Students at the Parkland Elementary School do their part to help in the drive to conquer polio by assisting in the 1958 March of Dimes campaign. Each child has a palm sized collection card with slots for coins. Parkland Elementary, in the Franklin-Pierce School District, had led all schools in the county in March of Dimes contributions for several years. Parkland Elementary School principal Paul Larson holds up a poster urging all to help stamp out polio by bringing in dimes. Dale Phillips, chairman of the March of Dimes drive for the Parkland area, stands next to Mr. Larson. Teacher Elsie Blandau is at center rear. Despite the discovery of the Salk vaccine, polio was still infecting many Americans. Money collected through the March of Dimes would not only help fund further research but also aid those already afflicted. Photograph ordered by the March of Dimes. (TNT 1-12-58, A-13)

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