Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-09
PROPER CONDITION OF SCHOOL HOUSES

ready, or supposed to be ready for the
reception OF pupils. Education ID
necessary TO health. Health is neces-
eary to education. Education has
hitherto basn directed too much in re-.
lation to mind, too little in relation to
bohy--the physical subordination to
the mental Schools should be con-
Quoted on hygienic principles as the
foundation of true science OF
education.
In tho Stats of Delaware. for tho
year ending june Both, 1896, there
we're 2l3 deaths of pupils, as follows:
Now Castle county, from TO 10
years of age, 30; from 10 to 30 80;
total, III. Kent county. from 8 to 10
years of age, 8; from 10 TO 90, 81;
total, 46. Sussex county, from to 10
years of age, IL; from 10 TO 90 30;
A great majority Of these deaihs
were caused by prevantabie diseases.
| Now, from personal inspection, and
observation, ! am convinced that tho
unsanitary condition of the school
buildings, and the much neglected
outhouses were tho breeders of germs
of an infectious character, and the
poison was inhaled by TIE pupils,
which caused sickness and death.
DIR. Fox. in his SANITARY Exami-
nations OF Air. says: lit Ia the
breathing of devitalized air tnat makes
the child of tho town 30 pale and lax
and feeble, compared with the child of
the country. 1t il this air which rem
ders the atmosphere of the crowded
hospitals aud II will add the badly
ventilated school room so deficient in
sustaining power. How important 1t
ia that school buildings and all the
rooms In the building be we'll venti-
lated, so that the pupils will have pure
air To breathe, y
DIR. j. n. lIurty, secretary of the
State Board OF Health of Indiana, in
letter to me December 7th, 1896, said
in regard TO outhouses: "These are a
bugauno not only of school houses, but
of private residences; even OF the
country churches in this regard are
woefully deficient.
DIR. @. o. Probst, secretary Of tho
State Board of Health of Ohio, in
letter tn me dated January 23d, 1897,
said: The laws in our State require
tho Board Of Health TO make semi.
annual inspection Of school houses, aud
they have authority to order necessary
changes in sanitary arrangements.
The law 10 au excellent one, hut like
many other excellent laws is not we'll
enforced, though we endeavor to have
our Roards OF Health lnok after this
matter as closely MS possible y
Following are special rules enforced
by the State Board OF Health of In.
diana:
Rule |. All teachers of public, nri-
, vute and parochial schools, all county,
city and town health officers and all
school authorities shall refuse ad
mitrance to the schoOls under their
iuriadction of any person from any
household where contagious disease
exists, or any person affected with any
evident or apparent communicable
disease, or any person VIM may re.
Gently have been affected with dlph-
liberia, menbraneous Group, scarlet
fever, whooplng cough, contagious skin
disease, measles or other communicable
disease, until fret presenting u
certificate signed hy reputable
physician stating that danger OF com
, muuicating such disease ia past, and
said certificate ia approved anu in
aorsed by the hHalth officer in whose
jurisdiction the person may reside.
Rule 2. School commissioners, school
, trustees in cities and towns, and town.
ship trustees, and all authorities
, governing private Or parochial schools,
shall have tho school housea under
their control put in sanitary condition
hefore school is opened and kept 30
0 throughout the year. FioDrs shall be
' scrubbed, windows cleaned, tieske and
, all woodwork washed with soap and
water and treated with a tlsinfectant
Windows shall be in repnir, so tbat
4 ventilation may DO nHGle perfect.
Heating apparatus shall be efficient
and 10 good order and dirty walls and
banisters made clean. Banisters aud
0 tops OF desks shall DO washed with
5 soap and wafer and treated with d
disinGeutant once each week.
n Rule 3. School commissioners, school
i trustees in cities and toWns and town
: ship trustees shall provide small drink.
. ing cups NOT to hold over gill.
d Buckets or pals TO dip from are con.
II 6lemned, and reservoirs or tanks oil
# ample size having large, easy acting,
frou flowing faucets shall be provided.
: When water is drawn direct from
= public watcr pipes or pumps, reservoirs
or tanks are, of cuurHc, not required.
Ample drainage facilities for waste
I water shall he provided and tho pupils
directed to allow the cups to flow oyei
! wien the water ia drawn. Drinking
10 cupa Gslall he cleaned and sterilizet
daily.
Rule l. States are condemned. papel
70 tablcta shall 10 used Instead. Riyetel
n metal boxes OF TIN or galvanized iror
n with hinged covers and Of proper size
IL or other approved apparatus to sub
servo the Sumo purpose, ahal! he pro
yidel for each school room, These ar,
to receive pans or peucils, which mus
4. be COLLECTED from the children eacl
= day, and shall not be again dis
= trihuted until box or apparatus will
= tho pencils and pens havs beol
4 6teriiZed by heating in an oven at o
=, above boiling heat for one half hour
= School commissioners and schnO
, trustees in cities and towns and town
: ahip trusteps are directed TO enforc
, this rule,
= Pennsylvania has law requiring al
schools 10 10 thoroughly cleaned an
! disinfected at least once during eac
full term.
1t is natural for parents to love thci
Y children. I will suggest that the
'. show their lovo by visiting the schot
houses once in while; look out ia
" the ventilation of the school room, an
V tins light in the room, ana don't forge
s. 10 takn look inside the water close
q or clubhouse, and IL you find nuisance
W make proper complaint.
+. b. Frazer.
y, Wilmington, Sept. 7th, 1897.
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