St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-04
VACCINE POINTS.

Discussion of the SMALLPOX cues
tiCn--NOteWOrthy Opinions.
The smallpox predetermined received dis
~,ussion night before last in the school board
is one of considerable interest to the citi-
Zens of st. Paul in view OF the fact that
such eminent authorities as Health Officer
Jones and DR.. Hand of the state board of
health regard it as probable that smallpox
will make its appearance in st. Paul this
winter. The smallpox discussion at that
meeting was held in executive session,
which the GLOBE regarded as good reason
for suppresSing it at that time. 1t became
matter of public comment yesterday,
however, and so the matter is now proper
subject for newspaper discussion. The
point was raised at that meeting by f. II.
Delano that the city ordinance requiring
pupils to bring a certificate of vaccination
from some Minnesota physician, was an
unjust law; that a parents certificate ought
to be, as it has heretofore been, considered
sufficient. The matter was finally sent to
the attorney general for an opinion.
MIR. DELANo's OPINION.
T. r. Delano talked very readily yester-
day on the subject of vaccination.
1.-THE board of education is all right" said
L.
in this matter as it has done III the past
there'u be no trouble, but Just as sure as the
city council and Board of health presume to
dictate TO the board Of education what TO do
there viii be large rumpus. Now. IL the
CITY ordinance regarding the vaccination Of
school children was eHfCrced,it would greatly
Inconvenience the parents and l think they
Will suffer injustice. You see, according TO
the article passed by the legislature in this
matter Il family can come TO this city from
abroad, and il they possess certificates from
amy physician that their children have been
ylceiuutcd, all they nave got to do is to send
it TO the principal or teacher of the school
and have it recorded. then it is sent back
10 the parents and the certificate is
good for seven or five years. Or the principal
dr teacher can issue blank certificates to the
child 10 take home and be signed by its par
Cnt, giving The age OF the child and the date
when lie was yaccina5cd. This saves the par
ents trouble and extra expense, don't you
know, but the city ordinance says the Child
must bring q certificate signed by the health
officer or any physician duly licensed by the
state board of examiners; or in other words,
a child who hasn't been vaccinated in Mime
sofa by a physician recommended by the
state board examiners can't entePthe schools
here. 1t looks to me like a slick little scheme
to play into the hands of a lot of these physi-
ciaus who stand in with the board of health,
whether they know
VIRUS FROM STARCH
Or not. It may not be so, but it has that ep-
pearance on the face of it, and is going TO
create considerable disturbance il followed
out"
DIR. JONES' SAY.
Health Officer Jones said:
81 have completed my examination of the
public schools, and begin to-day tour of all
ectarian, parochial and private schools in the
.ity. The inspection will be thorough, and
especial attention will be given to the subject
Of vaccination. l snail look after the evening
schools and see that the pupils are vaccin-
ated."
SIS there any excuse for the poor people not
having their children vaccinated in the claim
that it costs too much?'' inquired the re-
porter.
mo sir, those people who are unable to pay
for having their children vaccinated can get
it done for nothing by applying at the health
office. We use the purest virus taken from
leifers on the vaccine farm at Fond du Lac.
Wis. There is no excuse for anybody
THE CITY ATTORNEY.
City Attorney Murray didn't seem inclined
to talk on the matter much, bnt quietly re-
marked that he didn't see what the board of
education was kicking about; the city simply
wanted to see that all the children were vac
cinated, and If they bore a certificate from Il
St. Paul physician recognized by the board of
examiners it was pretty good proof that they
have fulfilled the requirement. OF the law.
"It'S all fOCshness this talk about the en-
f0rcement of thecity ordinance putting the
people 10 Il hardship. If they can't afford TO
pay Tor Vacclnating their children the city
viii do it. l believe in seeing that all the
children are properly vaccinated."
DR.. HAND S VIEW.
81 would not be in favor OF putting into eff
feet any law that would keep children out of
tine schools because they were not vaccin-
ated." said DR.. Hand Of the state board of
health. AT the meeting of the board held
to-day we discussed the question of small
pox and it's possible attack on st. Paul and
other cities of the state at considerable
length. Every member who spoke favored
universal vaccination ut the present time, rs
the disease is in Canada and some of the
states, and may ut any time be brought to
US"
TIE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Attorney General Hahn said yesterday that
he could not give exactly the legal aspect of
the case without looking up the laws by which
the st. Paul school system is regulated. The
city schools were not governed by the state
law, rs there had been special laws enacted.
Under the state law it would not be possible
to exclude pupils from the schools on the
ground Of instrumentation. Still the state
law would not override any special provisions
made for the regulation Of the st. Paul
schools.