Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1912 — See Value in Open-Air Schools. [ARTICLE]

See Value in Open-Air Schools.

During the year 1911 the greatest percentage of increase among the different forms of anti-tuberculosis work was among the open-air schools for anemic and tuberculous children. On January 1, 1911, there were only 29 open-air schools in operation or provided for in the entire country. On January 1, 1912, there were 91, an Increase of 214 per cent. Sixty-two new schools have been established or provided for this past year. This entire number of open-air schools have been established since January 1, 1907^.;^.