Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-04
IMPORTANT SUBJECT
Considered at the Meeting of
the Board of Health.
PUBLIC SCH OIL PUPILS
Mus. BE vaccinated, The State Taw ~,
the Subject Endorsed, and Ordered
Included in the Bylaws. Kou
tine Isus!ne,s Transac:ed


The Board of School Commissioners
met last night and remained In session
something over two hours. transactine
considerable routine business and tack
ing The vaccination proposition endors-
ing the action of President Cooper and
adopting resolution which has the eff
rect or making vaccination in the
schools compulsory .
When the board was called TO order
some ten minutes after the usual hour.
there were present President Couper
Clerk Jones and also Trustees Ford.
Riiey, Robinson O'Donnell, Clark, Rob
lnson and Perkins, and the superinten-
dent. Mr. Thomas Temple Powell.
Mr. O'Donnell, of the building and sup
ply committee. reported on the purchase
of Il stove for the Twenty eighth street
school and asked the board to advertise
for bids for furnishing fire wood.
Under the head of school regulations.
the subject of vaccination in the schools
was discussed. the State law on the sub
ject being informally argued. it being
maintained. on the one hand, that this
law provided for compulsory vaccna-
ton without action Of the board: and
ON the other. That il required the action
of the board to make the law operative.
The clause referred to reads:
Persons suffering with contagious
diseases shall be excluded from the pub
lie free school while in that condition,
and the teachers shall require of the pu-
pills cleanliness of person and good be-
havior during their attendance at the
school. on the way thi.her and back to
their homes: and no pupil shall be ad-
mitted unless they have been vacci-
mated; provided the operation of this
clause concerning vaccination may be
suspended in whole or in part by the
school board of any city or county"
COMPULSORY VACCINATION.
DR.. Cooper said that he had issued
instructions to the teachers to have
their pupils vaccinated and he believed
that practically all of them had been
raccinated by this time. DR. Perkins
said that there were some who had not
been vaccinated, and some that ought
of their blood
On motion of Mr.. O'Donnell it was
ordered that the vaccination clause in
the above quoted section he incorpor-
ated in the school bylaws.
s The question arising as-to- howl hose
children who We're not able to pay for
vaccination themselves could comply
with the order. Mr.. Ford moved that
the principals of the schools be instruct
ed to have such cases vaccinated, the
expense to be sustained by the board
the fee not to exceed 25 cents per child
The motion was carried. this action rem
dering vaccination in the schools COM
pulsory.
Professor Epes was requested to in
str'lct the teachers to make q personal
examination of the pupils in their re-
spective rooms for the purpose of asccr-
tanning who had and who had not been
Eaccinated. #m.M
Dr. Cooper Of the special committee
appointed TO fight the application of the
proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel for
a saloon license. reported that Mr.. New
ton, Mr.. Powell and himself had gone
to Accomac and had succeeded in de-
feating the application. He presented
a bill of $50 expenses. which was order
ed paid, and vote of thanks was eX
tended the gentlemen named for their
good work
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
Superintendent Powell presented the
following report for October. 1898:
Total enrolment of white children, 1h41
Total enrolment Of cord. children. PSI
Average da. attend. white children. Sl9.2i
Average da. attend. cord. children. 800. %
The increase over last years enroll
nent is. for white children, 233; for col
ored 40.
Mr. Powell prefaced this report with a
few remarks upon the general satisfac-
tory condition of the schools.
An applica ton from the Rockets
asking the use of one room of the color
ed school in that section for a night
school being organized there, was made
and after some discussion as to the adj
visibility of allowing this. Mr.. Ford
moved that permission be granted
OF. the school should be consulted before
the board acted. He also made the point
that the school buildings We're insured
as public school buildings and asked
how the policies would be affected II
night schools. conducted by others.
should be permitted in public schoo!
buildings.
Mr.. Robinson said that so far as the
insurance was concerned. it would be
an easy thing to get the insurance COM
panies to consent to the arrangement,
provided the proper restrictions were
observed The matter was referred to
the building supply committee.
Accounts amounting to SlS7.S0 were
allowed.
On motion OF Mr.. O'DonneN the clerk
was instructed to notify the local wood
dealers to offer bids for supplying the
public schools. the bids to be opened
! next Thursday night by the proper
committee.
| Commissioner Ford moved that each
member of the board be furnished with
! a copy OF the State school laws. This
| motion was carried.
| Property Tranafers.
The following deeds were entered for
| record in the clerks Office yesterday.
| Newport News Land and Fevrlcr-
| win 1,f ri