This article describes the history of the school nutrition program and how it has adapted to meet the needs of today's students. The modern menu is more healthful, and nutrition education complements food choices. (Author/MT)

Relates the biography of one of the earliest U.S. nutrition educators of this century. Cites scientific achievements and educational contributions of E. V. McCollum, including the discovery of vitamin A and the communication of nutrition education to the public. (MA)

This textbook is a course in physiology and hygiene for young children. Anatomy, alcohol and tobacco use, exercise, food, skin, eyesight, and hearing are covered. It is recommended that the pupils should frequently be required to write short compositions upon selected topics; and that the script interspersed in the lessons be written upon the…

This book is a discussion of the major social, economic, political, and geographical topics relating to Cuban settlement and culture in the United States. First, the book examines Cubans as an ethnic minority, as well as some of the events and people that have helped shape the popular images that Americans may have of this group. The focus then…

Malnutrition is a term used to indicate a general condition of less than normal physical and mental vigor. While the causes of malnutrition are many, incorrect or inadequate diet appears all too often as one of the causes. School feeding, which affords not only an opportunity, to supplement the home food supply but also to teach correct food…

Medical journals are not often accessible to students and practitioners of education, and therefore the wealth of material in these journals regarding the health of school children is mainly lost to the educational world. The present bulletin is the result of a desire to put this material at the disposal of superintendents, principals, professors,…