The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-26
MALADY IN
THE COUNTY
Many School Children Have
Whooplng Cough.
CAN'T RECITE LESSONS
Some Members Of Committee viii Be
In Favor of One High School for
the Entire CountY-MYer Anglo
for Magistrate.
CAN'T RECITE LESSONS

The widespread prevalence In certain
sections OF Henrco county, particularly
among the school children. OF whoopns
cough, Is at once a peculiar and distress
Ing condition which Is giving some con-
,ern to teachers and school officials.
The Infected region is particularly IN
the ne,ghborhood of Glendale school and
the Cemetery school. but there arc other
places nearly as bad. The trouble Is OF
ro,,1,e contagious, and under ordinary
circumstances a child afflicted with It
would be required to stay at homo until
cured. But the malady has Dervaded
some of the schools to such an extent that
Il Ia not necessary to make the children
.tay away; there are no Others to catch
It: ell have 1t already.
superi,ttendent russell said yesterday
that the teachers In the infected parts
are no little worried. 30 far as is known
none of them have fallen v.ctims. but
the wonder is why they haven't Un1er
the circumstances 1t Is well-nlgh lmpos-
siblo to conduct school. The scholars
can scarcely be expected to recite les
aon, and cough at the Same time, or
while the noise is going around the whole
room.
whooping cough. as stated, 10 conta-
gious 1t very rarely, however. proves
dangerous or fatal.
The county schools will begin to close
for thu session two weeks from next
Friday. The first to close Will DO those
In yarina district. The Last Will close
about month later.
Before the opening Of the next session
the school board hopes to have In opera
ton a plan for elevating the standard OF
the schools throughout tho county. The
epecial c6mmittee on the matter has
completed much OF Its work. and will be
able to make report about tho middle
of next month. A uniform grading OF
the schools will be adopted and many OF
those now in existence Will be abolished,
Consolidation, more or less, will prevail,
particularly In Brookland district
1t was learned yesterday that some Of
the members of tho committee Will be IN
favor OF ono great high school Tor the
entire county. This would mean the
abolition of two of those already In exls-
tence. It is hardly believed that In the
light OF past experience. such a scheme
could be put into practical operation.
The greatest interest Is felt In the
county In the consideration by the
County Court Tomorrow and Tuesday
of the applications FOR license from those
saloon-keepers who living beyond half
mile beyond the city. have to meet tho
requirements OF the Mann bill. Several
petitions. unusually interesting for the
names they have upon them. will be
presented TO the court.
There will also be several contested
cases. Ono or two petitions praying
that the court do not grant license to
certain persons have already been filed
The Virginia Passenger and Power Com-
pany will present opposition to the APP
pllcation OF the Rathskeller. the place
conducted by the West End Park Eleo-
trlc Company.
Mr.. Myer Angle has Just received his
appointment as notary public. Mr., An-
gle announces that In the coming cleo
tion he will be q candidate for Justice
of the peace from Fairfield district.
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