The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-27
'TWiXT DEVIL
AND DEEP SEA
Uncomfortable Predicament
Of School Principals.
DECIDED TO OBEY
SCHOOL BOARD ORDERS
And Win Be Prosecuted by the
Board Of Health.

The principals Of the city schools
have decided TO obey the order Of the
board of education, to open the schools
TO all pupils. regardless Of vaccination.
The city board of health has served
notice upon all concerned that it wiz
prosecute the principals as well as the
members os the board of education.
Some interesting developments may be
looked for next week
The city board of health yesterday
numbered its guns in the vaccination
war, and trained them on the board of
education, Professor J. H. Pau and all
school principals who may follow the
example of the president of the Latter
day Saints college in refusing 20 bar
unvaccinated pupils from the institu-
ton under his charge.
The city health board, by unanimous
action, decided at its meeting yester-
day afternoon to start the legal ma
chlnery OF the city TO work a once on
PROFESSOR PaulS case, and adopted d
resolution which c0ntemplates similar
prosecution of principals generally tor
any lnfraction of the law requiring I'M
Vaccinated children to be excluded from
the schools and holding the principals
Jointly responsible with the board of
educa zion.
Resolution Adopted.
Every school principal in the city
Monday VIII receive a copy of the res
o.ution passed, which is as follows:
Resolved, That instructions be given
To principals Of the public schools
and the medical inspected of the
board of education II see that the
order of the board Of hi. IN prohibiting
the admission Of unVaCc-iated persons
70 the public schools be strictly en-
forced, and that the principals, Jointly
with the board OF education, be held
responsible for the admission of un-
Vac0ndted persons to the public schools
OF Salt Lake City"
Mayor Thompson presided over the
meeting, and Health Commissioner
King, DR.. r. ". Fisher and c. p.
Brooks constituting, with the mayor,
the city board of health, were present
IN Joint conference with City Attorney
Stephens.
The question of vaccination was dis
cussed pro and con at considerable
length. DR.. PauPs alleged misdemeanO-
was reviewed and action on his case
was not taken until after c. P. Brooks
mad introduced his resolution holding
the principals and the board of educa-
tion responsible.
LAo9CCAI4On OF raul.
A motion OF Dr.. Fisher. that "the
board of health direct DIT. King to i'm
medlately proceed TO prosecute Presi-
dent Paul for violating the order of the
board of health was carried unanimous
~. Mayor Thompson COnCurred in the
action, although, as chairman of the
board, he had no vote.
On motion of DR.. King, the board
voted that the city attorney be assO-
clated IN the prosecution of violations
Of the orders of the board Of health
As result of this procedure. it is
said that warrant for Professor
PaUFs arrest viii be issued Monday.
According to the programme arranged
yesterday, DR.. King is to make a com
plant to County Attorney Christensen
Monday, and the warrant viii be issued
and the prosecution commenced forth
with
Attorney Christensen was present
during part of the board meeting, and
announced his purpose of pushing the
case TO an immediate issue.