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73 Report of the Superintendent of Schools To the School Committee and Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: The County health unit of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has for a number of years provided outstand- ing health service for Mashpee, but since September the ser- vice has been limited. The County Health Officer, Dr. Fred L. Moore, is still school physician and has given assurance that this phase of the health work will not be neglected. Until June of last year we had the services of a splendid school nurse, Miss Mildred Wye. You know of her work from reading the very interesting report that she gave to the town each year. Except for a little work by nurses of the Falmouth Nursing Association and the fluorine treatment of teeth by Mrs. Kenneth Downey of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, we have had no school nursing service during the current school year. In addition to the loss of the school nursing service, the town has lost the public health nursing done by Miss Wye. Something must be done this year to rem- edy the situation. We have conferred with Dr. Moore who has suggested that the School Department include in its budget the sum of $250 for school nursing service and that the Board of Selectmen include in its budget a similar sum for public health work. Dr. Moore believes that we would be able to secure personnel from the Falmouth Nursing Associa- tion to carry on the work. Dr. Moore's suggestion is a wise one. We know that the health teaching of the school nurse has resulted in school children acquiring some fine health habits, such as personal cleanliness and the fundamental health habit of taking care of their teeth. In connection with dental care, we have been fortunate in securing the services of Dr.Myron A. Policow, who maintains offices in Bourne and r i