Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-01-12
RELATING TO
DIPHqHBRIA

The subject of diphtheria claimed
the attention of the School Board fol-
a.good while Monday and action was
taken on a very important point relat-
ing to the disease, which, it seems,
does not come in under any of the
rules laid down by the State to govern
the schools.
| Borough Superintendent Gordy call
| ed attention to cases which now and
then occur in which when diphtheria
breaks out, others in the same hou Sc
| hold who are not infected leave and af-
ter sojourning in some other residence
when the card is removed at their own
home return and a, the latter place
has undergone fumigation with some
show of right claim the privilege of
attending school Immediately. Pro-
fessor Gordy explained that it is a
feature of such cases not covered by
the school law and that it remained
for the School Board to decide wheth-
er these pupils returning home be per-
mitted to attend school Immediately
after fumigation at the parental resi-
dence or that they be required to re-
| main out of school thirty days as the
other children of the household who
passed through the quarantine are re-
quired to do by the school law.
There was lengthy discussion on
the subject of diphtheria and on the
provisions of the school law relating
to it, which latter several of the men,
bers unhesitatingly pronounced absurd,
although no one took the view that
the law in the premises should be
ignored.
DR.. Harpel regretted that there is
such an exaggerated idea of diphtheria
abroad in the community. There is
positive scare, he said, which is I'M
warranted by the real conditions. The
recent article in the News on the sub
ject was. s.commended by the Board and
DR.. Harpel asked that the same line of
writing be pursued to the end that the
public be reassured.
DR.. Harpel moved that in cases such
as above quoted, pupils temporarily
absent from their homes and returning
Immediately after fumigation be per-
mitted to attend school at once. The
motion being duly seconded was put
to a vote and lost.
On motion of Mr.. Fischer it was
ordered that Miss Lowry's school in
the Third Ward be closed this fore
noon and that the room be fumigated
as a precaution owing to the fact that
case of diphtheria has broken out
among the pupils. The disease de-
veloped last Friday, although the fact
was not reported to the teacher until
yesterday.
The truant officer presented his re-
port as follows: Pupils sick, So; tru
ants, 10; those without suitable choth-
ing, IL notices sent out, s.
Mr.. Pursel reported the loss of tree
at the Second Ward School Building,
which was broken off by runaway
team. The tree was about inches in
diameter and was growing nicely at II
spot where it was always very difficult
to get tree to grow. 1t was the sense
of the School Board that the owner of
the team, which it was alleged had
been left united, should be held re-
sponsible for the loss and be made to
pay for the tree. Mr.. Pursel was re-
quested to bring the matter to the
owners attention.
On motion of Mr.. Heiss it was ord
cred that an electric light be placed in
the hall way of the Third Ward School
Building, provided that the Light
Company agrees that the account shall
run only during the school term.
Treasurer Schram presented state
ment of finances to date, which show
ed cash balance on hand of 1915. 81.
The following members were in
their places: Adams, Orth, Pursel,
Werkheiser, Fischer, Trumbower, Heiss,
Burns, Harpel and Grone.
The following bills were ordered
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