Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-27
TRUSTEES AND
VACCINATION.
County School Teachers Go On
Record Regarding the Matter
ARE AGAINST CONFUSION.
Adopt Resolutions That VIII be Pre-
sented To the New County Board
Of Commissioners.

At a meeting held yesterday at Muir
ray the school trustees of salt Lake
county placed themselves as being
not IN line With the policy OF the state
board Of health In their present atti-
tude In regard to the refusing admit
lance TO the schools Of any teacher or
pupil who could not produce certin-
cate OF successful vaccination.
The meeting had been called TO con-
slider the matter and out OF the los
school trustees Of the county, 81 re-
sponded Those present practically
unanimously voted against the eX-
pulsion Of any unvaccinated pupils or
teachers al the recOnyening of school
on January T. County Superintendent
Ashton presided and w. w. Wilson act
ed In the capacity OF secretary.
The topic was discussed I'm an its as
poets and after a lengthy debate the
sense Of the meeting appeared 70 be
that the order Of the State board Of
health practically amounted 90 the en-
iorcement Of compulsory vaccination
which IN the opinion OF those present
amounted 10 an unlawful proceeding.
During the course Of the debate Il
was stated that out IN the county there
were but possibly ten per cent Of the
children who had been vaccinated and
that II such an order went into force
that the other ninety per cent would OF
course be excluded from attending
school In the face Of these figures
there would be nothing TO do but to
close the schools.
The debate lasted fully four hours and
then a committee was appointed 10
draft resolutions bearing upon the sub
ject 10 was composed OF j. G, Cahoon,
II, T, Shurtlln, VI. Mcmillan, Niels Lind
ana G. +. Clayton. The resolution I'm
ally submitted was as follows;
Resolved, BY the trustees Of Salt
Lake county schools outside Of Salt
Lake city; that.
Whereas An order having been Is
sued by the secretary Of the board Of
health stating that an teachers and
children i'm Salt Lake county not sue
cessfully yaccInated within the last
seven years shall be excluded from
school after Jan. l.. and
Whereas. We believe the above or
der 20 be contrary 10 law and 20 the
best interests Of the country, and es-
peclally 90 the schools therein. mas
much as no more than 10 per cent have
been or will Dee yacCnated thus eN-
Guiding from the schools the other 90
per cent. and that the 90 per cent SO
excluded viii be more liable 20 con-
tract contagious diseases than q neccs-
sary precautions we're taken In allow
ing them 20 attend school, be Il there
fore
Resolved. That We favor that the
district schools Of Salt Lake county
outside Of salt Lake City be opened
Jan. l. 1901, TO all children, whether
yacclnated or not"
This was adopted by vote Of a. 10 2,
and q was decided 60 present the reso-
lutlons 10 the county commissioners
and the state board of health
While these resolutions DO not NJ ne
cesslty imply that the trustees VIII not
adhere % the edlct Of the state board
Of health. az the same time they come
IN the form OF a protest on the part Of
those who have the supervision 0f the
schools IN Salt Lake county IN hand
The general public will watch the out
come with interest.
Dr. Beatty states that the immediate
Of the edict rests with the
county board OF health, N that body
neglects 10 perform It's duty then II VIII
deyolye upon the state board ~ health
10 take hhud IN lue proceedings. Inc
secretary OF that body promises some
developments Of a startling nature,
however, II II gets as far as their jur-
siiction.
During the meeting a committee was
also appointed 90 confer with the coun.
~ superintendent with the object In |
view TO endeav0r 10 influence the Legs !
Iature In regard 20 the legislation In tho |
interest OF the county schools. not least |
n which viii be the curtailment % the |
Invested In the board Of |
health IN that direction. The committee |
was composed OF the following: ID, O. |
Rldeout Of Draper q. y. Layton. OF |
Hunter Henry ". Brown. OF Murray: |
Amos Gabbott. OF Farmers and George |
Harper OF Big Cottonwood. After fur.
her discussion the meeting finally ad-
Iourned.