The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-05
NEW YORK CITY GOSSIP
DANGEROUS EYE DISEASE is IN
4 VADING THE SCHOOLS
First Isle of Safety to Be at Fourteenth
Stteet; If Public Likes Plan Others
VIII Be Buiit-colunbia Exchanges
1Feffowships With France.

NEW YORK, Aug. Arizona, that
dangerous and infectious disease of
tne eye, which is a cause for deporta-
IAon When an immigrant is so afflicted.
is anx1ncreasing menace to the school
chIldren of New York. 1t has alarm
ed the health board to ascertain that
II per cent of $500 children exam
1ned in the public schools had tricoma.
Health Commissioner E. ]. Lederle,
In ms report, asked that a room be
set apart in each school for the ex-
animation of children, also that every
cnlld In the city may be examined
without delay.
The commissioner said that he would
recommend that physician be ap-
pointed for every three schools, so that
the examinations may be thorough. He
added that in his opinion all the child
rem That have thus far been found to
nave tricoma should be at once Sc
cluded, SO that the disease may not
spread
The report of Commissioner Lederle
created stir when it was read at
meeting of the board of education.
These gentlemen hemmed and hawed
Tor a long time over the proposition
10 create special examination room
IN each school, but they finally decid-
ed to do it, though it was not until
a1ter much criticism of the health
board physicians that the resolution
was passed
The commissioner of buildings an
nounced that IN the new schools, in
process of erection or in prospect.
rooms for the medical examination
would be provided.
FORMER Senator Guy said the Ques-
llon OF trlcoma in the schools was
very serious one. He declared that the
eye disease has been on the increase
Tor ten years. Afr more argument
the resolution to set apart a room in
each school was carried.
First Isle of Safety.
President Cantor, of the Borough Of
Manhattan, has approved plans for
three isles of safety" one of which
will beB located at the southern end
OF Herald square, one at Broadway
and Twenty third street and one at
Fourteenth street and Broadway.
That at Fourteenth street will be
constructed first. The plans show
PLATFORM elliptical in shape. It's eIe-
VatlOn will be one foot. The floor will
be OF concrete, and four ornamental
lamps on handsome posts will light it.
Under the platform there will be a
vault FOR the public convenience and
passageWay under the surface cal
tracks, so that the isle can be reached
without crossing the Broadway line
rails. %
AS a whole the arrangement will be
ornamental, and if the isles are liked
by the public they will be built at all
the busy street intersections where the
space will permit.
Exchange Their Students.
France and America are to exchange
IDEAS. Two students appointed by the
Minister of instruction in France will
study here at Columbia, and two stu
dents who win scholarships at Column
-bla Will take post graduate courses in
some French university. Prof Adolph
Cohn, head of the department of Ro-
nance languages and literature, and
James H. Hyde, vice president of the
Equitable Life and president of the Al
lance Franchise, are now in France
with full power from President Butler,
OF Columbia, to arrange the new in
ternational fellowship.
A statement regarding the matter
was issued from Columbia university:
The proposal in brief is that Co
lumbia university shall establish two
annual fellcwships of value of 81 200
each, the holders of which shall carry
on their studies at one or more of the
French universities, in return it is
proposed that the French government
shall establish two fellowships of equal
annual value, the holders of which
shall carry on their studies for a year
at Columbia university. The fellow
ShlpS are to be open to graduate stu
dents only, and the holders of them
will be chosen in a manner precise
ly similar to that in which the uni
Verslty fellowships at Columbia are
now awarded.