The New Spirit . any response has been obtained. Of the 704 homes visited, 398 had no toil-ets and 297 has insanitary ones. At the present stage of the work 478 of the 704 homeshave constructed sanitary toilets and other homes that had not been reached have copiedthe model. A special carpenter was employed to construct these buildings. This sanitary work will not only do away with hookworm, but will greatly de-crease the amount of typhoid fever and other intestinal diseases. The Normal College has taken a very strong stand toward the eradication ofhookworm. In the Hygiene class the students ar
The New Spirit . any response has been obtained. Of the 704 homes visited, 398 had no toil-ets and 297 has insanitary ones. At the present stage of the work 478 of the 704 homeshave constructed sanitary toilets and other homes that had not been reached have copiedthe model. A special carpenter was employed to construct these buildings. This sanitary work will not only do away with hookworm, but will greatly de-crease the amount of typhoid fever and other intestinal diseases. The Normal College has taken a very strong stand toward the eradication ofhookworm. In the Hygiene class the students are given the practical work of examin-ing and treating children in the neighboring communities for hookworm. The residentphysician instructs these classes and supervises them in their practical work. No student is granted a certificate or diploma from this College until he or shehas been examined for and found free from this disease or has taken the treatment pre-scribed by the physician. LOYETTE LUCILLE WEBB. 46. I. A. WILLIAMSON Neshoba County ifflutttripal ^anttaium in MlBBXBBXppX THE dependence of one citizen of a town upon hisneighborss cleanliness, of both him and hisneighbor upon the surrounding of an adjoiningplant operated by a corporation, and of all three onthe condition of the streets and public building of thetown itself makes life, health, and happiness a mat-ter of co-operation. But co-operation follows convic-tion, based on education. The Clean up Campaign is a very happysolution of this problem, for it is a means of correlat-ing and co-ordinating all forces for the work of mak-ing a clean and wholesome city. Through the courtesy of Mrs. J. H. Price(ex-president of the State Federation of Womens Clubs), I am able to give an accountof the movement that made Magnolia the banner town of Mississippi in the Clean upCampaign of last Spring. Public sentiment was aroused in Magnolia by appealing to the pride of the house-keepers in the appearance of their homes; and by p
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