The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

STATEMENT or PRESIDENT ALDERMAN
Ii is Claimed Tha. There IS Little Danger Of
the Disease Spre: ding. Or. Lewis Says
RS Two Sons viii Remain al
the University.

Chapel HI. y. e. Ian. l2-tSpeciaIl
\ ease al small loN ha> developed in
the University. interviewed Prc>idcnS
Alderman ana Br. Richard Lewis tins
afternoon and received the following
statements. There j. absolutely no ~
citcmcnt and | have heard of only one
student who VIII leave. The sick man
Is resting easy tonight.
1he statements Of President Alderman
and Hr. Lewis are H. follows:
Mr.. j. X. Paddi>on, Of Mt. Airy. II
medical student Al the University, has
developed Il dctiuitc ease of small foN.
He Was unvaccinated and contracted the
disease in Mt. Airy during ii visit to
his home. Mr.. paddiscn had Il chill ON
Monday. the Sth. He was sent 10 the
infirnary and placed iii a separate
room tthcre are no wardsl on Tuesday
and on Thursday afternoon the irrup-
ton appeared. Or. Il. III. Whitehead.
the physician To the University, immc-
diately suspiCioncd smallpox and re-
uue>tcd that | summon DIR. Richard IL.
Lewis, OF Raleigh, in consultation. This
| did by wire and Dr. Lewis arrived
Thursday evening. They agreed in pro-
nouncing the ease small lox. DR.. Lewis
suggested that Or. John Manning. or
Durham, Who has had much practical
experience III the disease, be sent for
for absolute surety. DR.. Manning ar
rived early Friday morning and confirm
ed the diagnosis. There have been four
exposures 10 the cOntaTIon, - far H.
known. Mr.. Paddison's roommate AMI
three others, two of whom were not stu
dents. These have been isolated. These
exposures werc on the first day or two or
sickness and before the period Of irrur-
ton and the physicians state that II Is re-
garded az doubtful if the disease is con-
tagiouS until after the irruptive stage.
DR.. Whitehead has charge Of the patient
and everything that science suggests viii
be one To care for the patient and 10
prevent the spread Of the disease. The in
tirnmry occupies an isolated position out
of reach of any danger to the n%cighbor-
ing buildings and Mr.. Paddison has been
provided with immune nurses. DIR.
Charles :. Mangum will act aS college
physician and DIR. Whitehead will not
come into contact with the students. |
announced the exact facts in the case
to ak the students iii the school today
at 9:3O and DR.. Lewis spoke TO them on
the efficiency of vaccination 1t WAS
found that only 81 students Of the whole
body We're unvacclnatcd. All students
unvaccinatcd and Ill those upon whom
vaccination had not taken successfully
in the past two years Will he ~vaccinated
today and tomorrow. Others may be
vaccinatcd if they 50 desire. The town
Of Chapel Hill has ordered compulsory
vaccination. In the Judgment Of the
physicians the common sense thing to
do rs well as the safest thing 10 do ~
for the students 10 remain ut the Uni
versity and attend to their work. Ii
danger Of further contagion. IN the opil-
ion Of the physicians, may practically
be di>regardcd. / AVE thought it wise
TO make this prompt and frank statement
Of the situation and state the judgment
Of the physicians as 40 TN" proper course
10 be pursued by the students. 1t should
BE- Wei understood, however. that moth
in. viii he done to lctain III the Uni
ver~ity any student whose parents may
desire him to leave. That question rests
with the parents. My own Judgment
COMEDIES with the Physicians. 1t Is JUST
TO the students themselves 10 say that
they received the information with good
sense and showed the right spirit of co
operation with the authorities in any
action they may think necessary.
"EDWIN ALDERMAN.
"PrcSidrnt.'
II wish To say that the above i a
candid and complete statement Of the
smallpox situation at the University.
| regard the danger Of the disease
spreading among the students az hardly
worth considering. Ny own two boys,
who are students here. viii remain.
ORCHARD II. LEWIS. VI. D..
"Sect'y Board OF Health.