Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-22
CLASH OVER VACCINATION
oard of Education and CITY Health
Commission Take
Issue.


The Board OF Education and the city
health commissioner have clashed on the
question of enforcing vaccination In the
public schools \ peremptory order was
sent to Superintendent Pearse by Or. Con-.
man instructing that all children be ex-
cluded from the schools who cannot show
certificates Of successful vaccination or
well-defned vaccination scars.
Mr.. Pearse did not issue this order TO
his principals, but submitted II to the Poard
OF Education at it's meeting last night. He
explained TO the board that the health com
missioner's communication to him was a
peremptory order for vaccination, while the
private aud parochial schools we're sent
letters which merely asked that vaccination
| be advised,
There was much discussion by members
OF the board as to whether general vac
cinatton should be enforced or merely
recommended. The following resolution by
W. +. Johnson was finally adopted:
Resolved, That the superintendent Of in
notify all principals 10 announce IN ,heir
schools that the health commissioner re-
Haesisatea Gn'idrem n, nr attending Attend school to be
a physicians certificate of successful vac.
cihation, or plain vaccine scar.
After the adoption OF the resolution Mr.
'e"se eAplblneu 10 the board OF Education
that general vaccination will be enforced in
districts where smallpox exists in fam
lilies which have been associated with chill
dren who attend school. In other districts
the principals will merely suggest that the
health department recommends vaccination
This plan has been used in former years
and was approved last night by the board.
Levy II Discussed.
The board spent half an hour in secret
session for the purpose Of discussing the
levy which Will be asked for school pur-
poses, bu. failed to make any report. Pres
ident Hayward explained that a special
committee from the Commercial club has
asked to have a hearing before the levy
is fixed and stated that this committee and
the finance committee Of the board will
nave conference before final action Is
taken in the matter.
Chancellor e. Benjamin Andrews OF the
University Of Nebraska will address the
Omaha teachers In the city hall assembly
room at o'clock the afternoon of Friday,
January 20. That all teachers may hear
this address the board authorized the SUI
perintencent to shorten the noon intermIs-
sion in all schools one half hour that day
and to permit the teachers to dismiss early
enough to allow them TO reach the city hall
| shortly before 3 o'clock
Lydia McCague, Celia Finlow and Anna
Quinn we're placed upon the list OF as
signed grade teachers.
Secretary Burgess notified the board Of
the dangerous condition OF a bank over
hanging the Pacific school and explained
that recent cave-in imperiled the lives Of
pupils. The committee on buildings and
property was instructed TO put the bank
In a safe condition.
Carl f. Herring was reelected attorney
to the loard by the unanimous vote Of e!l
the member who attended the meeting.
January ls there were l6,60l pupils In the
public schools. or 100 more than at the
same time In 1900.
The committee on salaries was instructed
to fix new schedule for janitors' sal
| aries.
Adjournment was had subject to the call
of the president.