Red Cross nurse finishes her workThis article appeared in the Rock County Herald on Dec. 21, 1934.Pupils in Magnolia Consolidated School given physical examinations this week by Miss Marian ClarePupils in the Magnolia Consolidated School, 123 in number, were given physical examinations the fore part of this week by Miss Marian Clare, Red Cross nurse, subsequent to similar inspections this month in Luverne public schools. Having completed her work in the county, Miss Clare will leave tomorrow on her return to St. Paul. At Magnolia the nurse found 35 children with temporary dental defects, 30 with permanent ones and 19 with teeth troubles that had been corrected. Sixteen pupils suffered faulty vision, while 10 had received corrective treatment for it. There were four with skin defects, four with impaired hearing and 10 who were 10 percent underweight. An extra session of the local home hygiene class was held Saturday evening in the library basement, and the final examination was given Tuesday. Nine ladies took the final test. They were Mrs. Edith Leicher, Mrs. Grace Welzenbach, Mrs. Verna Alwin, Miss Catherine Gainey, Mrs. Rose Larson, Mrs. Mary Marr, Mrs. Katie Norton, Mrs. Ida Wiggins and Mrs. Anna Cornish. Members of the class are so pleased with the course of training and its practical merits that they have decided to continue the class after Miss Clare’s departure. It is hoped that a Red Cross loan closet can be established here in the future, so that sick room necessities might be kept in a central place and loaned to homes where there is illness, as the occasion demands. The final meeting of the Red Cross nursing activities committee was held yesterday. A conclusive report was given covering the public health service rendered this fall by Red Cross nurses, in the examination of pupils in many of the public schools in Rock County. This work was sponsored by the Rock County chapter of the American Red Cross. There are a variety of health pamphlets that may be obtained free of charge at the Luverne Ladies’ rest room. They deal with various diseases, healthful living, care of babies and child training. Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156. Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.
