse from a community saves taxpayers money only in appearance. It contends that without nursing services, children may fall ill, harming the vulnerable while the tax bill appears lower. It notes teachers lose service time but costs remain. It condemns those who devalue children's health for small personal savings.
A fragment discusses narrowing appeal to people skeptical of public spend and aligns them with others who resist fiscal policy, implying a broader political strategy and division over government spending priorities.
The writer condemns a disastrous fire response as harming property owners who ignore adequate water and firefighting gear. They argue that $50,000 loss to others is less troubling than higher taxes for a nurse. Honest critics of nurse funding should consider the broader tax burden and community-wide costs.
The text argues that many arguments for public schooling at public expense can be framed to support using resources to improve children’s health in school. It contrasts autocratic China with the American need for an informed public opinion, asserting the state’s duty is toward the state itself, not just the child.
The article argues that educating children builds informed voters and safeguards institutions. It contrasts public and parochial schools emphasizing civic responsibility over religious authority. It also links student health to future earning power and tax burdens, urging health focus during schooling.
The article argues that opposition to certain health or welfare fads is often an excuse to avoid costs. It emphasizes the economic and social benefits of conserving health within families and notes that a prosperous, morally sound community requires good early health to avoid higher future costs.
The article argues for school health supervision highlighting a nurse’s role in identifying treatable conditions such as poor eyesight teeth and tonsils before they cause lasting harm. It notes early detection of infectious diseases can prevent community spread and save lives, promoting equal opportunity and access to scientific knowledge for all children.
A discussion notes an efficiency expert Miss Florence E Busse from Ames suggests raising pupil health to lift school plant output from eighty to higher efficiency. The speaker questions paying her salary to advise and warns against stubborn disregard of the advice.
The speaker argues that continuing to pay a worker and employing her is sensible and urges acting on her advice while she remains employed. The remark centers on loyalty, compensation, and the value of her guidance within the organization.
A short reflective piece outlines Mrs Wilson Edna Gilbert Meeker’s motherhood philosophy. It emphasizes making home the loved center for every family member and balancing housework within proper proportions as part of a humane domestic program.
The passage outlines a husband and wife approach to childrearing emphasizing partnership in upbringing, avoiding behavior that shames the spouse, coordinating on children’s education, health, and morals, and respecting each child’s individuality and privacy. It stresses limited direct calls to avoid irritations and encourages shared decisions and space for personal expression.
In the lull before the campaign, Europe’s buying power remains low as Dawes Plan hopes clash with politics. France’s Herriot seeks reform but is blocked by Poincare and radicals. Germany faces distress from industrialists and monarchists. England’s MacDonald and Herriot could fix reparations quickly if unblocked. Personal political aims delay Europe’s recovery and hunger grows.
A maxim by Burtscher advises honesty in speech while urging restraint when chances to speak lie. It emphasizes measured truth telling and prudence in disclosure.
A quotation attributed to Gifford argues that the best form of government is the one that offers the greatest number of people the best chance. The remark reflects a belief in broad opportunity as the core measure of good governance.
The author recounts a trip to St Paul via Rock Island with Des Moines overnights. They note frost in Minnesota beyond Iowa, corn harvesting, stops at Albert Lea Owatonna Fairbault and Northfield, Pillsbury Academy and a major observatory, then describe St Paul streets Seven Corners convention hospitality and modest costs, plus a Minneapolis excursion.
The narrator recalls a two hour late train to Des Moines for a convention, meeting Bill Moore a Chronicle linotype operator now with the Des Moines Register who served in the army and was gassed. En route, crops, kilns, and Odd Fellows facilities around Mason City are noted along with stops at Manly and a rail division point.
An advertisement for Adlerika from The Ideal Pharmacy touts Adlerika as a remedy for chronic appendicitis and general stomach trouble. It claims the product relieves gas and poisons by acting on both upper and lower bowel, removing matter unseen in the system and aiding obstinate constipation.
Twenty years ago, Pella residents attended the St Louis world’s fair. Henry Langerak narrowly escaped serious burns after dropping a bottle of sulphuric acid. Frank Stubenrauch went to South Dakota to look after land interests. No band concert Tuesday due to cold weather, with plans to move concerts to the opera house for winter. Mr and Mrs M Benitema celebrated their 84th birthday at home in the west part of town. They received many congratulatory visits. The Buwalda Electric plant sustained damage in an electric storm. Watson Dykstra worked for a Des Moines telephone company. The college discussed a plan for Saturday classes and Monday off.
Paul Caswell of Cherokee notes a farm woman reduced daily walking from five miles to 2.5 miles after using a pedometer and reorganizing kitchen equipment with help from an agricultural extension service. The change saved half the distance and freed time for reading writing and sewing.
An extended analogy urges daily care for the body as for a valuable automobile. If you had one car for life with no replacement parts, you would guard it, maintain oil and water, and seek expert checks. The article compares the body's delicacy and longevity to a car’s, stressing regular inspections and quick repairs to preserve health.
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