Remember the Undernourished Child, Says Editor of Concord Tribune, Dec. 5, 1925

Remember the Undernourished Child

Plans have been perfected for the present by which ilk can be secured for undernourished children at Central School. Certain women of the city, it is understood, have agreed to assume responsibility of the milk bills for the present time and after the Christmas holidays, they hope to secure enough public funds to continue the milk diet for the remainer of the scholastic year.

The practice of providing milk for certain of the students in the school was started several years ago and proved so beneficial that it has been continued. This year, due to several circumstances, the diet was not started at the opening of the school but a way has been found by which it can e continued until the schools close for Christmas. After that, it is tentatively planned, the public will e asked to subscribe to the fund.

Persons familiar with school conditions are best able to judge the value of the milk diet. The teachers, for instance, repot that they can see a marked change in many children after the milk diet has been followed for several weeks. Children who appeared dull and listless become good students and apt pupils after they have half a pint of milk a day for several weeks. These children were not dull and stupid—they were just undernourished.

Of course, it is not planned to give the milk without cost to those children whose parents can afford to buy it. The milk is provided for them but at their own expense. It is for the undernourished child that the milk is free and in practically every case the undernourished child is one who cannot afford milk.

We have not been asked to bring this matter to the attention of the public and we may be premature with the suggestion, but we offer it just the same—that part of our Christmas money be put aside now to be used later should public contributions be solicited.

It does not cost a great deal of money to provide the half pine of milk each day for the children who need it most. The cost is a very nominal one and we could well afford to cut down a little on two or three presents intended for healthy children that the emaciated one might get the milk they so badly need.

From the editorial page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Dec. 5, 1925

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