The Portland daily press., 1898-06-21

me that after they went down stairs thsy
vomited. [ think have had about one
day who has complained Of feel1ng SIGN
to the stomach. l have felt miserably all
the year myself
Another teacher says: II nave peeh III
the building since March. There nave
been thres teachers in my room this year.
L have noticed nausea on the part OF the
children, and almost daily pupils In my
room are i'll and obliged to leave the
DOM. Within the last week three nave
one home on account OF ILLNESS. rave
nad many complaints ON account Oh
trouble with pupils eyes. Puplis con
SANITY have to change seats, IN oroer 10
S ee the black board -
Another teacher, who has taught in the
building several years and who mas
Gaught In other schools in the city, where
she has had no difficulties Of the character
eAlstlng at Park street says: - nave
nau very frequent cases of nausea, ana
vomiting has been frequent occurrence.
| OFTEN sent children home when
noticed that they were ILL., | have known
instances were pupils entered my school
Ia perfect health and gradually ran down
In health. and in some instances rapidly,
and | attribute it solely to the conditions
existing in the building, as l have fol-
lowed out these cases and Investigated the
home life of the pupils. I have had
several cases Of typhoid fever, I think
three during the last year. My own health
has been impaired and / have been
obhged to leave school Children in any
room have had tonsilitis. and have had
1t this winter and last
another teacher says: my physician
told me that ought to leave the building
ana that he had no doubt but that was
sunerlng from the conditions existing
9here. nave had several cases of tonsilitis
IN my room. Have had one case of diph-
9herla, but L cannot surely attribute 1t to
1ne schcol building. In the room next to
mime, In case of panic, 1t would be
necessary for the children to go through
another room in order to reach the out.
side door. For the four upstairs rooms
there are but two stairways. find the
children listless, and not at ali up to
their work.
Upon questioning the members of the
school committee, it is learned that thew
have for long time been dissatisfied
with existing conditions and that every
effort has been made ON their part to
remedy them. but that with the present
building, it is impossible to reach salts
faotory results and that they are poweriess
in the matter. Appeals to the Board of
Health also show that its members are
fully aware of the situation; that they
have seriously contemplated closing the
building, but have been prevented from
SO doing, owing TO the dIfnoulty in
making other arrangements for the chill
dren
This examination shows the necessity
of making determined effort to induce
the city government to construct new
building at the earliest possible moment,
and these facts are sent to you, In order
that you may take part in this effort. 1t
is felt that as parents and tax payers, we
have certain rights in the matter, and
that these rights should be strenuously
presented to the city government and that
all possible efforts should be used to bring
about the desired change.
Willis B. Moulton, M. d., MILFORD G..
Chapman, Alexander 7. Laughlin,
Herbert j. Brown, Henry S. Payson,
David W. Snow, Fred B. Kelsey.
The above facts, in more extended
form are to BIS brought to the attention of
residents of the district at once, and by
them the attention of the city government
will be directed to Park street school
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