The record-union., 1899-12-22
CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
VACCINATION OF PUPILS A
SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION.
Measures to Be Taken to See That
All School Children Are
Made Immune.

The City Board Of Education held
special meeting last evening in lieu
of the regular monthly meeting, which
would occur on Christmas eve. Those
present were Directors Driver, Sher-
burn, Stack, Elliott, Atkinson and Ran
son.
Director Sherburn moved that war
rant be drawn in favor of Superintend-
ent Erlewine for the sum of S1515Q, for
the purpose of defraying portion OF
the expenses of the Teachers Institute
which convenes next week This was
carried unanimously, as was the usual
monthly salary roll amounting to the
sum of $9979.1O.
A bill for the sum of $97 65 for win
dow shades, met with decided opposi-
ton from Director Ransom, who desired
to be informed why this bill had been
allowed to run for four months without
being presented to the board.
Director Sherburn stated that he
was sure of one thing, that the pur-
chase Of these articles had been author
lied by the board, and he believed it
was the practice of business firms to
allow school bills to run on.
Director Ransom disputed this and
declared that when any firm conducted
business in such a lax manner, their
claims should be disallowed altogether.
After a sharp tilt between Directors
Ransom and Sherburn, motion was
made that the bill be referred back to
the Furnishing and Supply Commit
tee; this was amended by appointing
Director Ransom a committee of one to
investigate as to whether the shades
had been hung or not and 1t was so
ordered
Director Sherburn reported that some
unknown man had visited the school
at Fourth and @ streets and had in
formed the janitor that he had been
sent to the building by the Directors to
procure the clock hanging in Miss Og-
denis room for the purpose of repairing
it.
On the strength of this representa-
ton the janitor had allowed the I'M
known to take the clock, and nothing
had as yet been learned as to its where
abouts. In the meantime both the jan
itor and Truant officer Dole were bus
lily engaged in an ardent-search after
the truant clock.
ion that the janitor should be held re-
sponsible for the clock, and Sherburn
said he had so informed him, but he
also said he thought the clock would
be recovered, as both men engaged in
the search for it, were extremely en-
thuSiaStic.
Director Ransom presented a resolu-
ton to the board recommending that
the salaries of the janitress of the High
School and the school located at Tween
ty-fourth and NJ streets be increased
from $40 to 500 per month during the
period the schools were in session. Al
ter considerable discussion the resolu-
ton was Withdrawn and the matter
was referred to the Salary Committee.
The usual monthly bills, amounting to
S9O4.45, were allowed, and a brief dis
cussion on the subject of substitute
teachers followed.
Director Atkinson then addressed the
board on the subject of vaccination of
the pupils of the public schools. He
was OF the opinion that many of the
children had never been made i'm
munes,' and called the attention of the
members to the grave responsibility
that rested on them to devise some
method whereby vaccination should be
made universal
superintendent Erlewine stated that
ne always inquired of the parents when
application, was made for the entrance
OF child into school, as to whether
1t had been vaccinated, and in one case
where railroad man requested that
his child be allowed to enter without
being vaccinated, he had refused the
request.
President Driver advocated a plan of
compelling each child to present ply
slclans certificate of vaccination at the
beginning of the next school term.
Director Atkinson then gave notice
that he would formulate some plan to
provide for absolute vaccination and
would present it at the next meeting
OF the board and after some further dis
cuSSiOn the board adjourned