Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-18
WACO NATION DIS
CUSSED BY TEACHERS
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The 1000 and more school chill
dren in the county who are not vac
cinated he said were a menace to the
whole community. There was no
valid reason for AFFECTING to vaccin-
alton. He favored a medical inspec-
tor for each school district who
could examine the children and vac
cinate them.
In discussing the subject President
Willis said it was a question of great
Importance as to how far a Board of
Education would be responsible
should a case of smallpox be taken
by a child at school and death ensue
when the boards had it in their pow
er to prevent pupils attending unless
vaccinated.
Backbone Necessary.
Mr.. Molineux, of the Metuchen
board, said a little backbone was all
that was necessary. They enforced
the rule and were rather uncertain
as to the results, but found it work
ed well and that at present only one
child vas attending who was not vac
cinated.
Mr.. DeGraw, of South Amboy, rails
ed the point as to whether the law
used the words: shall not" let the
children attend unless vaccinated, or
was it up to the discretion of the
board? Mr.. Willis said the law
used the word may" but this gave
them the right to prevent them at
tending.
Mr.. j.. A. Dewald, of this city, sug-
gested- that the vaccination might
not take even though tried a second
time, then could the child be forced
to stay out? Mr.. Willis thought if
the physician had done his best and
the vaccination failed to take the
child would be safe and harmless.
DR.. Smith said the rule was to make
three trials and then if o success
full to postpone it for a year. q.
Charles A. Bloomfield asked as to
what course would be pursued if the
parents were too poor to pay for the
vaccination. Mr.. Willis said the law
provided that the city, borough or
township should foot the bill.
City Superintendent w. c.. Arm
strong, of this city, said the school
children applying here were never
examined as to the vaccination, the
blank filled out by the parent giving
the facts as to this. He would not
ask for. an examination to be made
of the pupil by the teacher, as the
question was a delicate one, and he
asked what was advisable and if an
examination vas to be made who
should make it. Mr.. Willis said
there should be a medical inspector
who would have no hesitancy, he
thought, in making the examination.
Mr.. d. w. Clayton asked if the
state board would stand back of
them in enforcing a strict rule. Mr..
Belts said it was an important mat
ter and the state department would
uphold them, he was quite sure, the
law.
superintendent Shull, of Perth
Amboy, cited a case where a school
board was sued for keeping a child
unvaccinated out of the school and
the board was upheld by the courts
and complimented by the judge for
their action, he holding the child was
a menace as much Is if she had
from a home where there was
diphtheria or scarlet fever.
The nominating committee consis-
ting of Mr.. Edgar, of Woodbridge;
Mr.. Shull, of Perth Amboy, and
James Morrison, of this city, report
ed the following nominations, nearly
all of whom are the old officers, and
the report was adopted, they being
elected officers:
President, H. B. Willis; vice pres
ident, J. 0. Cozzens; secretary, Will
lam Carman; treasurer. d. w. Clay
ton; executive committeeman to act
with the other officers, Frank De-
Graw, of South Amboy; H. b. Zim-
norman, of this city, and Jesse Col
lier, of Perth Amboy.