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ST ORI X A VIS “WHO IS NUMBER ONE?”” Publicats HE general repairs of the Public Roads shall commence on Ist October, and Be completed for inspection by 3lst January. Repairs of bridges, side-walls, etc., are included. Until the reassignment of the roads can be made, all parties are bound to keep in repair their preseat holdings, and as soon as labor can be obtained, it i$ imperative that *he hoies in roads be filled, especially on the Center Line. The boundary-posts shall be inscribed with the full name of the listate, r personal holder, and not initialed only: as for example, '‘Anna’s Hope’’, not A. H. "“John Thomas'’, not J. T. Signed: EDGAR W. MEYER. Chairrman of 2toad Commaission. St. Croix, Sept. 23rd 1921. They can be had from ROBT. L. MERWIN & CO., INC. Christiansted and Frederiksted. Merwin’s fce Cream Parlor. Ice Coolers, “MUM” Suit Cases, Toothpaste, Sterno Heat, Solid Alecohoi. CIGARETTES Fatima, ° Serene Lucky Strike, Herbert Tarreyton. Fair Fax. , I.OCAL. I'he boxing exhibition and movie show at the theatre last night drew a large house and proved as entertaining as every- one could wish. In addition to the pro- fessional boxing by Fighting Boney and Kid Cornelius, several local hitters sparred a few rounds. The address by Mr. Bonaparte was highly intesresting. and listened to with great interest as the speaker outlined the life which he spent in the German prison camp. Sub-Chaser 62 left this port at 1.30 p. m.. yesterday. PREPARING THE WAY. (By Joanna Coleord.) During the five months in which the ! ST. CROIX | SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REPORT NO. s', | Week Endirng September 9, 1921. | SCHOOL (CLASS PESCENTAGE { Annaly Ruaral 100.00 1 Cnristiansted Junior j Higb Urban 9.1 | Christiansted Public 4 97.18 ! Frederiksted Junior | Higb : 96.94 ! L.a Princesse Rnoral 94.08 | Irederiksted Public Urban 93.97 i Friedensfield Ruaral 92 62 | Diamond o 92.15 | Peter’s Rest i 84.84 | l | ST. TIIOMAS | SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REPORT NoO. 5. ! Week Linding September 9,192 t ' SCHOOL CLASS PERCENTAGE - Senior High Urban 100 00 - Sixth Grades L 99.86 - Junior High - 99.46 | Monroe Rural 99.43 | Nisky . 99.30 | Washington Urban 98.79 | Jeffersen - 98.04 | Lincoln j i 97.58 ' Town 3 96.81 ‘ Madison Rural 89.10 | Bt. John v 71.88 i Wogers oS eA o e s ss Rl | Insular and Forejgn Division has had ' representatives in the Virgin Islands, " muech has been done to revive chapter orgaization and to launch and p omote ' various social projects to improge living | conditions in these; our newest posses- | sions | The Red Cross staff in the Virgin Is- lands now numbsers four. The two l Chapters are at St. Thomas and St. | Crois. | The social problems of St. Thomas are mostly urban those of St. Croix largely l rural. St. homas encireles and lives | upon its harbor, which has been a port j of call for the world’s shipping for many | yeawrs, and its country dwellers are few | in number. “St, Croix on the other hand | depends almost entirely on it’s eountry districts wheare it raises sugar cane, a fine grade of sea island cotton, and some cattle whni*h are export2l to Porto Rico | *sn the hoof.” In both Islands the town dweilings are old, but are of durable construction to ~ withstand the ever-possible hurricane In the country living conditions are ex- ceedingly primitive. Room-overcrowd- ing is very common and this, combire ~with the almost universal aversion Jlcvgkout the islands to open windows at night, makes a higher tuberculosis rate than is to be expected from a com- munity where open air living is possibie ail the year round Other communicable diseases are filariasis and its horribie final stage, elephantiasis, some trachoma and hookworm, cthe specific infections, and the ordinary children’s. diseases. There is practically no malaria and no typhoid in the islands. The Depariments i Health and Sani- tation, under the direction of medical officers of the Navy, are waging constart warfare against these communicable dis- eases, and the infant death rate has been lowered and general health conditions improved during the last few years. The publiec institutions of the Isiands are surprisingly gcod in quality. The asylums for the aged, the lepers, and the insane, are models of cleanliness and of inteligent individualized ecavre. The jail forlong term prisoners in both islands is clean ana humanely managed. The foliowing special activities are now being sponsored by the Red Cross: PUBLIC LIBRARIES Three public libraries, equipped and installed with the co-operation of the American Library Association, have been opened in the three towns df the islands. They were received by these communi- ties with enthusiasm, and their use has shown a steady increase, especially among the children, whiech was appropriate, as the libraries wer> the gift of the Junior Red Cross. The libraries now have been turned over to the municipalities; but a Red Cross supervising librarian will continue her work a few months longer to insure their running smoothly. > SCHOOL NURSING Two public health nurses, one in each island, have been engaged in the physi- cal examination of the school children, working jointly under the ~epartments of education and health in the local Gov ernment. Ip general fewer serious de- fects have been found among tre island’s school children than was anticipated; but a large number oi cascs needing at- tention to tonsils, teeth and eyes have been discovered, some of the latter being “‘under suspicion’’ as tracoma. ’.s there is no regular oculist in rhe islands and no complete outfit for refracting the eyes in the municipal hospital of St. Croix, The Red Cross has agreed to sup- ply such anoutfit for use in this is- land according to specifications laid down by the Medical Department. This gift w:ll make possible the care of the eyes of the school children and of the adult population as well, Among t e special Red C(ross gifts have been included a small appropriation