Sponsored by the Women’s Community Committee, and with Mrs. Robert Davis and Mrs. Eugene Nelson as co-chairmen, a group oſ bright and attractive Junior High School girls has completed a five-hour Baby-Sitting Course, taken their examinations, and received Certificates.
The course, the third such sponsored by the Community Committee, was fortunate to have as instructor Mrs. Thomas Warthin, a member of the Committee who was ſormerly in proſessional nursing, and Mrs. Wesley Randig, a kindergarten teacher.
Mrs. Davis opened the course with a splendid talk on the ethics and responsibilities of a babysitter. Through the cooperation of the Chief of the Norwood Fire Department, there was also a talk on fire prevention and what to do in case of fire. Captain Irving Dobson in his talk assured the girls that the Fire Department would rather be called unnecessarily than have them take any chance whatever with the safety of their precious charges Mrs. Warthin’s part had to do with the feeding, handling and general care of an inſant. Using demonstrations with a crib and her two Iliſesize doll babies, she expertly showed her young students the proſessional way of handling small babies. It included many practical suggestions to saſeguard their small charges and what the babysitter should ask by way of cooperation oſ the parent in case of administering a prescribed medication for example.
Written Exams Taken
rEKS. Randigs talks covered the management and amusement of preschool children, the toys most appealing to the various ages, and some valuable suggestions as 1o how to handle temper tantrums,
among other things. Mrs. Randig and Nrs. Nelson, during a question and answer session on problems the girls had already encountered as sitters, were particularly impressed with the ingenuity they
required to handle several small children at one time.
The girls were given written examinations and in order to receive the certificate were required to have a grade oſ least 90 percent. The certificates were presented to the 48 girls on Monday aſternoon
aſter which they repeated together The Baby-Sitter’s Pledge, a copy oſ which they had received ſor their notebooks.
The pledge together with the names oſ the girls receiving certiflcates ſollows:
“I have one of the most responsible jobs In the world. I am In charge of a priceless possession. From the moment I start my duties, until the parents’ return, I will keep awake, alert and watchful. I wlll be prepared to meet any emergency, accident or illness. I will know how and where to call the doctor, police, fire department, the telephone where the parents or neighbors may be reached. I will know how to properly care ſfor simple burns, cuts and bruises. When entering a strangæ house, I will take careful note of my surroundings and will observe, and If possible, correct any condition that may cause an
accident during my presence I am ſully aware that a child’s life Is in my hands. I will do all in my power to protect that life.”
The graduates were: Catherine Balnes, 266 Lenox Street; Judith Bernardo, 31 Fulton Street, Audry Brown, 42 Harding Road; Marlene Cerella, 32 Prospect streel, Lorraine Carchedi, 12 Shaw Street; Dorothy Conger, 611 Nahatan Street; Susan Crawſord, 103 Elliot street; Marianne Cooper, 115 Nichols street, Patricia Dempsey, 184 Jeſſerson Drive, Dianne Daley, 25 Morrill Road, Patricia Devine, 444 Nahatan street, Madeline Eyesie, 29 Concord avenue, Patricia Flynn, 78 Roosevelt Avenue, Carolyn Girling, 21 Belnap Road, Beverly Gotham, 268 Lenox street, Anita Gustaſson, 81 Winslow avenue, Virginia Hoar, 70 Adam Street, Elaine Johnson, 17 Second Street, Norma Johnson, 313 Winter Street; Gretchen Johnston, 10 Johnson Place, Barbara Kay, 35 Allendale Parkway; Anne Kelley, 96 Winter Street; Peggy Kral, 335 Winter Street; Pauline Kugel, 157 Walnut avenue, Judy Lanier, 265 Railroad avenue, Judy Macaulay, 273 Railroad avenue, Patricia McKay, 52 Adams street, Priscilla Nettle, 2 Second Street, Carol Nelson, 1 Lincoln street; Nancy Nado, 276 Lenox street, Joan Ollis, 6 Cleveland street, Dorothy Nason, 37 Gay street, Mary Ellen O’Brien, 8 Silver street, Sally Ann Perry, 384 Pleasant Street, Ann Prew, 32 Prospect street; Mary Regan, 62 Plimpton avenue, Donna Reed, 12 Lincoln street, Joyce Riley, 35 Adams street, Barbara Seeberger, 361 Winter Street, Dorothy Sandell, 22 Chapel Court, Roberta Tohosky, 17 Richland Road, Kathie Taylor, 18 Allen Road; Elizabeth Thornton, Casey Street; jill Thompson, 791 Neponset Street; Evelyn Vinson, 93 Hill Street; Sally Williamson, 25 Beacon Street, Barbara Winans, 11
Cranmore road, Barbara Vitkosky, 86 Sumner street.
(All articles originally published in the Norwood Messenger)